A pair of late-inning rallies helped Plattsburgh State to two one-run wins in a sweep of the St. Lawrence softball team in a nonconference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Cardinals won the first game 4-3 and the second 3-2 to improve to 13-9 overall, while the Saints drop to 8-11 after the sweep.

Jordan Sheridan led the Saints with a pair of hits in game one, while first-year Mylea Mann had two RBI in game two. Both Emma Gailey and Allie Courtwright took losses on the mound, as Gailey allowed four runs on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts in the opener, and Courtwright gave up three runs on five hits with three strikeouts of her own in the second game.

The Saints had 2-0 lead in game one after one-run innings in both the first and the third, as Kylee Knight scored the first run of the day when Plattsburgh dropped a routine pop fly into short right field off the bat of Kelsey Murphy. Junior Carly Dziekan made it 2-0 when she scored on a RBI single up the middle by Courtwright.

Plattsburgh chipped away in the top of the fourth with an RBI single of its own and then added three runs in the top of the sixth thanks to two hits and two errors to take a 4-2 lead.

St. Lawrence got one back in the bottom of the frame on a sacrifice fly by first-year Abrianna Schlickenmayer that plated Elle Gray, but couldn't find the equalizer as they stranded one in the bottom of the seventh to end the game.

The Saints got opened up a 2-0 lead in game two as well, with a two RBI double to right center by Mann in the third that scored both Sheridan and Kelsey Murphy.

Plattsburgh cut the home team's lead in half with a run in the top of the fifth off a muffed throw by the Saints first baseman, but the Saints were able to get two quick outs and strand a pair of Cardinals to prevent any further damage.

But the visitor's led off the seventh with a triple to the base of the wall in right field and tied the game on a sac fly to center the next at bat. After a single and a fielder's choice, the Cardinals took the lead for good with an RBI single through the right side for the eventual 3-2 margin.

St. Lawrence will travel to Clarkson for a Liberty League doubleheader on Thursday, before hosting RPI and Union for a pair of conference doubleheaders this Saturday and Sunday.