HAMMOND, LA – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York softball team concluded its opening weekend with an 8-0 loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday. The loss drops the Bulls to 1-4 on the year.
The Salukis scored in the top of the first inning on an unearned run and the Bulls were able to keep the deficit at just one until the fifth inning. However, through the first four innings the Bulls were unable to do much offensively, registering just three hits.
In the fifth inning, Southern Illinois took advantage of some UB defensive miscues as SIU scored seven runs in the fifth.