Olean, NY- The Alfred State Softball team swept their first conference double-header versus the La Roche Redhawks, 13-8 and 6-5. The Pioneers are now 7-7 on the season, 2-0 in the conference.
 
Game 1:
 
Marissa Ordway secured the win on the mound in game one, throwing a full seven innings and recording four strikeouts. Offensively, the Pioneers dominated, plating 13 runs. Nicole Youngberg went 2-2 at the plate, with a double and her first collegiate home run. Hailey Lacko recorded a triple while Emma Edwards, Ariel Maine and Madigan Harris all notched doubles on the day.
 
ASC put themselves on the board first, earning seven runs in the first inning. Edwards was plated first on a throwing error, followed by a Abbie Millard single to left center to score two. Millard would then score on a grounder from Liana Dion. Harris continued the momentum, doubling to left center, slating two of her teammates. Lacko cranked a triple to score Harris to which Edwards singled to score Lacko, 7-0. La Roche chipped away in the second inning, scoring two runs. They continued to close the gap in the fourth, cutting the deficit to 7-5.
 
The Pios responded in a big way in the bottom of the fourth when Youngberg launched a three-run homer to center field, pushing the lead to 10-5. The Redhawks added two more runs in the fifth, making the score 10-7. ASC never backed down as Lacko brought in a run on a sac fly and Edwards added another RBI single to extend the lead 12-7. The Pios tacked on an insurance run in the sixth inning and La Roche notched one final run in the seventh before Alfred State secured the 13-8 victory.
 
Game 2:
 
Hannah Powers earned the second game win in the circle, throwing all seven innings and recording five strikeouts on the day. At the plate, Youngberg continued to deliver as she notched a double. Edwards went 2-3 with an RBI and Lacko continued to have a hot bat going 2-3 as well with two RBI.
 
The Redhawks struck first in the opening inning, notching two runs to take an early 2-0 lead. The Pioneers responded immediately in the bottom half as Dion reached on an error that brought in two runs to tie the game. Later in the inning, Maine lifted a sacrifice fly to give ASC the lead, and Harris followed with an RBI single to make it 4-2. La Roche answered back in the second inning to cut the lead to 4-3, but the Pios added to their lead when Edwards delivered a sac fly, making it 5-3.
 
The Redhawks capitalized on ASC defensive errors in the fourth inning, scoring two unearned runs to even the game at 5-5. The game remained deadlocked until the sixth inning when Trinity Scott came through with a clutch bunt single that brought home Lacko for the go-ahead run. Alfred State held a strong defense in the bottom of the seventh as Powers shut the game down with a strikeout with bases loaded to secure the 6-5 win.
 
The Pioneers head to Elmira College on Thursday with first pitch set to be thrown for 2 pm.