GENESEO, N.Y. — The Keuka College Softball team was swept in an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader at SUNY Geneseo on Friday.
Keuka College (1-11, 0-2 Empire 8) dropped the opener 9-1 in six innings in the first game and 10-1 in five innings in the second.
SUNY Geneseo 9 vs. Keuka College 1 (6 inn.) – Game 1
Keuka College looked to strike early at SUNY Geneseo.
Olivia Flynn led off the game with a shot into the left centerfield gap, but the Geneseo centerfielder made a diving catch. Keuka would have their turn with the defense in the bottom of the inning as
Abbie DeRock started a 1-6-3 double play to end the first.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth. Flynn led off the inning with another shot into the gap. This one fell into the right centerfield gap for a leadoff double. She moved to third on a bunt and scored on a single by
Hailey Jasinski to make it 1-0.
However, the Knights would hold the Wolves at one. SUNY Geneseo would score seven in the fifth and add two more in the sixth to defeat the Wolves 9-1 in six innings.
SUNY Geneseo 10 vs. Keuka College 1 (5 inn.) – Game 2
The Knights scored a run in the first and added three in the second for the early lead over the Wolves.
Sienna Olney led off the third with a single up the middle. She moved around on a wild pitch and passed ball and then came home on a fielder's choice to make it 4-1.
SUNY Geneseo kept up the offensive attack. The Knights plated six in the third and continued on to the 10-1 victory.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves remain in search of their first win at SUNY Geneseo, losing all 13 games on the Knights' home field. SUNY Geneseo leads the all-time series 21-1
- Olivia Flynn was the only Wolf to record a hit in both games
- Sienna Olney's single was her first collegiate hit
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves are next in action on Sunday with a non-conference doubleheader at Hilbert College.
