The College at Brockport softball team combined for 29 hits to earn a 12-1 five inning victory over Alfred State and a 7-0 victory over Smith College to improve the Golden Eagles overall record to 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Lee County, FL. The Golden Eagles had multiple players finish strong offensively with Gabriella Baltzley (Lawton, PA/Elk Lake) leading the way going 3-for-3 from the plate with two runs and three RBI's.

Against Alfred State, Brockport wasted little time getting on the scoreboard. In the top of the first, Baltzley started things off with a single through the left side. Cheyenne Bumpus (Munnsville, NY/Stockbridge Valley) followed with a double to left field. Two batters later, Emily Kolenda (Oswego, NY/Oswego) stepped up and hit a sacrifice fly out to centerfield, giving Baltzley time to tag up and score.

Jaime Berger (Norwich, NY/Norwich) started off the game strong in the circle, striking out three of the four batters.

In the second inning, the Golden Eagles took advantage of two errors from Alfred State to increase their lead. Baltzley hit a single to centerfield, scoring Jordan Bush (Redwood, NY/Alexandria). On the next pitch, Baltzley stole second to put two runners into scoring position. Bumpus stepped up with another single to center field and advanced to second after an error from the center fielder. Her single brought Baltzley and Paige Monachino (East Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) home. After Kelly Proper (Silver Springs, NY/Letchworth) drew a walk, Kolenda drilled a hit towards second base to bring home Bumpus.

Brockport made the bottom of the second quick, forcing Alfred State to go three up, three down.

The Golden Eagles took an 11 run lead with four runs in the top of the third, using big hits and taking advantage of more Alfred State errors. Monachino advanced to second after the center fielder made a throwing error on her single and helped Jennifer Knox (Rensselear, NY/Columbia) to score. Baltzley stepped up big on the next play with a double to left field, scoring Monachino and Ciara Condello (Rochester, NY/East Rochester). A few batters later, a single from Proper scored Jaqueline Rio (Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North). Kolenda followed with a double to get Proper home.

The 12th and final run for the Golden Eagles came in the fourth inning. Amanda Yuhas (Hamburg, NY/Eden) grounded out to second base, but Monachino sprinted home for a run.

On only their second hit of the game, Alfred State scored their only run of the game with a blast out to centerfield.

In the bottom of the fifth, Brockport held Alfred State hitless to keep an 11 run lead, ending the game early.

Bush, who pitched the final three innings of the game, earned her first career win. She allowed one run on one hit with two walks and four strikeouts. In the first two innings, Berger allowed zero runs on one hit with zero walks and five strikeouts.

Offensivley, Baltzley led the way. Monachino finished the game 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBIS's. Bumpus was 3-for-4 from the plate with one run and two RBI's. Bush went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and Monachino was 2-for-3 with three runs scored.

Against Smith College, Brockport once again got on the scoreboard in the first inning. Susanna Johnson (Edmeston, NY/Edmeston) ripped a double down the left field line, scoring Rio.

In the top of the third, the Golden Eagles added five runs to take a 6-0 advantage. Andrea Schell (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees) hit a two run RBI to centefield, scoring Emily Dumas (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) and Johnson. Brianna Harris (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) also scored after a throwing error from the Smith centerfielder. Proper followed Schell with a single and with another throwing error from the Smith outfield, Schell scored. Towards the end of the inning, Brianna Ferchen (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) hit an RBI to score Proper.

The Golden Eagles pitching and defense stayed strong in the final four innings of the game, allowing Smith only one hit and closing out their first shutout of the season.

In the Golden Eagles final at bat, Dumas ripped a single and scored Ferchen for Brockport's seventh run.

Korey Kibling (LaFayette, NY/Bishop Ludden) earned her third win in the circle. She pitched all seven innings, allowing zero runs on two hits with one walk and five strikeouts.

Schell led the Brockport offense, finishing 3-for-4 from the plate with one run and two RBI's. Johnson also finished 3-for-4 from the plate and tallied one run and one RBI. Dumas and Ferchen both finished the game 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

The Golden Eagles close out their spring trip in Lee County, FL on Thursday afternoon a game against Clarkson at 9 am and a game against St. Joseph's Brooklyn at 1 pm.