CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Oswego State softball team used a three-run, sixth inning comeback in an elimination game against No. 6 Fredonia in its second game of the SUNYAC Championship to advance to Friday. In the Lakers' opening contest, nationally-ranked and second-seeded Geneseo bested fifth-seeded Oswego, 5-0.

THE BASICS

• Game 1 Result: No. 2 Geneseo 5, No. 5 Oswego 0
• Game 2 Result: No. 5 Oswego 4, No. 6 Fredonia 3
• Location: Dragon Field – Cortland, N.Y.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Oswego had runners in scoring position twice in the contest, but were unable to bring them in to score.
• The Lakers started the game with a walk from Erin Sweeney and immediately moved her to second on a Jessica Roe sacrifice bunt. Oswego's next two batters went down in order to come up empty on the early threat.
• In Oswego's final at-bat, Angela Frampton made her way to second after she reached on a fielding error and advanced on a ground out. A strikeout swinging ended the scoring opportunity and the tilt.
• Frampton threw the final 1.2 innings in relief of Brianna Harrington, working around two hits without allowing a run and struck out one Knights' batter.
• Harrington scattered nine hits over 4.1 innings, surrendering five runs to fall to 6-2 on the year.

Game 2

• With one out in the bottom of the sixth and a 3-1 deficit, Harrington started a rally with a line-drive single to left field. Leah Czerwinski pinch ran for Harrington and moved to second with a Madelana Wrubel single up the middle.
• Following a ground out that moved Czerwinski to third and Wrubel into scoring position, a Zoe Mennig pinch-hit single to left center plated both runners to knot the game at 3-3.
• Claire Hewitt pinch-hit in the next at bat, and with the right fielder playing in for the right-handed batter, Hewitt lifted a drive to the opposite field, over the fielder's head and to the bottom of the fence. Mennig was able to score on the senior's double, which proved to be the game-winner.
• Harrington started the game in the circle and was solid through 6.1 innings, allowing three runs, all of which were unearned. The freshman fanned two batters and used an economical top of the sixth, securing three outs on just five pitches.
• Frampton tossed the final two outs, facing the minimum and working around a runner at second to earn her third save of the season.
• The game ended on a beautiful diving stop by Brianna LoMonaco at second base, flipping the ball to first from her belly to secure the victory.
• Oswego's first run came from Taylor DuBois, who smashed her first-career home run over the left field fence for a 1-0 Laker lead in the bottom of the second.
• Senior Erin Sweeney paced the Lakers with a 2-for-3 performance, including a double and a walk while Knowlden, Harrington, Wrubel, DuBois, Mennig and Hewitt accounted for the other six Oswego hits with one apiece.

WHAT'S NEXT

Oswego will continue play in the SUNYAC Championship with a 1 p.m. game on Friday. The Lakers' opponent will be determined by the earlier games on Friday.