LEESBURG, Fla. - In windy and cold nighttime conditions, the Oswego State Softball team kicked off their 2022 campaign with an 8-0 loss to Ramapo College on Saturday.  Their earlier contest against William Paterson was canceled on account of daytime showers in the Orlando area.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Ramapo 8, Oswego 0 (5 innings)
• Location:  Sleepy Hollow Fields, Leesburg, Fla.
• Records:  Ramapo 1-0, Oswego 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ramapo had the first big chance in the bottom of the first when they loaded the bases with two outs.
• Sophomore Fiona Higgins got a key strikeout to end the threat,
• Oswego put a runner in scoring position in the second when freshman Kylie Detz single and advanced on a Mattison Phinney groundout to second.
• A strikeout and groundout would stifle the Laker threat.
• In the third inning, Ramapo used a pair of singles and a double to plate the game's first run.
• Senior Brianna LoMonaco made a great diving catch on a liner to strand two Roadrunners on the bases to allow just the one run in the inning.
• The bottom of the fourth saw Ramapo score seven unearned runs in the tough, windy conditions.
• A leadoff single by Phinney and groundout by Taylor DuBois had the Lakers in position to extend the game.
• After a foul out, LoMonaco singled to make it first and third with two outs.
• Senior Aleah Yaizzo hammered a ball to the left-center gap, but the gusty winds held the ball up long enough to allow the catch to be made.
• Higgins (0-1) went four, striking out five while allowing just the one earned run.

WHAT'S NEXT
Oswego will play on Sunday against Franklin & Marshall at 10 a.m. and then Babson at 12:30 p.m. in Clermont (Fla.)