AIDAN POLLARD
Sports Editor
The Blue Devils athletics spring season is now well underway.
Baseball, softball and women’s lacrosse have all had games this season, with men’s and women’s track and field competing in their first meet this weekend.
The Fredonia baseball team stood 9-9 overall and 6-0 in the SUNYAC conference after Sunday’s double-header against Penn State Behrend.
Last season, the Blue Devils had a 17-13 overall record and a 7-10 conference record.
Their next SUNYAC games will be a three-game series against Cortland, including a double-header between April 5 and 6.
The Blue Devils have not yet faced off against the Cortland Red Dragons this season, who boast a 3-0 SUNYAC record and a 10-8-1 overall record.
The Fredonia softball team held a 5-9 overall record on Sunday, with no SUNYAC games yet played.
Last year, the team held an 11-23-1 record overall and a 4-13 SUNYAC record.
Their first two SUNYAC games will be against Buffalo State on March 30 in a double-header.
Buff State has also played no SUNYAC games so far this season and holds a 2-5 overall record.
Fredonia’s women’s lacrosse team started their season with a 3-5 overall record and a 0-1 conference record after their 3-23 loss to Oswego on Saturday. Their next SUNYAC game is today against Buff State at 4 p.m. in Buffalo.
Last year, the team went 2-14 overall and 1-7 in the SUNYAC.
This is the team’s first season with their new head coach Marykate Edmunds.
The men’s and women’s track teams have not yet begun their season. However, their first meet will be at Geneseo on Saturday where the team will make attempts to hit early qualifying marks and times for the SUNYAC championships.
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