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jdex · March 26, 2019, 01:46:00 PM

Cortland latches onto fourth straight victory with convincing 15-1 beating of Rochester at UR's Towers Field in brisk temps. Five RDragon pitchers hold 'Jackets to three hits and whiff 11. A. Barnes KKK in the ninth. J. Casey goes four innings for the win (1h, 0r, 0bb, 4k). Score knotted 1-1 into the third inning. Corts put two on the board on C. BeVard and W. Myers rbi. Tally six more times in the sixth. M. Bruno and BeVard singles drive in two apiece and D. Schweitzer double to right adds two more. Cortland chalks up four more runs in the seventh and closes with 12 hits. B. Corporan 3x5, r, 3bi, bb, sb; Schweitzer 3x4, 3bi, 2bh, sb; BeVard 1x4, 3r, 4bi, hbp; Bruno 1x3, 2r, 2bi, bb. UR starter G. Renslow LP (3inn, 3h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 5k). 'Jackets send five to the hill. Cortland 15-12-4, UR 1-3-3
Cortland 11-8-1 and home Fri/Sat vs. Oneonta. Rochester 6-6 and host to Brockport Wednesday

New York without entry in latest D3 weekly poll. Cortland drops from 25th into mentions where Oswego and St. John Fisher reside

Cortland jr. pitcher Zack Durant on D3 Team of the Week after seven inning no-hit stint last weekend vs. Plattsburgh in Georgia. Durant with six Ks, three walks on 101 pitches. Teams on nine inning one-hitter in victory

jdex · March 27, 2019, 11:34:55 AM

Brockport absorbs 11-4 setback at Rochester on Wednesday. A. Eaton sac fly puts Eagles in 2-2 tie in top of the third. UR struts four-run stuff with five hits in the bottom of the inning. D. Rieth triple puts things in motion. 'Yackets use three hits and error for four-run sixth and 10-2 difference. Port's T.Kretzler 3x5, r, 3bh, sb; Eaton 1x3, 2bi. C. Meldrim LP (2.1inn, 5h, 6r, 6er, 3bb, 1k, 46p. S. Pickering 3x5, 2r, 2bi, 2bh, sb paces Rochesters, who J. Matz with 3bi, J. Herman 3r, 3bb. T. VanAllen (4inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k, 50p) first of five UR hurlers. Bport 4-9-2, UR 11-13-3
Brockport 7-11 and home vs. Plattsburgh Fri/Sat. Rochester 7-6

New Paltz nipped 2-1 Wednesday by New York U. in Brooklyn. Five Hawks' pitchers limit NYU to four hits but NPaltz manages just four itself. Violets' C. Halpern one-out double to left scores home squad's two runs in the sixth inning. In the eighth D. Stazler's walk and three wild pitches later Hawks within a run. NP leaves four aboard, NYU eight. J. McCarrick 2x3 in defeat. Reliever J. Magnus LP (1inn). F. Ladd WP (7.1inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 4k, 88p). NPaltz 1-4-1, NYU 2-4-1
New Paltz 7-5 and home vs. Oswego Fri/Sat. NYU 11-3

Weekly coaches' top 30 poll lists Cortland (19 votes), Oswego (11), St. John Fisher (2) among others receiving votes.
Concordia-Chicago (11-1) gains top spot with 471 voting points. 2. Chris Newport VA (17-2) 440; 3. Trinity TX (17-5) 423; 4. Swarthmore PA (11-3) 406; 5. Cal Lutheran (15-4); 6. Tex. Lutheran (15-6); 7. Southern Maine (9-2); 8. Adrian MI (11-2); 9. Chapman CA (15-5); 10. Wooster OH (6-4)

jdex · March 29, 2019, 10:18:25 AM

Cortland handles Oneonta 7-0 and 7-2 in conference doubleheader at CSt Wallace Field. Friday sweep comes on the heels of Thursday 11-1 series opening win. In Friday play:
First Game of seven innings: RDragons strike for all seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cortland's M. Valin (3-0, 6inn, 1h, 2bb, 9k, 89p) and Oneonta's S. Gerringer toss dandies. OSt reliever C. DiDomizio not as fortunate in the sixth. Only two CSt runs earned. D. Schweitzer infield hit launches Cortland attack. Scores first run on M. Bruno infield single. He later steals home on double steal. C. BeVard doubles for two runs, M. Krafft another, M. O'Connor rbi single closes the scoring. Bruno 3x3, r, bi; BeVard 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh. Cortland 7-9-0, Oneonta 0-2-2
Second Game of nine innings: Oneonta jumps to the fore when J. Zinko homers and M. Graves has sac fly to forge 2-0 top of the second lead. Corts tie in the bottom of the second and take 3-2 lead in the third on S. Giordano and C. BeVard successive doubles. Extend lead to 6-2 in the seventh. S. Giordano sac fly and Schweitzer bunt single send home runs. M. Funk rbi single in the eighth completes homestanding Dragons scoring. Schweitzer 3x4, r, bi, 2bh; Giordano 2x3, r, bi, 2bh. N. Morena first on the slab for Cortland (3inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 3k, 60p). R. Flansburg WP (3inn). R. Ottaviano LP (6inn, 8h, 3r, 2er, 0bb, 3k, 90p). D. DeBerardinis 2x3, sb for visitors. Cortland 7-13-1, Oneonta 2-6-3
Cortland 6-0, 14-8-1 and at 4-11 Scranton's Marywood on Wednesday, at Fredonia Fri/Sat. Oneonta 2-7, 9-11 and home vs. 8-5 Mt. St. Mary on Wednesday, home vs. Plattsburgh Fri/Sat

Plattsburgh defeats host Brockport twice Friday, hanging on for 5-3 nine-inning win in the first game and taking the nightcap 4-3 in an extra eighth inning. Cardinals snap 10 game losing streak in Port's home debut.
First Game: Four-run Plattsburgh seventh inning wipes out 2-0 deficit. S. Lydon double to center ties it and S. Alvarez single gives Pburgh 3-2 lead. K. Kowalowski knocks home fourth run and Cards add one in the top of the ninth on Lydon single. But they walk tightrope in Port's ninth. Eagles fill the bases and notch third run on walk. M. Triola relieves M. Fox and gets final two outs. Fox WP (1-4, 8.1inn, 7h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 4k, 4hbp. E. Matz 2x4, 2r, bb; P. Bryant 2x3, r, bb, sac, sb; Lydon 2x5, r, 3bi, 2bh; J. Godfrey 2x4, 2bh for Cards. C. Cramer LP (0-1) coming on for starter A. Brown (6.1inn). Pburgh 5-10-3, Bport 3-7-3
Second Game: Plattsburgh scores twice in the top of the seventh to send the contest to OT. K. Kowalowski swipes home for the tying run. Wins an inning later on leadoff walk to J. Craft who takes second on groundout and third on strikeout/wild pitch. Second out recorded before infield error plates Craft. Bport Eagles build 3-1 edge on L. Maceli's two-run double to left-center. Kowalowski 3x3, r, bi, 2bh; Alvarez 2x3, r, 2bh. Triola WP (1.2inn), R. Whalen save. T. McCarthy LP (8inn, 5h, 4r, 3er, 1bb, 7k). Miceli 2x3, 2bi; J. Cosgrove 2x4, r for Eagles. Pburgh 4-5-0, Bport 3-10-1
Plattsburgh 2-6, 4-11. Brockport 2-6, 7-12. Single game Saturday

Oswego wraps up 7-0 shutout at New Paltz on Friday with five runs in the ninth inning. Teams will play two games Saturday. N. DeMarco WP (3-1, 4h, 2bb, 4k) and J. Terrill combine for four-hit pitching laurels. P. Tammaro drives in third inning run and scores the second in the sixth. Lakers breathe easier with the last inning raid in which R. Enos double produces two runs. Tammaro 3x5, 2r, bi, sb; L. Olsson 2x5, bi; R. Leone 2x4, 2r, 2bh. J. Stybel LP (7inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 4k). Oswego 7-10-0, NPaltz 0-4-2
Oswego 6-1, 10-5. New Paltz 0-4, 7-6

Fredonia (6-0, 9-9) postpones non-con play Friday at 8-8 Pitt-Bradford PA. Freds with Saturday DH at Buffalo's 5-7 Medaille

On Thursday Cortland takes advantage of 'surprisingly nice' CNY weather at home to down Oneonta 11-1. RDragons tally all 11 scores in the fourth inning of conference contest. Schedule doublebill Friday back at Wallace Field. Impending bad weekend weather shifts schedule.
Seventeen Dragons go to bat in decisive fourth frame. Seven hit safely including B. Corporan with leadoff double and later adding base knock to the fest. First four reach on hits with M. Bruno two-run double opening the scoring and bringing about first of two Oneonta pitching changes in the uprising. C. BeVard single drives in two more. Corts total eight of final game 11 hits. Get two walks, hit batter and two OSt errors in the inning. Corporan 3x4, 2r, 2bh; S. Giordano 2x4, r, 2bh, sb. Z. Durant WP (4-2, 6inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 6k, 87p). Oneonta's S. McGlynn 2x4, r, 2bh; M. Graves bi in the fifth when OSt gets first hit. Guests deploy seven pitchers, starter R. Fay LP (2-1). Cortland 11-11-2, Oneonta 1-5-2

jdex · March 30, 2019, 01:00:33 PM

Brockport stuns Plattsburgh 10-9 Saturday on Tom Kretzler bottom of the ninth two-out two-run home run to right after visiting Cardinals score five times in the top of the ninth for 9-8 lead. Verdict prevents Port from being swept in three-game conference series begun Friday. Needs to come from behind three times in the concluding game, and winds up with 18-8 hit advantage. Lefty swinging all-star Kretzler 3x5, 2r, 3bi, bb, 2bh, hr.
Cards hold 2-0 and 4-2 leads but come from an 8-4 deficit to the brink of victory when Simon Alvarez two-out two-run homer caps the five run ninth barrage. M. VanAllen opens Bport ninth with double. Walk ensues. Looks bleak when pinch-runner is picked off second by Burgh catcher A. Maag. Reliever M. Triola, who had win and save in Friday wins, gets fly to right for second out. Kretzler deposits first pitch over rightfield fence.
L. Miceli 3x4, r, sb for Eagles whose A. Cook, L. O'Leary, D. DelGaizo have two hits apiece. Plattsburgh's K. Kowalowski 2x5, 3bi; S. Lydon 2x4, E. Matz 2r, 2bb.
Brockport 3-6, 8-12 and Wednesday at 10-5 St. John Fisher, Fri/Sat at New Paltz. Plattsburgh 2-7, 4-12 and Tuesday home vs. Canton, Thursday at Skidmore, Fri/Sat at Oneona

Oswego wraps up conference sweep of New Paltz with 12-2 coast following 6-0 quieting on Saturday in doubleheader at New Paltz.
First Game: M. Bowman (5h, 4bb, 5k, 68p) in seven inning shutout. Comes following Friday 7-0 whitewash of the Hawks. Bowman and NP A. Amoroso (4.1inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 4k) throw goose eggs till Laker R. Enos drills single to left for two runs in the fifth. Oswego adds two in the sixth and two in the seventh. Enos 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh, 2sb; B. Nicholson 2x4, 2r, bi, 2bh, sb; R. Leone 2x3, bi, 2bh. Hawk M. McGree 2x3, bb, sb. Oswego 6-9-1, NPaltz 0-5-1
Second Game: Nine inning contest has Oswego up 4-0 by the top of the third. B. Nicholson drives in two with third inning double. He moves to third and scores on wild pitch. J. Ganca rbi single brings Hawks within 4-2 in the bottom of the frame. Lakers post four runs in the fifth, two on J. Walsh double. Notch four more runs in the ninth. B. Nolan WP (7inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 5k). Nicholson 2x4, 3r, 2bi, 2bh, bb; Walsh 2x4, 2bi, 2bh; P. Tammaro 2x6, 2r. M. Delio LP (4.2inn, 7h, 7r, 5er, 2bb, 1k, 64p). D. Stazler 2x4 bi for NP. Oswego 12-12-3, NPaltz 2-4-6
Oswego 8-1, 12-5 and Tuesday at 9-4 Ithaca, vs. home vs. 2-8 St. Lawrence, Friday home vs. 10-5 Fisher, Saturday at Fisher, Sunday home DH vs. 3-13 Canton. New Paltz 0-6, 7-8 and Tuesday at 11-5 Rowan NJ, Wednesday home vs. 7-10 Stevens, Fri/Sat home vs. Brockport

Fredonia (6-0, 9-9) washed out of Saturday's doubleheader at 5-7 Buffalo Medaille

jdex · April 02, 2019, 09:52:34 AM

Oswego never trails until Ithaca produces two-run bottom of the ninth to deal Lakers 6-5 Tuesday setback at IC's Freeman Field. Oswego slugs five extra base hits with two homers including rf M. Dellicarri's first inning solo blast to right. R. Enos home run follows P. Tammaro leadoff third inning single for 3-0 lead. IC gets two back in its third. Lakers up 4-2 on B. Nicholson rbi single in the fifth. Bombers' fifth sees A. Bailey with two-run game-tying home run to left-center. Laker R. Weiss rbi single to left lifts guests into 5-4 lead in the sixth. Oswego leaves runners on first and third in the top of the ninth. Ithaca starts its ninth on B. Shirley and Carey hits. With runners on second and third and one out, wild pitch nets tying run and following walk to Bailey, G. Snyder sac fly spells victory.
Oswego with 10 hits: Dellicarri 2x4, 2r, bi, bb, 2bh, hr; Enos 2x5, r, 2bi, hr; Weiss 2x4, bi. IC counts 11 hits: Gallagher, C. Fuoti, Bailey two each. K. Finnegan LP (1-1, 3.2inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 6k, 72p) in relief of J. Terrill (5inn, 7h, 4r, 4er, 0bb, 3k, 75p). M. Eiel WP (1-0, 2inn, 1h, 1bb, 0k, 20p) in relief of T. Hill (7inn, 9h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 6k, 1hbp, 111p)
Oswego 12-6 and home Wednesday vs. 2-8 St. Lawrence. Ithaca 12-4

New Paltz bows 7-2 Tuesday at ranked Rowan NJ whose Profs break 2-2 tie with five runs over seventh and eighth innings. D. Stazler rbi single in the top of the first and R. Frost home run to left in the second provide Hawks 2-0 lead. Rowan squares it through three innings. Neither side budges till sac fly puts Profs ahead. Four scores on three hits and two walks seal the deal in the eighth. NPaltz gets eight hits, seven walks but strands 13. Stazler 2x4, bi, bb, sb; D. Juechter 2x4, 2bh, bb, sb. B. Moeller LP (6.1inn, 8h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 5k). Prof M. Walker 3x4, r. J. Dyzenhaus WP (6.2inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 6k)
New Paltz 7-9 and home Wednesday vs. 7-10 Stevens. Rowan 13-5

Tuesday's Fredonia (9-9) at Penn St.-Behrend ppd. Freds last played March 24 in loss at PS-B

Wednesday takes Cortland (14-8-1) to 4-11 Marywood in Scranton PA; Brockport (8-12) to 11-7 St. John Fisher; Oneonta (9-11) home vs. 8-5 Mt. St. Mary of Newburgh

Thursday has Plattsburgh (4-12) vs. 7-9 Skidmore in Saratoga Springs

Cortland and Oswego remain 'among others receiving votes' in D3 top 25 media weekly poll. Chris Newport VA (20-2) and Concordia-Chi (13-1) still 1-2

jdex · April 03, 2019, 10:51:52 AM

Cortland in 22-2 Wednesday runaway in Scranton PA vs. Marywood. Scores in the first as C. BeVard single to left-center drives in first run and M. Bruno with first inning grand slam for 5-0 liftoff. Tally three in the second, five in the third, seven in the sixth for 21-2 bulge. Thirteen RDragons contribute to 19 hit assault. Add 10 walks in eighth straight triumph. M. Krafft 3x4, r, 2bi; D. Swhweitzer 3x3, 2r, S. Giordano 2x3, 3r, 2bi, 2bh; Bruno 1x1, r, 4bi, bb; M. Michalski 1x3, 2bi, bb; A. Donofrio hr. Starter A. Barnes WP (4inn, 3h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 6k). Cortland 22-19-0, Marywood 2-4-6
Cortland 15-8-1 and at Fredonia Fri/Sat. Marywood 4-12

Oswego clobbers St. Lawrence 24-7 in Lakers' initial home game Wednesday. Score all 24 runs in first six innings with at least one in every inning including nine in the sixth. Larries actually out front 2-0 in the top of the first on A. Circelli two-run home run to left. Deficit quickly erased by Oswego with three runs in the its first. R. Enos home run to left with two aboard highlights four-run second inning. Although down 9-2 through four innings, St. Lawrence with 5-4 hit edge. But Lakers by this time with seven walks and three hit batters. Enos finishes 3x4, 3r, 5bi, hr; M. Dellicarri 3x5, 3r, 5bi, 3bh, hr. Fifteen runs earned. Starter J. Jacobs WP (3inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k). Oswego 24-15-0, SLawrence 7-14-7
Oswego 13-6 and Fri. home vs. 12-7 St. John Fisher, Sat. at SJF, Sun home DH vs. 3-13 Canton. St Lawrence 2-11

Brockport falls 15-4 at St. John Fisher on Wednesday. Eagles in 4-0 first inning hole and 6-0 at the close of three. M. VanAllen homers to left with two aboard bringing Port within 6-3 at the sixth pole. Fisher erupts for five in the seventh, four in the eighth. Homestanding Cards wind up with 17-5 advantage in hits led by M. Beimel's three and five ribbies. J. Graham, R. Simmons and R. Brown with three each. VanAllen 2x4, 2r, 3bi, 2bh, hr, sb for Brockport. B. Nowak 2x3. K. Punchard LP (0-1, 3inn, 8h, 6r, 3er, 2k). Fisher sends seven to the mound. Starter K. Westbrook WP (4-0, 3inn, 1h 1bb, 5k). Bport 4-5-3, SJF 15-17-2
Brockport 8-13 and at New Paltz Sat/Sun. St. John Fisher 12-7

Oneonta conquers Newburgh's Mt. St. Mary 11-8 Wednesday in RDragons' Damaschke Field debut. Roll to 10-4 lead through five innings with at least one run in every frame. S. McGlynn rbi single and V. Prisco base knock rbi help take 3-0 lead in the first. P. McGee plates pair with third inning single to left and McGlynn swipes home on backside of double steal in the fifth. Only four OSt runs earned. Oneonta steals 10 bags. Dragons hold off late MSM rally with six pitchers beyond starter M. Losak (WP, 1-2, 3inn, 1h, 2r, 1er, 2bb, 2k). Prisco 2x5, r, bi, 2bh; McGee 2x5, 2bi, sb; McGlynn 1x5, 3r, bi, 2sb. R. Lutinski two-run homer for MSM in the fourth. Oneonta 11-8-2, MSM 8-11-5
Oneonta 10-12 and home Sat/Sun vs. Plattsburgh. Mt. St. Mary 8-9

Fredonia loses 7-5 Wednesday at home to Penn St.-Behrend. Behind 7-2 into the bottom of the ninth, BDevils comeback stalls on strikeout with tying run at the plate. Three Fredonia errors and passed ball in the first three innings put it in 3-0 straits before J. Morrison two-run home run in the fourth gives Devils life. Guests immediately come up with three runs over the next two innings. Fredonia ninth inning bid includes T. Bradshaw rbi double. Bradshaw 2x5, r, bi; Morrison 2x4, 2bi, hr; N. Fiore 2x5, r, bi, sb; P. Bigham 2x4, 2bh. L. Kuczwwski LP (1inn, 1r, 1bb, 1k). Five relievers follow. E. Mikulan WP (7inn). PS-B S. Sada 3x5, 2r, 3bi, 2bh, hr, 2sb. Freds 5-11-5, PS-B 7-9-2
Fredonia 9-10 and home Fri/Sat vs. Cortland in conference duel of 6-0 clubs. PS-B 12-6

Ithaca makes strides in Division 3 coaches weekly top 30 poll. Picks up 38 voting points to lead mentions and NY entries. Cortland with 26 points, Oswego 1
Top 10: 1. Concordia-Chi (13-1) 474 points; 2. Chris Newport VA (20-2) 459; 3. Southern Maine (12-2) 430; 4. Chapman C (19-5) 410; 5. Trinity TX (19-7 (383; 6. College of NJ (13-2) 377; 7. TX Lutheran (18-7) 369; 8. Babson MA (14-2) 368; 9. CA Lutheran (18-6) 331; 10. Swarthmore PA (13-5) 318

jdex · April 05, 2019, 10:21:50 AM

Friday's Cortland (6-0, 15-8-1) at Fredonia (6-0, 9-10) test of conference leading nines ppd to Sunday by expected bad weather. Play doubleheader Saturday

Friday's Oswego (8-1, 13-6) home tussle vs. 12-7 St. John Fisher ppd. Will play doubleheader Saturday at Fisher

Plattsburgh drops 5-4 Thursday issue to Skidmore in Saratoga Springs. Cardinals nearly come back from third inning 5-2 deficit. Get five mighty relief innings from F. Finkbeiner (2h, 2bb, 4k, 66p). Pburgh scores single runs in the first (S. Bryant 2bh, P. Bryant rbi bh) and third (S. Bryant hr to left). Adds run in the fifth on Z. Hemphil rbi single but leaves runners on first and third when Thoroughbred reliever T. Allen records DP. R. Cipriano eighth inning rbi double brings Cards within one. S. Bryant 3x4, 3r, bi, 2bh, hr bb, sb; P. Bryant 2x2, bi. Starter PJ Weeks LP (2inn, 4h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 3k, 38p). W. Snyder 2x3, r for Skids. Allen WP. Pburgh 4-8-1, Skidmore 5-8-1
Plattsburgh (2-7, 4-13) and Sat/Sun at Oneonta (2-7, 10-12). Skidmore 8-9

New Paltz on Wednesday nips Stevens NJ 10-9 on M. Boccarossa game-winning rbi double in the bottom of the ninth inning. Stevens posts three in its ninth for 9-9 tie. Hawks' D. Campbell 3x5 with double and home run.
New Paltz (0-6, 8-9) and home Sat/Sun to Brockport (3-6, 8-13). Stevens 9-12

jdex · April 06, 2019, 02:30:56 PM

Cortland twice shuts down Fredonia by 9-0 and 7-2 counts Saturday to take sole control of first place in the conference. RDragons on 10 game win streak, Freds seven game skid.
First Game: Z. Durant (WP, 5.1inn, 6h, 3bb, 8k, 99p) gets assist from three out of the bullpen to quiet Devils who entered the game sharing the top spot. D. Schweitzer and J. Varian with two-out rbi singles in first and third innings. Varian two-run single in the fifth makes it 4-0. And after Fredonia futilely loads the bases with one-out in the sixth, RDragons step it up with four-run seventh. S. Giordano and C. BeVard with back-to-back two-rbi base hits to send L. Kuczewski (LP, 6.2inn, 11h, 8r, 8er, 4bb, 8k, 121p) to the sidelines. Varian 3x4, r, 3bi, hbp; Giordano 2h, 2bh; BeVard 2h, 2 2bh. Devil P. Bigham 2x3, bb. Cortland 9-12-0, Fredonia 0-6-1.
Second Game: Somewhat more suspenseful in seven inning affair. RDragons build 4-0 gap including S. Giordano leadoff third inning home run. Fredonia fills the sacks with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Emerge with but one run but close within 4-2 in the fifth on K. Yirinec home run. Cortland extends its lead with three-run sixth. D. Schweitzer drives in two, J. Varian one with singles. Schweitzer 2x3, r, 2bi, 2bh, bb, sb; Giordano 3r, bi, hr. Dragons use three pitchers, M. Valin 2inn, 1h, 1bb, 5k, 2hbp, 57p; I Hudson 2.1inn, 2r, 31p; C. Puzakulics 2.2inn, 56p. C. Cestra LP (5.2inn, 7h, 6r, 1er, 3bb, 1k, 87p). Devil P. Bigham 2x4r; D. Monti 2x2, bb. Cland 7-9-0, Freds 2-6-4
Cortland 8-0, 17-8-1. Fredonia 6-2, 9-12. Conclude series Sunday in makeup of Friday ppd.

Oneonta rides R. Ottaviano for 6-0 second game win after Plattsburgh stops RDragons 7-3 in conference nine-inning opener of Saturday doubleheader in Oneonta.
First Game: Cardinals with 2-1 third inning lead on S. Bryant sac fly and E. Matz rbi squeeze. Inning later hike to 6-1 via walk and three straight singles ending with R. Cipriano two-rbi knock and E. Matz rbi blow chasing RDragon starter S. Gerringer. Oneonta with single runs in the sixth and seventh innings. Eight Pburghers involved in 12 hit attack. S. Bryant 2x4, r, bi, sb; Matz 2x4, 2bi; K. Kwalowski 2x5, sb; Cipriano 2x4, r, 2bi. M. Fox WP (6.2inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 3k, 81p). M. Mullins 3x4, r, sb for Oneonta. Gerringer LP (3.2inn, 6h, 6r, 3er, 2bb, 3k, 66p). Pburgh 7-12-1, Oneonta 3-7-2
Second Game: Ottaviano tosses complete seven inning game (2h, 1bb, 7k, 97p), allowing just fourth and sixth inning singles. Pburgh manages four hits and two runs in the second. D. Lamonica with rbi single. Add run in the third and three in the sixth. J. Lupo 2x3, r, 2bi, sb; M. Mullins 2x4, r, 2bh. P. Bryant LP (6inn, 9h, 6r, 4er, 2bb, 2k, 80p). Oneonta 6-9-3, Pburgh 0-2-2
Plattsburgh 3-8, 5-14. Oneonta 3-8, 11-13. Play series final game Sunday

Brockport and New Paltz split Saturday doublebill at the Paltz where host turns back Brockport 8-5 in first game and Port storms back for 9-1 victory in seven innings.
First Game: Hawks of NP pick up first conference win. J. Stybel hurls complete game (9inn, 10h, 5r, 4er, 0bb, 5k, 2hbp) and mates supply 3-2 with two-run fifth inning. Double to right by D. Campbell ties it before J. Francisco rbi single to left for the lead. Becomes 8-2 in the seventh on D. Stazler two-run double and J. Ganca home run with two aboard. Score five in the inning. T. Kretzler with two-run homer in the ninth for Bport. Hawks Campbell 4x5, r, bi, 2bh; D. Juechter 3x5, 2r; Ganca 2x5, 2r, 4bi, hr; M. McGee 1x2, r, 2bb. Eagles R. Mansell 3x4, 3r, bi, hr; L. Miceli 2h; L. O'Leary 2h. A. Brown LP (7.1inn, 12h, 8r, 8er, 3bb, 5k, hbp). NP 8-14-2, Bport 5-10-1
Second Game: Brockport breaks 1-1 tie with eight runs in the fourth inning. Sends 12 to the place, collects four hits and Hawks' miscue contributes. Three walks and passed ball scores one before D. Delgaizo cracks three-run home run to center. Delgaizo 2x4, r, 3bi. T. McCarthy WP (2-4, 7inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 4k). A. Amoroso (LP, 2-2, 48p) and R. Votypka (16p) feel brunt of Eagle assault. Bport 9-9-1, NP 1-5-1
Brockport 4-7, 9-14. New Paltz 1-7, 9-10. Third game of series Sunday

Oswego succumbs in doubleheader to St. John Fisher comebacks. Homestanding SJF captures 13-8 first game and 11-5 afterpiece in pair of Saturday non-league nine inning encounters.
First Game: Teams combine for 28 hits. Lakers jump out to 4-0 lead by the third inning and hold 6-3 advantage in the top of the fifth. Yield to all 13 Fisher runs over five innings starting in the fourth. Hosts grab the lead at 8-6 in the sixth when J. Graham tags one-out three-run home run to right. Graham 4x5, 4r, 5bi. Lakers R. Leone 3x4, 2r, bi, 2bh, bb, sb; L. Olsson 3x5, 2r, 2bi, 2 2bh; M. Dellicarri 2x5, 2r, 2bi, 2bh. Starter N. DeMarco pitches 5inn (8h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 3k). N. Bowman LP (2inn, 5h 5r, 5er, 0bb, 2k). R. Kuruts in SJF starting role (5inn, 10h, 6r, 5er, 0bb, 6k). A. Brophy WP (2.2inn, 1h, 1bb). Oswego 8-12-1, SJF 13-16-2
Second Game: Once again Oswego seemingly in control in the top of the fifth. Holds 5-1 edge partly on R. Enos one-out two-run homer to left -- his third home run of the season. But over its final four innings at bat SJF gets all its runs. Eighth inning reversal comes in seven-run barrage on three hits and three Laker large errors. T. Pasquale bases loaded triple major Cardinal punch. OSt's Enos 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh, hr; B. Nicholson 2x4, r, bi, 2bh. Reliever R. Loomis LP (.1inn, 2h, 4r, 1er). Starter B. Nolan 6.2inn, 8h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 11k. Fisher five earned runs. Cards' Pasquale 3x5, 2r, 3bi, 3bh; R. Brown 3x4, 2r, 2bi; J. Kelleher hr. Reliever D. Wilkinson WP (3inn, 1h, 5k). Total of 24 Ks, 11 Lakers. Oswego 5-9-4, SJF 11-11-3
Oswego 13-8 and home Sunday for DH vs. 3-16 Canton. St. John Fisher 14-7

jdex · April 07, 2019, 04:07:40 PM

Cortland whips Fredonia 17-4 Sunday as 14 RDragons hit safely in 16 hit total at Fredland. Have some work to do despite lopsided ending. N. Fiore's two rbi single in the second inning paces BDevils' 3-1 lead. In the top of the third the first four Cortlands reach base concluding with D. Schweitzer three-run home run for 5-3 lead. Then score 11 times over the next four innings. S. Giordano triple and Schweitzer double part of three-run fourth. Schweitzer 2x4, r, 4bi, 2bh, hr; C. BeVard 2x4, 2r, 2bh; M. Krafft 1x2, r, 2bh, 2bh; Giordano 1x2, 3r, 2bi. J. Casey starts but exits in the second after 29 p. J. Cavanagh in middle of five Dragon pitchers works the longest (3.2inn, 1h, 0r, 1bb, 3k, 48p). N. Lawlor LP (3.1inn, 5h 8r, 7er, 4bb, 2k, 72p). Devil N. Fiore 2x3, 2bi. Cortland 17-16-0, Freds 4-7-3
Cortland 9-0, 18-8-1 and Tuesday at 14-5 Ithaca, Wednesday home vs. 3-7 Cazenovia, Fri/Sat home vs New Paltz. Fredonia 6-3, 9-13 and Wednesday home vs. 10-10 Allegheny PA, Fri/Sat home vs. Brockport

New Paltz downs Brockport 6-1 Sunday at NP. Hawks go rather quietly through the first six innings. Never get runner past second base and trail 1-0. Five run seventh the difference. D. Stazler doubles home tying run and J. Francisco infield hit puts NPaltz ahead 2-1. Bases loaded walk and wild pitch send home two more runs and D. Campbell single cashes the fifth. Relief pitcher J. Hapler (WP, 3-0) then slams the door on Eagles (2.1inn, 0h, 1bb, 2k). M. Delio starts (6.2inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 6bb, 1k). Francisco 2x2, r, bi, sac, hbp, sb; J Ganca 2x3, 2r, hbp. Eagles' N. Pastore 2x4. Greenspan LP (1-2). NPaltz 6-9-4, Bport 1-4-2
New Paltz 2-7, 10-10 and home Wednesday vs. 8-9 Skidmore, and Fri/Sat at Cortland. Brockport 4-8, 9-15 and Wednesday at 10-10 RPI, Fri/Sat at Fredonia

Oneonta shades Plattsburgh 4-3 in Oneonta on Sunday. Game-deciding hit comes in the bottom of the eighth. J. Zinko with leadoff single eventually leading to J. Zupo's rbi two-out double to left for 4-2 RDragon advantage. Reliever S. Gerringer cools Pburgh heels in the ninth although yielding S. Alvarez opening single and K. Mori run-producing base hit. Oneonta never trails after scoring twice in the first inning. R. Fay WP (3-1). J. Zinko 3x4, bi; M. Graves 2x3, r for RDragons. M. Triola LP (1-3). Oneonta 4-8-1, Pburgh 3-6-2
Oneonta 4-8, 12-13 and Tuesday ppd. at Bronx 11-10 Mt. St. Vincent, Fri/Sat at Oswego. Plattsburgh 3-9, 5-15 and Wednesday at 3-12 St. Lawrence, Thursday at St. Michael's VT, Saturday DH at 3-18 Elmira

Oswego tightropes over Canton 1-0 Sunday in second game of non-conference play in Oswego where Lakers strolled to 11-3 first game triumph.
First Game: 'Wild' affair in the literal sense. Wild pitch provides Laker 1-0 lead in the first. Bases loaded walk and hit batter with sacks packed precede R. Enos sac fly in three-run second. L. Olsson socks two-run homer in the fourth and Oswego puts it away with five runs in the seventh on mere one hit, six walks. Lakers benefit from 14 walks, three hit batters in all. B. Nicholson 2x4, 2r, 3sb; Olsson 1x4, r, 3bi, bb. A. VanFossen WP (1-0, 5inn, 1h, 0r, 4bb, 5k, 1hbp). Oswego 11-6-2, Canton 3-6-1
Second Game: Lakers make first inning run hold up behind slants of B. Wilcox (WP, 1-0, 3inn, 2h, 3k, 1hbp), N. Antonello (1inn, 1h, 1k) and D. Wiley (3inn, 1h, 1bb, 3k). R. Enos hit by pitch and takes third when M. Dellicarri singles to right. Enos scampers home with game's lone run on L. Olsson flyout to left. Leave runners on second and third. Canton with its best scoring opportunity in the third. Runners on second and third with no outs. Wilcox induces strikeout, popout, strikeout. K. Gibson LP. F. Santana 2x3 for Kangaroos. Oswego 1-4-0, Canton 0-4-0
Oswego 8-1, 15-8 and home Tuesday DH vs. 9-7 Clarkson, Wednesday at 12-10 Rochester, Fri/Sat home vs. Oneonta. Canton 3-18

jdex · April 09, 2019, 12:23:16 PM

Cortland trounced 15-4 at Ithaca on Tuesday in wind-swept play on South Hill's Freeman Field. Bombers, winners of their last eight of nine starts, convincingly end RDragons' 11 game win streak. J. Binder allows three first inning Cortland hits including D. Schweitzer rbi single, but gives no more in his 6.1 innings of toil (3h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 5k, 88p). Meanwhile, IC scores in each of the first four innings building 14-1 lead. Bats 10 in the first inning, getting four hits and three walks. S. Little unloads two-run homer to right in the second. Seven Bombers plated in the fourth on four hits (W. Little grand slam), four walks and hit batter. B. Shirley 5x5, r, 3bi, 2 2bh for hosts whose W. Little and A. Gallagher each 3x5. Ten walks for IC. Corts throw five pitchers. Starter A. Barnes LP (1.1inn, 6h, 6r, 6er, 3bb, 3k, 1hbp). Cortland 4-6-2, Ithaca 15-16-3
Cortland 15-9-1 and home Wednesday vs. 3-7 Cazenovia. Ithaca 16-5

Oneonta evens record at 13-13 with 8-4 Tuesday evening spilling of Kean in Union NJ. RDragons pile up all eight runs in final three at-bats to overtake early 2-0 deficit. Pull ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh on M. Graves's two-run single. Kean retaliates with two runs in the home seventh. An inning later Oneonta seizes 5-4 lead. M. Mullins opens with double to left and B. Laventure triples and scores on D. Lamonica single. Insurance comes with three-run ninth on Lamonica sac fly and J. Lezette two-run single. Mullins 2x3, 2r, 2bb. Middle reliever M. Dunne WP (4inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 2k). Three OSt pitchers survive nine walks. Oneonta 8-8-0, Kean 4-6-0.
Oneonta 13-13 and Fri/Sat at Oswego. Kean 17-10

Oswego (15-8) scheduled Tuesday home doubleheader with 11-7 Clarkson put over to Wednesday. While Lakers contend in 'YAC at 8-1, Knights of Clarkson leading Liberty at 7-1. Oswego scheduled Wednesday game at 12-12 Rochester ppd.

Cortland on 11 game win streak and reappears on D3 weekly top 25 at No. 25. Ithaca and St. John Fisher among 'others receiving votes'
Concordia-Chi (19-1) atop poll with 608 voting points. Chris Newport VA (23-3) second with 606

Cortland senior shortstop Dan Schweitzer makes D3 Team of the Week after 4-0 RDragon week with 8x13 batting, 5r, 7bi, hr, 2 2bh, bb and flawless fielding

jdex · April 10, 2019, 11:46:13 AM

Cortland rebounds from ugly Tuesday loss at Ithaca to thrash Cazenovia 12-1 Wednesday at Wallace Field. RDragons rap 15 hits including 2x2 day from Antonio Pragana in his season debut as reserve centerfielder. Pragana a leading performer last season and conference rookie of the year. Corts total all 12 runs by scoring at least once in each of today's first five innings. J. Varian with first inning rbi single and W. Myers three-run home run to left in four-run fourth. Myers' fourth of the season. Six Dragons including Pragana with two hits, C. BeVard (3bi), D. Schweitzer (3bi), P. Franzese; A. Michalski; Varian. Starter J. Casey (3inn, 2h, 3k, 32p) followed by five others who issue two hits. J. Bianchi LP (1inn, 4h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 22p). Cortland 12-15-1, Caz 0-4-1
Cortland 19-9-1 and home Fri/Sat vs. New Paltz. Cazenovia 3-8

Oswego four pitchers no-hit Clarkson in 10-0 seven inning romp in second game of Wednesday doubleheader in Laker-land. Oswego cools down the Knights 4-1 in seven-inning first game.
First Game: K. Finnegan hurls four-hit complete game (2-1, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 2k). Knotted 1-1 in the first inning as L. Olsson of the home side delivers rbi single to counter Knight V. Granuzzo rbi base knock. N. Chilson starts Oswego second with infield single followed by P. Leone triple to right-center. Single tallies in fourth -- Chilson leadoff roundtripper to left, and fifth -- M. Dellicarri rbi single, wind up scoring. Chilson 2x3, 2r, bi, hr, sb. Granuzzo 2x3, bi for Clarkson. M. Bubniak LP (3-3, 2inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 2k). Oswego 4-7-1, Clarkson 1-4-1
Second Game: M. Bowman launches no-hit outing (WP, 3-2, 1inn, 1k) followed by J. Jacobs (3inn, 5k), E. Dusseldorp (2inn, 1bb, 4k), M. Zakala (1inn, 2k, 1hbp). First 12 Clarksons retired. Infield error puts leadoff Knight aboard in the fifth. Another reaches on sixth inning walk and another on seventh inning hit batter. No drama in the outcome. L. Olsson doubles home a pair during three-run Oswego first inning raid. M. Dellicarri doubles home second inning run and his two-run homer to right in the fourth makes it 7-0. Dellicarri 3x3, 3r, 3bi, sb; Olsson 1x2, r, 2bi. J. Phillips LP (1.2inn, 4h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 1k, hbp). Oswego 10-9-1, Clarkson 0-0-1
Oswego 17-8 and home Fri/Sat vs. Oneonta. Clarkson 11-9

New Paltz tumbles 7-4 at home Wednesday to Skidmore whose five-run third inning does most of the damage. That eruption erases 3-0 second inning Hawks' lead aided by J. Ganca rbi double and J. McCurri sac fly. Ganca single in the bottom of the third brings NPaltz within 5-4. Guests post single markers in the fifth and eighth innings on wild pitches. Ganca 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh; D. Campbell 2x4, r, sb in defeat. J. LoCurto LP allowing Thoroughbreds' third inning uprising. New Paltz uses six pitchers. S. Anderson WP (2-3) in limited two inning stint. P. Geiger and M. Chipkin split six Skidmore hits. NP 4-8-1, Skids 7-11-1
New Paltz 10-11 and at Fri/Sat at Cortland. Skidmore 11-9

Fredonia beaten 14-5 Wednesday at home by Allegheny PA. Visitors score in seven innings and up 8-0 when BDevils make the scoreboard with three-run fifth. R. Mistretta and J. Morrison hits record ribbies. Freds with 14 of game's 31 total. P. Bigham 3x5, r; T. Phillips 3x5, r; Mistretta 2x4, bi. Each team employs six pitchers. W. Clifford LP (2inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k, hbp). Ninth straight setback. Allegheny's A. Bristol 4x6; E. Pawlak 4x6. Freds 5-14-5, Allegheny 14-17-1
Fredonia 9-14 and home Fri/Sat vs. Brockport. Allegheny 11-11

Plattsburgh (5-15) at 3-12 St. Lawrence in Canton ppd. Pburgh Thursday date at St. Michael's VT ppd. Cardinals DH on Saturday at Elmira and first home games Tuesday vs. Norwich VT

Weekly coaches' top 30 poll out Tuesday lists Cortland 27th with 64 voting points. Ithaca with 35 points and St. John Fisher with 15 among mentions
1. Concordia-Chi (19-1) 480, 2. Chris Newport VA (23-3) 455, 3. Southern Maine (16-3) 441, 4. College of NJ (17-3) 407, 5. Trinity TX (23-7) 395, 6. Chapman CA (21-6) 392, 7. Tex Lutheran (21-8) 335, 8. Rowan NJ (17-5) 318, 9. Swarthmore PA 16-6, 10. Piedmont GA (24-6)

jdex · April 11, 2019, 07:25:29 PM

'Cortland's Joe Brown Chosen to Manage at Inaugural USA Baseball/MLB PDP League'

Congrats to RDragons' longtime skipper .....Story on D3 Baseball cover page .....

jdex · April 12, 2019, 09:49:11 AM

Systems go for Friday single games card. Doubleheaders Saturday ....

Cortland home vs. New Paltz, Oswego home vs. Oneonta, Fredonia home vs. Brockport

Plattsburgh plays Saturday DH at 3-19 Elmira

Cortland 9-0, 19-9-1
Oswego 8-1, 17-8
Fredonia 6-3, 9-14
Brockport 4-8, 10-15
Oneonta 4-8, 13-13
Plattsburgh 3-9, 5-15
New Paltz 2-7, 10-11

Brockport on Wednesday whips RPI 12-3 in Troy. Eagles score in eight innings and have 16 hits, A. Eaton and C. Serino three each; N. Pastore, T. Kretzler, M. Zita two each. L. Miceli with 4bi hiking team-lead to 25. Kretzler WP in third start of the season (1-0, 5inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 4k, 60p). E. Zecha LP (3inn). Bport 12-16-0, RPI 3-9-3
RPI 11-12

Jim Dixon · April 12, 2019, 12:29:06 PM

Quote from: jdex on April 12, 2019, 09:49:11 AM
Systems go for Friday single games card. Doubleheaders Saturday ....

Cortland home vs. New Paltz, Oswego home vs. Oneonta, Fredonia home vs. Brockport

Plattsburgh plays Saturday DH at 3-19 Elmira

Cortland 9-0, 19-9-1
Oswego 8-1, 17-8
Fredonia 6-3, 9-14
Brockport 4-8, 10-15
Oneonta 4-8, 13-13
Plattsburgh 3-9, 5-15
New Paltz 2-7, 10-11

Brockport on Wednesday whips RPI 12-3 in Troy. Eagles score in eight innings and have 16 hits, A. Eaton and C. Serino three each; N. Pastore, T. Kretzler, M. Zita two each. L. Miceli with 4bi hiking team-lead to 25. Kretzler WP in third start of the season (1-0, 5inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 4k, 60p). E. Zecha LP (3inn). Bport 12-16-0, RPI 3-9-3
RPI 11-12

If they were seeding this weekend, this is exactly what we would see. Interesting.

jdex · April 12, 2019, 02:32:12 PM

Cortland kayoes New Paltz 9-2 on a windy Friday at RDragons' Wallace Field to reach 20 victories. W. Myers drives home four runs including one with a double in Corts' three-run opening salvo. J. Varian doubles in another. S. Giordano makes it 4-0 with his second inning rbi double. Hawks cut the lead to 4-1 in the top of the fifth when M. Boccaross has sac fly. Dragons virtually put the outcome away in their five-run fifth. Myers' with three-rbi double to left center preceding M. Bruno rbi single. C. BeVard 2x4, 2r; Giordano 2x3, 2r, bi, 2bh, hbp; Myers 2x4, 2r, 4bi, 2bh. Lefty M. Valin WP (6inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 4bb, 10k, 89p). R. Frost 2x3, r; Boccaross 1x2, 2bi for NP. J. Stybel LP (5inn, 10h, 9r, 9er, 0bb, 1k). Cortland 9-10-0, NP 2-7-0
Cortland 10-0, 20-9-1. New Paltz 2-8, 10-12. Play DH Saturday

Oswego on Friday takes first of three-game series with visiting Oneonta by 7-2 margin. Quick Lakers liftoff all the offense needed by N. DeMarco (4-1, 8inn, 5h, 2r, 1er, 3bb, 8k) and R. Loomis (1inn, 1bb, 2k). Score four times in the first inning. Load the bases and B. Nicholson clubs double along leftfield line for two runs. N. Chilson with rbi single. With single runs in the fifth (D. Deberardinis rbi knock) and sixth (two walks and error with no out; DP foils more), RDragons within 5-2. Oswego pulls away with two runs in the eighth. Nicholson 2x4, 2r, 3bi, bb, 3sb; M. Dellicarri 1x3, r, bi, 2bb. Lakers leave 11 on base, Oneonta 7. S. Gerringer LP (1-3, 7inn, 6h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 6k, 4hbp). Five Lakers hit by pitch. Oswego 7-8-3, Oneonta 2-5-2
Oswego 9-1, 18-8. Oneonta 4-9, 13-14. Play doubleheader Saturday

Fredonia zips Brockport 6-0 on L. Luczewski three-hitter (4-3, 9inn, 1bb, 8k, 2hbp). BDevils tally twice in the bottom of Friday's first inning. W. Clifford single drives in first run and B. Chatt sac fly the second. Put two more runs across the plate in the sixth and one each in the seventh and eighth. Clifford 2x4, r, bi; T. Bradshaw 2x4, 2r, hbp; R. Mistretta 3x3, 2r, bb; D. Monti 2x4, bi; T. Phillips 2x4, 2bi. A. Brown LP (1-5, 6inn, 8h, 5r, 3er, 1bb, 4k, hbp). L. Miceli 2x4, sb for the Eagles. Freds 6-11-2, Bport 0-3-2
Fredonia 7-3, 10-14. Brockport 4-9, 10-16. Play DH Saturday