The SUNY Oneonta softball team got back on the winning track today with a sweep of SUNY Potsdam at Onondaga Community College's Murphy Field.  The Red Dragons won 8-2 and 11-3 running its overall record to 12-4 and 2-2 in the SUNYAC.  Game 2 ended in the bottom of the fifth when Oneonta plated a run with two outs.
 
The senior duo of Sabrina DeAngelis (East Meadow/Kellenberg Memorial) and Amanda Graziano (Riverhead/Riverhead) went the distance on the mound in game 1 and game 2 respectively.  DeAngelis (5-1) struck out 11 batters and allowed only three hits while Graziano settled in after allowing two of the three Potsdam runs in game 2 in the top of the first.  Graziano (4-2) recorded five strikeouts and allowed six hits and two earned runs.
 
Game 1 – Oneonta 8, Potsdam 2
Sophomore Dana Del Genio (New Hartford/New Hartford) got Oneonta on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning when she hit a sharp single to center field that scored classmate Selena Ruiz (Westbury/W.T. Clarke), who had reached on a error.
 
The Red Dragons took advantage of a couple of Potsdam miscues in the third inning that led to a pair of unearned runs.  Del Genio reached on a muffed throw that allowed senior Katie O'Gorman (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) to score while Del Genio came around to score on an RBI single by freshman Kate Jencarelli (Roseland, NJ/West Essex ).
 
Potsdam scored its two runs in the sixth inning when pinch hitter Day Stevens hit a shot that just missed going out driving in two runs with a stand up double.
 
The final runs for Oneonta came in the home half of the sixth inning.  The big blow was a bases-clearing double by Del Genio that plated freshmen Rebecca Wentink (Maybrook/Valley Central) and Brooke Corbett (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central/Delmar) along with senior Jennifer Brocco (Kingston/Kingston) all scoring unearned.
 
Game 2 – Oneonta 11, Potsdam 3 (5 innings)
The Bears struck for a pair in the top of the first to grab an early 2-0 lead.  Senior Jordan Ott led off the inning with a walk before coming around to score on a double to right field by Megan Fish.  Fish came in to score on an RBI single by Stevens.
 
Potsdam's lead was short lived as the Red Dragons exploded for eight runs in its half of the first.  Ruiz, O'Gorman and Cori McFall (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) all drove in a pair of runs to fuel the attack.  Del Genio and Jencarelli each added an RBI.
 
Oneonta added two more runs in the fourth inning to increase its lead to 10-3.  Del Genio reached on a fielder's choice to drive in sophomore Kaycee Simpson (Blossvale/Camden Central) for the first run of the inning.  Simpson walked, stole second and went to third on a ground out before scoring.  After stealing second base, Del Genio benefitted from a pair of wild pitches to score the second run.
 
Del Genio ended the game when she drove a double down the right field line to score Simpson with the game-ending run.  Del Genio finished the day with four hits and seven runs batted in.
 
Oneonta is scheduled to play at Rensselaer tomorrow afternoon for a doubleheader starting at 3pm.