SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Union College softball team fell in Wednesday's non-conference twinbill to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts by scores of 5-4 and 4-2.
Game 1: MCLA 5, Union 4
Senior
Ellie Wintringer led the way for Union (14-21), going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Classmate
Haley Gibbons went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run, while senior
Riley Jahnle finished 1-for-4 with a run scored. Senior
Sophia Burynski and first-year
Daniella Nocera each went 1-for-3 with an RBI, and senior
Elizabeth Werner added an RBI while going 1-for-4.
MCLA got on the board in the first as Hannah Gilbert doubled to center to drive in Maggie Closinski. Gilbert struck again in the third with another double, scoring Nevaeh Lopez and Hailey Peabody to give the Trailblazers a 3-0 lead.
Union answered in the fourth as Gibbons scored on a catcher's throwing error before Nocera singled to bring home Jahnle, cutting the deficit to one. In the sixth, Burynski tied the game with an RBI single that scored sophomore
Gianna Guastaferro.
However, the Trailblazers regained control in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Lopez that scored Hannah Mitchem, followed by an RBI single from Closinski that brought in Peabody.
Union threatened in the bottom of the seventh when Werner singled to score Wintringer, but MCLA held on for the 5-4 win.
Game 2: MCLA 4, Union 2
Wintringer continued to lead Union's offense, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Sophomore
Amy FitzPatrick and senior
Elizabeth Werner each added an RBI.
MCLA opened the scoring in the third as Lopez singled to left field to bring home Peabody.
Following a scoreless fourth, the Trailblazers added on in the sixth as Peabody scored on a fielder's choice. Later in the inning, Ebling added a bunt single to drive in Lopez, and Gilbert also scored on a fielder's choice.
Union got on the board in the bottom of the sixth when FitzPatrick grounded out to first, scoring sophomore
Kyla Springer. Werner followed with a groundout to drive in Wintringer. After a scoreless seventh inning, MCLA held on for the 4-2 win.
Union wraps up the 2026 season at Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday with a doubleheader scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
