FORT COLLINS, COLO. - The Stony Brook softball team fell to Idaho State and Colorado State in the first day of the Colorado State Classic on Friday. The Seawolves fell to the Bengals 10-8, and 9-1 to the Rams.

COACH BRYANT'S THOUGHTS
"We swung the bats well in game one and that was great to see for our first game of the season. CSU is a very balanced team with quality wins and a lot of games played. We have some good takeaways from today and it's all about improving day to day."
 
GAME 1: IDAHO STATE 10, STONY BROOK 8

• The Bengals got on the board right away in the top of the first on a leadoff single by Courtney Wiley. Wiley got to second on a sac bunt, and then came home after back-to-back singles.
•  The Seawolves responded right back in the bottom of the first. Jourdin Hering (Federal Way, Wash.) led off with a single, advanced to second on a hit by Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) and scored on a throwing error to tie the game up at one. 
•  The Seawolves took a 2-1 lead after Taylor Pechin (Harrington, Del.) drove in Rahrich with a RBI double down the left field line.  
•  In the top of the second, Idaho State took a 4-2 lead after the Bengals loaded the bases with a single, and Emma Bordenkecher drove in two with a double.
• The Seawolves made it 4-3 in the bottom of the second after a leadoff homer by Riley Craig (Thornton, Colo.).
• Idaho State added two more runs in the top of the third making it 6-3 with an RBI single and a sac fly. 
• Stony Brook made it 6-4 in the bottom of the third after Katelyn Corr (Suffield, Conn.) led off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Rahrich brought her home with an RBI single. 
• The Bengals pulled away with an 8-4 lead in the top of the fourth after they loaded the bases and scored two on a fielding error.
• In the top of the fifth, Pechin came in to pitch for the Seawolves and surrendered a home run to Bordenkecher making it 9-4 Bengals.
• Hering continued her solid day at the plate leading off the bottom of the fifth with a single, and eventually came around to score on another RBI single by Rahrich.
• Idaho State ended their scoring in the top of the seventh after a homer by MaKenzie Van Sickle made it 10-5.
• The Seawolves got three runs in the bottom of the seventh after a two run homer by Rahrich followed by homer by Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.).

 
GAME 2: COLORADO STATE 9, STONY BROOK 1

• The Rams got out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first after they had two on from a walk and error. Their first run came from throwing error, and their next two came from a groundout then a homer. 
• The Seawolves got their lone run of the game after Taylor Juenke (Sammamish, Wash.) walked and Jordyn Nowakowski (San Diego, Calif.) drove her in with a RBI double. 
• The Rams made it 5-1 in the bottom of the third after a two run homer by Danni Klein.
• Colorado ended their scoring tacking on four runs in the bottom of the fourth. 

 NOTES

• Rahrich had a strong performance at the plate, recording five hits on the day.
• Juenke, Lindsey Osmer  (Martinez, Calif.), Alina Lance (New Athens, Ill.)and Shelbi Denman (Las Vegas, Nev.) all made their Seawolves debuts. 

 
ON DECK
The Seawolves will continue play at the Colorado State Classic against Nebraska at 12 pm (ET) and Colorado State 5:15 pm (ET) on Saturday.