KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The Keuka College softball team continued its spring trip on Thursday, squaring off with Alverno College and Buffalo State in a pair of games.
Keuka (2-5) took the opening game against Alverno 3-2 but fell to Buffalo State 6-2 to close the day.
The Alverno Inferno strung together a pair of hits and scored on a double steal to take a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning.
The Wolves tied the game in the fifth and took the lead an inning later. Midlakes graduate Alexis Kopetchny singled up the middle and stole second. Olivia Frank drove the ball to left-centerfield and over the fence for her first career home run and a 3-1 Keuka lead.
The Inferno scored one in the seventh and got the tying run to third with one out. Julia Spencer got two straight groundballs back to her to keep the runner there and secure the 3-2 Keuka College victory.
Against Buffalo State, the Wolves did not break through until the fourth inning. The teams traded runs and, in the top of the fifth, Hailey Jaskinski scored on an RBI single by Kopetchny to make it 2-1 Keuka.
Buffalo State pushed four across in the bottom of the fifth to make a 5-2 lead over the Wolves. The Bengals then added a run in the sixth and held the Wolves off the board for the remainder of the contest.
Olivia Flynn struck out five batters against Buffalo State, pitching a complete game. She now has 147 in her career and moved into eighth on the Keuka College career list.