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Colleen Greene

Softball Battles At IU Classic

The University at Buffalo softball team played in its final preseason tournament over the weekend, participating in the Indiana University Classic, hosted by the Big Ten’s Hoosiers. Other attendees included: Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan and the University of Illinois-Chicago of the Horizon League. The Bulls fell in all five games.

Bulls Attempt To Extinguish Flames On Wet Friday

In the tournament opener, Buffalo faced-off against a strong Illinois-Chicago squad. In soggy conditions, the Bulls were unable to dim the Flames, falling 11-1. The Bulls were led by Colleen Greene (Cheektowaga, NY/Cleveland Hill) and Erin Zilka (Benicia, CA/Benicia) who each turned in hits, as well as a fourth-inning single from sophomore Dana Carter (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) and a fifth-inning single from freshman Katie Ivancich (Dyer, IN/Andrean).

Lacy Schneider

UB Offense Present In Setback Vs. EMU

Facing MAC foe Eastern Michigan on Saturday in a game originally scheduled for Friday afternoon, the Bulls came up short, falling to the Eagles 8-6. Despite the setback, Buffalo’s offense was extremely present, as Lacy Schneider (Idyllwild, CA/Hemet) and Greene both stroked homers in the game.

Samantha Gaetano

Glory For Gaetano

Freshman walk-on Samantha Gaetano (Rochester, NY/Nazareth Academy) has established herself as a steady starter in the Bulls’ outfield as well as an offensive star in the batters box. In Sunday’s 10-2 loss to Indiana, Gaetano went 3-for-3 with both of the team’s RBIs to finish the three-day tournament with a .364 batting average (4-for-11) with a trio of RBIs.

Crunching The Numbers

With league play just around the corner, a handful of Buffalo players have established themselves as star sluggers. Marcy Hansen (Claremont, CA/Claremont) has quietly established herself as the team’s top batter, hitting .257 through 27 games. The junior is also 9-for-9 in stolen bases. Freshman Sharon Barr (Coarsegold, CA/Yosemite Union) leads the team in doubles (5) and RBIs (13) while Schneider has slammed a trio of homers this year to lead the team in longballs.

Marcy Hansen

Next Up

After just over a month of preseason action, Buffalo kicks-off the MAC portion of its schedule this weekend. The Bulls are scheduled for a doubleheader against Toledo on Friday with single games at Bowling Green set for both Saturday and Sunday. Friday’s action will commence at 1:00 pm in Toledo with Saturday’s match-up against the Falcons scheduled for 2:00 pm and Sunday’s game inked for 1:00 pm, both to be played in Bowling Green, Ohio.