Softball Drops Game One 5-3 to Manhattan in 11 Innings; Game Two Ends in Tie

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Stony Brook University's softball team fell to Manhattan, 5-3, in 11 innings on Wednesday afternoon. The lengthy first game delayed the start of game two to the point where it was called with the scored tied, 1-1, in the fifth inning due to darkness. Senior Crista Cerrone (Floral Park, N.Y.) led the offense with three hits and an RBI. Stony Brook is now 18-12-1 on the season.Stony Brook took an early lead in game one when Cerrone took a 2-2 pitch to left centerfield for a double, scoring senior Kendall Blumenthal (Frederick, Md.) from second.The Jaspers would answer back in the sixth scoring on a bloop single down the right field line. With a runner on second, Amanda Berrios popped up a 2-1 pitch that floated over Blumenthal's head at first and fell just inside the foul line. With two outs in the inning, the runner was on the move and able to score from second to tie the game.Stony Brook had a chance to win the game in the seventh with runners on second a...