GAME 1

The Devils got to work early with lead-off hitter Allie Wandell (Newark Valley/Newark Valley HS) singling in the bottom of the first. Wandell would score for Fredonia off a Alyssa Santiago (Spring Glen/Ellenville HS) double to take an early 1-0 lead. Riley Barrett for Brockport singled in the top of the third and would score after Kellie Gentile flew out to left field to tie the game at one.

Fredonia State’s Victoria Pauwels (Florida, N.Y./ S.S. Seward Institute) singled in the fourth and, after a Wandell triple, the Devils recaptured the lead. Wandell would score off a Mac Miller sacrifice fly to bring the score to 3-1.

The Devils would finish the game scoring a run in the fifth and sixth inning to close out the game 5-1.

The Fredonia State lacrosse team celebrates after a goal earlier this season. The Blue Devils lacrosse team earned its first conference win of the season on Saturday, beating Potsdam 19-11. Photo courtesy of Fredonia State Athletics

Wandell was 3-for-4, scored three runs and drove in one. Santiago finished 2 for 4 with one run scored and an RBI and Pauwels went 1 for 2 and scored a run. Pitcher Emily Chelius (East Rockaway/East Rockaway HS) had nine strikeouts in the victory.

GAME 2

Despite Fredonia finishing the game with six more hits than their opponent, Brockport would capitalize on a series of errors from the Devils at the top of the third to go up 3-1. It took Fredonia State two innings to even things up, before taking its only lead of the game in the fifth inning.

In the bottom of the fifth, an Emily Chelius single and two wild pitches put her on third base where she was hit home by Megan Guidry (Newburg/Valley Central HS) on a groundout to second.

Fredonia State’s 4-3 lead did not last long as Brockport would tie the game 4-4 in the following inning.

Brockport took the lead for good in the seventh inning, thanks to a fielder’s choice and a wild pitch.

Wandell led the Devils with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI while both Santiago and Guidry went 1 for 4 with an RBI.

The Devils now move to 2-18 on the season and 1-5 in the SUNYAC. Fredonia State will next play a doubleheader at St. John Fisher today starting at 3 p.m.

LAX WINS AT POTSDAM

POTSDAM — The Fredonia State Blue Devils traveled to Potsdam on Saturday for another SUNYAC matchup. Despite an early Potsdam run in the first, Fredonia was able to come back to secure a 19-11 victory.

Potsdam’s Lindsey LaDue and Anita Reitano produced multi-point efforts that gave the Bears a 4-2 lead halfway through the first quarter. Erin Woods (Hamburg/Frontier CS) for Fredonia would respond with a hat trick to close out the first quarter.

Back and forth both teams went throughout the second and third quarters, as Reitano and Mallory Marks also had their own respective hat tricks for the Bears.

Heading into the fourth quarter, up by four, Fredonia began to pull away as Woods had her second hat trick of the day, finishing the night with six goals. Sydney Buchko (Macedon/Gananda CS) also contributed three goals and nine draw controls.

Goaltenders Emily Carr (Conesus/Livonia HS) of Fredonia State and Jane Olszewski of Potsdam both split 13 saves each. Carr shined for her team when it mattered most, closing out the fourth quarter with six saves on six shots.

The Blue Devils will host SUNY Plattsburgh for their next matchup on Saturday at University Stadium.

BASEBALL

BLUE DEVILS SWEPT BY BROCKPORT

Brockport got the better of the Fredonia State baseball team on Saturday, taking both ends of a doubleheader at Ludwig Field. Brockport took the opener 17-3 and won the second game 12-7.

GAME 1

The Devils got all three of their runs in one swing of the bat. Jordan Maher (Newark/Midlakes HS) ripped a bases-loaded double to plate three runs in the bottom of the fourth. At the time, it cut the Brockport lead to 5-3. However, the Golden Eagles would tack on 12 runs over the next three innings, the biggest barrage being a six-run seventh.

Fredonia State was held to four hits, with Maher accounting for two. Kyle Tedford (Castleton/Maple Hill HS) and Jake Wentland (Depew/Depew HS) also collected singles.

Morgan Zientara (Niagra Falls/Niagra Falls HS) started for the Devils, going four innings and allowing seven runs. Michael Byrns (Mount Kisco/Fox Lane HS) and Jeremy Rosado (New York, N.Y./Murray Hill Academy) combined to finish out the contest.

Brockport’s Matt Collucci went 6 1/3 innings and struck out nine for the win.

GAME 2

Brockport jumped out to a 7-0 lead over the first three innings. Fredonia State would get on the board in the bottom of the fourth.

Alex Gannon (Rotterdam/Mohonasen HS) poked a two-run single to score Maher and Garrett Stuckey (Swain/Arkport Central).

The Devils would strike again in the bottom of the sixth as Tyler Curtis (Greece/Greece Athena HS) ripped a two-run homerun to cut the lead to 7-4. Gannon followed with a single, Brady Ventura (Fairport/Penfield CS) reached on an error and Riley Cardinali (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls HS) walked to load the bases. Matt Wojcik (West Seneca/West Seneca West HS) singled in two more runs to make it a one-run ballgame, 7-6.

Brockport added one run in the seventh, then broke it open with four in the eighth to take a 12-6 lead.

Fredonia State scored its final run the bottom of the eighth when a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Tedford drove in the team’s seventh run.

Nick Syposs (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls HS) took the loss, going four innings and giving up seven runs, five earned. Colin Pytlak got the win for Brockport, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up five earned runs.

Owen Ludwig (Fredonia/Fredonia CS) relieved Syposs and gave up one run over his first three innings. He started his fourth inning of work and left with the bases loaded and no outs. Brockport would plate all three of those runners.

Nate Lockwood (Derby/Lake Shore CS) threw the ninth. He relieved Derrick Walters (Fredonia/Fredonia CS) after a leadoff walk. After giving the next two batters free passes and loading the bases, Lockwood would work out of the jam without allowing a run.

The Blue Devils were set to play Penn State Behrend on Monday with the I-90 Cup on the line. The Devils currently possess the cup and will continue to do so as the game was postponed due to weather.