Buffalo, NY – Madelin Marquart reached safely three times with two hits and a walk, but the SUNY Canton softball team lost two games in a twin bill at Buffalo State Friday.

The first game was highly competitive, with Sydney Tanner pitching a nice game, but the offense was not there for the Roos as they fell 3-0. The Bengals broke out the bats in game two, scoring 12 runs in the first two innings to finish the game in five ahead 15-0.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Buffalo State 3, SUNY Canton 0 | Game 2: Buffalo State 15, SUNY Canton 0 (5 Inn.)
• Location: Buffalo State Softball Field – Buffalo, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (2-16, 1-7 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State (16-8, 4-4 SUNYAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• In the bottom of the first, Buffalo State scored the game's first run with a single, a stolen base, a groundout, then a sacrifice fly.
• Two innings later, the Bengals juiced the bags on two singles and a walk. Another sacrifice fly made the game 2-0 after three innings of action.
• Offense for SUNY Canton was hard to come by against Bengals starting pitcher Izzy Pezdek. Cassandra Forrest was drilled in the first, and Ivy Ostrander reached on a single in the second inning, but the Roos were unable to get a run across the board.
• Buffalo added one more in the fifth to make it 3-0. The Roos had a walk and a base hit in the sixth, but were unable to cash in.
• A couple of groundouts and a strikeout ended the game in the top of the seventh with the Bengals completing the game one shutout.
• Ostrander and Marquart logged hits in game one and Emily Hobart reached on a walk.
• Sydney Tanner pitched a complete game with eight hits, three earned runs, and a pair of strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME 2 –  BOX SCORE

• The Buffalo State offense was electric in the second game, getting four straight singles in the first, then a three-run triple to go up 4-0.
• The second inning was not pretty with six hits and some miscues leading to eight more runs in the frame for the Bengals. 
• The Roos had some hits at the plate, but hitting with runners on base proved a bit challenging for SUNY Canton. Marquart led off the first inning with a base hit and Ava Bouchey singled to start the second, but the Roos were unable to supplement the runners.
• Tarbox singled in the third and Marquart walked, but two more were left on base for the Roos.
• The Bengals scored three more times in the fourth inning, and Buffalo State did not allow a hit in the final two innings as SUNY Canton fell 15-0 in the back end of the doubleheader.
• Marquart was on twice with a hit and a walk while Bouchey and Tarbox singled in the loss.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will play at Fredonia for a doubleheader beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow, April 18.   
   

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