Softball Sets Season-High for Runs in Game 1, Splits with Jamestown CC
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Community College softball team hosted Jamestown Community College for a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon, with the Lakers earning a split at FLCC's turf complex.
Five different student-athletes drove in at least two runs and FLCC struck for seven runs in the first inning en route to a 13-7 win in game one. In the nightcap, the Lakers (7-19) were held to two hits and suffered a 16-4 loss in five innings to the Jayhawks (2-10).
Game One
Sophomore Karena Ward (Weedsport, NY/Weedsport) and freshman Clare Kingsfield (Forestville, NY/Forestville) each had RBI singles and sophomore Alyn Watts (Naples, NY/Marcus Whitman) delivered a two-run single into right field, and classmate Hannah Capacci (Seneca Falls, NY/Mynderse Academy) added a two-run double down the left field line as the Lakers took a 7-0 lead into the second inning.
The Laker lead was trimmed to 7-5 heading into the bottom of the fifth, but Watts tripled to center field to score Kingsfield, and freshman Lilian Chrysler (Middlesex, NY/Marcus Whitman) stole home to extend the lead to 9-5.
FLCC would tack on four runs in the bottom of the sixth, highlighted by freshman Deanna Palmer's (Auburn, NY/Auburn) RBI triple and an RBI double from Kingsfield.
Kingsfield went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI, and Watts was 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base in the opener. Capacci, Palmer, and Ward each drove in two, while sophomore Malori Waag (Cherry Creek, NY/Pine Valley) was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base for FLCC, which set a season-best for runs scored.
Freshman Kalyska Payne (Savona, NY/Campbell-Savona) earned the win, allowing five runs (two earned) on eight hits with six strikeouts over five innings.
Game Two
Palmer singled and had an RBI, Capacci was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two stolen bases, and sophomore Ava Breuer (Fillmore, NY/Fillmore) added an RBI in the loss.
FLCC took a 1-0 first-inning lead, but the Jayhawks struck for seven runs in the second inning and added three more in the third and six runs in the fourth to salvage the split.
The Lakers travel to Jamestown Community College for a doubleheader Thursday afternoon. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.