Nazareth College Athletics

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ALFRED, NY – Playing in its first games in over two weeks Nazareth suffered two setbacks to Alfred in its conference-opening games, dropping game 1, 3-2, before falling 9-1 in game two (five innings). 

Nazareth drops to 6-6 on the season and 0-2 in league play, while Alfred moves to 10-6 and 2-0, respectively.

Game 1 – Alfred 3, Nazareth 2

The Golden Flyers opened the scoring in the first as Janelle Walters scored off an error on a Marissa Tortora groundout.

A double to lead off the second inning for the Saxons eventually led to a run.  Alfred also took advantage of an error in left field to make the score 2-1 later in the inning.

Both teams finished the game with eight hits and the Alfred lead was 3-1 after the fourth. 

In the seventh, Kristen Simmons doubled to start the inning.  Two batters later, down to its last out, Nazareth's Marissa Drees singled to score Simmons to cut the lead to 3-2.

Tortora singled the next batter, however, Drees was thrown out at third base to end the game.

Walters was the lone Golden Flyer with two hits (2-for-4).

Gabriella Corasaniti (3-2) suffered the loss, allowing three runs (two earned), and striking out one. 

Game 2 – Alfred 9, Nazareth 1 (5 innings)

Alfred scored three runs in the first, added another in the third and then plated five more in the fifth to close out the game in five innings.

The Golden Flyers, who were held to just three hits in the game, had two in fifth to help score their only run.  Katherine Ruoff doubled and Simmons drove her in later in the frame.

Tortora had the other hit for Nazareth.

Kylie Smith suffered the defeat on the hill, giving up nine runs, on nine hits with three strikeouts.  Baileasue Rounds faced one batter in the game.

Nazareth returns to action on Wednesday, hosting SUNY Geneseo at 3 and 5 p.m.