A Quick Look
Senior Alyssa Bluethgen (Commack/Commack) tossed a three-hit shutout against Wilmington College (OH) to lead the SUNY Oneonta softball team to a split of two games on day 3 in Florida.  The Red Dragons fell to Coast Guard 3-1 in the late game.
 
The Inside Story
Against Wilmington, Bluethgen outdueled the Quakers starter, who threw a one-hitter herself in taking the loss.  Bluethgen struck out seven Quakers and didn't allow a baserunner to reach second base in picking up her fourth win of the season.
 
Oneonta (6-4) entered the bottom of the sixth inning without a hit before they rallied to score the lone run of the game.
 
It started with a strikeout of Jade Meehan (Halcottsville/Roxbury Central), but she reached on a passed ball to put her at first base.  She then stole second and third before coming home on a throwing error by the Wilmington catcher of third.
 
Bluethgen then retired the Quakers in order in the top of the seventh including two via strikeout.
 
Against Coast Guard, a pair of RBI singles from Audrey Bartz and Selena Serna gave the Bears an early 2-0 lead in the first inning.  Bartz drove in another run in the second to increase the advantage to 3-0.
 
Oneonta scored its lone run in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by freshman Gianna DiGiovanni (Wantagh/Sacred Heart Academy).  Junior Meaghan Raleigh (Endwell/Maine Endwell) scored the run after leading off the inning with a single and moving to second on a ground out.
 
Just the Stats
The Red Dragons did collect seven hits versus Coast Guard including a pair by senior Brooke Corbett (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central).  Corbett also broke up the no-hitter against Wilmington with a sharp single in the sixth inning after Oneonta scored its run.
 
What's Next
Oneonta will have an off day tomorrow before getting back into action with two games on Friday against RIT and Nazareth.