A Quick Look
Freshman Madison Capozucca (South Glens Falls/South Glens Falls) hit a three-run home run to help lift the SUNY Oneonta softball team to a 6-4 win last night in game 1 of a doubleheader split with Hendrix College.  The Red Dragons dropped the second game 4-1 and currently sit at 3-5 with a pair of games remaining on its Texas road trip.
 
The Inside Story
The Red Dragons scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning to grab an early lead.  Senior Dana Del Genio (New Hartford/New Hartford) walked to lead off the inning and then stole second.  With two outs, classmate Lauren Sabatino (Bayville/Locust Valley) roped a double to left field to drive in Del Genio.  Sabatino came around to score on a single by Amanda Sexton (Port Jervis/Port Jervis) when the relay to the plate went by the catcher.
 
Hendrix tied the score in the bottom of the inning and went ahead 4-2 with two more runs in the fourth.
 
Capozucca's heroics came in the top of the sixth inning with two outs.  Megan Palmatier (Bainbridge/Bainbridge-Guilford) was hit by a pitch and Brooke Corbett (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) singled to left field to put two runners on for Oneonta.  Capozucca then delivered a 1-1 pitch over the left field fence to give the Red Dragons a 5-4 lead.
 
Oneonta tacked on another run in the seventh when Sexton hit an RBI single through the left side to knock in Kristen Collins (Hicksville/Holy Trinity) who led off the inning with a single.
 
Junior pitcher Alyssa Bluethgen (Commack/Commack) weathered the storm to pick up the complete game victory.  She allowed seven hits and two earned runs while striking out five to record her second win of the trip.
 
In the night cap, Oneonta could only muster four hits including a pair by Del Genio.  The Red Dragons scored its lone run in the sixth when freshman Megan Palmatier (Bainbridge/Bainbridge-Guilford) earned a walk with the bases loaded to score Collins.
 
Just the Stats
Capozucca's three-run homer was the second of the season.  She now leads the team with seven runs batted in through eight games.
 
Del Genio is the team leader with 12 hits and 18 total bases thus far while also being tied with Collins for the team lead in runs scored with five.
 
What's Next
The Red Dragons will have a couple of days off before ending its trip on Saturday with a twin bill at UT-Dallas.  Action is set to begin at 6pm.