Photos courtesy of Fredonia State Athletics Fredonia State’s Amber Piniewski went 1-for-3 against Ferrum College.

SYRACUSE — The State University of New York Athletic Conference has chosen Fredonia’s Tyler Phillips and Oneonta’s Michael Losak as PrestoSports Baseball Athlete and Pitcher of the Week, respectively.

Phillips led the Devils to a 4-0 weekend, going 9-for-14 (.643) at the plate and driving in nine runs. He collected a pair of doubles and a home run, with at least two hits in every game. For good measure, he also stole seven bases, scored five times and had three walks.

Losak threw a complete game in a 9-1 win versus SUNY Canton. Losak struck out 11 batters and allowed just three hits and no earned runs.

SOFTBALL DROPS PAIR

SALEM, Va. — The Fredonia State softball team dropped a pair of games on Saturday, falling 4-0 vs. Ferrum and 9-0 to Roanoke.

Game 1

The Devils collected only a pair of hits vs. Ferrum. Amber Piniweski and Nicole Kumro each had safeties.

The Devils used four different pitchers who scattered 10 hits. The arms were supported by errorless defense.

Allie Wandell tossed a scoreless first, allowing one hit. She gave way to Maria Caviris in the second. She threw a scoreless second before Ferrum was able to touch her up for three runs in the third. Erin Cunningham came in and allowed a fourth run before quashing the rally. Cunningham would go 2 2/3 innings, and Vanessa Galbraith threw a scoreless seventh.

Game 2

Against the 5-0 Roanoke Marooons, the Devils manged just one hit — a Galbraith single in the bottom of the fifth. The Devils gave up four runs in the first, and five in the fifth.

The Devils again used the quartet of Wandell, Caviris, Cunningham and Galbraith in the circle. Wandell absorbed the loss, giving up four runs in one inning of work. Caviris gave up four in 1 1/3 innings, and Cunningham gave up one run in 1 2/3 innings. Galbraith pitched a scoreless fifth in the five-inning contest.

The Devils are back on the field next Saturday when they take on Simpson College and St. Lawrence on March 12.

Abdo, Walters Run At Regionals

ROCHESTER — Fredonia State men’s track and field team had two athlete compete at the Regional level. On Saturday, Nick Abdo and Josh Walters traveled to Nazareth College to compete in the 400m and the 800m. They both were able to achieve low enough times to qualify for AARTFC on multiple occasions, throughout the year.

Abdo started off the day competing in the 400m. He was able to position himself at No. 15 overall, out of 27 different athletes competing. He achieved this placement with a time of 50.98.

Walters followed right after by competing in the 800m. Within this event, he was able to place No.20 out of 28 different athletes. His final time of 1:58.29 was just enough to push him into the top 20 of his peers.

Both athletes couldn’t achieve their personal best times at regionals, but achieved their best overall seasons in total. For Walters this was his first time competing in the indoor season of track and field, while this was Abdo’s first season at Fredonia State.

“Very strong indoor seasons for both Abdo and Walters,” said coach Tom Wilson. “We all Learned a lot about what both of their futures look like. Now it’s time to rest and get back to training for the outdoor season.”

An excellent finish to the season for both athletes, as they look towards their outdoor season.

Women’s Lax Falls To Canton

The Fredonia State women’s lacrosse team dropped an 18-4 game vs. SUNY Canton on Saturday. It was the home opener, and the head coaching debut for Alanna Herne, who took over the team in January.

The Devils got three goals from Erin Woods, and a score from Julie Culver.

The Roos scored the first two goals before Culver put the Devils on the scoreboard. Canton scored the next three before Woods scored her first of the season, making it 5-2.

Canton scored the next five goals to end the half up, 10-2.

Woods opened the second half with goal, making int 10-3. The Devils’ final goal would come midway though the third, when Woods made it 14-4.

Canton outshot Fredonia State, 35-17. Emily Carr made eight saves in goal, while taking the loss for the Devils.

A trio of Canton goalies combined for 11 saves.

Next up, the Devils take on D’Youville on Wednesday.