BB: SUNYAC

[jdex]

Florida looking good .....again for limited Wednesday games (otherwise beach beckons)

Oswego splits against Allegheny, taming the Pennsylvanians  7-0 in the first before coming up short 6-1 in the second contest at Winter Haven. Both games seven innings.
       Lakers' five-run third inning begins the scoring in the initial hookup. J. Rauseo base knock to left droves in first run. M. Kutscher and E. Holton deliver each delivers two-run singles. Three pitchers combine for the three-hit shutout, starter JM Guarino (3inn, 2h, 1w) the winner. A. Stuart tosses ensuing three innings (1h, 1w, 2k) and M. Putillo hurls the seventh (1k). Eight Oswego batters get a safety each 7-3. No errors.
       Oswego jumps out to 1-0 lead on K. Simmons' second inning SF. Allegheny with single runs in the third, fourth, fifth and three in the sixth. Victims manage four hits and have one error. Allegheny with 13 hits, no errors. R. Brinkman first to take rubber for OSt and assessed loss (3.2 inn, 7h, 2r, 2r, 2er, 2w, 1k). Oswego 7-4, Allegheny 3-3
     
New Paltz defeats Salem St., MA 9-7 at Port Charlotte. Deadlocked 7-7 through seven innings, Hawks' T. Bell fourth hit and second double of the game drives in tiebreaker in the eighth. C. Moran single posts ninth run an inning later and S. Hansen completes save opportunity (2inn, 2h, 2k). NP scores three times in the top of the first inning and gets single runs in six more innings. Never trails but Salem first pulls even in the sixth. New Paltz totals 12 hits, Bell 4x5, 4bi; R. Guido 3x4, r; M. Sparacino 2x5, hr, 3bi. Hawks with one error. Salem with 10 hits, two errors. Starting assignment for NP to B. Wismer (6inn, 7h6r, 5er, 3w). starts for NP. J. Fox in one inning (1h, 1r, 1er, 1w) winner. Salem St. 4-4.
      Then, Hawks lose 6-3 to UMass-Boston at Port Charlotte. Error, wild pitch and C. Moran SF provide NP 3-0 first inning lead.  Game knotted in the third when L. Nagle hits his third home run in as many games. Roundtripper in the fourth sends UMass-Boston ahead for keeps. NP 2-7, UMass-Boston 3-4

Opening conference action Thursday: 5-4 Plattsburgh vs. 2-4 Fredonia in DH at Fort Myers. They have single game Friday.
Also, 11-0 Cortland plays 3-4 UMass-Boston at Port Charlotte, 2-7 New Paltz has rematch with Lancaster Bible at Port Charlotte

[jdex]

Let the tournament begin .......no, not THAT tournament! Talkin' 'bout the chase for the SUNYAC pennant. Beautiful Florida weather playing host to ...........

Fredonia and Plattsburgh exchange late game victories in opening conference doubleheader in Fort Myers. Fredonia prevails 4-1 in the first game and Plattsburgh wins the second contest 5-4.
      Fredonia scores two in the eighth inning and one in the ninth to take the first tilt. Tied 1-1 into the Devils eighth, K. Sherman swipes second and throwing error on the play plates RJ Spinella. C. Frontale (2x3) follows with rbi single to left. E. Krohl rbi single to center in ninth delivers fourth run. Z. Jordon pitches first seven innings, J. DiLeo the final two for the victory. Devils with nine hits, one error. Pburgh seven hits, three errors. M. Vargues losing hurler in 7.1 innings of work BUT would provide winning blow in the second game.
      Plattsburgh's Vargues singles home winning unearned run in the bottom of the seventh and final inning of the second game. N. Lupo (2x3, 2r) has leadoff single and ensuing error puts runners on first and second. Lupo picked off prior to balk and walk setting up Vargues' heroics. Fredonia with 4-0 lead in the first inning on four doubles. Pburgh pulls even in the fifth when F. Buksa (2x3) drills three-run homer run. S. Orr (6.1inn, 6h, 0r, 3w, 4k) earns mound triumph, coming on in first inning. Harford (1.1inn, 2h, 1r, 2w, 1k) in relief loses it. Cardinals with 10 hits, one error, Freds 11 hits, two errors. Fredonia 1-1 SUNYAC, 4-6 overall; Plattsburgh 1-1, 6-6

Cortland suffers first loss in 4-3 outcome to UMass-Boston at Port Charlotte. Beacons' ninth inning run decides it. C. Barker first-pitch single to left gets walk-off edict. CSt error opens the ninth followed by sac bunt. Cortland squared matters 3-3 with two-run sixth. D. Castaldo SF and an error produced scores. RDragons held to five hits and commit two errors. U-M with eight hits, two errors.  Z. Ferris throws first 5.1 innings for Cortland followed by A. Brant who absorbs the loss. D. Mantoni in eight innings and J. Commiskey pitch for UMass-Boston. Mantoni also 3x4 with rbi. Corts 11-1, UMass-Boston 5-4

New Paltz romps over Lancaster Bible 11-2 at Port Charlotte. In 1-0 hole after three innings, Hawks score in the next five innings. T. Anderson's two-run home run to left in the fifth gives them the lead. Anderson (2x5, 2r, 4bi) later pokes two-run double. Fourteen hits along with three errors for NP in claiming a second win over Lancaster Bible (6 hits, 2 errors) this week. Credit starter S. Ballot (5inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 1w, 3k) with the win. K. Frank wraps it up. NP 3-7, Bible 0-4

Friday conference liftoffs have Cortland vs. New Paltz in Port Charlotte DH, and Oswego (7-4) vs. Brockport (6-3) in Lakeland DH. Single games on tap Saturday at the same sites

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More blue skies, warm temps for Friday conference games in Florida

Cortland takes both ends of doubleheader with New Paltz, rolling 16-2 in the first game and 6-1 in the nightcap. B. Serio and B. McClain winning hurlers at Port Charlotte where they collide on Saturday in single encounter
      RDragons in the first game score eight runs on seven hits in first at-bat. Cortland initial damage comes after first two batters retired. A. Clock single makes it 1-0. M. Michalski later drives home pair with a single. Corts club 15 hits. Have two errors. F. Ricci 2x5, r, 3bi; C. Griffin 2x3, r, 3bi. Ten players with at least one hit. B. Serio (2-0) pitches 6.1 innings (4h, 1r, 0er, 1w, 4k). NP hurler B. LoRusso takes brunt of  Dragons' liftoff.
      Second contest tied 1-1 until Cortland tallies two in the fourth of seven inning test. M. Michalski triples with one out and scores on C. Griffin's chopper to third. NP error eventually lets Griffin score. Corts gets two more runs in the sixth. Griffin strokes leadoff double and races home on D. Castaldo SF. F. Ricci triples and scores on an error, one of five for the Hawks. Griffin 3x3, 2r, 1bi, 2bh in replacing capt. M. DiMilio at second base. DiMilio left the lineup Thursday against UMass-Boston. McClain pitches six innings (2h, 1r, 0er, 1w, 6k). New Paltz with singles in first and third innings. T. Brien 1-2-3 (1k) seventh inning. Cortland 2-0, 13-1; NP 0-2,3-9

Plattsburgh dismantled 22-5 by Franklin & Marshall in seven innings at Winter. Earlier the Cardinals nip Fredonia 6-5 in conference play.
       Cards B. Latulipe against Fredonia singles home tie-breaking run with two outs in bottom of the eighth. Fredonia on strength of five-run fifth inning including C. Frontale two-run single builds 5-4 edge into the Pburgh eighth. A. Rodriguez ignites winning rally with single. Fredonia error allows tying run at Fort Myers in rubber game of three-game series. A. Kramer in relief of W. Flynn buckles down in five inning stint (1h, 1k) to foil Freds. Cards with seven hits, three errors. Devils knock out nine hits but have four errors behind three pitchers. T. Morris starts, removed after 3.1 innings. Pburgh 2-1, 7-7
Fredonia (1-2, 4-7) on Saturday draws F&M at Auburndale, and Plattsburgh vs. Keuka in DH at Orlando

Oswego blitzes Brockport 15-1 at Lakeland in nine inning matchup.  D. Saccocio sparkles -- 5-for-5, three runs, four rbi, two 2bh and second inning three-run home run!! Lakers run-making in six innings and hold 5-0 lead through two frames. Put 16 into the hit column. Have three errors. Ace B. Karinchak on the hill for seven innings (7h, 1r, 1er, 1w, 5k). Bport gets 11 hits (J. Craig 3x4), has one error. D. Stackhouse roughed up in six innings (11h, 8r, 8er, 0w, 5k). Oswego 1-0, 8-4; Bport 0-1, 6-4
Teams square off in doubleheader Saturday at Lakeland

.Meanwhile up north, Oneonta is idled by weather. Scheduled doubleheaders Saturday at Montclair and Sunday at Old Westbury ppd. Oneonta awaits following weekend conference three game series with Brockport .....weather permitting

[jdex]

Yup, Florida Chamber of Commerce at work .........simply gorgeous weather .......as spring break nears an end. Back to the reality up north soon .........But for the moment

Cortland kayoes New Paltz 9-2 winding up series at Port Charlotte. RDragons complete Florida junket with nine wins, one loss and sport 14-1 overall mark, 3-0 conference. Jump ahead 5-0 in the third despite running into two outs early in the inning. Still post five spot thanks to three NP errors, two hit batters,  V. Bomasuto rbi single and C. Griffin two-run single. Getting chance to play in absence of second baseman M. DeMilio, Griffin 5x6 on Friday. A. Weingarten (5inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 0w, 5k) on the mound for the win. R. McAlary, E. honce, V. Bomasuto, T. Laitar follow and check Hawks to eight hits overall. That total matches NP errors. June one CSt run earned. Dragons reap 16 hits and have one error. D. Castaldo 3x5, 2r; N. Hart 3x3, r, bi, 2bh, sb, w, hbp; C. Griffin 3bi. Hawk M. Sparacino 2x4, 2bh. New Paltz 0-3, 3-10
Corts, ranked second nationally to Wisc-Whitewater by coaches, home bound and slated to visit Ithaca on Tuesday. Wisc-Whitewater schedule just underway in Orlando. Shaded earlier CSt. victim Rutgers-Camden 8-7 today for 3-1 record. Opposing Keuka later next week

Oswego sweeps Brockport in varying styles. Whips Eagles 7-1 in seven innings, ekes out 2-1 nine inning verdict in doubleheader at Lakeland.
       Lakers in the opener tally one in each of the first two innings and post four run in the fourth, two when D. Saccorcio doubles and E. Hamilton singles for his second rbi on the day. R. Donnelly 3x4, 2r, 2sb; D. Saccocio 2bi; W. Randall 2x4, 2r, 2bi, 2sb; E. Hamilton 2x4, 2bi. Oswego six base swipes in seven chances. Eagles B. Sanders, J. Martin both 2x3. M. Kelly (7inng, 8h, 0er, 0w, 4k) pitches for Lakers, A. Pratt (3.1inn, 9h, 6r, 5er, 0w, 3k) starts for Bport.
      Second game squeaker has Oswego notch second and third inning runs. D. Saccocio makes it 1-0 with single, stolen base, to third on flyout and home when E. Hamilton singles to third base. R. Donnelly walk sets up A. Brown rbi double to left an inning later. Brockport breaks through in bottom of the eighth. E. Carrera leadoff single precedes infield error to put Eagles on second and third with no outs. A. Barbetto bunt plates Carrera. OSt pitcher T. Cronin (8inn, 7h, 1r, 0er, 1w, 6k) induces back-to-back inning ending groundouts. Reliever M. Putillo retires Eagles in order in the ninth. Z. Lander (8inn, 9h, 2r, 2er, 3w, 4k)losing pitcherOswego's J. Giller 3x4. Bport strands five, Lakers 10. OSt two errors, Brocks one. Oswego 3-0, 10-4; Brockport 0-3, 6-6

Plattsburgh tough 5-2 loss to Keuka at Auburndale. Cardinals just take 2-1 lead in top of the eighth before yielding no-out bases loaded triple in the bottom of the inning. B. Latulipe (2x4) had given the Burgh the late edge. His two-out single was followed by F. Buksa's single to left. Wild pitch plates Latulipe. Cards leave runners at the corners ending their eighth, then go quietly in the ninth. Get five hits, play flawless defense. Keuka with 11 hits, two errors. S. Howard charged with pitching loss (7inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 2w, 2k).  Cardinals 7-8, Keuka 1-1

Fredonia exits Florida a winner, earning 3-1 seven-inning decision vs. Franklin & Marshall at Auburndale. Three-run fourth inning overcomes 1-0 deficit.  With runners on first and second, E. Krohl double home tying run and Devils go ahead on wild pitch. B. Castonguay sac fly follows. C. Wolf serves 'em up for first four (1r, 1er, 5h, 0w, 1k) and B. Gauthier finishes (3inn, 3h, 1w, 4k). Fred five hits, three errors. F&M eight hits, no errors
      Devils on short side of 8-4 score in the first game. Tied 2-2 in the second inning. E. Krohl with two-run single to center. F&M uses three-run springboard to 5-2 lead an inning later. Late game Devil outfield replacement R. Mendiola slugs two-run home run in the seventh. J. Korszun (4inn, 6h, 6r, 6h, 4er, 3w, 2k) gets mound setback. Fredonia with seven hits, two errors. F&M eight hits, one error. Devils 5-8, F&M Diplomats 7-3

Oneonta idled by weather at home. Scheduled doubleheaders Saturday at Montclair and Sunday at Old Westbury ppd. Oneonta awaits next Friday/Saturday conference three game series with guest Brockport .....weather permitting

[jdex]

Cortland trip to Ithaca on Tuesday ppd. by lingering winter weather. Bombers of IC 2-7 following Sunday 2-1, 8-0 double dip to ranked Kean in New Jersey. Ithaca spent "spring" break in Californa and presented 37-year coach George Valesente with his 1,000th win in finale. The classy Valesente nearing 1,100 wins in 43rd overall campaign including early stints at Brockport and New Paltz

Still on Tuesday agenda is Brockport at 4-4 Rochester

College hitting on the rise? That would mean lower seams on baseballs having their desired effect -- less pitcher's stuff. Balls put into play this year hoping to boost offense and compensate for the recent year change in metal bat composition to lessen the "trampoline" effect. 

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Brockport downs Rochester 3-0 on UR. Eagles score twice in the third inning. L. Gilbert doubles, scores on A. Barbetto infield single. Latter scores when Bport runner in rundown attempting to steal. L. Mastellone SF in sixth. T. Clifford pitches win over six innings (4h, 2w, 3k). N. Pontari completes shutout (3inn, 2h, 1w, 4k). J. Ghyzel in mound loss. Eagles 7-6, UR 4-5

Cortland due at UR Wednesday

Cortland at Ithaca on Tuesday .....Brockport at Fisher, Hilbert at Fredonia on Wednesday weather casualties

Cortland, 14-1, moves from third to No. 2 on D3 poll. Salisbury, MD, 10-0, top ranked, Wisc-Whitewater, 4-1,  third. Cortland/Salisbury had early meeting canceled by weather

Junior C. Griffin of CSt stepped into M. DeMilio's shoes at second base in Florida and RDragons didn't miss a beat. Griffin -- Cortland High School product, named to D3 Team of the Week. In sweep of New Paltz, Griffin 7x13, 8bi, 3r, bb, 2hbp and flawless afield. Team captain DeMilio on injured list after named conference player of the week the previous week.

[jdex]

Cortland survives host Rochester 15-11,  needing to wipe out early and late deficits. RDragons trailed 5-0 in the first inning and 11-9 through seven frames. Collect 18 hits (four triples, three doubles) against seven UR pitchers. CSt top four batters, D. Castaldo (4x5, 5r), C. Ziemendorf (2x3, 3r), V. Bomasuto (3x4, 3r), A. Simon (3x6) share 12 rbi. Bomasuto plates five.
    RDragons rise from first inning hole to lead 9-6 in the top of the sixth. Z. Ferris (4.2inn, 1r, 1er, 3h, 0w, 3k) in CSt relief of starter N. DiBenedetto cools UR bats which strike for the five runs on five hits in the first while Yellowjacket starter J. Schulman sets down the first six RDragon batters. He exits and Cortland offense arrives for tying five runs on five hits in the third. C. Griffin (2x5) triples in initial run. Cortland grabs the lead in the fourth with three runs after first two batters retired. A. Simon triples to center for two scores. UR closes within 9-8 in the sixth. Slutsky leads off with double and D. Warren contributes two-run double.
   Down 11-9 after UR's S. Slutsky tags three-run home run to center in the bottom of the seventh, RDragons forge 12-11 lead in the top of the eighth inning when Castaldo has one-out single followed by errant throw on a bunt and Bomasuto and Simon consecutive doubles for three runs. Tying run in the UR eighth picked off first by A. Brant, the sixth Cortland hurler and the winner for final 2.1 innings of one-hit ball. In the ninth CSt adds insurance. Ziemendorf doubles for two and Bomasuto singles for the 15th.
    Cortland 15-1, Rochester 4-6
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Cortland remains second in national coaches poll (ABCA). Still behind Wisc-Whitewater (4-1). Salisbury (10-0) third, St. Thomas MN (8-2) fourth, Birmingham-So ALA (17-3) fifth. Clarkson among others receiving votes

Fredonia home DH today vs. Hilbert ppd. Oswego at Ithaca today ppd, and Thursday New Paltz at Ithaca ppd

[jdex]

Cortland at Fredonia today and Saturday ppd;  Cortland at Pitt-Bradford on Sunday

Oswego at Plattsburgh moved to Sunday at Wappingers Falls, and Monday (dh) at Bard College (Annadale-on-Hudson)

Brockport at Oneonta ppd. Saturday; play Sunday at Onondaga CC

New Paltz on Saturday hosting Mount St. Mary (dh)

[magicman]

jdex,
You need to send us some of that Florida weather. Snowing again today here in Plattsburgh. No green grass to be found. The 5 day forecast doesn't offer much in the way of spring either. 29 degrees tomorrow and still only 38 next Tuesday and Wednesday. No global warming in the North Country this year.

jdex, I asked earlier but didn't get a reply. Did you get a chance to see any of the SUNYAC teams play when they were in Florida?

[magicman]

jdex
Just read your PM. Will try and respond in the next day or so. Weather creating havoc with spring sports in the North Country as usual. More snow overnight...at least it wasn't much, but white stuff this time of year is still depressing.

[jdex]

Cortland at Pitt-Bradford, PA on Sunday ppd. RDragons hope to next play Wednesday (moved from Tues. in C'land) vs. SUNY Tech at Cornell. And next weekend's (Fri/Sat) conference home action vs. Brockport moved to Cornell

New Paltz home dh Saturday vs. Mount St. Mary ppd. Hope to get together Monday at Saugerties

Oswego vs. Plattsburgh still with designs of playing on foreign soil Sunday at Wappingers Falls (8 p.m.), and Monday dh at Bard College (noon). Lakers have ppd. Wednesday home gave vs. Hamilton (no April fools they)

Oneonta vs. Brockport eyeing Sunday single game at Onondaga CC in Syracuse (6:45) and Monday dh at Houghton (noon)

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Brockport spoils conference opener for Oneonta, 15-3, in Syracuse. Eagles seize 3-1 lead in the top of the third. B. Sanders (3x4, 3bi) singles for a pair. OSt within 5-3 through seven innings. Bport strikes for seven runs in the eighth on four hits including Sanders' base hit rbi. Of 15 runs, only four earned. RDragons with four errors. Brockport with 11 hits (B. Swayne 3x4, 3r, bi), one error. Oneonta six hits (J. Franke, D. Merola both 2x3). Starter D. Stackhouse winning pitcher (5inn, 2r, 1er, 5h, 5w, 5k). J. McCarthy, first of six hurlers, the loser (5r, 1er, 6h, 2w, 4k). Bport 1-3, 8-6. Oneonta 0-1, 3-7. Play two Monday at Houghton

[jdex]

Oswego sweeps three game series with Plattsburgh. Wins twice this afternoon by 4-0 and 8-4 scores at Bard College following Sunday night 5-2 triumph at Wappingers Falls.
       Second game today the M. Kutscher Show. Reaps six rbi including bases loaded three-run double to left-center snapping 3-3 tie in the seventh inning. Goes 2x3 with pair of doubles. D. Saccocio 2x4, 3r in nine inning matchup. T. Cronin first takes the ball for Oswego and pitches five innings (8h, 3r, 1er, 1w, 2k). C. Arcuri tosses next two in good fashion and would appear to get the win. Three others follow with M. Putillo credited with save. Plattsburgh B. Latulipe 3x5, 2r; F. Buksa 3x5; TJ Montalbano 3x5 as Cards outhit Lakers 14-7. Oswego with one error, Pburgh three. B. Buksa on the Cards hill for 6.1 innings (5h, 4r, 3er, 2w, 5k). A. Kramer out of the pen and takes the loss in 1.2 innings.
      Oswego in seven inning opener scores twice in the first inning. M. Kutscher (2x4, r, bi) singles to center for 1-0 edge and J. Giller (2x4, r, 2bi) doubles to left for 2-0 margin. Adds two runs in the third on error and K. Liner's rbi double. M. Kellly (3-1) goes the distance (7inn, 8h, 0w, 6k). M. Vargues (1-5) absorbs setback (7inn, 3er, 1w, 4k). Cards N. Lupo, F. Buksa, TJ Montabano with two hits each. Oswego 6-0, 13-4; Pburgh 2-4, 7-11
      Oswego on Sunday night turns out the lights on Plattsburgh in contest finishing after midnight. Lakers score in the first on W. Randall (2x4, 2r) double, E. Hamilton (4x5, 3bi)  rbi single.  In the fifth Randall triples home a run, scores on E. Hamilton bingle. OSt by 4-0 through 7 1/2. Burghers land two in home eighth when N. Lupo singles to left. Oswego (9h, 0e) gets one back in the ninth to support B. Karinchak's third pitching win (one loss). Works eight innings (6h, 2r, 2er, 0w, 8k). S. Orr loses it (8.1inn, 5h, 5r, 4er, 4w, 7k). Cards with six hits, four errors. Oswego 4-0, 11-4; Pburgh 2-2, 7-9
Play dh today at Bard College

Brockport takes doubleheader from Oneonta, erupting for 10 run final inning in 17-5 seven inning first game conquest, and riding Z. Lander 14 strikeouts, three-hitter in second game 5-0 nine inning verdict at cool, windy Houghton.
       Port in first game runs for four in the first inning (B. Sanders, J. Craig with rbi) and three in the second (W. Burghardt doubles home two) but only holds 7-5 lead in the fourth till closing spree featuring rbi doubles from S. Peake, E. Carrera, B. Swayne, J. Wallwork, M. Cvitan. A. Barbetto 2x3, 3r, 2w; S. Sanders 2x4, 3r, 2bi, w; Burghardt 2x3, 2r, 2bi; Craig 2x3, bi, w. Reliever D. Fera awarded win (3.2inn, 0h, 2w, 1k). R. Marks roughed up in first 1.2 innings (7r, 6er, 6h, 2w, 1k) for Oneonta whose D. Merola 2x3, r.     
       Eagles capture second game behind Lander (3w in addition to senior's career best 14 Ks). G. Ruddy drives in three runs with two hits including single in the fifth. Four-run seventh ices it. B. Sanders' single plates final two scores. C. Davis 2x4. Oneonta's T. Bond losing hurler (6.1inn, 6h, 2w, 3k). Bport-3, 10-6; Oneonta 0-3, 3-9

New Paltz vs. Mount St. Mary at Saugerties ppd. Hawks Tuesday booked at Old Westbury

[jdex]

New Paltz at Old Westbury ........Brockport at RIT ........ppd. Tuesday

Cortland maintains second place in both D3 and ABCA polls.
Behind Salisbury, MD (12-0) in D3 weekly poll and followed by Wisc-Whitewater (8-1), Birmingham-So, ALA (22-3-1) and Kean, NJ (15-4)
Coaches list frontrunner Wisc-Whitewater No. 1. Salisbury, Birmingham-So, Kean 3-4-5
Oswego and Clarkson among others receiving votes in both polls

Empire 8 site has just a terrific piece on venerable Ithaca coach George Valesente

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Cortland subdues pesky SUNY Tech of Utica 8-6 at cool Cornell. Starter Z. Ferris sets down first eight Cats and RDragons leading 7-1 into the fifth inning. Dropped two-out fly gifts C-St. two runs and J. Teague singles home two more. Tech picks on reliever J. Winters for three runs in the fifth and unearned run in the sixth tightens it to 7-5. R. Kelly eighth inning sac fly brings Tech within 7-6. Corts' dh F. Ricci second double of the day, groundout and C. Griffin two-out single to center hikes margin to 8-6. Closer Laitar retires three of four batters in the ninth. Laitar fifth Dragon pitcher. A. Brant (2h, 1r, 1er, 1w, 1k) effective in three inning stint. Utica 8-7 hit edge. Cortland with four errors, Utica -- playing for the first time since March 13, has one. S. Haney (4inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 6k) solid relief for the Cats. R. Smith 2x4, r, bi; J. Rodrigues 2x5, r, 2bi for 4-7 Cats. Cortland 16-1
Cortland upcoming games with Brockport at Cornell have been adjusted by projected weather problems to a Friday dh and Sunday single game

Today's Plattsburgh at St. Lawrence canceled; Hamilton at Oswego ppd

Oneonta on Thursday plays dh vs. Ithaca at Cornell in booking moved back a day. OSt looking to end seven game losing streak. Ithaca, 3-7, yesterday blanks baseball newbie Elmira 13-0

Cortland's V. Bomasuto in D3 Team of the Week OF for his 3x4, 3r, 5bi, 3bh output at Rochester. Late triple drove in go-ahead runs