Varsity Softball: Cortland Lady Purple Tigers win close game against Fulton

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Cortland Pitcher Brenna Hogan on the mound. (Photo provided by Timothy A. Bennett, Owner & Publisher of The Cortland Voice).

The Cortland Lady Purple Tigers won a close outing against Fulton with a score of 2-1 at the Gutchess Lumbers Sports Complex Tuesday evening. 

“It was a well played game both ways,” said Cortland head coach James Hogan. “Their pitcher threw strikes, and our pitcher threw strikes. Their team is fundamentally sound, and our team made fundamentally sound plays.” 

“Madalyn Thompson made a great game saving diving catch in the outfield with two outs,” added coach Hogan. “Aliza McCormick made a great catch in the left field, Mallory Turner played great at second base, and on offense we got some great timely hits when we needed them.” 

With the win, Cortland improved their overall record to 8-2. 

Here is a score breakdown of the game:

Cortland was led by Mallory Turner (2 hits), Sophie Mayer (1 hit), Aliza McCormick (1 run & 2 hits), Kaedyn Murphy (1 run), Lauren Mott (2 hits & 1 RBI), Kaitlyn Egolf (1 RBI), Madison Thompson (2 hit), and Molly Steve (2 hits).

Futon was led by Riley Kempston (1 hit), Abigail Somers (2 hits), and Laura Bartlett (1 run & 1 hit). 

Cortland’s Brenna Hogan threw a total of 7 strikeouts in the game, while Dilyn Caza also threw 7 strikeouts for Fulton

“It was a really fun game to coach,” stated coach Hogan. "Their team played well, our team played fairly well once we got into it, and we got the win.”

Up next, Cortland is scheduled to play Central Square on the road this Thursday (April 27th) at 5pm.  

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