TYLER PACOS
Assistant Sports Editor
Spring sports are in full swing at Fredonia, and the Blue Devils softball team is ready to get to work.
The team has just started their journey in the SUNYAC conference this past week, and are already off to a hot start with a 3–1 record within the SUNYAC conference.
Prior to the start of conference play, the team traveled down south for two tournaments.
The first tournament, ‘Mountain Mash’ held in Salem, Va. was an early learning experience for the young Blue Devil roster, going 0–4 in that tournament. They eventually snapped back in the second tournament, which was held in Clermont, Fla., with a 3–7 finishing record. With both tournaments out of the way, the main focus for the team now is the SUNYAC conference games.
For some upperclassmen, this is their first ‘real’ year of softball, as the COVID-19 pandemic altered the past two seasons of play for SUNY Fredonia athletics.
Amanda Eastman, junior finance major, is excited to finally get a taste of the entire SUNYAC conference after a long two year wait. “I’m definitely most excited to go on the road this season and face teams on the other side of the conference,” said Eastman. “I’ve been here for three years now and have yet to have a season where we play the entire conference as we normally would, so it’ll be good to see where all the other teams are at. … I’m excited for the rest of the season with my team.” Eastman, and the rest of the upperclassmen on the squad are excited to guide the handful of freshmen through the rest of the 2022 season.
The Blue Devils have nine games remaining this season and are looking to build off of the early success they’ve found so far. The Blue Devils will travel to Buffalo State, Saturday, April 16, and will return home Tuesday, April 19, as they host St. John Fisher College.
Photo gallery: Fredonia softball
Photographs by Abdullah Yusuf.
