Potsdam Softball Sweeps St. Lawrence
David Heberger
Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: Sports
The SUNY Potsdam women's softball team ended its season on a high note in sweeping St. Lawrence in a doubleheader onWednesday afternoon. The Bears took the first game 5-3 and the second game 3-1.
Brittany Pawlowski (West Seneca/West Seneca) pitched the first game going seven innings and giving up four hits, three runs (one earned), three walks, and she struck out five. At the plate she went 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Dana Vollmuth (Great River/East Islip) was 2-4 with a run scored. Allison Smiddy (Ft. Covington/Salmon River) was 2-3 with an RBI.
The Bears got off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Heidi Grebinger (Bellmore/W.C. Mepham) led off by grounding out to the shortstop. Allison Breivogel (Bellmore/W.C. Mepham) and Vollmuth both singled to put runners on first and second. Pawlowski then singled to load the bases. Danielle Tierney (Champlain/Northeastern Clinton) reached on a fielder's choice which got Breivogel out at home. Jessica Brower (Staten Island/Susan Wagner) then laced a single into right field which scored Pawlowski and Vollmuth. Smiddy then singled to bring in Tierney. Following an
Ashley McCoy (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) walk, Lacey Malbeuf (Harrisville/Harrisville) flied out to left to end the inning.
The Saints answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 3-3. The score would remain that way until thePotsdam portion of the seventh. Malbeuf led off with a bunt groundout followed by a Grebinger groundout to the shortstop. Breivogel reached on an error by the third baseman and advanced to third on Vollmuth's single. Megan Strough (Lorraine/South Jefferson) then came in to pinch run for Vollmuth. Pawlowski singled to score Breivogel. Tierney then singled to score Strough and put the Bears up 5-3.
Despite walking a batter in the bottom of the inning, Pawlowski got the final out on a fielder's choice to preserve the Bear win.McCoy pitched the second game and went seven innings giving up three hits, one unearned run and struck out seven. Shayleen Soller (Brasher Falls/St. Lawrence Central) went 1-3 with a double and a run scored. Dedra Palmer (Whitesboro/Whitesboro) went 1-3 with an RBI.
The Bears scored first in the second inning when Soller led off with a double and then later scored off an error by the St. Lawrence catcher. Potsdam would add another run the third and then the fourth to up 3-0. The Saints made it 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth and had two runners on second and third with two outs in the seventh but McCoy got the strikeout to end the game.
The Bears end their season with a final record of 13-21.
Brittany Pawlowski (West Seneca/West Seneca) pitched the first game going seven innings and giving up four hits, three runs (one earned), three walks, and she struck out five. At the plate she went 2-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Dana Vollmuth (Great River/East Islip) was 2-4 with a run scored. Allison Smiddy (Ft. Covington/Salmon River) was 2-3 with an RBI.
The Bears got off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Heidi Grebinger (Bellmore/W.C. Mepham) led off by grounding out to the shortstop. Allison Breivogel (Bellmore/W.C. Mepham) and Vollmuth both singled to put runners on first and second. Pawlowski then singled to load the bases. Danielle Tierney (Champlain/Northeastern Clinton) reached on a fielder's choice which got Breivogel out at home. Jessica Brower (Staten Island/Susan Wagner) then laced a single into right field which scored Pawlowski and Vollmuth. Smiddy then singled to bring in Tierney. Following an
Ashley McCoy (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) walk, Lacey Malbeuf (Harrisville/Harrisville) flied out to left to end the inning.
The Saints answered back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game 3-3. The score would remain that way until thePotsdam portion of the seventh. Malbeuf led off with a bunt groundout followed by a Grebinger groundout to the shortstop. Breivogel reached on an error by the third baseman and advanced to third on Vollmuth's single. Megan Strough (Lorraine/South Jefferson) then came in to pinch run for Vollmuth. Pawlowski singled to score Breivogel. Tierney then singled to score Strough and put the Bears up 5-3.
Despite walking a batter in the bottom of the inning, Pawlowski got the final out on a fielder's choice to preserve the Bear win.McCoy pitched the second game and went seven innings giving up three hits, one unearned run and struck out seven. Shayleen Soller (Brasher Falls/St. Lawrence Central) went 1-3 with a double and a run scored. Dedra Palmer (Whitesboro/Whitesboro) went 1-3 with an RBI.
The Bears scored first in the second inning when Soller led off with a double and then later scored off an error by the St. Lawrence catcher. Potsdam would add another run the third and then the fourth to up 3-0. The Saints made it 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth and had two runners on second and third with two outs in the seventh but McCoy got the strikeout to end the game.
The Bears end their season with a final record of 13-21.
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