The New Paltz softball team opened the 2010 season with a pair defeats to the College of Wooster and Amherst College.  The Hawks fell 6-3 to Wooster, Alyssa Oliva took the loss on the mound for the Hawks.  In the Amherst game, the Hawks fell in a shootout, 17-13 in 10 innings with Courtney Costello taking the loss on the mound for the Hawks.

In the Wooster game, Jillian Gallagher was 4-for-4 with two runs, a stolen base and a double.  Melissa Liotta  cashed in on a RBI double and Dale Cornelius was 1-for-2.  Melyssa Cilmi was also 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt and a RBI and Samantha Barra was 2-for-3 with a RBI.

In the Amherst game, Gallagher was 4-for-4 with two RBI's, three runs and three stolen bases.  Rose Dovi was 3-for-5 with a homerun, a double, five RBI's and two runs and Erin Fitzpatrick and Barra were 2-for-5.  Fitzpatrick added three runs and a RBI and Barra had one of each.  Victoria Kyle tied the game for the Hawks in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run single.

The Hawks fall to 0-2 on the season and return to action on Monday at 1 p.m. against Scranton and 3 p.m against Stevens.