CORTLAND, NY – The Nazareth softball squad went scoreless over 14 innings against SUNY Cortland, falling 6-0 in game one, before being edged 1-0 in the nightcap.
Nazareth drops to 17-19 on the season with the losses, while Cortland improves to 27-9 overall.
Game 1: Cortland 6, Nazareth 0
Leading 1-0 in the fifth inning, Cortland launched a two-run homer to extend its lead to 3-0.
Nazareth, which had seven hits in the game, was most dangerous in the sixth inning.
Sarah Papponetti,
Maureen Rogers and
Stephanie Mongelli all singled in the inning to load the bases, yet the Golden Flyers failed to string together any runs.
Cortland took advantage of the missed opportunity, scoring three runs of its own in the bottom half to round out the scoring for the game at 6-0.
Nicole White went 5.1 innings, allowing six runs on eight hits. She also struck out five batters.
Madison Zeis pitched the final .2 innings.
Rogers and
Rachel Mertens each went 2-for-3 in the game.
Game 2: Cortland 3, Nazareth 0
Much like game one, Nazareth had a hard time stringing hits together in the second go-around. The Golden Flyers had five hits against Sam Van Dorn.
Cortland notched three hits in the fifth inning, eventually scoring the first run of the game. The Red Dragons added two more in the sixth with the help of a fielding error.
Mertens went six innings, surrendering eight hits and two earned runs. She also struck out one batter.
Rogers once against went 2-for-3, while
Delaney St. George cracked two hits as well.
Nazareth returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Houghton at 1 p.m.
