BB: SUNYAC

jdex · April 28, 2021, 05:25:46 PM

New Paltz swats Cobleskill twice by 18-9 in eight innings and 13-2 in seven on Wednesday in Cobleskill. Pair of non-conference frays.
First Game: Hawks rush to 4-0 first inning lead and extend to 8-0 in the third. Finish with 14 hits, one error. J. Keshner 3x3, 3r, 2bi from dh slot. M. Boccarossa 2h, 2bh, 3bi. C. Olson (.2inn) WP in relief of starter J. Trink (3.2inn). K. Gaetner closes.
Second Game: New Paltz jumps out to 4-0 first inning advantage via rbi doubles from N. Harvey and M. McGee and adds to it over the next five innings. Hawks with 17 hits. R. Geraghty 3x4, 3r, bi; McGee 3x4, r, 4bi, 2 2bh, bb; Harvey 2x5, 3r, 2bi, 2bh, hr. M. Polestino WP 1-0 (4inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 6k). Cobleskill held to three hits and commits four errors
NP 6-9 and at Oneonta for Saturday DH; Cobleskill 9-7

Rochester at Brockport DH canceled along with Plattsburgh at Clarkson DH

jdex · April 29, 2021, 10:10:31 AM

Cortland home conference DH on Friday vs. Brockport ppd. by weather

Cortland's sr. 3b Daniel Coleman D3 Hitter of the Week (April 19-25) on 8x11, 4hrs including 3 in one game, 2 2bh, 14rbi, 6r.

Coleman also on D3 Team of the Week along with Union sr. ss Colin Kelly (5x7, 2hr, 6bi, 3r). Kelly with school record 19 career hr

Fredonia at Oswego, New Paltz at Oneonta for Saturday DH

Cortland at Plattsburgh for Sunday DH

jdex · May 01, 2021, 11:46:54 AM

New Paltz handles Oneonta twice on Saturday, 1-0 in nine innings and 6-3 in seven. Twinbill in chilly Oneonta.
First Game: A. Amoroso (WP 3-3, 8inn, 5h, 1bb, 10k, 1hbp) and B. Moeller (S, 1inn, 1h, 3k) combine on six-hit shutout for the Hawks. Lone run on third inning wild pitch following V. Siano single, J. Harvey walk and sac bunt. Best Oneonta bid with two gone in the fifth. P. McGee reaches second on an error and attempts to score on S. Daniello single. Throw from centerfielder R. Geraghty to catcher J. Harvey cuts down McGee at the plate. Reliever Moeller ends the game with strikeouts after one-out double. M. Sadowski LP (1-1, 9inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 9k, 2hbp). Quick 2 hr, 4 min outing.
Second Game: New Paltz out to 5-0 lead. D. Stalzer homers in the third and J. Ortiz with two-run single in the fourth. Oneonta within 5-3 and threatening for more in the sixth. Reliever M. Polestino (.1inn) registers key strikeout. N. Harvey closes it out with eight pitch seventh. B. Ramsey (3inn) and B. Moeller (2.2) in earlier Hawks mound stints. R. Geraghty 2x4, 2r, 2sb; M. Boccaross 2x2, r, bb, sb; M. Laurelli 2x3, r, bi, sb. NP steals six sacks. M. Losak starts for RDragons. J. Barrett 1x1, 2r, bb.
New Paltz at Plattsburgh Wednesday DH; Oneonta vs. Oswego Wednesday DH) and at Brockport Saturday DH

Oswego throttles Fredonia 17-6 and 9-2 in Saturday conference twinbill in Lakerland. Nine inning first game, seven second contest. Hosts stretch winning skein to 16.
First Game: Little suspense beyond Laker eight-run second inning on three hits -- D. Frawley with two-run single, and six walks including two by R. Weiss. Six more OSters cross the plate in the fifth -- J. Drew with three-run double. Lakers count 13 hits, 12 walks. Frawley 3x4, 4r, 2bi, 2 2bh; B. Frank 3bi; Drew 3bi. A. Vanfosse WP (6inn, 2h, 3r, 2er, 2bb, 4k). Four Laker hurlers fan 10. Devil T. Murphy 2x3, 2r, 2bi, bb. K. Mahon LP (1.1inn).
Second Game: Four-run third inning begins Oswego romp. Fredonia closes to 4-2. Oswego quickly responds and winds up with 10-5 hit edge. Plays errorless ball. J. Levine 3x4, r, bi, 2 2bh; R. Enos 1x1, 3r, 2bi, 2bb, 2sb; B. Frank 2bi. Winners steal seven bases. K. Finnegan WP (6inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 6k). J. Posnick LP (4inn, 6h, 5r, 4er, 5bb, 2k)
Oswego vs. Clarkson Tuesday (DH), at Oneonta Wednesday (DH) and vs. Plattsburgh Saturday (DH). Fredonia at Brockport Wednesday (DH) and vs. Cortland Saturday (DH)

Cortland home conference DH vs. Brockport rescheduled for Monday. RDragons at Plattsburgh for Sunday conference DH

East: Cortland 9-1 (18-4), Oneonta 5-7 (10-8), New Paltz 5-9 (9-9), Plattsburgh 3-7 (4-10)
West: Oswego 11-1 (17-1), Brockport 7-3 (13-4), Fredonia 0-12 (3-12)
Oswego, Cortland do not play regular season conference game
Four team playoffs include division winners, next two best conference records

jdex · May 02, 2021, 04:00:17 PM

Cortland bags two conference wins Sunday at sunny Plattsburgh, 11-0 in nine inning starter followed by 15-5 seven inning afterpiece.victory for 20th victory. RDragons at home Monday for conference DH vs. Brockport.
First Game: R. Flansburg (WP 7inn, 7h, 1bb, 5k, 85p) and D. Hobbs (2inn, 16p) blank the Cardinals. Get 14 hit support and RDragon runs in six innings. First four batters reach base and C. BeVard single makes it 2-0 in the opening inning. BeVard and A. Pragana three base knocks deliver fourth and fifth inning runs. S. Giordano homers in the sixth and doubles home pair in five-run seventh. Giordano 3x4, 3r, 3bi; BeVard 2x2, 3bi, 3bb. Strand 14 runners. Burgh's S. Bryant, C. Ott both 2x4. C Blazak LP (5inn, 7h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 3k, 101p)
Second Game: Having difficulty all season with shortened second games of doubleheaders, Corts with no problems Sunday. Score in all seven innings beginning with two in the first. J. Varian and D. Coleman singles each produce runs. Dragons open 8-1 gap in the third when M. Krafft double drives in two runs. Later stretch lead to 12-2. Eleven Cortlands contribute to 15 hits. A. Pragana 3x3, 2r, bi, sb; Varian 2x3, 2r, 2bi, bb; Krafft 3bi; B. Rivera 2x2, 2bi. Starter S. Mugnolo (3.1inn) followed by three relievers. M. Triola LP (3inn). E. Matz 2x3, 2bi for Cards
Cortland 20-4, 11-1; Pburgh 4-12, 3-9 and vs. New Paltz Wednesday DH

jdex · May 03, 2021, 03:57:41 PM

Cortland and Brockport split Monday twinbill in Cortland. Brockport rather easily takes 9-4 nine inning first game. Cortland returns for 9-1 victory in seven inning scrap.
First Game: Tom Kretzler's career record-breaking 21st home run -- at that a grand slam to left on 0-1 pitch, caps five run fifth inning and 6-0 lead. Kretzler eighth homer of '21. R. Mansell's leadoff home run to right in three-run seventh inning makes it 9-1. Meanwhile, A. Huffman hurls seven strong innings (WP, 6h, 1r, 0er, 1bb, 6k, 108p). Eagles break on top 1-0 in the second inning when N. Pastore records rbi one-out single. Seven Bporters figure in nine hits. M. O'Dair 2x2, r, bi, bb; J. Sisto 2x4, r; Mansell 2r, 2bi, bb, hr; Kretzler 4bi, hr; R. Voight 2r. Z. Durant LP 5-1 (5inn, 4h, 6r, 5er, 2bb, 5k, 84p). Dragons outhit guests 11-9. P. Franzese 3x4, r.
Second Game: RDragons climb from early 1-0 hole with four runs in the fourth inning. B. Rhodes and A. Michalski singles drive in runs. A. Pragana three-run triple highlights five run sixth inning. Reliever B. Gauthier gets the win, fourth in five decisions (4inn, 2h, 4k). C. BeVard, S. Giordano, Rhodes split six of CSt. 10 hits. T. McCarthy LP (2-1, 5inn, 6h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 5k, 78p). Eagles N. Pastore 2x3, J. Sisto 2x3. Port with five hits. Rain arrives in stretch run.
Brockport 14-5, 8-4 and vs. Fredonia Wednesday DH, vs. Oneonta Saturday DH. Cortland 21-5, 12-2 and at Fredonia Saturday DH.

jdex · May 04, 2021, 05:46:05 PM

Oswego rebound from 12-9 first game tumble to dispatch Clarkson 11-8 during Tuesday non-conference DH at Laker Field. Nine inning first game result ends Lakers' 16 game winning streak.
First Game: Teams swap big innings in hit-fest. Rap 18 hits apiece. Six-run, six-hit second inning leads to 8-0 Oswego lead through four innings. Clarkson strikes for eight-runs, eight-hits in the sixth for 10-8 lead. C. Stanton 3x5, 2r; P. Tammaro 3x6, 2r, 2bi for Lakers. Five Engineers with three hits each -- K. Wilson, M. Mieczkowski, C. Brouillette, T. Bianchi (hr), J. Stockman. J. Lupens LP in relief of starter J. Terrill (5.2inn). Four toe rubber for Oswego. J. Phillips (4inn, 3h, 0r), last of four Clarkson pitchers, notches win.
Second Game: Oswego in front 9-1 after two innings. K. Lauria unloads three-run home run in the first and M. Felton belts three-run homer in the second. Clarkson rally tightens it at 9-8 through five. Pair of OSt insurance scores in the sixth. Lakers and Engineers each with 13 safeties. Felton 2x3, 2r, 3bi, bb, hr; Lauria 1x3, 2r, 3bi, bb, hr; R. Weiss 2x4, 3r. K. Wilson 3x5; M. Tito 1x2, 3r, 2bi, 2bb for Clarkson. C. Vandreas WP 2-0 (3.2inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 4k). Save to K. Finnegan (2inn, 2h, 1k). D. Lewis LP 1-2 (2inn)
Oswego 18-2, Clarkson 13-14-1

Conference DH move from Wednesday to Thursday: Oswego at Oneonta, Fredonia at Brockport, New Paltz at Plattsburgh

Oswego at 22 and Cortland at 25 return to D3 Top 25 poll in media voting through Sunday games. First time NYS team ranked in '21. St. John Fisher also receives votes.
Top 5: 1. Washington MO (24-3), Trinity TX 25-5, 3. Salisbury MD (19-3), 4. Washinton & Jefferson PA (31-1), 5. Webster MO (26-6)

D3 Team of the Week includes RPI senior pitcher R. Yerby for throwing no-hitter vs. Ithaca with 5k, 4bb on 89 pitches. And Rochester soph outfielder A. Whitley with 13x29 hitting, 9r, 6 2bh, 2hr, 11bi, 5sb, 2bb, hbp and .862 slugging pct.

jdex · May 06, 2021, 12:01:08 PM

Oneonta at home plays role of giant killer for the second time in 12 days with Thursday's 5-2 spilling of Oswego in seven inning second game of conference DH. RDragons last month takes down East leading Cortland. Oswego, which wallops Oneonta 19-5 in Thursday's nine inning opener, heads the West.
First Game: Eighteen assault by hit-happy Lakers who take lead for good 5-2 in the second inning. Complete rout with six-run seventh stanza. R. Enos 3x4, 4r, 3bi, bb, hr, 2 2bh; K. Lauria 4x5, 4r, 3bi; J. Levine 1x1, 4bi, 1bb, 2bh. R. Loomis WP (5inn, 8h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 3k. RDragon S. Liquori 2x2, r, 3bi, 2bb. Lefty Liquori LP (3inn, 7h, 6r, 5er, 1bb. Oneonta uses five pitchers, Oswego four.
Second Game: J. Barrett and S. Liquori hit back-to-back home runs to left providing 3-0 Oneonta lead in the third inning. Margin cut to 3-1 in the top of the fifth, but Liquori doubles in fourth run in the bottom of the inning, then wild pitch sends home the fifth run. RDragon pitcher M. Losak (WP 2-0, 7inn, 5h, 24, 1er, 5bb, 7k, 120p) buttons up usually potent Oswego offense. Liquori 2x3, 2r, 2bi, 2bh, hr; L. Kaseta 2x3, r; Barrett 2x3, r, bi, hr; C. Rockwell 1x1, bi, bb, sf pace Oneonta which attempts to hold playoff berth. J. Sharma LP (4.2inn, 10h, 5r, 4er, 4k, 72p)
Oswego 12-2, 19-3 and vs. Plattsburgh Saturday DH. Oneonta 11-9, 6-8 and at Brockport Saturday DH

Brockport cruises 19-5 and 13-4 at home vs. Fredonia in Thursday conference DH.
First Game: Leading 4-0 entering fifth inning at-bat, Eagles strike for 9 runs on six hits including R. Voight single and double. Fourteen Eagles step to the plate in the uprising. Port winds up with 14 hits as 11 Eagles with at least one. Ten have an rbi. Voight 2x4, 2r, 4bi, 2bh. K. Punchard WP 3-0 (6inn, 3h, 3bb, 6k). K. Canton LP 1-3 (3inn, 2h, 2r, 1er, 1bb). Five other Devils take the mound over nine inning match.
Second Game: Seven Eagles land on home plate in the first inning. S. Ohrvall and R. Mansell each with two-run singles among just three hits during the surge that has six of the seven walks issued Port batters in the seven inning game. Ohrvall goes 3x4, 2r, 4bi, 2bh, sb; Mansell 3bi. K. Canavally WP 4-2 (4.1inn, 3h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 3k). J. Posnick LP 0-2 (.1inn, 1h, 5r, 5er, 4bb)
Brockport 16-5, 10-4 and vs. Oneonta Saturday DH. Fredonia 3-14, 0-14 and vs. Cortland Saturday DH

New Paltz (9-9, 5-9) at Plattsburgh (4-12, 3-9) moved to Friday
New Paltz making push to overtake Oneonta for final playoff berth

NCAA first NYS regional weekly lineup: 1. Oswego (17-1), 2. Brockport (13-4), 3. Rochester (20-7), 4. Cortland (20-4), 5. St. John Fisher (15-7), 6. St. Joe's LI (15-7), 7. Merchant Marine (13-3)

jdex · May 07, 2021, 04:15:37 PM

Plattsburgh on Friday foils New Paltz conference playoff hopes with 11-inning 5-4 win followed by rallying for 4-3 seven inning win. Pburgh at home. NP concludes league schedule.
First Game: J. Hutton rbi single to with no outs and bases loaded gives Cardinals OT verdict. A. Roman begins 11th with base hit and moves to third on misplayed sac bunt. Following intentional pass, Hutton hits 1-2 serve to right. Earlier Plattsburgh in the ninth needs C. Peryea leadoff single, Hutton bunt and E. Matz rbi single to extend things at 4-4. New Paltz three-run eighth on D. Stalzer run-scoring single and M. McGee two-run single provides Hawks 4-3 edge. A. Veit WP (4inn, 2h, 4k) in relief of M. Triola (7inn, 8h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 124p). B. Moeller LP (2.1inn, 4h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 3k) in relief of A. Amoroso (7.2inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, 5bb, 7k, 115p). Cards S. Messerschmitt 3x4, 2bi, 2bh; Veit 2x4, bi; Matz 2bi. Hawks J. Keshner (bi), J. Ortiz (2r), McGee (2bi) two each apiece.
Second Game: Plattsburgh seemingly on the mat from NP first inning three-run, five-hit punch as N. Harvey, J. McCarrick, M. Boccarossa deliver rbi's. Kayos Cardinals starter in favor of P. Gregory who over next four innings faces minimum 12 batters. Pburgh still down 3-0 when centerfielder E. Metz pegs out NP runner at the plate in the sixth. Evidently inspired, Plattsburgh scores four runs in its sixth. Groundout drives in one, J. Hutton single another and S. Bryant caps his 3x3, bb game with game-deciding two-run single to right. A. Veit (1inn, 1k) hurls stressless seventh in relief of Gregory (5.1inn, 4h, 0r, 0bb, 2k). NP starter B. Ramsey (5inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 7k) one of four Hawk pitchers in fateful sixth including LP 1-1 M. Polestino. McCarrick and Boccarossa each swing 2x3 NP bats.
Plattsburgh 6-12, 5-9 and at Oswego Saturday DH. New Paltz 9-11, 5-11

jdex · May 08, 2021, 02:06:16 PM

On final weekend of conference regular season .....

Cortland stops Fredonia 7-1 and 9-4 in chilly, breezy Fredonia on Saturday.
First Game: RDragons with 15 hits and deploy 27 players. J. Varian slugs grand slam in the third inning for 5-0 lead. Varian 2x4, r, 4bi; S. Giordano 3x4, 2r, bi, 2bh, 3bh; A. Pragano 2x4, 2r. S. Mugnolo WP (4inn, 3h, 1bb, 3k, 53p) and mound successors check Devils on five hits. Spoil shutout bid in the eighth. J. Genau 2x3 for Fredonia. S. Cestra LP (5.2inn, 12h, 7r, 6er, 2bb, 102p)
Second Game: Corts again unload bench to protect 8-0 lead through two innings. Score four in the first and four in the second. By then D. Coleman with two doubles and three rbi. J. Varian double, sac fly good for two ribbies in that early stretch and finishes with three rbi. Cortland with 10 hits as backup catcher A. Mieczkowski homers in the fifth for 9-0 advantage. Fredonia with four runs in its fifth. Z. Durant (WP 6-1, 2inn) heads six pack of RDragon pitchers. R. Howard LP 0-1 (1.2inn)
Cortland 23-5, 14-2. Fredonia 3-16, 0-16

Brockport knocks off Oneonta twice on Saturday, in crushing 15-2 nine inning first game style, then in late 6-3 seven inning fashion over its guests.
First Game: Seven-run fourth frame builds Eagle lead to 11-0. M. O'Dair with two singles in the inning including two-run blow. N. Pastore doubles in three runs during the spree. Bport numbers 21 safeties, T. McCarthy two-run homer in the eighth among them. J. Sisto 3x5, r, 4bi, 2bh; D. Delgaizo 3x3, 3r, bb; Pastore 2x5, r, 4bi, 2bh; R. Voight 2x4, 2r, 2bi. T. Kretzler allows OSt mere one hit over six innings. Fans six. Oneonta with two-run ninth and finishes with four hits. M. Sadowski LP (3.1inn, 12h, 9r, 9er, 1bb, 3k)
Second Game: Port in trailing 2-1 mode when OSt scores on wild pitch in its fifth, pours over four scores in the home half of the inning. Walk precedes R. Mansell go-ahead home run. R. Voight and O'Dair lend rbi hits in the turnaround. T. McCarthy hurls final three innings for the win (3-1). T. Kretzer 2x2, r, 2bb, 2 2bh and N. Debrino 2x3, bi, 2bh boost Eagles. L. Kaseta 3x3, r; M. McAllister 2x3, 2bb; S. McGlynn 1x3, 2r, bb lift RDragons whose L. Carriero LP (4.2inn). Port with nine hits, Oneonta eight and game's only error.
Brockport 18-5, 12-4. Oneonta 11-11, 6-10

Plattsburgh at Oswego for Sunday DH

Playoff best-of-three semis launch next weekend. One semi pits Brockport at Cortland. Two games Saturday, one Sunday if needed.
Oswego hosting other semi vs. Oneonta or Plattsburgh. Pburgh requires sweep of Sunday host Oswego to advance.

jdex · May 09, 2021, 05:09:54 PM

Oswego easily eliminates Plattsburgh from conference playoff picture with 16-2 dismissal of the Cardinals in nine inning first game of DH in Oswego. Lakers cop second seven inning game 13-3. First game result enables Oneonta to clinch fourth playoff berth and three game semi series next weekend in Oswego.
Top seed Cortland at home vs. Brockport in other semi.
First Game: Lakers and Cards scoreless through two innings. OSt erupts for six in the third. B. Frank raps three-run triple. Host adds at least one run each of the next five innings. Bench contributes much to 20 hit attack. Starters D. Frawley 3x3, r, bi, bb; P. Tammaro 3x5, r, bi, 2bh; C. Stanton 2x2, 2r, bi; R. Weiss 1x3, 2r, 2bi, bb, 2bh; R. Enos 2x4, 2r show the way to Lakers' 20th win. A. Vanfosse WP (5inn, 4h, 0r, 2bb, 2k). C. Blazak LP (3inn). C. Bryant, C. Orr, A. Veit two-hit makers for Pburgh.
Second Game: Oswego spots Burghers first inning run, then answers with three and posts three more in each of the next two stanzas for 9-1 lead. Lakers connect for 13 hits. B. Frank 3x4, 3r, bi, 2bh, sb; P. Tammaro 2x2, 3r, 2bi, bb, sb; R. Enos 3bi, 2bh, sf; K. Lauria 2x3, 2r, 2bi, 3bh, bb; M. Felton 2x3, 2r, 2bh. K. Finnegan WP 5-0 (4inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 2k). A. Veit LP 2-1 (2inn). S. Bryant, C. Orr, M. Roman split six hits
Oswego 21-3, 14-2. Plattsburgh 6-14, 5-11

jdex · May 11, 2021, 06:12:18 PM

Oswego, Cortland, St. John Fisher 21-22-23, respectively, in this week's D3 media national poll. Brockport receives votes.

D3 national Team of the Week includes SJF jr 1b Adam Zebrowski (11x14, 4hr, leads nat'l hr with 20), Union ss Colin Kelly (10x16, 5hr), Union fr of Sebastian Pike (6x9 hr, 5bi)

Conference playoffs underway ....several completed. Among NYS teams:
SUNYAC best-of-3 semis Saturday/Sunday ....Brockport at Cortland, Oneonta at Oswego
Liberty one game final Saturday, Union at Rocheser. Ithaca, Clarkson eliminated
Skyline complete with Merchant Marine auto qualifier to NCAA tourney
Empire 8 in motion among 1. SJF, 2. Houghton, 3. Utica, 4. Keuka in play-in over Elmira
Allegheny Mountain has Alfred St. alive. Hilbert, Medaille eliminated
North Atlantic has SUNY Poly and Cobleskill alive

NCAA tourney with 48 teams -- 42 auto conference qualifiers. Starts with eight six-team regionals

NCAA second NYS Region poll: 1. Oswego (21-3), 2. Rochester (22-8), 3. Brockport (18-5), 4. Cortland (23-5), 5. St. John Fisher (27-5), 6. Merchant Marine (16-3), 7. Old Westbury (13-6)

jdex · May 15, 2021, 01:42:58 PM

Conference best-of-three semis underway Saturday with two nine inning games.

Oswego ousts Oneonta in two games with 8-2 and 11-4 wins in Oswego.
First Game: Lakers rally with four-run seventh and eighth innings to erase early 2-0 Oneonta lead. Laker H. Holliday (4x4, 2r, 4bi, 2 2bh, sb) doubles home two runs in the seventh and singles home two more in the eighth. Final run M. Felton homer. Oneonta makes two runs on four hits in initial at-bat hold up behind M. Losak (7.2inn, 8h, 7r, 6er, 3bb, 9k, 135p) until Oswego erupts. K. Finnegan WP (8inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 7k, 111p). Oswego 8-9-0, Oneonta 2-7-3.
Second Game: Oneonta forges 2-1 lead by the top of the fifth only to have Lakers post six runs on five hits in the home half of the inning. Five of those six runs unearned when potential third out popup was muffed. Sets up K. Lauria bases loaded triple to right-center. J. Terrill WP (5inn, 5h, 2r, 1er, 3k, 65p). M. Disalvo three innings of solid relief. B. Frank 2x4, 3r, bi, bb, hr; Lauria 2x4, r, 4bi, 3bh, sb; M. Felton 1x3, 3r, 2bb, 2sb. S. Liquori 4.2inn, 6h, 7r, 2er, 1bb, 1k, 61p). S. McGlynn 3x4, r, bi; J. Barrett 2x4, r, bi, hr for RDragons. Oswego 11-10-1, Oneonta 4-10-2

Cortland conquers Brockport 11-4 and 3-1 at CSt's Wallace Field.
First Game: RDragons score in five of first six innings. Go up 6-0 till four-run Port top of the fifth makes it 6-4 as T. Kretzler (3x5) single plates a run. Immediate Cortland response with three runs in the bottom of the fifth on D. Coleman's three-run home run to center. S. Giordano homers earlier in the game. Brockport fifth inning rush comes at the expense of three Cortland pitchers. Z. Durant (4inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 2k, 82p) toes rubber for Cortland for starters. B. Gauthier (WP 5-1, 4.2inn, 3h, 1r, 1er3bb, 5k, 73p) shuts down further Port offense. Eagles leave 10 on base. Port starter A. Huffman (LP) kayoed in the fourth. Dragons J. Varian 3x4, 2r, bi, sf; P. Franzese 3x4, 2r, bi, 3bh; M. Krafft 2x2, r, 3bi, 2bh, sf. Cortland 11-11-0, Brockport 4-9-1.
Second Game: Pitchers R. Flansburg and S. Mugnolo keep Brockport at bay over nine innings while Cortland takes 1-0 lead in the third when C. BeVard single scores unearned run. Adds two runs in the fourth on P. Franzese rbi double and A. Michalski squeeze bunt single. Port three-hit seventh results in J. Pangburn rbi single off reliever Mugnolo (3inn, 4h, 40p) who induces game-ending DP. Flansburg WP (6inn5h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 4k, 84p). M. Krafft 2x4, r, sb; Franzese 2x3, r, bi, bb, sb for Corts. T. Kretzler LP (6inn, 6h, 3r, 2er, 0bb, 4k, 77p). R. Voight, N. Pastore, S. Ohrvall with two hits each for Eagles. Cortland 3-7-0, Brockport 1-9-1

Oswego at Cortland in best-of-three final Friday/Saturday

Among other NYS teams ......
Liberty: Rochester (24-8) earns auto bid with 19-4 win over Union (12-8)
Empire 8: Utica defeats Houghton 8-7 in decisive third game and faces 1-seed St. John Fisher in best-of-three final Friday/Saturday
Skyline: Merchant Marine auto bid
Allegheny Mountain: Alfred St. loses to 1-seed LaRoche which meets 2-Penn St-Behrend in final
North Atlantic: Cobleskill ousts SUNY Poly and at Husson ME in final

jdex · May 19, 2021, 01:32:05 PM

NCAA Week 3 NYS Region ranking: 1. Oswego (23-3), 2. Rochester (24-8), 3. Cortland (25-5), 4. St. John Fisher (29-5), 5. Brockport (18-7), 6. Merchant Marine (16-3), 7. Old Westbury)
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Oswego, Cortland, St. John Fisher remain 21-22-23 in weekly D3 national media poll

Top 5: Washington U. (MO) 28-3 and 18 No. 1 votes, 2. Washington & Jefferson (PA) 36-1, 3. Webster (MO) 33-6, 4. Marietta (OH) 32-4, 5. Wisc-Whitewater 34-5

National Team of the Week includes Rochester soph catcher John Moses (5x9, 6bi) and Rochester soph OF Aaron Whitley (7x11, Liberty tourney MOP)

jdex · May 21, 2021, 03:17:36 PM

Cortland forces deciding third game in conference best-of-3 championship series with wild 11-10 10-inning victory at Cortland on S. Giordano home run in Friday's second game. In the opener Oswego holds off Cortland ninth inning comeback bid for 7-6 triumph as Lakers score three times in top of the eighth for 7-5 lead. Third game Saturday at Cortland.
First Game: Laker reliever M. DiSalvo enters in the ninth, yields M. Bruno leadoff home run and then strands two runners in scoring position and one out on popout and game-ending flyout. An inning earlier Oswego's M. Felton draws one-out walk and moves to third via wild pitch and flyout. P. Tammaro walk brings on Cortland reliever S. Roberts whose errant pickoff throw to first allows Felton to score tying run and Tammaro to third. B. Frank single to deep short sends Tammaro home for 6-5 lead. R. Enos follows with rbi double to left. A Vanfossen (3.1inn, 1bb, 2k) notches pitching win (5-0) following lefty starter K. Finnegan (4.2inn, 5h, 5r, 5er, 6bb, 1k). R. Flansburg (4.1inn, 7h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 2k, 72p) opens for Cortland. B. Gauthier (LP 5-2, 3.1inn, 2h, 3r, 3er, 4bb, 5k, 63p), Roberts (0inn, 2h, 1r, 1er), L. Krasney (1.1inn, 1k) follow.
Cortland uses four walks enroute to 2-0 first inning lead. Oswego posts two-run second (H. Holliday, J. Draw rbi hits) and takes 3-2 edge on R. Enos' one-out rbi double in the fifth. RDragons post 5-3 lead in their fifth when A. Pragana, C. BeVard, J. Varian drive in runs. Oswego within 5-4 in the seventh (K. Lauria rbi hit).
Lakers Tammaro, B. Frank, Enos (2bi), Lauria, J. Draw 2h each; Dragon C. BeVard 2x3 2r, bi, bb and pulled from LF late in the game with an injury.
Oswego 7-11-1
Cortland 6-7-1

Second Game: Giordano socks one-out home run to right in the 10th to complete 3x4, 3r, bi, 2bb outing. Circuit clout RDragons 12th hit of 3 hr, 17 min contest. Lakers with 19 hits including four apiece by B. Frank (4x4, r, 2bi, sf) and R. Weiss (4x5, 4, 3bi). Cortland quickly out to 4-0 lead in the first inning, trails 7-4 in the sixth and moves ahead 10-7 through seven frames. Oswego proves resilient late. Strikes for two runs in the eighth and tying 10-10 mark in the ninth when K. Lauria singles, swipes second and Weiss pokes rbi single. Each team with three home runs -- Cortland's D. Coleman and M. Bruno before Giordano blast, and M. Felton, Weiss and P. Tammaro for Oswego. CSt. uses five pitchers -- L. Krasney winner. A. Vanfosse -- fourth Laker moundsman, LP. Z. Durant (2inn) starts for hosts, J. Terrill (4inn) for the guests. Oswego scores in seven of the 10 innings.
Cortland 11-12-1
Oswego 10-19-1

jdex · May 22, 2021, 11:59:22 AM

Cortland gets superb relief pitching from tourney MVP Scott Roberts and tops Oswego 8-6 in conference playoff final game Saturday at Cortland. Teams split Friday's opening action in best-of-3 series. RDragons (27-6) earn spot in NCAA tourney .... Oswego (24-5) probable at-large selection. Series was first Cortland/Oswego meeting of the season. Won respective East and West divisions.
Teams locked in 5-5 draw after just two innings when suspect pitching depth becomes apparent after many spent-arms the previous day. But from there, mound work stiffens along with solid defensive play. Oswego on R. Enos rbi single takes 6-5 lead in the top of the fifth. Cortland answers with two in its fifth on B. Rhodes double for 7-6 edge and adds sixth inning run -- the last of the game, when J. Varian and D. Coleman hit successive doubles. Meanwhile, Roberts, quickly kayoed in a Friday appearance, twirls 7.1 innings (WP 1-0, 5h, 1r, 0er, 0bb, 3k, 94p) and induces doubleplay to finish the game.
Corts chasing from the get-go. Laker first inning run offset by Dragons. OSt with four-run, three-hit second inning (P. Tammaro 2bi 2bh, R. Enos 2bi hr to left) for 5-1 lead. Cortland matches with four-run, four-hit second (Rhodes bi 2bh, C. Bonacci bi single, S. Giordano 2bi single). Starting pitchers M. Funk (C), R. Loomis (O) both exit at 1.1 innings. S. Centorani (.1) precedes Roberts. J. Sharma (LP 3-2, 4.2inn, 7h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 2k, 62p) and T. Pecchia (2inn) follow Loomis. Oswego turns four doubleplays -- each ending innings.
Giordano (2bh), J. Varian (2bh), Rhodes (3bi, 2 2bh), A. Micheleski (2bh), Bonacci (2bb) with two hit Dragon games. Enos 3x4, r, 4bi, hr, 2bh; Tammaro 2r, 2bi, bb, 2bh for Oswego.
Oswego 6-9-2
Cortland 8-13-1

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