BELLEROSE, NY --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College softball returned to their home field Friday afternoon to take on the Cedar Crest University Falcons (8-12) from Padavan-Preller Field. Facing a tough challenge, the Cardinals were shut out 24-0 in the opener before Cedar Crest closed out the non-conference sweep with a 16-0 win in the finale.
 
Game 1: Cedar Crest 24, York 0  (5 Inn.)

• Cardinal starter Mulazia Woods (L, 0-4: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 8 ER, 6 BB) mowed down the opposition early with two quick outs before running into a rough patch.  Woods then issued six straight free passes before hitting back-to-back batters, as her outing ended with Cedar Crest leading 5-0.  Facing a tall task with the bases loaded, Ayana Saavedra (4.1 IP, 13 H, 11 ER, 6 BB, SO) took over inside York's circle as Alexis Kline (1-for-2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB) laced a two-run single to center field, followed by a Kylie Mastil (2-for-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB) RBI single to push the Falcons' lead to 10.
• Saavedra settled down in the second to register her lone strikeout and then induced a double play to post a scoreless frame.
• Cedar Crest's BB Aquila (W, 2-1: 5 IP, 0 H, 2 BB, 6 SO) retired York's side in order before Saavedra reached base on a walk to leadoff the home half of the third.  
• Building a commanding lead early, Cedar Crest then scored three runs in the third, capped by Abby Adams' (3-for-4, 3 R, 7 RBI, BB) two-run triple.
• The Falcons added seven more runs in the fourth and piled on four in the fifth to settle the scoring.
• In the fifth, Simranjit Kaur worked a walk for York's second base runner of the game.  

Game 2: Cedar Crest 16, York 0 (5 Inn.)

• Saavedra got off to a strong start for York, tossing a scoreless opening frame before allowing two base runners in the second as Cedar Crest struck first with a RBI triple by Brooke Trentler (3-for-4, 2 R, 5 RBI) to break the scoring ice.  
• Samantha Panameno (2-for-2) collected York's first hit of the day with a one-out single off Cedar Crest starter Alexis Acevedo (W, 3-5: 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 9 SO) in the first inning.  
• Cedar Crest's offense exploded in the third inning, fueled by a pair of Jane Armbruster (2-for-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB) triples that drove in three of the Falcons' nine runs in the stanza.  Also contributing to the outburst was Kline (3-for-4, 3 R, 4 RBI) and Trentler, who both delivered two-run singles, as well as Mackenzie Pickard's RBI.  
• After Acevedo retired eight straight Cardinals, Panameno won the battle with a leadoff single in the fourth to collect her third multi-hit game of the season. A walk advanced Panameno into scoring position before Alyssa De La Rosa worked the count to draw a walk. Acevedo then induced a ground out that took down Panameno at third, before back-to-back strikeouts got her out of the jam.
• Laney Ferrar got Cedar Crest going in the fifth with a two-run triple to extend the lead to 13. Alex Mullen, Taylor Faw, and Pickard each added RBI singles to close the scorebook.
• Woods delivered a two-out single in the fifth for York's third hit of the game.  

Up Next
The Cardinals (3-7) open their CUNYAC slate Friday (Apr. 4) with a home doubleheader against the Baruch College Bearcats (5-11) starting at 3 p.m. from Padavan-Preller Fields. 

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