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WILKES-BARRE – The SUNY Oneonta softball team rallied for four runs in the top of the 7th inning of game 2 today to earn a split of its doubleheader at King's College, winning 7-5. Junior Jillian Serraro started the rally with a one-out home run to left field before the Red Dragons took advantage of three Monarch errors to score the final three runs of the inning. Freshman Kerry Leggett closed the door in the bottom of the inning to earn her third win of the season.
Serraro, Katie Hackenburg, Meg Beditz and Sam Voncina each collected two hits in the game for Oneonta, which raised its record to 14-11 with the split.
King's took a 1-0, first-inning lead when Tina Seber walked and eventually scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Brittny Baynes. King's added a run in the fourth inning when Kayla Rutkoski drilled a solo home run over the left field fence. Annie Erndl ignited a three-run fifth inning with a leadoff solo home run and Baynes added a two-run single to give the Lady Monarchs a 5-1 lead.
King's, however, would close out the final two innings with poor defense, committing four errors. Oneonta used the miscues to rally, first scoring two unearned runs in the sixth inning to cut the score to 5-2.
In the opener, King's took a 1-0 lead when Amanda Cardone doubled and later scored from third on a wild pitch. The Lady Monarchs added two runs in the second inning when Rebecca Taylor doubled and scored on a double by Eric Beane. Jenn Harnischfeger followed with the third King's double of the inning to plate Beane for a 3-0 King's advantage.
The Red Dragons scored a pair of runs in the top half of the third to cut the Monarch lead to 3-2. Tricia Kendziera doubled down the left field line with one out and went to third on a single by Serraro. Kendziera scored on a ground out to third base by Hackenburg. Serraro, who made it to third on the ground out by Hackenburg, scored on a two-out single by Stacey Donald.
Kendziera, Serraro and Donald all had two hits in the game for the Red Dragons.
The Lady Monarchs responded in the bottom half of the third with three runs of their own. Baynes doubled and eventually scored when Taylor reached base on a throwing error. Rutkoski stroked an RBI double before Kaitlin Siegfried added a run-scoring single to give King's a 6-1 lead.
After Oneonta cut the lead to 6-3 in the sixth, the Lady Monarch's added a final run when Harsnischfeger singled, moved to third on a Rachel Zinni bunt, and then scored on a single up the middle by Cardone.
Oneonta is scheduled to play a home doubleheader tomorrow versus Alfred University beginning at 3:00 p.m.
Game 1
King's College 7, Oneonta State 3
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Oneonta State....... 002 001 0 - 3 7 1 (13-11)
King's College...... 123 001 X - 7 10 0 (10-8)
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Pitchers: Oneonta State - Jessica Iuliano; Kerry Leggett(3) and Kalyn Deso.
King's College - B. Haight and A. Cardone.
Win-B. Haight (6-2) Loss-Jessica Iuliano (5-4)
Game 2
Oneonta State 7, King's College 5
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Oneonta State....... 010 002 4 - 7 12 1 (14-11)
King's College...... 100 130 0 - 5 8 4 (10-9)
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Pitchers: Oneonta State - Jessica Bartalsky; Kerry Leggett(5) and Kalyn Deso.
King's College - A. Erndl; B. Haight(6) and B.Hildebrand; A. Cardone.
Win-Kerry Leggett (3-5) Loss-B. Haight (6-3)
HR Oneonta - Jillian Serraro (3); King's - K. Rutkoski (2); A. Erndl (1)
