CORTLAND, N.Y. – Courtney Kadish (Williamsville/Williamsville North) singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Cortland defeated Fredonia, 8-7, in the opening game of a SUNYAC doubleheader. Fredonia held off a Red Dragon rally to win the second game, 5-4.

Game 1: Cortland 8, Fredonia 7 (Box Score)

Cortland trailed 3-0 after the top of the first and was down 6-3 entering the bottom of the sixth before rallying to take the lead. The Red Dragons scored four runs in the sixth to go up 7-6. A wild pitch plated Erin Wolstenholme (Oneonta), who led off the inning with a single, stole second went to third on a wild pitch. Carrie Stoddard (Liverpool) hit a pinch-hit RBI single later in the inning, and two batters later Alicia Hibbard (Canastota) hit a two-run double to give Cortland the lead.

Fredonia tied the game in the seventh on Alyssa Morgan's two-out RBI single. In the bottom of the seventh, Nicole Gallo (Mount Sinai) reached on an error to start the inning. Pinch runner Jennifer Ranieri (West Islip) went to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a one-out sacrifice bunt by Briana Barca (Eastchester) and scored on Kadish's single to left.

Kadish also hit a two-run homer in the second inning and finished 2-for-4 with three RBI. Hibbard reached base in all four of her plate appearances with three hits and a walk, Diane Cork (Wayland/Wayland-Cohocton) went 2-for-3 with a walk and Lucia Meola (Liverpool/Cicero-North Syracuse) was 2-for-4. Wolstenholme went 1-for-2, walked twice and scored three times.

Morgan finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored and Anne Waski was 2-for-3 with a walk for Fredonia.

Krista Oakes (Akwesasne/Salmon River) earned the win in relief for Cortland and is 4-1 on the season. She allowed two hits and two runs, one earned, in two and a third innings with two strikeouts and two walks. Starter Amber Corrigan (Montgomery/Valley Central) allowed five runs, four earned, in the first four and two-thirds innings. Fredonia reliever Raela Wiley-Delp was charged with the loss.

Game 2: Fredonia 5, Cortland 4 (Box Score)

Fredonia again jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a  Megan Medina sacrifice fly in the first and a Jamie Atkins two-run single in the third. Cortland got a run back on Cork's solo homer in the bottom of the third, but Atkins blasted a two-run homer in the fifth to put the Blue Devils up 5-1.

Singles by Cork and Jamie Bucci (Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow) started a Cortland rally in the fifth. Cork eventually scored on a Hibbard groundout and Bucci scored on a Cassie Kardias (Shrub Oak/Lakeland) RBI double down the left field line.

The Red Dragons pulled to within 5-4 in the bottom of the sixth. Wolstenholme doubled to lead off the frame and went to third when Stoddard reached on a one-out error. Cork drove in Wolstenholme with a sacrifice fly to right, but the Red Dragons ended up stranding a runner on third to end the inning.

In the seventh, Meola singled and pinch runner Leah Saavedra (Walworth/Wayne Central) moved to second on a Hibbard sacrifice bunt. She then took third on a groundout that Kardias nearly beat out, but Fredonia got a groundout back to pitcher Alyssa Brognano to end the game.

Brognano went the distance for the Blue Devils. She gave up 10 hits and four runs, three earned, with two strikeouts and no walks. Sarah Salamone (Liverpool/Cicero-North Syracuse) allowed five runs, three earned, in four and two-thirds innings and suffered the loss. Tiffany Sampere (Liverpool) pitched the final two and a third innings and only allowed one hit. She struck out four.

Cork and Wolstenholme were each 2-for-3 and Meola went 2-for-4 for the Red Dragons (8-10, 2-2 SUNYAC). Atkins was 2-for-4 with four RBI and Morgan finished 3-for-5 for Fredonia (5-11, 2-4 SUNYAC).

Cortland will host Buffalo State in a SUNYAC doubleheader Saturday at noon.