The Keuka College Softball team lost at home to Nazareth University in an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader on Monday afternoon.
Keuka College (4-23, 2-12 E8) lost the opener to the Golden Flyers 7-1 and then fell in the nightcap 12-8.
Nazareth University 7 at Keuka College 1 – Game 1
The Golden Flyers scored three runs in the top of the first for the early advantage over the Wolves.
Keuka College pulled one back in the fourth as Hailey Jasinski (Buffalo, N.Y. / North Collins) led off with a double and moved to third on a wild pitch. She later came home on a passed ball to cut the lead to 3-1.
However, Nazareth responded with three runs in the fifth to push the lead to 6-1. The Golden Flyers added an insurance run in the seventh to defeat the Wolves 7-1.
Nazareth University 12 at Keuka College 8 – Game 2
Nazareth again jumped out to a three-run lead over the Wolves in the first inning. Olivia Flynn (Williamson, N.Y. / Williamson) singled for the Wolves in the third and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Makenna DeMoney (Conklin, N.Y. / Susquehanna Valley) to make it 3-1.
The Golden Flyers responded in a strong way with six runs in the fourth to build their lead to 9-1.
The Wolves began to chip away in the fourth inning. Emily Cutrona (Buffalo, N.Y. / West Seneca West) singled for the Wolves. She scored on a triple by Sienna Olney (Hilton, N.Y. / Hilton). Olney came home on a single by Olivia Flynn to cut the lead to 9-3.
Nazareth answered with a run in the fifth, but the Wolves came out with five in the bottom of the frame. Four straight singles started the inning with Jasinski, Alexis Kopetchny (Phelps, N.Y. / Midlakes), Haley Mascho (Bolivar, N.Y. / Bolivar-Richburg), and Grace Eagen (Buffalo, N.Y. / West Seneca West) all collected hits for the Wolves. Cutrona and Olney then worked base-loaded walks for the Wolves to score runs. Olivia Flynn had an RBI single for Keuka and Kaylin Ritenour (Madison, Pa. / Yough) got an RBI as Keuka made it a two-run game at 10-8.
The Golden Flyers would add a pair of runs in the seventh and hold Keuka without a hit for the final two innings to complete the sweep, defeating the Wolves 12-8.
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves are right back on the field on Tuesday with another Empire 8 doubleheader. Keuka College hosts Elmira College at 3 p.m. at the Jephson Community Athletic Complex.
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