The records in the XML reflect pre-game records — Cobleskill's Game 2 record of 8-11 / 0-3 was entered before the game, so after winning Game 2 they finish the day 9-11 overall, 1-3 in conference. Thomas goes 1-1 in conf after the split. The headline I wrote was wrong — it was a split, not a sweep. Let me also re-examine: I wrote "drop conference doubleheader" and then said "split" — the headline said "drop" which is inaccurate. Let me rewrite cleanly.
TIGERS SPLIT CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER WITH THOMAS, WENDELKEN DEALS COMPLETE GAME IN GAME 2 Cobleskill drops opener 10-2 but bounces back behind strong pitching and 14 hits to take the nightcap 6-2
WATERVILLE, ME — April 11, 2026 — The SUNY Cobleskill softball team split a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader with Thomas College on Saturday afternoon, dropping the opener 10-2 before rallying to win Game 2 by the same 6-2 margin. The day leaves the Fighting Tigers at 9-11 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
Game 1: Thomas 10, SUNY Cobleskill 2
In chilly, windy conditions in Waterville, Thomas broke the game open with a five-run third inning that Cobleskill could not recover from. Starter Jillian Jensen ran into trouble in the frame — four walks loaded the bases, and Thomas pitcher Lillian Noyes then stepped to the plate and ripped a bases-clearing triple down the right field line to make it 5-0. Maddy Morris followed with an RBI single to push the lead to six. Jensen was relieved by Sam Lawton mid-inning, but the damage was done.
Noyes was the story on both sides of the ball, completing six innings of work while striking out eight and scattering six hits. She finished 3-for-4 with six RBI and two runs scored — including a second triple in the sixth inning up the middle that pushed the Terriers' lead to 10-0 before Cobleskill's late rally.
The Tigers finally got on the board in the sixth. Avery Prievo led off with a single, Aliyah Neeser doubled to center to put runners on second and third, and pinch-hitter Brielle Dixon delivered a two-run single to left to make it 7-2. Thomas responded with three in the bottom half to close out the 10-2 final.
Sammy Fausti led Cobleskill offensively, going 2-for-3, while Dixon's two-RBI single provided the only damage. The Tigers stranded nine baserunners and went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
Game 2: SUNY Cobleskill 6, Thomas 2
Cobleskill answered with a polished performance in the nightcap. Gabriella Wendelken went the distance, pitching all seven innings, allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out four and walking just two on 96 pitches. Wendelken improved to 4-4 on the season.
The Tigers wasted no time in the first, when Kylie Rattigan singled, Avery Prievo doubled to right-center, and a Taegyn Hart fielder's choice scored Rattigan on a catcher's error to make it 1-0. Cobleskill extended the lead to 3-0 in the fourth on a Sam Lawton sacrifice fly and an Avery Prievo RBI single.
Thomas pulled within 3-2 in the sixth on a two-run double by Jennie Whitten, but Cobleskill responded with two more in the same frame — a Prievo RBI double and an Aliyah Neeser run-scoring single — and added an insurance run in the seventh when Rattigan grounded out to plate Julia Barrieau, who had walked and moved to third on a Sammy Fausti single.
Prievo was the offensive catalyst, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Rattigan added 3-for-4 with an RBI, Fausti went 2-for-5 and scored twice, and Neeser contributed 2-for-4 with an RBI. Cobleskill totaled 14 hits in the win.
