A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta softball team dropped a pair of games today at the Mountain Mash Invitational hosted by Roanoke.  The Red Dragons were defeated by host Roanoke 10-0 in their first game of the day before falling to Ferrum College 12-3 in its final game.
 
The Inside Story
Game 1 vs. Roanoke – Roanoke 10, Oneonta 0 (6 innings)
 
Oneonta (1-3) managed only three hits, one each by senior Megan Palmatier (Bainbridge/Bainbridge-Guilford), sophomore Delaney Haley (Levittown/Division Avenue) and freshman Julia Serena (White Plains/Valhalla).  Sophomore Lauren Weber (Sayville/Sayville) suffered the loss pitching one inning and allowing five runs.
 
Game 2 vs. Ferrum – Ferrum 12, Oneonta 3
 
Oneonta jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.  Sophomore Gianna Cancelleri (Naples, FL/Washingtonville (NY)) was walked to start the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch.  Junior Marissa Nagel (Averill Park/Averill Park) then walked and both runners advanced on another wild pitch.  Senior Caroline Koch (New City/Clarkstown South) drew a walk to load the bases for freshman Sophia Mangone (Ardsley/Ardsley) who hit an infield single that knocked in Cancelleri followed by Nagel who scored on an error.
 
Ferrum took a 5-2 lead after scoring a single run in the second and four more in the third inning.  They extended their lead with two runs in the fifth before putting the game out of reach with five runs in the top of the seventh inning.
 
Oneonta's final run came in the seventh on a wild pitch after loading the bases.
 
What's Next
Oneonta will take the week to prepare for its spring trip to Fort Myers, Fla. where they will play eight games starting Monday, Mar. 14^th.
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