BB: SUNYAC

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Oswego twice blanks guest Plattsburgh, 7-0 and 3-0, in Monday DH
      Lid-lifter has M. Cavanagh (5-0) throwing first six innings of shutout (2h, 1bb, 6k, 1hbp) and trio finishing three-hit job in nine inning contest. Lakers take charge early with two runs in the second (W. Randall 2bi single), two in the third (Z. Kollar 2bi single to center) and two in the fourth (E. Hamilton rbi double, J. Barnes rbi single). Randall 2x4, r, 2bi; Hamilton 3x4, r, bi, bb; Kollar 2x4, r, 2bi; Barnes and E. Holton 2h each. M. Fox (1-3) LP. Oswego 7-12-3, Plattsburgh 0-3-0
      Oswego in seven inning second game scores in the first on R. Donnelly single following walk and Hamilton single, and leave sacks full. Tack on fifth frame tally as A. Brown leads off with single and scores on Hamilton two-out single. Hamilton 2x3, bi. Home side's T. Cronin with complete game three-hitter (0bb, 6, 83 pitches). P. Bryant LP (5inn, 2er, 5h, 2bb)
       Oswego 7-1, 16-6. Plattsburgh 0-5, 4-11. Play series third game Tuesday

New Paltz receives two home runs from dh C. Moran in Hawks' 10-7 victory at Fredonia. Moran slugs two-run first inning roundtripper. And after Devils' P. Sheehan cracks solo homer in the fourth for 4-2 lead it's Moran with three-run homer and J. Ganca solo blast for 7-4 NP reversal. Moran 2x4, 2r, 5bi, bb; J. Williams 2h, 3r; Ganca 2h, 3r; D. Page 2h; S. Citriniti 2h 2bi. Freds' Sheehan 3x5, 2r, 2bi; A. Medina, J. Crocetti, M. Prentice 2h apiece. J. Magnuson (1-0) goes 4.2inn, 7h, 5r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 1hbp. R. Votypka pitches final 4.1 innings. J. Hartford (1-4) LP in 4 innings. Two follow. NP 10-11-4, Fredonia 7-13-3
         New Paltz 3-3, 10-8 and home Thursday vs. Cortland, home Fri/Sat DH vs. Oneonta, home Sunday vs. Cortland DH. Fredonia 3-9, 11-13 and at Medaille Wednesday, at D'Youville Thursday, home vs. Alfred St. Saturday DH

Cortland home game vs. Rochester on Wednesday ppd.

[jdex]

Oswego tops Plattsburgh 10-7 Tuesday at Oswego in a game delayed by rain over three hours with Lakers leading 6-5 through six innings. Cards tie 6-6 on P. Bryant single in the seventh. Oswego responds with two in its seventh on M. Cavanagh SF and error. Tis 8-7 into the bottom of the eighth when hosts seal deal with J. Barnes' two-run home run. Lakers with 15 hits. K. Simmons 4x5, r, 2bi; J. Hoagland 3x4, 2r, sb; JT Angora 2x2, r, 2bi, 3bh; Barnes and M. Dellicarri 2h each. Burgh's A. Follmer 2x4, 2r, bi; TJ Montalbano 2h, 2bi; N. Clark 2bi, 2bh; K. Mori 2bi, 2h, r. JM Guarino (1-1) -- third Oswego hurler, gets the W (2inn, 4h, 2r, 1er, 4k) and C. Arcuri the save. R. Pettit starts and works 4.1 innings. Five Plattsburgh arms in action led by R. Whalen (3.2inn, 9h, 5r, 4er, 1bb, 3k). K. Mori finishes and takes the setback (2inn, 3h, 4r, 3er, 2bb, 2k, blk). Oswego 10-15-3, Pburgh 7-11-3. Oswego sweeps series
    E. Hamilton in Monday action becomes Oswego all-time hit leader at 187. Plattsburgh's TJ Montalbano with 100th career hit Tuesday
     Oswego 8-1, 17-6 and at Brockport Fri/Sat DH. Plattsburgh 0-6, 4-12 and at St. Lawrence Wednesday, home vs. Cortland Fri/Sat DH

Brockport at RIT ppd Tuesday. Eagles at Fisher Wednesday and entertain Oswego Fri/Sat DH

Cortland (22-5) stays No. 6 while Oswego slips from No. 9 to 14 in weekly D3 media top 25 poll, with games played through Sunday. St. John Fisher (15-6) fills No. 25.
        Shenandoah VA (24-2) keeps No. 1 slot followed by 2. Birmingham-Southern AL (27-5), 3. Wisc-Whitewater (16-2), 4. LaGrange GA (31-4), 5. Texas-Tyler (28-5), 7. Tufts MA (15-2), 8. Wooster OH 16-4, 9. Centenary LA (26-6), 10. Johns Hopkins MD (19-6)

Cortland home game Wednesday vs. Rochester ppd prior to crazy travels to New Paltz Thursday, to Plattsburgh Fri/Sat DH and back to New Paltz Sunday DH

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St. John Fisher comes from behind to beat Brockport 12-8 Wednesday. Six-run eighth inning the difference, with Fisher turning the tables before Port gets an out. Eagles take advantage of home team misplays and T. Kretzler run-scoring triple and M. VanAllen rbi double for 6-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Fisher in its fourth scores five on three hits including J. Trotman two-run single to left.  Port gets two in the fifth for 8-5 lead. Fisher within 8-6, then doubles its run output in decisive eighth. J. Graham bases loaded double to right ties it. R. Fahy follows with two-run go-ahead double. Bases loaded walk and sac fly finish the uprising. Brockport uses eight pitchers, SJF five who strike out 11. K. Chambers fans final three Eagles. DJ Mendenhall (1-0) WP, S. Kowalski (0-1) LP. Port's Kretzler 2x5, r, 2bi, 3bh; D. Cala 2r, bi; P. Ludden 2r, bi, 2hbp. Graham, Fahy (3bi), T. Pasquale, Trotman 2h games for Fisher. Fisher 12-12-4, Brockport 8-7-1
      Brockport 15-10 and home vs. Oswego Fri/Sat DH with return home game vs. Fisher on Tuesday. Fisher 16-6

Fredonia captures twinbill from Medaille,  8-2, 8-1, in seven inning games at Buffalo McCarthy Park. S. Zapwow and M. Wilhelm toss complete games.
      First game: D. Fie one-out double drives in pinch-runner L. Kelly for 3-2 lead in the sixth. Blue Devils settle things with five-run seventh as A. Medin doubles in run, K. Yirine doubles home two. Ten Freddies hit safely in 12 hit attack to back complete game pitching of S. Zaprow (1-1, 7inn, 3h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 7k, 2hbp). D. Goodb 2x3, 2bh and starts Devils' deciding sixth inning. Fie 2x3, 2bh, sac. Fredonia 8-12-3, Medaille 2-3-1
      Second game: Fredonia strikes for six first inning runs and winds up with 15 hits. P. Shee (rbi single), J. Coene (2bi double) and N. Fior (rbi single) contribute quickly and Wilhelm (2-0) cruises (7inn, 1r, 1er, 4h, 1bb, 8k, 2hbp). A. Medin 3x5, 2r, bi, 2bh, hr hit king. J. Krolik (sb), C. Frontal (2r), Coene (2bi, 2bh), Fior 2h each. Fredonia 8-15-1, Medaille 1-4-2
       Fredonia 13-12 and at Buffalo D'Youville Thursday, home vs. Alfred St. Saturday DH.  Medaille 7-18

Plattsburgh earns 8-4 win at St. Lawrence whose Larries lose seventh straight. P. Bryant singles home first inning run for Cards who hold 4-0 lead in the third on two bases loaded walks and groundout rbi. Three-run sixth stretches the gap to 7-2. P. Bryant double delivers two and he and J. Deland execute steal of second and home. P. Bryant 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh, sb. A. Follmer, M. Onufrak 2h each. F. Finkbeiner leads cast of six to the mound and gets the win (2.2inn, 1h, 2r, 1er, 4bb, 2k, hbp). Plattsburgh 8-12-3, St. Lawrence 4-4
      Plattsburgh 5-12 and host Cortland Fri/Sat DH. St. Lawrence 4-11

Cortland sixth, Oswego 14th, St. John Fisher 31st in weekly coaches' NABC poll  .....
      Shenandoah VA (24-2) continues to lead followed by 2. Wisc-Whitewater (16-2), 3. LaGrange GA (31-4), 4. Birmingham-Southern AL (27-4), 5. Texas-Tyler (28-5), 7. Centenary LA (26-6), 8. Tufts MA (15-2), 9. Wooster OH (16-4), 10. Cal Lutheran (21-6)

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Cortland comes within an out of shutout and turns back New Paltz 6-2 in Thursday matinee at New Paltz. Road game begins road warrior RDragons five-game, four day journey. Head to north country for Fri DH/Sat action, then back to NP for Sunday DH. Latest Cortland win features pitching duel between winner J. Casey (6.1inn,, 5h, 0bb, 4k, 73pitches) and K. Eckert (5+inn, 3h, 4bb, 3k, 77pitches). Eckert gets three DPs. Scoreless until J. Teague rbi groundout in the sixth. Teague two-out single and J. Massa home run to left make it 3-0 in the eighth. Corts add three in the ninth on M. Perivolaris pinch-hit rbi single and Teague two-run bases loaded knock. Massa 2x5, r, 2bi, hr; Teague 2x5, 3bi; S. Figueroa 1x3, r, 2bb; M. Michalski 1x1, bb, hbp, sac. Hawks D. Page 2x4, A. Pantano 2x3, N. DePietro 2x3. Cortland 6-10-1, NP 2-8-0
     Cortland 8-2, 23-5 at Plattsburgh for Friday DH, single game Sunday. New Paltz 3-4, 10-9 and home vs. Oneonta Fri DH/Sat, home vs. Cortland Sunday DH

Fredonia literally blasts way to 12-1 romp at Buffalo D'Youville. Clouts three home runs accounting for first five runs. Blue Devils' run entirety comes in three innings. P. Sheehan in four-run fourth raps two-out three-run roundtripper to left-center followed by A. Medinia homer. M. Prentice leads off five-run fifth inning with another homer. Freds complete their scoring in the seventh with three runs. D'Youville quiet against B. Atkinson (9inn, 5h, 1r, 0er, 1bb, 9k, 3hbp) until scoring on an error with two outs in the ninth. Sheehan 2x5, 3r, 4bi, hr, bb, sb; Medinia 2x3, 2r, bi, hr, 2bb, sb; K. Yirinec 2x2, sb; J. Crocetti 2x4, 2bi. Fredonia 12-14-1, D'Youville 1-5-5
        Fredonia 14-12 and home vs. Alfred St. in Saturday DH. D'Youville 3-15

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Cortland at Plattsburgh Friday scratches out 1-0 seven inning second game victory after ninth inning 3-1 first game dramatic win. Pburgh one-hit in the opener, Cortland just two hits in the afterpiece.
        First game: RDragons M. Harrington and J. Winters fire one-hitter. Corts score twice in the ninth. P. Schetter (3x4) one-out single off hardluck loser M. Fox scores N. Budge (double) for 2-1 lead. Add third run and reliever J. Winters retires Cardinals in order in bottom of the ninth. Cortland with 1-0 lead in the second on J. Massa leadoff double and Schetter one-out rbi to left. Plattsburgh uses its only hit to tie in the sixth. J. Deland doubles, takes third on groundout and STEALS HOME. Stellar start for CSt's Harrington (6.1inn, 1r, 1er, 1h, 3bb, 6k, 86pitches) and relief by WP Winters (1-0, 2.2inn, 2k, 26pitches). Meanwhile Cards' Fox outstanding (1-4, 8.1inn, 3r, 3er, 8h, 1bb, 2k, 2hbp, 117pitches. Besides Schetter bat, M. Michalski 2x4. Cortland 3-10-2. Plattsburgh 1-1-0
      Second game: Cortland's A. Weingarten and Cards' P. Bryant lock up. Burgh leaves runners on second and third in the second and has no-out bases loaded threat in the third. Weingarten gets DP comebacker and strikeout. Bryant in total control through five innings, allowing just S. Figueroa infield single in the fourth. Dragons break through in the sixth. Pinch-hitter J. Massa hit by pitch. Pinch runner J. Tardif bunted to second, takes third on flyout and scores on P. Dondero bunt when play at first is muffed. Corts with runner thrown out at the plate in the seventh and leave the bases loaded. Weingarten (6-1) 7inn, 5h, 1bb, 8k, 94pitches. Bryant (1-2) 5.2inn, 1r, 0er, 1h, 1bb, 3k, 74pitches. Cortland 1-2-1, Pburgh 0-5-1
        Cortland 10-2, 25-5. Plattsburgh 0-8, 5-14. Single game Saturday

Oswego comes back in Friday's second game for 6-1 win after Brockport spills Lakers 5-2 at the Port.
       First Game: Eagles break 2-2 tie in the seventh when A. Brooks singles home M. D'Eletto and L. Miceli sac fly plates Brooks. D. Cala with sac fly in the eighth to cap the scoring. A. Spindler wins it (3-4, 8inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k). N. Jerolimov hurls harmless ninth with one runner aboard. R. Donnelly suffers loss (0-3, 6.1inn, 5h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 4k). C. Arcuri tosses final 1.2 innings (3h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 1k). Eagles Brooks 2x5, 2r, bi; M. VanAllen 2h, bi, 2bh; Miceli 2bi; D'Eletto 2h, r. Brockport 5-8-2, Oswego 2-7-3
      Second game: Oswego pitcher T. Cronin makes second inning run (M. Dellicarri 2bh, J. Hoagland rbi single) stand up before Lakers tack on five scores in the final seventh inning (J. Barnes two-run single, Dellicarri rbi single) for 6-0 lead. Cronin raises record to 7-0 with 7 inning stint (6h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 3k). Dellicarri 3x4, 2r, bi, 2bh; Hoagland 2x3, r, bi. M. Gallanzo LP (0-2, 6.2inn, 8h, 5r, 1er, 4bb, 3k). Eagle L. Gilbert 2x3, r. Oswego 6-9-3, Bport 1-6-1
       Oswego 9-2, 18-7. Brockport 7-3, 16-11. Play single game Saturday

New Paltz racks up 10-7 win over Oneonta at NP Campbell Field on Friday. Hawks ahead 10-3 after five innings for M. Delio (1-0, 5inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 2k). J. Ganca run-scoring single and S. Citriniti two-run double put hosts in front 4-0 in first inning. Three more runs arrive in the third inning. D. Campbell double to right drives in one, A. Amoroso single adds pair. Ganca two-run double features three-run fifth. Hawks with 14 safeties. Ganca 3x5, 3bi, 2bh; N. DePietro 2x3, 2r, 2bb; D. Page 2h, 2r, bi, sb; Citriniti 1x2, r, 2bi, 2bb; Amoroso 2bi. T. Sitar exits Oneonta mound in the third. RDragons get two hit outings from M. Mullins, C. Saitch (2r, sb), S. Cheren, D. Geloso. NP 10-14-2, Oneonta 7-11-3
        New Paltz 4-4, 11-9, Oneonta 2-7, 10-12. Play two Saturday

Oneonta on Thursday defeats Mount St. Mary 13-3 at OSt Damaschke Field. Race to 8-2 lead with five-run fifth inning. J. Ceparano clubs bases loaded triple. B. Torres 3x5, r, bi. S. Gerringer (1-1) pitches win. Oneonta 13-13-6, MSM 3-5-6
      Mount St. Mary 4-19

Fredonia ppd. Saturday home DH vs. Alfred St. To makeup Monday

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Cortland slugs Plattsbugh 7-1 with 12 hits and four-hit pitching of J. Cooke (6-2) and J. Martin. RDragons complete series sweep and head for Sunday DH at New Paltz. Score one in the first and P. Schetter sac fly makes it 2-0 in the third. J. Massa with big two-run home run accounting for two of three runs in the fifth inning. Massa 3x5, r, 2bi, 2bh, hr; S. Figueroa 2h, 2bh; D. Schweitzer 2h, 3bh. Cooke pitches 6 innings (3h, 0r, 1bb, 4k) and Martin goes final 3 innings (1h, 1er, 1bb, 2k). R. Whalen toes Pburgh rubber first (1-2, 4.1inn, 8h, 5r, 3er, 2bb, 1k). Cortland 7-12-3, Pburgh 1-4-1
       Cortland 11-2, 26-5 and at New Paltz Sunday DH. Plattsburgh 0-9, 5-15 and at Canton Monday, home vs. New Paltz Tuesday DH and single game Wednesday, Fri/Sat DH at Oneonta

Oswego batters Brockport 9-1 Saturday to close out series in Bport. M. Cavanagh allows three hits working eight innings (1r, 1er, 3bb, 6k, hbp) and backed by three home runs -- two by E. Holton (2x4, 2r, 3bi, 2hrs). Lakers jump to 1-0 second inning lead via M. Dellicarri solo home run to right. Five runs cross the plate in the third, the first pair on Holton homer following A. Brown single. Dellicarri triple knocks home a run along with J. Hoagland single. Oswego with 13 hits. Dellicarri 2x3, 3r, 2bi, 3bh, hr, 2bb); K. Dinges 2h, bi; Brown 2h, r. B. Moxley LP (3inn, 7h, 6r, 3er, 0bb, 4k). Four follow. Oswego 9-13-0, Bport 1-3-3
     Oswego 10-2, 19-7 and home DH Tuesday vs. Clarkson, at Cortland Fri/Sat DH. Brockport 7-4, 16-12 and home Tuesday vs. Fisher, home Wednesday vs. Rochester, at Fredonia Fri/Sat DH, at Oneonta Sunday

Oneonta late push downs New Paltz 8-1 behind T. Bond complete game after host NP Hawks capture opening seven inning tilt 5-2.
      First Game: New Paltz snaps 2-2 tie with two runs in bottom of the fourth. J. Williams drives in go-ahead mark and C. Moran bases loaded walk adds another. Williams double to left in the sixth adds fifth run. Williams 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh; Moran 1x3, 2bi, bb; R. Frost 2x2, r. RDragon S. Mullins 2x3, r, bb; D. Beatty bi; M. Mullins bi, sf. R. Votypka (2.1, 3.1inn, 0r, 2bb, 2k) in relief of starter C. Donachie. Starter N. Ponesse (2-2, 3.2inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 5bb, 1k, 1hbp) on the short end for Oneonta. NP 5-8-0, Oneonta 2-5-1.
      Second Game: Nine inning contest scoreless until each tallies run in the seventh. M. Mullins wins it with solo home run to start three-run Oneonta eighth. D. Geloso double plates two. Clincher is four-run OSt ninth. M. Mullins 2x4, 2r, bi, hr; Geloso 2x3, 3bi, 2bb, 2bh. Bond exceptional (4-2, 9inn, 3h, 1r, 0er, 3bb, 9k). B. LoRusso LP (7.1inn, 4h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 2k). Two follow, first A. Amoroso who lets six of 10 batters reach in allowing five runs in one inning. Oneonta 8-8-1, NP 1-3-1
      New Paltz 5-5, 12-10 and home Sunday DH vs. Cortland. Oneonta 3-8, 11-13 and Tuesday at Utica, Wednesday at So. Vermont, Fri/Sat DH home vs. Plattsburgh, Sunday home vs. Brockport

Fredonia home DH vs. Alfred St. ppd. to Monday

             Yac    Ov'l
Cortland  11-2 26-5
Oswego  10-2 19-7
Brockport  7-4 16-12
New Paltz  5-5, 12-10 
Oneonta   3-8 11-13
Fredonia   5-5 14-13
Plattsburgh  0-9 5-15

[jdex]

Cortland finishes off road trip of playing four straight days,  with fifth and sixth wins by sweeping New Paltz 4-1 and 6-4 on Easter Sunday. Over rugged stretch gets solid pitching from many sources and timely hitting. RDragons hike win streak to 10.
         First Game: Cortland uses four-run fourth inning and P. Merryweather (4-1) four-hit pitching in seven-inning contest. P. Schetter leadoff double to left launches fateful fourth against Hawk hurler J. Stybel (1-3) M. Personius intentionally passed and C. BeVard pokes one-out base hit to right for 1-0 edge. M. Michalski hit by pitch before S. Figueroa two rbi single. Fielder's choice results in fourth run. New Paltz strings three hits to start its fifth. Early failed steal attempt erases one Hawk. A. Amoroso fielder's choice eventually drives in only NP run. Schetter 2x3, r, 2bh; Figueroa h, 2bi; BeVard 1x2, r, bi. Merryweather WP (7inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 4k, 79pitches). Stybel LP (7inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 5k, 115pitches).  Hawk S. Citriniti 1x2, r, bb. Cortland 4-6-0, NP 1-4-1
       Second Game: New Paltz up 1-0 in first inning as C. Moran strokes rbi double. Corts come alive in the third. First seven batters reach base and four score, Figueroa single making it 1-1, J. Massa bases loaded walk for 2-1 advantage preceding Schetter two-run single. Unearned run boosts Cortland lead to 5-1 in its fifth. Hawks close to 5-4 on N. DePietro three-run homer to center in bottom of the inning. Massa SF in the sixth completes scoring. Reliever B. Goncalves (1-0, 4.1inn, 3h, 3k) quiets the Paltz down the stretch. J. Teague 2h; N. Budge 2h, sb, hbp for CSt. Eight Dragons hit safely. DePietro 1x3, 2r, 3bi, 2bb; J. Ganca 2h for Hawks. Lefty A. Barnes starts for Cortland (4.1inn,, 2h, 3r, 3er, 4bb, 3k). Frosh lefty J. Magnuson LP (1-1, 5inn, 6h, 5r, 4er, 4bb, 5k). Cortland 6-10-1, NP 4-7-1
       Cortland 13-2, 28-5 and home vs. 10-12 Hamilton Tuesday, home Fri/Sat DH vs. Oswego. New Paltz 5-7, 12-12 and at Plattsburgh Tuesday DH, single game Wednesday, Friday home vs. 6-13 CCNY, home Saturday vs. 16-8 Ithaca

              Yac    Ov'l
Cortland  13-2 28-5
Oswego  10-2 19-7
Brockport  7-4 16-12
New Paltz  5-7 12-12
Oneonta  3-8 11-13
Fredonia  3-9 14-13
Plattsburgh  0-9 5-15

Remaining Conf. Games:
   Cortland 3 home vs. Oswego
   Oswego 3 at Cortland, 3 home vs. Oneonta
   Brockport 3 at Fredonia, 1 at Oneonta, 3 home vs. New Paltz
   New Paltz 3 at Plattsburgh, 3 at Brockport
   Oneonta 3 home vs. Plattsburgh, 1 home vs. Brockport, 3 at Oswego
   Fredonia 3 vs. Brockport, 3 at Plattsburgh
   Plattsburgh 3 home vs. New Paltz, 3 at Oneonta, 3 home vs. Fredonia

[Jim Dixon]

Looks like 1, 2 will be decided with the Oswego and Cortland series - as expected.  Brockport has a mathematical chance but looks like a solid #3.

[jdex]

Fredonia whips Alfred St. 7-3 Monday afternoon in makeup encounter in Devil-land. Freds never trail after C. Frontale single drives in first inning run. M. Wilhelm double makes it 2-0 and A. Medinia two-run single 4-0 in the second inning. AS within 4-3 with three-run seventh but Devils get L. Kelly bases loaded triple in the eighth for clincher. Fredonia prances five to the mound led by starter J. Harford who fans five in two innings. Middleman Z. Lyman serves runless, hitless three frames with three strikeouts. Kelly 2x4, 3bi, 3bh; Frontale 2x5, r, bi; J. Crocetti 2x4, r. G. Mack LP going first four for AS whose A. Baker 2x4, r,bi; P. Mora 2x4, 2bi. Fredonia  :)7-10-2, AS 3-8-2.
      Fredonia 15-13 and at Penn St.-Behrend in Erie PA Wednesday. Alfred St. 4-25

Cortland home game Tuesday vs. Hamilton ppd.  Next up for RDragon Fri/Sat DH home series vs. Oswego

Re Johnny Mac post below referencing his preseason frontrunners .............yeah, real surprise there. Out on a limb, eh?

[John McGraw]

Looks like 1, 2 will be decided with the Oswego and Cortland series - as expected.  Brockport has a mathematical chance but looks like a solid #3.

Sometimes I know kind of what I'm talking about.

[jdex]

Oneonta bows to Utica 8-4, falling behind 8-0 at the end of four innings. RDragons cash in four scores in the seventh when M. Mullins (double) and C. Kies (triple) rise to rbi occasions. Oneonta guilty of seven errors. Starter S. Gerringer (1-2) serves 2.1inn, 8h, 6r, 4er, 1bb, 1k, 1hbp. Mullins 2x4, bi; M. Grudzinski 2x3, bi, sf. UC's R. Palmer 3x4, r, bi, bb; J. Ryan 2bi. Utica 8-11-1, Oneonta 4-9-7
    Oneonta 11-14 and at So. Vermont in Burlington Wednesday. Utica 12-11

Brockport falls 4-2 at home to St. John Fisher. Same fate as a week ago, as in Fisher scores late to overtake Eagles. Port takes early lead at 2-0 in the second on C. Serino two-run double. Fisher pushes over all four unearned runs in the seventh inning of nine inning game. Infield error starts Fisher rally. M. Kelsey singles before two groundouts, walk to J. Trotman and E. Ryan three-run home run. Brockport leaves bases loaded in the ninth and strands 10 in all. B. Moxley gives Eagles four strong starting one-hit innings but M. D'Eletto victimized in following 2.2 innings. D. Pisciotto pitches first five for SJF. D. Wilkinson comes on for two frames of two-hit work. K. Chambers saves it with final out whiff. Port's P. Ludden 2x5; Servino 1x2, 2bi, bb. Fisher 4-5-0, Bport 2-8-3
      Brockport 16-13 and home Wednesday vs. Rochester. Fisher 19-6

Oswego notches 20th and 21st wins with 8-4 and 2-1 seven-inning verdicts over Clarkson in Oswego.
     First Game: E. Holton solo home run in fourth inning provides Oswego with 5-4 lead. Seal the decision with three runs in the sixth when K. Simmons raps two-run double.  Clarkson takes 4-2 lead in the top of the second. Lakers peck away for single runs in their second (R. Donnelly rbi single) and third (M. Dellicarri rbi single). B. Zywicki WP with five innings of scoreless relief (3h, 0bb, 3k, hbp) after rocky start by R. Pettit. Dellicarri 2x3, 2bi; Donnelly 2x3, r, bi, sb; Holton 2x3, 2r, bi; E. Hamilton 2x4, 2r, sb. R. Riley LP in relief. Oswego 8-10-0, Clarkson 4-9-1
     Second Game: Lakers hitless till one-out in the fourth. E. Hamilton single leads to two run inning. J. Barnes follows with single and M. Dellicarri single drives in game's first run. E. Holton double to left makes it 2-0. Clarkson strikes for score in the seventh against B. Nolan (WP 2-1, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 8k). Visitors leave just one runner on base and led by J. Fraser 2x3. M. Conor LP and kayoed in deciding fourth. Oswego 2-5-0, Clarkson 1-5-0
      Oswego 21-7 and at Cortland Fri/Sat DH. Clarkson 12-13

New Paltz takes two at Plattsburgh, 3-1 in nine inning first game and 1-0 in seven inning nightcap on Tuesday.
    First Game:  No score through five innings, teams exchange run apiece in the sixth. Hawks win with two-run eighth. J. Williams with rbi single and C. Moran his second sac fly of the game. B. LoRusso hurls final 3.2 innings for the win (1-3, 3h, 1bb, 1ibb) in relief of K. Eckert (5.1inn, 7h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 5k). J. Stein incurs setback in relief of M. Fox (6inn, 6h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 1k). NP D. Page 2x4, 2r, 2sb; Moran 1x2, 2bi, 2sf. Cards N. Clark 3x5, r; K. Mori 2x3, bb. NP 3-10-3, Pburgh 1-10-1
     Second Game: Only run comes in third inning. T. Laco singles in leadoff role. After a strikeout J. Williams singles. Fielder's choice by N. DePietro puts runners on first and third. DePietro nabbed in attempt to swipe second but Laco steals home on the play. R. Votypka WP  and P. Bryant LP in route-going efforts. Burgh's TJ Montalbano 2x3; K. Mori 1x2, bb. NP 1-4-0, Pburgh 0-3-0
     New Paltz 7-7, 14-12. Plattsburgh 0-11, 6-17. Third game in series Wednesday

Cortland Tuesday home game vs. Hamilton ppd. with Hamilton facing league foe RPI instead

Cortland (28-5) advances from sixth to fifth in weekly D3 media top 25 poll. Oswego (19-7) remains 14th while St. John Fisher  (18-6) moves from 25th to 18th.
     1. Shenandoah VA (27-3) and 12 top votes, 2. LaGrange GA (35-4) and 10 top votes, 3. Wisc-Whitewater (20-3) and 3 top votes, 4. Birmingham-Southern AL (29-6), 6. Texas-Tyler (28-5), 7. Wooster OH (19-5), 8. Tufts MA (18-3-1), 9. Johns Hopkins MD (24-6), 10. Centenary (LA) 29-6)

Plattsburgh on Monday tames hosting Canton 8-2. Cardinals never in arrears but only 3-2 leader through seven innings. Nail it down with five-run eighth that includes P. Bryant run-producing single to right and K. Mori two-run single to center. Mori 2x3, 2bi, r, bb; J. Deland 2h, 2r; TJ Montalbano 2h, 2r. M. Crispens (1-0) throws first five innings (8h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 0k, 1hbp). B. Marion goes the final four allowing just two hits. Canton sends five to the hill with starter A. LoMay (1-2) LP in four innings of two-hit, one-run showing. His side's W.Matos  and T. Schindler 2h each. Plattsburgh 8-9-1, Canton 2-10-1
       Plattsburgh 6-15. Canton 5-20

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Plattsburgh first conference win dramatic 6-5 nipping of New Paltz Wednesday in series finale in the north country. TJ Montalbano delivers two-out two-run 0-2 single to left in bottom of the ninth. One-out throwing error puts runner aboard before second out fly. Wild pitch moves runner up before P. Bryant draws full-count walk. Pinchrunner K. Mori swipes second to put runners on second and third. Montalbano makes for happy Cardinals.
     Cards play 2-2 tie at the end of five innings, move ahead 4-2 in the sixth on A. Calabro, F. Tricamo rbi blows. NP with run in the seventh (A. Pantano rbi double) and two in the eighth (passed ball, wild pitch) stake 5-4 lead setting the stage for Plattsburgh winning rally. J. Adams WP (1-0, 2.1inn, 3h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 1k, 1hbp) in relief of R. Whalen (6.2inn, 5h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 1k, 2hbp, blk). J. LoCurto LP (0-2, 3.2inn, 4h, 2r, 0er, 1bb, 0k). C. Donachie starts (4.2inn, 4h, 2r, 1er, 3bb, 1k) followed by M. Delio who allows three hits to five batters in .1 inning. Cards R. Flynn 2x2, bb; Montalbano 2x5, 2bi; B. Rombauts 1x2, 2r, sac, hbp; F. Tricamo 2x4, 2bi, 2bh. Hawks J. Ganca 2x4, r, bi, 3bh; N. DePietro 2x4; S. Citriniti 1x1, r, bi, bb, sf, hbp. Pburgh 6-11-0, NP 5-8-2
    Plattsburgh 1-11, 7-17 and at Oneonta Fri/Sat DH. New Paltz 7-8, 14-13 and home to CCNY Friday, home to Ithaca Saturday

Brockport loses 11-2 at Rochester whose Yellowjackets score in six of the nine innings. Hold 9-0 lead before Eagles tally twice in the seventh on T. Kretzler sac fly and double steal where AJ Sgroi swiped home. D. Cala 2x2, 2bb; J. Valentino 2x4, r, 3bh. UR with seven extra base hits including HRs from D. Rieth and T. Schmidt. J. Hellwig LP working the first three innings. Six in all take Port mound. J. Gyzel WP for first six innings. UR ends nine game skid and beats Brockport for second time this season.  UR 11-13-0, Bport
2-9-4
      Brockport 16-14 and at Fredonia Fri/Sat DH and at Oneonta Sunday. Rochester 7-15

Fredonia downs Penn St-Behrend 8-2 in Erie PA. Blue Devils post four runs in the second when J. Crocetti cracks two-run triple. Lead 5-0 in the top of the fourth and settle matters for sure with three-run fifth when J. Coene doubles in two runs and J. Morrison two-bagger sends home another. J. Krolikowski 3x3, 3r; Morrison 2x3, r, 2bi, bb, 2bh; Coene 2x4, 2bi, 2bh; A. Medinia 1x3, 2r, bb. B. Atkinson twirls six innings for the win (3-1, 6h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 5k. L. Kuczewski pitches final seventh inning. . Fredonia 8-9-2, PS-B 2-7-0
      Fredonia 16-12 and hosting Brockport Fri/Sat DH. PS-Behrend 15-15

Cortland now No. 4, Oswego No. 12 and St. John Fisher No. 26 in this week's coaches' top 30 poll put out by ABCA. Corts gain two spots, Oswego two and Fisher five from previous week
     Wisc-Whitewater displaces Shenandoah VA at No. 1. They swap 1-2 berths.
     3. LaGrange GA, 5. Texas-Tyler, 6. Birmingham-Southern AL, 7. Centenary LA, 8, Johns Hopkins MD, 9. Tufts MA, 10. Wooster MA

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Oneonta rallies Friday from 5-0 hole to shade Plattsburgh 6-5 on S. Cheren rbi eighth inning single at Oneonta's Damaschke Field. RDragons' T. Bond withstands five-run Burgh second inning and goes the distance (9inn, 3h, 5r, 0er, 3bb, 5k, 5HBP . Cardinal early charge  includes one hit (P. Bryant bunt single), hbp, two walks, two errors. Oneonta ties 5-5 in three-run sixth when D. Beatty single drives home one, wild pitch plates equalizer. Beatty (4x5, bi, 2r, 3bh) sets up winning eighth inning with one-out triple to right. Cheren comes through with two outs and OSt leaves sacks full (15 LOB in all). F. Finkbeiner starts for Plattsburgh. C. Lyons LP (2.2inn, 1r, 1er, 5h, 2bb, 1k). Burgh's N. Clark 2x3, bb. Oneonta 6-10-2, Pburgh 5-3-1
      Oneonta 4-8, 13-14. Plattsburgh 1-12, 7-18. Play DH Saturday

New Paltz whips CCNY 10-2 on Friday in NP. Visitors out front 2-0 but Hawks go ahead 3-2 after five innings. Score four in the sixth on two hits including T. Brosnan run-scoring single to left-center, three errors and four walks. New Paltz beneficiary of 10 walks and steals eight sacks. A. Diana 2x3, 4r, 2bb, 2 2bh, 2sb; J. Francisco 2x3, r, bi, 2bb, 2sb; B. Brenton 2r, 2bb, sb; A. Amoroso 2bi, sb; R. Frost 1x2, 2r. K. Montefusco starting pitcher and tosses two innings. Followed by at least six arms. NP 10-9-2, CCNY 2-6-5
      New Paltz 15-13 and home Saturday vs. 18-8 Ithaca. CCNY 6-16

Rain postpones Friday Oswego at Cortland game. Play DH Saturday, singleton Sunday

Brockport at Fredonia Friday ppd. Play DH Saturday, single game Sunday

Sunday Brockport at Oneonta ppd.

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Oswego comes from behind for 5-3 second game victory and sweep of homestanding Cortland. Lakers with 8-5 first game victory. Lakers take firm control of first place. Can clinch Sunday with another win at Cortland, whose RDragons will be completing conference schedule. Oswego finishes next Fri/Sat DH at home vs. Oneonta. Regular season king hosts conference tourney.
        First Game: Lakers belt four home runs and six extra base hits among total of eight hits. E. Hamilton unloads with three-run dinger in the fifth to put Oswego ahead and two batters later M. Dellicarri homers for 6-4 lead. M. Cavanagh starts for Lakers and pitches six innings (11h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 3k, 117pitches). JM Guarino bails him out in CSt seventh and finishes with three hitless, four strikeout frames. J. Cooke LP (5inn, 6h, 6r, 3er, 0bb, 4k, 89pitches). Corts with 11 hits. J. Teague 3x5, r; S. Figueroa 2x5, 2r; J. Massa 2x5, bi; P. Schetter 2x4, bi. Laker E. Holton (2x2, 2r, 2bh, hr) homers in the second and A. Brown (1x3, 2r, 2bi, hr, sac) drives in final two OSt runs with HR in the sixth.  Each side two misplays. Oswego 8-8-2, Cortland 5-11-2
       Second Game: Lakers down 3-0 through three innings. Get two back in the sixth. Z. Kollar singles home the second score. Leadoff walk begins deciding final seventh inning drive. R. Donnelly drops single into right to plate tying run. Wild pitch scores go-ahead mark and M. Dellicarri sac fly makes it 5-3. RDragons put two aboard in their seventh. Doubleplay ends it. T. Cronin sharp for Oswego in complete game and eighth win as many decisions (7inn, 3r, 0er, 3bb, 2k). Corts lose A. Weingarten to injury with two outs in the third (2.2inn, 2h, 0r, 0bb, 4k). Bullpen beyond good M. Harrington showing falters and P. Boice LP. Both sides uncharacteristically shoddy on defense. Oswego 5-7-5, Cortland 3-7-4

Oneonta captures second game 7-3 over Plattsburgh after Burgh wins 4-2 first outing with two runs in the final seventh inning.
    First Game: R. Flynn rbi double and S. Bryant (2x3, 2bi) rbi single key blows in the seventh inning uprising. P. Bryant WP (7inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 5k, 1hbp), N. Ponesse LP (6.2inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 5k). Pburgh 4-6-1, Oneonta 2-6-0.
     Second Game: Oneonta forges 4-2 lead in the third inning when C. Kies hit by pitch with bases loaded and B. Torres single drives in a run. Wild pitch in the sixth brings Burgh within 4-3 but pair of sac flies soon after lift RDragons. D. Beatty flyout to center chases home two runs and D. Geloso brings home the seventh. J. McCarty WP (7inn, 3r, 1er, 4h, 3bb, 5k). M. Fox LP (6.2inn, 4r, 4er, 10h, 3bb, 1k, 1hbp). Two-hit makers for Oneonta: B. Torres, D. Beatty (3bi), S. Cheren, D. Geloso. Cards' N. Clark 2x3, 2r, bi, 2bh, bb. Oneonta 7-12-5, Pburgh 3-5-1

Brockport trips Fredonia 2-1 and 5-3 in DH at Fred-land. Late home runs settle both contests.
      First Game: P. Ludden one-out home run in the 10th inning decides it. Host Devils score in the fourth on J. Krolikows fielder's choice. Port gets even in the ninth on J. Bender one-out rbi single in an inning started by pinch-hitter A. Hall single. Starting pitchers J. Harford for Fredonia and A. Spindler for Bport both exit in the ninth. Port reliever N. Jerolimov wins it, Z. Lyman LP. Bport 2-7-1, Freds 1-11-1
      Second Game: T. Kretzler one-out two-run home run in final seventh inning winning margin. Kretzler follows J. Valentino double. Fredonia just pulls into 3-3 tie on sixth inning passed ball. Kretzler 2x3, 2r, 2bi makes winner of third reliever M. D'Eletto (1-1, 2inn, 1h, 2k). L. Kuczewski LP (3-3, 6.1inn, 8h, 5r, 4er, 2bb, 4k). Devil C. Frontale 2x3, bb. Bport 5-8-2, Freds 3-6-2
      Play series finale Sunday

New Paltz shut down 6-0 at home by Ithaca whose Bombers first five runs arrive via home runs. A. Bailey and S. Little slug first inning solo slams and Savacool tags three-run homer to left in the seventh. B. LoRusso takes the pitching loss (6.1inn, 7h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 2k). J. Morello throws the first two IC innings and R. Buffis has the next six (4h, 1bb, 2k). D. Page 2x4 for Hawks. Ithaca 6-10-0, NP 0-6-1
     New Paltz 15-14 and home Tuesday vs. Staten Island, home Wednesday vs. Vassar, at Brockport Fri/Sat DH. Ithaca 19-8

              Yac   Ov'l
Oswego   12-2  23-7
Cortland  13-4 28-7
Brockport  9-4 18-14
New Paltz  7-8 15-14
Oneonta  5-9 14-15
Fredonia  3-11 16-15
Plattsburgh  2-13 8-19

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Cortland beats Oswego 5-3 Sunday on frosh C. BeVard walkoff two-run home run in the 11th inning. RDragons keep slim hopes alive for regular season crown. Complete conference play at 14-4. Oswego 12-3 with home series Fri/Sat DH vs. Oneonta. Champ hosts double elimination four-team tourney.
     RDragons with 2-1 lead into the ninth. Lakers score twice on Z. Kollar and A. Brown sac flies. Corts make it 3-3 in the bottom of the ninth when M. Personius opens with double. Pinch-runner R. Nuzzi moves to third on errant pickoff and scores on wild pitch. Oswego with sixth inning run via E. Hamilton rbi single. J. Massa single knocks in Cortland pair in bottom of the frame. Dragons' 11th starts with pinch-hitter S. Getman double. Pinch-runner N. Shepheard to third on bunt but thrown out at the plate on potential passed ball. N. Budge aboard on infield error prior to BeVard unloading to left against reliever M. Zakala. R. Donnelly pitches nine innings for OSt (9h, 3r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 1hbp, 114 pitches). P. Merryweather goes eight-plus for Cortland (8inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 7k, 117 pitches). M. DeCarlo WP (3inn, 1k). Three follow Donnelly. S. Figueroa, Personius, BeVard two hits each for CSt. Hamilton, K. Dinges each with two hits. Cortland 5-11-1, Oswego 3-9-4
      Cortland 14-4, 29-7 and home vs. 20-8 Ithaca Thursday, home Saturday DH vs. 9-18 Skidmore, home Sunday vs. 6-23 Canton. Oswego 12-3, 23-8 and home Tuesday vs. 20-8 Ithaca, at Rochester Wednesday, home Fri/Sat DH vs. Oneonta

Brockport rolls past Fredonia 10-2 with 19 hit attack including D. Cala 5x6, 3r, bi, 2bh and remains in conference title contention. Eagles post two runs in first raps. L. Miceli with sac fly and J. Bender rbi single. Miceli doubles in fifth run in the second inning. Port adds four in the fourth to build 9-1 advantage. Miceli 3x4, 2bi, 2bh, sf. Ten hit safely. B. Moxley WP (3-3, 6.1inn, 8h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 1hbp). M. Wilcox LP (3-3, 1.2inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 0bb, 1k, 1hbp). Bport 10-19-3, Fred 2-8-0
      Brockport 10-4, 19-14 and at Oneonta Tuesday, home Wednesday vs. RIT, home Fri/Sat DH vs. New Paltz. Fredonia 3-12, 16-16 and home Monday vs. Penn St-Behrend, at Plattsburgh Fri/Sat DH