University at Buffalo
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North Fla.
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Bulls Drop A Pair On Saturday Afternoon
2/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TROY, AL – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, softball team dropped a pair of games on Saturday as the Bulls lost to North Florida, 6-5, and then they lost in five innings to the host Troy, 11-0.
Despite an early 4-0 lead in the opener on Saturday, the Bulls were unable hold on as North Florida scored three runs in the top of the seventh for the 6-5 win. UB looked to be in good shape early on as it scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run home run to left field from junior Lauren Gambone. It was UB's first home run of the year and the first for Gambone as a Bull.
The Bulls scored two more runs in the bottom of the second inning as senior Alexis Curtiss drove in fellow classmate Karly Nevez, who opened the inning with a double. Curtiss came in to score following an infield single from Gambone to give UB a 4-0 lead. North Florida scored the next three runs to pull within, 4-3, but UB got back on the board in the bottom of the fifth.
Sophomore Savanna Norcio opened the inning with a triple down the right field line, but remained there with two outs when freshman Kelsey Johnson came on as a pinch hitter and scored Norcio on an infield single. It was the first hit and run batted in for Johnson.
North Florida came back in the top of the seventh to score three runs and take a 6-5 lead and despite UB putting two on in the bottom of the seventh, it was unable to tie the game up. Freshman Charlotte Miller picked up the loss as she struck out four in 6.2 innings pitched. UB had 10 hits in the game, but committed five errors in the field. Curtiss went 2-for-3 from the plate, while Gambone and Norcio also had two-hit games for the Bulls. Gambone finished with three runs batted in.
The Bulls managed just two hits in the second game against Troy, with one coming from Norcio and the other from senior Nora McGuire. Troy took advantage of two big innings as it scored four runs in the first and seven runs in the third.
Redshirt sophomore Bobbi Langlois picked up the loss as she allowed nine runs, but just three of them were earned.
"The bottom line is that we have to play error-free defense and our pitchers have to throw strikes," said head coach Trena Peel. "We are beating ourselves in most of these situations."
The Bulls will conclude play at Troy tomorrow morning when they play Florida A&M at 10:30 am EST.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miller, Charlotte (2-0)
L: LANGLOIS, Bobbi (0-2)
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Base Running:
HBP: EARNHARDT, Ashton 1
Batting:
2B: Day, Hannah 1 ; Neely, K. 1 ; Kowaliuk, Makayla 1
HR: Lallos, Danielle 1
RBI: Jacobs, Nicolette 1 ; Lallos, Danielle 4 ; Neely, K. 2 ; Kowaliuk, Makayla 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Day, Hannah 2 ; Jacobs, Nicolette 1 ; Lallos, Danielle 1 ; Miller, Charlotte 1 ; McGuire, Nora 1 ; Neely, K. 2 ; Kowaliuk, Makayla 1 ; Norcio, Savanna 1 ; Koch, Kenzie 1
SB: Day, Hannah 1
