Sunday, February 12
Jacksonville, AL
12:30 p.m. ET
7
at
5
Jacksonville State University
Bulls Defeat Jacksonville State for First Win of the Season
2/12/2023 3:32:00β―PM | Softball
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. β Β The University at Buffalo softball team (1-3, 0-0 MAC) defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3-1, 0-0 ASun) to close out the Jax State Season Opener on Sunday afternoon, 7-5.
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The Bulls got on the board early in the first inning off a throwing error off an Alexis Lucyshyn single. Brianna Castro gave the Bulls the 1-0 lead. The Gamecocks answered in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. Jacksonville State took a 2-1 lead in the second inning off a fielding error.
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The Bulls tied the game off an Abbey Nagel double to left scoring Castro. Mia Mitchell helped the Bulls take the lead after drilling a ball to center allowing Nagel to score. With the Bulls up 3-2, they never trailed the rest of the way. In the fourth innings Madison Fernimen doubled to right scoring Castro and Sara Kelly. In the fifth inning Julia Taranto hit a two-run homer to extend Buffalo's lead to 7-2.
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The Gamecocks' comeback fell short despite a two-run homer in the sixth and a late RBI single in the seventh.
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Lucyshyn went the distance allowing four hits, two earned runs, and striking out four.
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The Bulls are back in action Thursday, Feb. 16 at the UTEP Invitational. They'll face Texas Tech at 1 p.m. ET followed by UTEP at 4 p.m. ET.
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The Bulls got on the board early in the first inning off a throwing error off an Alexis Lucyshyn single. Brianna Castro gave the Bulls the 1-0 lead. The Gamecocks answered in the bottom of the first to tie the game at one. Jacksonville State took a 2-1 lead in the second inning off a fielding error.
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The Bulls tied the game off an Abbey Nagel double to left scoring Castro. Mia Mitchell helped the Bulls take the lead after drilling a ball to center allowing Nagel to score. With the Bulls up 3-2, they never trailed the rest of the way. In the fourth innings Madison Fernimen doubled to right scoring Castro and Sara Kelly. In the fifth inning Julia Taranto hit a two-run homer to extend Buffalo's lead to 7-2.
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The Gamecocks' comeback fell short despite a two-run homer in the sixth and a late RBI single in the seventh.
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Lucyshyn went the distance allowing four hits, two earned runs, and striking out four.
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The Bulls are back in action Thursday, Feb. 16 at the UTEP Invitational. They'll face Texas Tech at 1 p.m. ET followed by UTEP at 4 p.m. ET.
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