The Alfred State softball team lost a hard fought doubleheader at Pitt-Bradford on Thursday afternoon. The Panthers won the opener 6-5 with a run in the bottom of the 7th and shutout the Pioneers 4-0 in the nightcap.

Stormi Kruger (Medina) connected on a RBI double in the 3rd to give the Lady Pioneers an early lead in the opener. Lura O'Keefe (Allegany Limestone) scored on a throwing error before Kelsey Lewis (Johnson City) hit a sac fly in the 4th to make it 3-0.

The game remained 3-0 until the 6th inning when the Panthers sent ten batters to the plate and scored five runs. Alfred State answered right back in the 7th when Claire Hartman (Alden) hit a RBI single to center and scored on a two-out error.

Pitt-Bradford won the contest when they took advantage of a throwing error in the bottom of the 7th.

Courtney McDaniel (Arkport) and Amanda Rockefeller (Bolivar Richburg) each finished 2 for 3 for the blue & gold. Hartman's 7th inning single was her 100th of her career at Alfred State.

In the nightcap, the Lady Pioneers were held to just five hits by the duo of Cassidy Lewis and Liz Dzurisin. Melissa Barber (Nassau/Catholic Central) collected the lone extra base hit in the game for Alfred with a double in the 7th.

The Panthers scored a pair of runs in the 2nd on a 2-RBI double by Natalie Hardin and added to their lead in the 3rd when Nicole Nolte connected on a 2-run homer.

The Lady Pioneers head to SUNY Canton on Saturday for a Noon (please note new start time) doubleheader with the Kangaroos.