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Cortland finishes off MIT by 7-1 count Sunday in Baltimore for RDragons' fifth win in six starts. MIT (0-3) held to three hits by five Cortland pitchers headed by Z. Durant (2.1inn, 1r, 4bb, 3k). Soph D. Beers enters later for 3inn, 1h, 6k performance. Corts quickly fill the bases in the first and forge 2-0 lead via D. Coleman sac fly and balk. Hike the margin to 4-1 on S. Giordano's two-out two-run single. Giordano (2x3, 3bi, 2bb, 2sb) knocks home sixth run in the sixth and M. Krafft homers to right in the ninth. Krafft, A. Pragano, A. Michalski with two hits apiece. G. Cartwright LP (3.2inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 6k).
     Cortland game at opening Rochester on Wednesday ppd, with Alfred State at Wallace Field next weekend.
Cortland 7-11-1
MIT          1-3-1

Brockport slips 4-0 to unbeaten Kean Cougars on Sunday in Union NJ. Eagles mange just two hits -- S. Law single in the third and J. Houlahan single in the eighth --off Kean starter D. Taliaferro (8inn, 2bb, 5k, 95p). Home side posts two-run second inning and another in the fourth off T. Kretzler (LP, 5.1inn, 7h, 3r, 3er, 4k, 70p). Kean, winning an eighth straight, totals 11 hits. Errorless fray. Bport (1-1) schedules Clarkson dh next Saturday at Onondaga CC. Eagles/Elmira play Sunday single there.

Oswego loses tough 6-5 Sunday game at Salisbury MD whose Sea Gulls complete comeback in walk-off fashion. Lakers (1-2) stake themselves to 4-1 lead on fifth inning rbi singles from R. Enos, K. Lauria and R. Weiss. Salisbury (4-4) bounces back with two scores in its fifth. Exchange of runs in fthe seventh leave Oswego up 5-4. Unearned run in the eighth knots it for the Gulls who win in the ninth on leadoff single, walk, sac bunt, intentional walk and C. Hyder rbi single to left. For Lakers, P. Tammaro 4x5, r, 2 2bh; Lauria 2h, 2r, 2bi, bb. Oswego sends four to the mound .....starter K. Finnegan tosses 5inn (6h, 3r, 0er, 1bb, 5k).
    Lakers next Saturday in Westminster VA vs. Keystone (1-2) and Shenandehoah (5-1), then Sunday vs. Shenandehoa

Plattsburgh suffers late 6-5 and 16-7 setbacks Sunday to NY Maritime on Long Island in season opening seven-inning contests for both teams.
     First game has seamen strike four times in the bottom of the final inning. Result spoils strong pitching start by Cardinals' S. Malamud (6inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 1k). On S. Messerschmit rbi single to right, Pburgh on top 5-2 in the fifth. But two Cards relievers give up four runs on four hits and a walk in the seventh when J. Shea two-run triple is fatal blow.
     Second game over soon when Maritime tacks on six runs in the second inning. Adds seven in the fifth. F. Geraci with two Pburgh safeties. A. Veit starts (1.2inn, 1h, 7r, 1er, 7bb, 1k). Cards at Brooklyn St. Joe's next weekend.

Oneonta bows 8-2 and 4-0 Sunday at Rutgers-Camden NJ in the first of two seventh inning contests launching both programs campaigns.
     First game finds J. Barrett and S. Liquori hits lifting RDragons to 2-1 lead in the third. Hosts in 3-2 reversal an inning later and seal the deal with five-run fifth. Liquori (2.1inn, 4h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 1k) absorbs loss in relief of starter M. Losak. Barrett and Liquori with four of Oneonta's seven hits.
     Second game has quiet Oneonta attack. Bats limited to three hits by J. Kasper (7inn, 1bb, 5k). M. Sadowski LP (2.1inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 3bb, 3k).  Oneonta tries hosting Canton next weekend in three games

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Cortland (5-1), whose Wednesday game at opening Rochester ppd, moves into top spot in D3 media national poll after starting No. 2 in preseason. Former No. 1 and defending national champ Salisbury (4-4) eighth following pair of losses to RDragons last weekend. Cortland garners 20 first place poll votes and has Marietta (O, 2-1), Birmingham Southern (6-2), Adrian (MI 2-0) and John Hopkins (MD 2-1 with the loss to Cortland) on its heels.
    St. John Fisher 20th with February win over RPI. North Carolina Wesleyan (4-4) -- with a win over Cortland -- among poll mentions along with Rochester.

Cortland adds Friday game at Kings Point Merchant Marine (2-1) and Saturday dh at Patchogue LI St. Joe's. Dragons scheduled Sunday home dh vs. Alfred St. (0-8) ppd. Plattsburgh (0-2) plays Sunday dh at St. Joe's LI

Fredonia on Friday out of the gate at Myrtle Beach VA vs. Neumann PA (2-2), vs. Purchase (0-2) Saturday dh, vs. Rivier NH (0-0) Sunday

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Cortland rolls past Merchant Marine 10-1 Friday afternoon at sunny, cold Kings Point. Sixth win in seven RDragons' starts. Mariners 2-2.
A. Fusco winning hurler with 15 groundball outs through six innings (5h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 2k, 79p). P. Dalton with two hitless innings (2k, 31p), T. Olmo one (1k, 13p). Eight different Dragons with hits. M. Krafft 2x3, 2r, 2bb; J. Varian 1x1, r, bi, 2bb, hbp; A. Pragana 1x3, 2r, 2bb; D. Coleman 3bb. Two Mariner pitchers walk 12, hit one batter. J. Syverson LP (6inn, 6h, 6r, 4er, 8bb, hbp, 104p).
   Corts start the game with three singles and notch three runs -- S. Giordano rbi base knock. Dragons add single run in the sixth, two in the seventh when Varian has bases loaded single to left. Finish with four-run ninth when N. Chemott and L. Schartner get rbi singles.
    Cortland at St. Joe's on Long Island for Saturday dh
Cortland      10-9-2
Merch Marine 1-5-5

Fredonia soars over Neumann PA 13-6 Friday at Myrtle Beach VA. Sent 10 to bat in seven-run second inning opening the scoring. T. Phillips doubles in a pair and B. Chatt completes the barrage with two-run home run. Phillips finishes with 3h, 3bi; AJ Kinney 3h. BDevils reap 14 hits with two errors. N. O'Brochta WP (4inn, 1h, 3r, 2er, 2bb, 3k). Fredonia 1-0 with Saturday and Sunday action at the Beach. Neumann 2-3

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Cortland salvages split Saturday at Patchogue LI St. Joe's whose Golden Eagles rally for 11-9 first game win. RDragons 9-3 victors in the seven inning nightcap.
       First Game: Debuting Eagles strike early (four-run first inning) and late (seven-run eighth). Cortland with big fifth frame featuring D. Coleman grand slam and dh A. Mieczkowski homer for 7-4 lead. Extends to 8-4 in the top of the eighth. Joe's sent 10 to bat against four CSt pitchers in home eighth. R. Decoursey caps comeback with grand slam to left.
Cortland  9-10-2
St. Joe's  11-7-2
      Second Game: Hurler W. McCarthy gives Cortland six good innings (6h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 2k) and gets early offensive support. H. Holliday triple to center comes with bases full in the second inning. L. Schartner three bagger drives in two in the fifth. A. Michalski 3x3, 2r, 3bi.  Cortland 7-2 and home Tuesday vs. Ithaca.
Cortland  9-13-0
St. Joe's   3-6-1 

Oswego in homer-happy mode Saturday while convincingly winning over two challengers in Winchester VA. Lakers batter Keystone PA 27-14 as R. Enos slugs three of his team's five roundtrippers, and then down 18th ranked host Shenandoah VA 9-2 ignited by two P. Tammaro home runs -- his third in the two games.
        First Game: Enos' three big flys part of 6x7, 5r, 5bi performance. Lakers pound out 23 hits. Actually trail Keystone 5-3 after an inning. Assume 9-5 lead with five-run third in which Tammaro whacks three-run homer and Enos solo blow. Enos also homers in the sixth and seventh innings. Adds a double. Lakers close with seven-run ninth. L. Olssen also homers, scores five times and walks four. J. drew with 4bi. Keystone 1-4
       Second Game: Tammaro leads off the contest with homer preceding four walks for 2-0 lead. With one-out in the second inning Tammaro connects over the left field barrier. Oswego up 5-0 in the fifth and adds two runs in each of the last two innings. Olssen homers to center in the ninth. Tammaro 2x3, 3r, 2bi, 2bb; Olsson 1x1, 2r, 2bi, 3bb; R. Weiss 2x5, r, 2bi. K Finnegan (WP 6.1inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 10k, 90p) beneficiary of the attack. Loser R. Ryan throws 101p (4inn, 3h, 5r, 3er, 6bb, 7k).
Oswego 3-2, Shenandoah 9-2 and clash again Sunday

New Paltz splits with Mt. St. Mary NY in Fishkill, losing Saturday opener 8-6, then winning 7-3 in pair of seven-inning struggles.
      First Game: Hawks hold 6-5 edge into the bottom of the fifth when MSM posts three runs. Each side with seven hits and two errors. M. Boccarossa 3bi, J. Harvey 2bi for New Paltz.
       Second Game: Tied 2-2 into the final frame, Hawks with five-run eruption including L. Alvarez rbi triple, J. Ortiz two-run single and R. Mackle run-producing double to build NP hit total to seven. Errorless effort by the winners. B. Moeller goes the distance (7inn, 4h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 9k).
NP 3-5. Downs MSM (1-4) twice last month in Maryland.

Oneonta knocks off visiting Canton 13-2 on a cold Saturday, chalking up five-run second and fifth frames. RDragon bats ring up 13 hits. J. Maler 3x5, 2r, 2bi; M. Sabatine 2x3, 2r, 2bi, bb; J. Barrett 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh. Starter S. Liquori WP (3inn, 1bb, 5k). K. Gibson LP.
  Oneonta (1-2) and Canton (0-4) have Sunday dh on tap in Oneonta.

Fredonia twice tames Purchase NY at Virginia Beach by 6-1 and 10-5 scores on Saturday. Seven inning tilts.
      First Game: K. Mahon twirls complete game two-hitter (7inn, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 8k). T. Murphy and P. Bigham slug rbi triples in three-run third inning, then each with rbi doubles in three-run seventh. Murphy 3x4, Bigham 2x4. Blue Devils with 10 hits.
      Second Game: T. Phillips' solo home run to left in the third inning snaps 3-3 tie. Fredonia hikes margin to 7-3 an inning later on Phillips' three-run double. Phillips 2x3, r, 5bi; AJ Kinney 2x4, r, 2bi. A. O'Connor registers mound win (3inn, 3h, 1bb, 4k) in first inning relief. Purchase's C. Cruz 4x4, 2r, bi, 2bh, 3bh. Purchase 0-6.
       Blue Devils (3-0) vs. Rivier NH (0-0) on Sunday

Brockport (1-1) weekend play at Onondaga CC vs. Clarkson (0-0) and Elmira (1-5) ppd. Eagles' spring trip to N. Carolina and Florida starts March 11

Plattsburgh (0-2) slates Sunday dh vs. Brooklyn St. Joe's Bears at Kings Point. These Joe's not to be confused with Cortland foe St. Joe's of Long Island.

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Oswego holds off 18th ranked Shenandoah 10-8 Sunday in Winchester VA. J. Drew bases loaded walk gives Lakers first inning lead they never relinquish. L. Olsson bases loaded double in the second makes it 4-0. K. Lauria homers leading off the sixth for 6-1 edge. Margin grows to 7-1 but host Hornets climb within 10-7 into the bottom of the ninth. Shens score on M. House double and have runners on second and third with one-out. Lakers summon C. VanDreason whose strikeout, groundout ends it. Oswego outhit 15-14. Olsson 2x4, r, 3bi; Lauria 2x5, r, 2bi; Drew 2x3, 2r, bi, bb; R. enos 2x4, 2r, bi. J. Sharma WP (5inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 4k)
    Oswego 4-2 and next in Florida for seven games in six days beginning Sunday vs. Ramapo NJ (2-0) for dh at Winter Haven; Shens 10-3

Fredonia foils Rivier NH 14-10 in early Sunday duty at Virginia Beach. Fifteen hit tear by BDevils who return home at 4-0 after dealing with season opening Rivier. P. Bigham second inning two-run home run provides 2-1 lead. Stretch to 5-1 thru three innings but overtaken 8-6 into the eighth. Then Freds put up decisive six runs on four hits. L. Kenyon fuels things with leadoff double and later adds sac fly. AJ Kinney contributes two-run single to center. Kinney 3x5, r, 3bi, 2 3bh; Kenyon 3x4, 2r, bi, 2 2bh; J. Wentland 3x5, 2r, 2bi, 3bh. Five Fredonia pitchers yield 11 hits.
Devils line up against King's PA on Friday in Florida.

Oneonta over Canton 9-1 and 9-2 in seven-inning  Sunday scraps in Oneonta.
    First Game: RDragons with 14 hits, back-to-back game-starting P. McGee and M. McAllister doubles showing the way. S. Liquori with rbi single for 2-1 first inning lead. Land two more runs in the second and three in the third. M. Losak (6inn, 3h, 1r, 0er, 3bb, 11k) quiets Canton bats. J. Barrett tops Dragon attack at 3x4, 2r, 2bi.
    Second Game: Oneonta faces 2-1 deficit entering bottom of the sixth. Fireworks then arrive -- an eight-run binge. J. Ottaviano single through the right side delivers tying run. Wild pitches put Dragons ahead prior to L. Kaesta two-run single and Ottaviano puts bow on the burst with another single for the final two runs. Ottaviano 2x4, r, 3bi. S. Liquori 1x2, r, 2bb. K. Rosenberger, second of OSt mound trio, gets the win (3inn, 1h, 3k)
  OState 3-2 and next play Friday at Bridgewater VA; Canton 0-6

Plattsburgh doubles its pleasure Sunday vs. Brooklyn St. Joe's. Cardinals capture 14-2 opener and come from behind for 6-5 win in seven inning games at Kings Point LI.
    First Game:  Cardinals score in five of seven raps and finish with 18 hits led by C. Gonzalski 3x4, 3r, 3bi, 2 3bh. Seven others with two hits, among them N. DeMelfi, Z. Stone, N. Cergol who each have 2bi. S. Malamud WP (6inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 82p)
    Second Game: Plattsburgh down 5-3 into the fifth inning but pull even when C. Lent triples for a run to right-center and an error squares things. M. Rasquin single through the middle drives in winning score in the sixth. Cards with eight hits, one error. P. Gregory closes (3.2inn, 1h, 1bb, 3k, 42p). Picks off runner in the seventh.
Pburgh 2-2 and Friday vs. Gallaudet at Winter Haven FL; Joe's 0-4

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Cortland, whose Tuesday home booking vs. Ithaca (4-1) is ppd, barely holds its No. 1 D3 media national rating with a 7-2 record. RDragons receive 7 first place votes -- down from 20 the previous week. Have 585 voting points ahead of Marietta's (3-1) 582 along with 8 first place votes. Birmingham Southern (10-2) has 566 points with 4 No. 1 votes, followed by North Central ILL (7-0) with 557 and 5, and Salisbury MD (7-4) with 457.
Oswego (4-2) is just outside the top 25. Rochester (4-1) and St. John Fisher also receive votes. Oswego's Ryan Enos on this week's D3 national team of the week.

Cortland resumes play Friday in Lexington SC vs. Case Western Reserve OH. Pair meet in Saturday dh and Sunday single as well, with Dragons continuing next week in North Carolina and Virginia.

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Cortland  (7-2) Friday date with Case Western Reserve OH (3-5) in Lexington SC ppd. to Sunday as part of dh. Teams play twinbill Saturday as well.

New Paltz (3-5) in Friday dh vs. Centenary NJ (2-4) in Hackettstown NJ

Brockport (1-1) has Friday dh booking at Cary NC's Williams Peace (8-4)

Plattsburgh (2-2) Friday game vs. Gallaudet DC (3-7) at Winter Haven FL

Fredonia (4-0) Friday dh tests vs. King's PA (3-1) at Lakeland FL

Oswego (4-2) with Sunday dh assignment vs. Ramapo NJ (2-0) at Winter Haven FL

Oneonta (3-2) in Sunday dh outings at Bridgewater VA (10-4)

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New Paltz blanks Centenary NJ 3-0 in nine inning first game of dh in Hackettstown NJ. B. Moeller (WP, 7inn, 5h, 1bb, 5k) and B. Ramsey (2inn, 2k) combine on the shutout. M. Boccarossa, R. Mackle, T. Kreider drive home Hawks' runs in second and seventh innings. NP with seven hits, no errors.
    Hawks drop second game 5-4 in seven innings when hosts score deciding three runs in the fifth on P. Links three-run homer to left. R. Mackle 3x4, r; J. Patane 2x4, 3bi for New Paltz.
    NP (4-6) home vs. New Jersey City (3-4) on Tuesday ppd; Wednesday at Purchase NY (0-7)

Brockport splits dh in Cary NC vs. William Peace. Eagles 6-0 winners in first game behind slants of A. Huffman (7inn, 3h, 10k, hbp, 98p) J. Houlahan plates two runs in the second frame. R. Voight swings 3x3, r, bi bat. Peace responds with second game 4-2 win in seven inning matchups. J. Sisto homers for Bport and M. O'Dair 2x3, bi. C. Meldrim LP
    Bport (2-2) vs. Stevenson U. MO (4-10-1) on Sunday in Florida

Fredonia in Florida bounces back from first game 4-3 slip to King's PA with second game 4-1 seven inning victory led by pitcher K. Mahon (5.1inn, 4h, 1r, 0er, 2bb, 3k). King's in the opener strikes for winning run in the bottom of the last seventh inning. Blue Devils had taken 3-2 lead on J. Genau rbi triple in the fifth. P. Bigham 2x2, r, bb.
    Fredonia (5-1) vs. Lancaster Bible PA (3-2) on Saturday in Florida
     

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Cortland cruises 12-1 in the first game but Case Western Reserve OH flips the second game script to stop the RDragons 7-3 in Saturday doubleheader at cool, windy Lexington SC. Corts and Clevelanders play two again Sunday.
         First Game: Dragons knock out 12 hits -- all singles, while A. Fusco (WP, 6.2inn, 1h, 0r, 2bb, 6k, 86p), L. Krasney and M. Ragusa check the opposing nine to three. Cortland run-making comes in five innings starting with single score in the third. A. Michalski bases loaded single features three-run fourth. Issue put to rest in five-run ninth in which S. Giordano single delivers two. Michalski finishes 3x4, 3r, 2bi, bb; J. Varian 2x2, bi, 3bb; Giordano 2h, 3bi; D. Coleman 2r, 2bb. R. Marley LP (6inn, 7h, 6r, 5er, 4bb, 3k, 97p)
       Second Game: Effective CWR starter E. Faxon (7inn, 6h, 2r, 0er, 1bb, 10k, 100p) tames Dragons who wind up with seven hits. Cortland moundsmen falter early when CWR scores in each of the first four innings to create 7-0 gap. Couple of walks and two hit batters figure. N. Talarico (2x3) homers in the fourth. Case crew with nine hits. R. Flansburg (LP, 1inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k, 28p)
      Cortland 8-3, CWR 4-6

Fredonia (5-1) in Saturday dh vs. Lancaster Bible (3-2) in Florida

Plattsburgh (3-2) Saturday action in Florida vs. Minnesota Morris (0-2) ppd. Cardinals on Sunday up against Loras IA (10-0) in Florida dh

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Cortland wins twice Sunday over Case Western Reserve OH in sun-splashed Lexington SC, 8-0 and 3-1 in nine inning contests.
          First Game: RDragons get off to fast start on S. Giordano first inning two-run home run off lefty N. Denove. Z. Durant turns in another solid pitching show (6inn, 2h, 1bb, 3k, 67p). P. Dalton (2inn, 4k), J. LaBruno (1inn, 2bb) finish two-hit shutout. Cortland with two runs in the fifth and wraps up with four scores over the final innings. Giordano and H. Holliday split four of Dragon nine hits.
       Second Game: Runs come at a premium as each side strands 12 runners. CRW miscues allow Cortland first inning run and D. Coleman home run to right in the fifth makes it 2-0. Ohioans pack the sacks with no outs in the sixth but manage just one run. Dragons add insurance in the eighth on C. Bonacci infield rbi single. B. Disonell with good relief showing (WP, 6inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 6k, 90p). W. McCarthy works first three innings (4h, 1bb, 48p). J. Varian 2x3, 2bh, Bonacci 2h. Coleman at third base with eight assists. CWR J. Anderson 3x4, 2bh. W. Bouma (LP, 5inn, 6h, 2r, 1er, 2bb, 5k)
   Cortland 10-3 and Tuesday in Cary NC vs. host William Peace (10-5). CWR 4-8.

Oswego grabs winning Sunday seven-inning pair in Florida over Ramapo, riding A. VonFosse two-hit pitching and three-run first inning to 5-1 triumph over Ramapo NJ in the first game and rising 8-4 in the second.
   First Game: VonFosse walks two, fans six in 104 pitch opening performance. Lakers get three hits in opening inning liftoff that includes R. Enos triple, K. Lauria rbi single and R. Weiss two-run single. Add two runs in the fourth when P. Tammaro single knocks in one. Enos 3x3, r, bb, 4sb. Oswego with six hits, no errors, swipes eight bags, leaves 10 runners on base.
    Second Game: Oswego survives early trouble, then uses six-run fourth inning to dispatch the Roadrunners. Ramapo scores one in the first, none in the second and leaves the bases loaded on five hits in each of the first two frames. Lakers send 10 to the plate in the fourth, pinch-hitting T. Featherst two-out, two-run single to center climaxing the surge. P. Tammaro 2x4, 2r, sb; R. Enos 2x3, r, bi, bb, 2sb for OSt. Lakers use three pitchers .... J. Sharma (2inn, 6h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 4k), C. VanDreason (3inn, 2h, 3r, 0er, 2bb, 3k) and S. Dertinger (2inn1h, 4k)
  Oswego 6-2 and vs. 11th ranked Rowan NJ (5-1) Monday in Florida. Rowan 11-5 over St. John Fisher on Sunday. Ramapo 2-2

Oneonta bows 9-3 at Bridgewater VA on Sunday. RDrragons with two-run fourth for 2-2 tie. A. Gonzalez with rbi single, B. Turner rbi hbp. Hosts immediately retake the lead and forge wider margin with five runs in the sixth inning. M. Losak (LP, 4inn, 5h, 4r, 4er, 5bb, 5k).
    Oneonta 3-3 and at Maryville TN (7-4) for single games Monday/Tuesday.  Bridgewater 11-4

Plattsburgh falls to unbeaten Loras IA 5-0 and 11-3 in Sunday dh in Florida. Seven inning contests. Cardinals with six hits, three errors in the opener when C. Lent goes 1x2, bb and C. Gonzalski 2bh. In the second game Lent's rbi double brings Pburgh within 2-1 before Loras scores six times in the bottom of the fifth. Cards with four hits, two errors. R. Lawyer LP.
     Plattsburgh outlasts Gallaudet DC 27-16 on Friday.
     Pburgh 3-4 and plays Monday in Florida vs. Maine Presque Isle (1-3) and adds night test vs. Minn-Morris (1-3, splits Sunday vs. Canton). Loras 12-0

Brockport whips Stevenson MO 14-3 in Florida night action Sunday night. GEagles post five runs on three hits in top of the first. J. Houlahan leadoff single and tallies first marker when R. Voight singles. Houlahan 2x4, 2r, bb; M. O'Dair 2x4, r, 2bi, bb. C. Pytlak -- second of six Port pitchers -- WP (2.1inn).
Bport 3-2 plays Maine Presque Isle (1-3) on Tuesday in Florida. Stevenson 4-11-1

Fredonia on Saturday in Florida turns back Lancaster Bible PA 7-2. E. Blaisdell slugs two-run second inning homer and T. Phillips has fifth inning solo bomb during BDevils eight-hit attack. Phillips with two hits on the day. N. Lockwood (4inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 6k) and D. Walters (WP, 5inn, 1h, 2bb, 3k) offer sound hurling.
   Fredonia 6-1 with Monday Florida dh assignment vs. Greenville ILL (3-6).

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Oswego handles 11th ranked Rowan NJ 10-5 Monday in Florida, coming from behind with seven runs over the seventh and eighth innings. Rowan uses four-run fourth enroute to 4-3 lead into Lakers' top of the seventh. First two Oswego batters retired and Rowan makes pitching change. P. Tammaro single and hit batter follow and another Rowan pitcher enters. K. Lauria then singles in tying run and J. Drew base hit sends home two for 6-4 lead. Facing yet another Rowan pitcher starting the eighth, Lauria will deliver two-run triple and scores the 10th run on Drew single. Oswego with 14 hits, one error. P. Tammaro 3x4, 4r, 2bh; R. Enos 1x2, 2r, 2bi; Lauria 3x5, 2r, 4bi, 3bh; Drew 3x4, 3bi, bb. B. Wilcox WP (3inn, 1h, 1k) in relief of starter K. Finnegan (5inn, 8h, 4r, 4er, 1bb). Rowan with 10 hits (A. Schooley 3x4, 2r, 2bi) and four errors.
   Oswego 7-2 and vs. Salve Regina RI (3-3) Tuesday in Florida. Rowan 5-2

Fredonia on Monday rebounds from extra-inning 4-3 loss to Greenville ILL with second game 6-0 whitewash of Greenville in Florida dh. As usual nearly all Florida dh games seven innings!!!!!?
      First Game: BDevils face 3-1 deficit before T. Phillips' fifth inning sac fly and seventh-inning game-tying rbi single that drove in E. Blaisdell who pinch-hitting doubled to right with two outs. Greenville spoils the comeback in the eighth when a leadoff throwing error is turned into the winning tally. Teams split 10 hits .....Freds three errors. Devil starter J Posnick (5inn, 4h, 3r, 2er, 4bb, 6k); N. O'Brochta LP (1.1inn)
      Second Game: R. Howard (4inn, 1h, 3bb, 4k), K. Ynoa (2inn), K. Mahon (1inn, 1h, 2k) shut down Greenville. P. Bigham with two doubles including third inning blow to drive in the first run. Fredonia pushes over three scores in the fourth, two in the fifth. Conclude with nine hits ....T. Murphy 2x2, 2r, bb; T. Phillips 2x3, bi; Bigham 2x3, bi.
     Fredonia 7-2 and plays Tuesday vs. Rutgers Newark (5-3) in Florida. Greenville 4-7.

Plattsburgh up and down Monday in Florida. Romps past Maine Presque Isle 18-3 in daylight, then succumbs 5-2 to Minnesota-Morris at night.
   Cards against MainePI flex first inning muscle for five runs. First three batters single, N. Cergol sac fly, C. Ott triples for two runs and A. Kornblau doubles for two more. Rip 18 hits and play errorless ball. Leadoff stick A. Veit 5x6, 2r, 2bi; Kornblau 3x3, 2r, 5bi, hr, 2bh; Cergol 2x5, r, 3bi, 2bh; Ott 2x3, 2r, 2bi, 2bb, 2bh, 3bh; Rasuin 3r. K. Mordecki WP (5.1inn, 3h, 3r, 1er, 3bb, 5k)
    Pburgh against Minn-Morris with 1-0 first inning lead when C. Lent opens with a single and scores on C. Ott base knock. Minn-Morris ties on leadoff second inning home run and in short time goes ahead on unearned run. Victors later get another solo homer. Cards with 10-7 hit advantage. K. Cremin 3x5; Lent 2x4, r, bb, 2bh; A. Kornblau 3x4, r, bi, 2bh. L. Rodriguez LP (3.1inn, 4h, 4r, 3er, 2bb, 3k, hbp).
   Plattsburgh 4-5 and Tuesday vs. Springfield MA in Florida. Minn-Morris 2-3, Maine Presque Isle 2-3

Oneonta stumbles 14-4 Monday at Maryville TN. Homestanding Scots score in each of first six innings for 16-0 lead. Total 19 hits. RDragons with eight hits and five errors. P. McGee 1x3, 2bi; A. Gonzalez 2x2 for Oneontans.
     Same confrontation Tuesday. Oneonta 3-4, Maryville 8-4

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Cortland holds off William Peace 9-7 in Cary NC on Tuesday. RDragons out to 7-0 lead in three innings and need to stave off a near-bullpen collapse. Score three times before an out in the first inning. N. Chermotti triples and D. Coleman doubles during a four-run seige. Chernotti doubles for another run in the second. R. Flansburg in starting role (WP, 5.1inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 5k, 91p). Peace picks on three relievers before P. Dalton retires the side in the ninth. K. Gonzalez' two-out two-run homer brings Pacers within two runs in the eighth. Pacers outhit Dragons 10-9. M. Krafft 3x4, r, bi, sb; Chemotti, A. Michalski two hits each in victory.
   Cortland 11-3 and heading to Roanoke VA (6-7) for Wednesday/Thursday games in Salem VA. William Peace 10-7

Oswego devours Salve Regina RI 22-15 Tuesday in Florida, scoring 15 runs in the first two of nine innings Lakers with 14 hits and a bunch of walks and hit batters. Trail 2-0 into its first at-bat, Oswego with seven-run raid on six hits led by R. Enos' two doubles and three rbi. Lakers with four two-baggers in the frame. Laker rampage continues in the second inning when J. Draw and L. Olsson have run-producing hits. Ten Lakers hit safely with P. Tammaro (3r), Enos (3r, 4bi), J. Drew (3bi), J. Levine (3r, 2bi) with two each apiece. J. Sanders WP (4inn, 9h, 7r, 7er, 2bb, 5k).
   Oswego 8-2 and vs. Beloit WI (2-3) Thursday. Salve Regina 3-4

Fredonia loses 11-1 to Rutgers-Newark in Tuesday morning affair in Florida. Only BDevils run arrives in the first inning compliments of T. Murphy rbi double, though another runner was tossed out at the plate. R-N pecked away for three runs -- two unearned, heading into its seventh at-bat. Five runs then and three more in the eighth turned things into a runaway. Freds P. Bigham 2x3, r, 2bh. They total eight hits, four errors. Winners with 12 hits, one miscue. A. O'Connor LP (5inn, 6h, 2r, 1er, 6k)
     Fredonia 7-3 and Wednesday vs. Minn-Morris (3-3) and Friday dh vs. St. Lawrence (3-1). R-N 6-3

Oneonta drops 14-0 Tuesday verdict at Maryville TN. RDragons held to three hits and commit three errors. Host Scots go on 20 hit tear with dh Z. Graham 5x6, 3r, 5bi, 2bh, hr. Maryville builds 11-0 margin through four innings. K. Rosenberger LP (3inn, 11h, 10r, 10er, 1bb, 3k).
     Oneonta 3-5 and Wednesday dh vs. Averett VA (3-11). Maryville 9-4

Plattsburgh drills Springfield MA 14-9 in Florida on Tuesday, overtaking the foe with six runs in the third inning for 7-2 lead. Bases loaded blows from C. Ott (2bh 2bi) and N. Cergol (3bh, 3bi) turn the trick. Outing has 31 hits, 15 by the Cardinals. Ott 3x5, r, 3bi, bb, 2bh; C. Lent 3x5, 3r, bi, 2 2bh; C. Gonzalski 2x4, 3r, 3bi, 2 2bh; Cergol 3bi, bb, 3bh. Hold 14-6 cushion into the ninth. A. Veit WP (6inn, 11h, 6r, 4er, 10k, 2hbp)
    Plattsburgh 5-5 and Wednesday vs. Rutgers Camden (5-6)

Brockport's N. Pastore belts two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to down Maine Presque Isle 4-2 on Tuesday. Florida is the scene of GEagles rise for their first lead of the game. Down 2-0 early, Bport tallies once in the third and again in the sixth on M. O'Dair one-out rbi single. Pastore decisive shot follows Z. Harter walk. Pastore 2x4, r, 2bi, 2bh, hr; T. Kretzler 2x4, 2bh. Starter M. McGowan (7inn, 6h, 2r, 1er, 2bb, 5k) escapes MPI bases loaded one-out threat in the seventh. A. Douglas in relief (2inn, 1h, 2k). S. Outler LP (8inn, 7h, 4r, 4er, 5bb, 5k).
    Brockport 4-2 and Wednesday dh vs. Wisc-Superior (1-6) Maine Presque Isle 2-4

New Paltz (4-6) at New Jersey City (3-4) ppd.
   
     Cortland (10-3) slips to second in weekly D3 media national Top 25 poll, getting 10 No. 1 votes and 588 voting points. Marietta OH (9-2) moves up a notch to No. 1 with 14 first place votes and 610 points. Leading pair followed by Birmingham-Southern (11-4), Eastern Connecticut (4-0) and North Central ILL (8-2). Poll taken through last weekend results.
      Oswego (6-2) and Rochester (9-1) 27th and 28th, respectively, among others receiving votes.

   

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Cortland runs into trouble with Roanoke and weather in Wednesday date in Salem VA. Rain halts play in bottom of the sixth with Roanoke in front 8-2. Nine inning game to be concluded Thursday before regularly slated game between the pair. Things started well Wednesday for the RDragons who post two runs in the first inning. Strand two runners in the second. Roanoke gets run via wild pitch in its second, then takes control on O. Lawn two-out three-run homer to right-center in the fourth. Maroons notch two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth. Corts roll out four pitchers.
  Cortland 11-3, Roanoke 6-7

Brockport bats and arms sparkle Wednesday in sweep of Wisc.-Whitewater, 21-2 and 7-0, in Florida seven-inning affairs.
     First Game: Smashing performance in opener. J. Houlahan with leadoff  walk and later adds two-run single during eight-run first inning. Uprising on three hits, four walks, hbp and two Superior errors. Twenty position players in action for Port, with 12 contributing to 15 hits. F. Vanzillotta, R. Voight, Z. Eldred and D. Balso with two hits each. Eldred homers.
  Second Game: Shutout pitching from J. Jempty (5inn, 4h, 1bb, 3k, 59p), K. Jarvis and Z. Eldred limits Superior to four hits. Eagles post four scores in the first inning. T. Kretzler with rbi single and R. Mansell wallops two-run homer to right. Kretzler 2x2, 2r, 2bi, 2sb. Errorless game.
  Brockport, whose coach Justin Beach chalks up career win 300 Tuesday, 6-2 and vs. Stockton NJ (6-4-1) and Southern Maine (2-5) Thursday. Wisc-Superior 1-8

Plattsburgh suffers 12-0 setback Wednesday to Rutgers-Camden in Florida. Scoreless first two innings ...then R-C with six-run third and five-run fourth. Seven inning tilt. A. Kornblau 2x3, sb, 2bh for Cards. S. Malamud LP. Winners with 14 hits, Pburgh five and four errors.
  Pburgh 5-6 and begin conference play March 25 at New Paltz. R-C 6-6

Oneonta victimized twice by Averett VA, 14-7 and 5-3, in Florida seven-inning Wednesday games.
    First Game: P. McGee two-run double and N. Frasca two-run triple has RDragons riding high in five-run third inning and 5-3 lead. Stretch to 7-3 when M. McAllister plates pair with single an inning later. However, Averett piles up six runs in the bottom of the fifth for reversal. Oneonta with two outs before the fall. Averett goes on to pull away. OState uses six pitchers, Averett seven.
     Second Game: Dragons in 4-0 hole just as they record first out. Oneonta checked to four hits by seven pitchers, each throwing an inning for Averett. L. Carriero LP (5inn, 6h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 1k)
   Oneonta 3-7 and home Friday vs. Mt. St. Mary NY (3-5). Averett 5-11

New Paltz loses 4-2 Wednesday issue at Purchase NY. J. Rios double and D. Stalzer triple drive in Hawk fourth inning runs for 2-0 lead. Purchase bangs out three hits to score three in the fifth. Rios 2x4, bi, 2bh. NP sends six to the hill. M. Polestino LP.
  New Paltz 4-7 and at Kean NJ in Union on Friday for dh. Purchase 2-7

Fredonia turns back Minnesota Morris 10-4 in Florida Wednesday. K. Benitez, T. Phillips and J. Genau hits bolster fourth inning four-run maneuvers building 5-0 lead. BDevils finish with 11 safeties, T. Murphy, Genau, J. Avialiotis with two each. Morris held to two hits. K. Jaroszek WP (5inn, 1h, 2r, 0er, 2bb.
  Fredonia 8-3 plays Friday dh vs. St. Lawrence

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Cortland takes it on the chin twice Thursday against Roanoke in Salem VA, bowing 10-2 in completion of Wednesday rain suspended meeting followed by 8-5 decision.
        Completed First Game: RDragons get off  well with two runs in the first inning. But in the fourth Roanoke begins ravaging Cortland bullpen. Starts with O. Lawn's three-run homer. Against four relievers, host Maroons score nine runs on 10 hits and two walks. Roanoke with 12 hits, no errors; Cortland seven hits, two errors. Corts' M. Bruno 2x4, r.
        Second Game: Cortland again jumps in front and on back-to-back S. Giordano and D. Coleman home runs go on top 4-0 in the top of the sixth inning. Maroons awaken in their sixth for six runs -- the last four on C. Butler two-out grand slam following Cortland infield error. Guests within a run in the eighth, then come undone by pitching wildness for final two Roanoke runs. Coleman 2x3, r, 2bi, bb, 2bh. A. Fusco LP (6inn, 9h, 6r, 2er, 2bb, 5k)
     Cortland 11-5 and home for Friday and Saturday dh vs. Johnson & Wales RI (0-6). Roanoke 8-7

Oswego's R. Enos comes up huge in Lakers' 9-4 spilling of Beloit WI on Thursday in sunny Florida. Enos homers in the first inning, drive in two runs with second inning double to right-center, has two more rbi with fourth inning single, and caps his 4x5, 2r, 6bi game with ninth inning home run!!!! Oswego overall with 10 hits, no errors. P. Tammaro 2x4, 3r, bi, bb, hr; J. Levine 2x4, 2r, 2bh. T. Pecchia WP (5inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 6k, 2hbp).
      Oswego 9-2 and Friday vs. Southern Maine (2-5). Beloit 2-4

Brockport storms to 11-0 seven inning stomping of Stockton NJ on Thursday morning.
       Port counts 16 hits including five during second inning five-run eruption that ends with J. Sisto three-run homer with two out. A. Huffman (6inn, 4h, 1bb, 7k) and J. Delvecchio (1inn, 1h, 2k) combine hurling shutout. T. Kretzler  paces attack at 4x5, 3r, 2bi, 2 2bh, hr; J. Houlahan 3x5, r, bi; Sisto 2x2, r, 3bi, hr; N. Pastore 2x4, 2bi; J. Pangburn 2x4, 2r, bi, hr. Eagles fautless defensively.
     Brockport 6-2 and Friday vs. Canton (2-9). Stockton 6-5-1

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Cortland wins 7-5, then is upset 10-9 by Johnson & Wales RI in Friday home opener. Bullpen meltdowns continue plaguing RDragons who blow sky-high in the loss as W&J gets its first win of the season.
       First Game: Corts jump out to 7-0 lead and ride solid Z. Durant pitching (6inn, 2h, 1bb, 5k) but shaky relief work gives J&W life (2 HRs in 7th) to narrow the gap. P. Dalton offers ninth inning pitching salvation. Dragons with 12 hits, two each by M. Krafft, D. Coleman, A. Pragana, J Varian. M. Bruno with two-run homer in the fifth. J&W with seven hits, G. Snyder whacking three-run homer.
      Second Game: Cortland with 8-2 lead into the final seventh inning. Guests take apart Dragon pitching for eight runs!!! Four hits, four walks and error contribute .... with T. Juan bases loaded triple fatal CSt. blow. Juan started W&J comeback with walk. Rally spoils H. Holliday (4bi) and D. Coleman (hr), M. Bruno (hr), B. Rhodes (3x3) efforts.
     Cortland 12-6, W&J 1-7. Teams vie again Saturday

Oswego derailed 15-5 Friday in Florida by Southern Maine in eight inning match. Lakers' eight game win streak ends along with SM Huskies' three-game losing skein. Maine comes to bat in the bottom of the fifth tied 5-5 and scores seven runs on just one hit but five walks and two hit batters. Relief hurlers fail to back up starter A. Vanfosse (4inn, 7h, 5r, 5h, 1bb, 2k). In all six Oswego pitchers yield 13 hits, eight walks, two hbp. Laker K. Lauria 2x4, bi, 2 2bh. B. Afthim WP (8inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 6k)
   Oswego 9-3 winding up Florida play Saturday vs. ranked Johns Hopkins. So. Maine 3-6

Brockport races past Canton 15-2 in seven innings Friday in Florida as GEagles stretch winning ways to six in a row. T. Kretzler big bat figures large in eight-run second inning for 10-0 rout. Kretzler ignites things with double and later in the stanza cracks grand slam. N. Pastore in between swats two-run triple. Port claims 13 safeties ...Kretzler 2x3, 2r, 4bi, 2bh, hr; Pastore 2x4, r, 3bi, 3bh. First of five Eagles to the mound, C. Pytlak WP (3inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 4bb, 6k). Canton three hits, two errors.
   Brockport 8-2 and Saturday vs. Simpson IA (8-2) in Florida wrapup. Canton 2-10

Oneonta tripped up 4-1 at home Friday by Mt. St. Mary NY. M. McAllister single puts RDragons up 1-0 in the first inning. Error leads to MSM squaring the contest in the fifth. Three runs in the ninth settles it, C. Barnes' base hit scoring a pair. Oneonta manages nine hits (McAllister 3x5, bi; S. Liquori 2x3, 2bb). One OSt error. Visitors with 10 hits, no errors. K. Roper starts for Dragons (6.1inn, 6h, 1r, 0er, 2bb, 6k); K. Rosenberger LP
     Oneonta 3-8 and home dh Saturday vs. RIT (8-3). MSM 4-5

New Paltz shutout twice by Kean NJ, 5-0 and 2-0, in Friday dh in Union NJ. Nine inning games.
     First Game: Kean pitcher C. Kiernan faces just one batter over the minimum in two-hitting the Hawks. Retired the first 18 batters prior to hit batter and R. Mackle single up the middle leading off the NP seventh. Doubleplay gets two outs. Pinch-hitting L. Alvarez singles in the ninth and is erased on another doubleplay. Kiernan strikes out 11. Kean with 11 hits. B. Moeller LP (6inn, 7h, 3r, 1er, 1bb, 6k, hbp).
     Second Game: New Paltz held to four hits and gives up game's only two runs in the fifth inning. B. Ramsey LP (5inn, 9h, 2r, 2er, 5k)
    New Paltz 4-9 and opening conference play at home March 25-26 vs. Plattsburgh (5-6). Kean 12-4

Fredonia swaps Florida seven inning Friday verdicts with St. Lawrence, losing 15-4 to the Saints before winning 7-3.
       First Game: T. Phillips' singles home two runs and 4-2 Fredonia edge in the second inning. SL turns matters around on N. Butler go-ahead single during four-run fourth. Saints break it open with nine runs in the sixth. D. Walters LP. Butler, C. Clark, J. DeLaney with three rbi apiece for Saints. A. Mathews WP. SL nine hits, Freds six. Each side guilty of two errors.
      Second Game: Fredonia pulls away in the third inning for 6-2 lead.
      Fredonia 9-4 and Saturday vs. Keuka (0-0) in Florida.