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CLERMONT, FLA. – The State University of New York at New Paltz softball squad fell to Middlebury 3-0 and Wellesley 7-5 on Saturday morning to conclude its Spring Break trip in Florida.

The Hawks drop to 2-10 overall and are scheduled to host Ramapo on Tuesday, March 28 at 3 p.m. New Paltz then hosts SUNYAC foes Plattsburgh and Potsdam on April 1-2.

Middlebury moves to 1-2 while Wellesely moves to 1-0. New Paltz went 2-6 while in Florida.

Game One: Middlebury 3, New Paltz 0
The Panthers scored twice in the second and once in the sixth and outhit the Hawks 10-3 in the first game on Saturday.

Of New Paltz's three hits, two came off the bat of senior Nicole DeCosta (Stormville, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill). Senior Fallon Spriggs (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston) provided the other base knock.

Junior Lauren Capello (New City, N.Y./Albertus Magnus) was charged with the loss, going all seven frames and earning two strikeouts.

Game Two: Wellesley 7, New Paltz 5
Despite trailing 5-0 entering the top of the sixth, the Hawks staged a valiant comeback effort but fell just short to wrap up their Spring Break trip.

New Paltz managed eight hits as freshman Julia DiSpignia (New Windsor, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Sophomore Taylor LaFrance (New Windsor, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) went 2-for-3 in the leadoff spot.

Trailing 5-0, the Hawks got on the board when DiSpignia scored on a wild pitch in the sixth. Wellesley answered, however, and extended the lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the inning.

In the top of the seventh, smart base running and timely miscues by Wellesley made the contest interesting. LaFrance scored on a passed ball, freshman Caroline Alicandri (Pearl River, N.Y./Pearl River) stole home, Spriggs scored on an RBI groundout by senior Megan Carbia (Tomkins Cove, N.Y./North Rockland) and DiSpignia scored on a wild pitch to make the game 7-5 in favor of Wellesley.