Spartans Softball Drops Season Opener to SUNY Adirondack

The Cayuga Community College Spartans Softball Team started its 2021 season slowly on Saturday, falling in both halves of an away doubleheader to SUNY Adirondack. 

Playing their first games in more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cayuga lost 9-2 and 19-2 to a solid-hitting Timberwolves team. Cayuga Coach Chris Amoia said the Spartans are still getting up-to-speed after an abbreviated spring training. 

"We haven't had as long a spring training as some other teams, and I think it showed a bit today in some of the mistakes we made. It's early in the season, though, so there's plenty of time for us to keep getting better," said Amoia. "We play them again Sunday. If we get the bats going and play better defensively, we can compete with them." 

The opening game was scoreless for the first three innings before the Timberwolves plated seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Spartans fought back with two runs in the top of the fifth but were unable to narrow the Timberwolves' lead the rest of the way. Gabrielle Hass finished three-for-four to lead Cayuga's offense. 

In the second game, the Timberwolves pushed runs across in the first inning to take an early lead. Cayuga scored two in the top of the second to close the gap, but SUNY Adirondack continued to build on its advantage. Kyra Cotrill, Makayla Titus, and Abigail Marinelli had hits for the Spartans. 

Cayuga will play their home opener at Falcon Park on Sunday, March 28, again playing the Timberwolves. First pitch is scheduled for noon.