BELLEROSE, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College softball returned to action Thursday afternoon with a CUNYAC home doubleheader from Padavan-Preller Fields, falling 27-0 and 20-1 to the Baruch College Bearcats (13-9, 7-1 CUNYAC).

Game 1: Baruch 27, York 0 (5 Inn.)

• Baruch jumped out to a nine-run lead in the opening inning with four hits and two errors made by York.
• The Bearcats increased their advantage with eight runs on eight hits in the second inning off Cardinal pitcher Mary Cueves (L, 0-2; 26 H, 10 ER, 6 BB, 3 SO) to build a commanding 17-0 cushion. 
• Cuevas (2-for-2) broke York into the hit column in the second with a leadoff single.
• York collected hits in four-straight innings as Bryanna Lora Martinez slapped a two-out single up the middle in the third.
• In the fourth, Cuevas nailed a one-out triple off Baruch pitcher Caroline Gallagher (W, 5-2; 5 H, 0 BB, 8 SO). 
• York rallied in the fifth but were unable to capitalize on singles by Nayelly Rojas and Alma Romero as Gallagher regained her focus to register back-to-back strikeouts to seal the game-one victory.  
• Both teams stranded five runners while Baruch outhit York, 26-5.  Baruch stole four bases and York committed four costly errors. 

Game 2: Baruch 20, York 1 (5 Inn.)

• The Bearcats dictated the first stanza, making four trips across home plate with three singles off Cuevas (L, 0-3; 21 H, 12 ER, 7 BB) while the Cardinal defense committed three errors. 
• Baruch pitcher Julia Cuttone (W, 3-2; 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO) retired nine-straight York batters prior to the Cardinals scoring their lone run of the game in the fourth inning. 
• Shamonie Miller reached base on a fielding error, stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball before Kiara Gonzalez platted her home on a sacrifice hit. 
• Cuevas, who has seven hits in her last 10 at bats, extended her hit streak to five games with a two-out single in the fourth. 
• Andrea Wright registered her first hit of the game, singling to center field.  She then stole second and was tagged out after overrunning the base. 
• Baruch owned the edge in hits (21-2) and stolen bases (2-2) as York registered eight errors.  The Bearcats stranded seven runners on base compared to York's one. 

Up Next
The Cardinals (0-8, 0-4 CUNYAC) remain at home Friday (Apr. 15) for a CUNYAC doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. inside Padavan-Preller Fields against the Lehman College Lightning (4-6, 2-4 CUNYAC) to commemorate Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Day.

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