BB: SUNYAC

jdex · April 26, 2022, 11:29:42 AM

Plattsburgh prevents series sweep with 8-5 conference win at New Paltz on Tuesday. C. Gonzalski two-out two-run home run helps Cardinals build 5-1 lead through four innings. Tis 8-1 at top of the eighth mark. New Paltz makes late approach. D. Stalzer 11th home run of the season comes with two aboard and one out in the ninth. Hawks accumulate 12 hits but strand just as many runners. Plattsburgh with 13 hits. A. Roman 3x5, r, 2 2bh; C. Lent 3x5, 2r, bi, 2bh; Gonzalski 2x4, 2bi, bb, 2bh, hr; A. Kornblau 2x4, r, bi, bb. NP Mackle 3x4, r, 2bh, bb; T. Kreider 3x5, r. A. Veit WP (8inn, 8h, 2r, 1er, 4bb, 5k); B. Moeller LP (4inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 2k)
Plattsburgh 15-14, 4-8 and Wednesday home vs. Middlebury (18-8) ppd; home Fri/Sat vs. Oneonta. New Paltz 14-16, 6-6 at Fri/Sat at Brockport

Oswego rocks Ithaca 11-0 in seven inning fray Tuesday at IC. Moved up a day. Lakers total 13 hits and immediately seize 2-0 lead, then add three runs in the second inning. Five-run fifth completes the scoring. P. Tammaro 3x4, 3r, bi; K. Lauria 2x3r, 2bi, sf; L. Olsson 3x4, r, 2bi; J. Drew 2x3, r, 2bi, 2bh. Bombers with just second and fourth inning singles off T. Pecchia (WP, 2-0, 5inn, 2h, 2k, 47p) and J. Sharma (2inn, 1bb, 3k, 40p). B. Shirley LP (1-1), first of five ICers taking the mound.
Oswego 22-7 and home Fri/Sat vs. Cortland. Ithaca 22-10

Brockport clips St. John Fisher 16-5 Tuesday at SJF. GEagles slug five home runs, two by T. Kretzler -- hiking season total to eight and career to 29. Z. Eldred, N. Pastore, J. Pangburn also go deep during 14 hit attack. Pangburn with 5bi, Kretzler 4bi. Port scores three in the first inning and never trails. Ahead 10-2 entering the ninth. B. Norsen homers in five-hit Fisher contest. J. DelVecchio -- second of five Eagles pitcher -- WP (2-1, 5.1inn). C. Hedden LP (0-1). SJF throws seven pitchers.
Brockport 25-6 and home Wednesday vs. Rochester. St. John Fisher 22-12

Cortland gains one slot to fifth in weekly D3 national media Top 25 poll through last Sunday games. Oswego takes two steps to 18th.
Rochester slips to others receiving votes along with Brockport and Ithaca.
Marietta (31-3) unanimous No. 1 followed by Eastern Connecticut (27-3), Birmingham Southern (31-7), LaGrange GA (30-5)

jdex · April 27, 2022, 11:11:40 AM

Brockport cruises past Rochester 14-1 Wednesday at Bport where hosts benefit from 10 hits, nine walks and three hit batters. Rout begins early. T. Kretzler draws two-out and N. Pastore slams his fifth home run of the spring. GEagles score in each of the next three innings for 8-0 gap and post six runs in the seventh -- three via Kretzler bases loaded triple. Kretzler 2x4, 3r, 3bh, bb, 2bh; R. Mansell 2x4, 2r, 3bi; Pastore 1x4, 2r, 3bi, bb, hr, sb; J. Pangburn 2x5, 2r, 2bh. Yellowjackets held to four hits. C. Pytlak WP (6.2inn, 4h, 1r, 0er, 1bb, 7k). S. Rojahn LP (2inn, 4h, 4r, rer, 2bb)
Brockport 26-6 and home Fri/Sat vs. New Paltz. Rochester 25-8

Oneonta truly outlasts Newburgh's Mt. St. Mary 13-10 in RDragons country on Tuesday. Teams combine for 23 hits -- 12 by Oneonta, AND 26 WALKS -- 15 by Oneonta, AND 28 RUNNERS LEFT ON BASE -- 17 by MSM (and, yes, one MSM batter hbp). Oneonta falls behind 9-4 after six innings, then proceeds to tally six times on six hits and grabs 10-9 lead through seven innings. L. Kaseta two-run triple to left-center ties it followed by A. Foglia go-ahead rbi single to center. Three walks start Oneonta eighth when RDragons score three times. Kaseta 3x5, 2r, 5bi, 2bh, 3bh; N. Frasca 2x3, 3r, 2bb; B. Turner 2x4, 2r, 3bi, bb, 2bh; N. Guillen 3r, 3bh.
Oneonta 11-21 and Fri/Sat at Plattsburgh. Mount St. Mary 12-17

Middlebury (18-8) at Plattsburgh canceled

Cortland 10th, Oswego 16th, Rochester 24th in weekly ABCA coaches' Top 30 poll. St. John Fisher receives votes
Marietta, OH (31-3) on top followed by LaGrange, GA (30-5), Birmingham-Southern, AL (31-7), Eastern Connecticut S (27-3), Arcadia PA (31-5), Rowan NJ (26-6), Lynchburg VA (29-7), Wisc-Whitewater (23-6), La Verne, CA (25-7-1)

jdex · April 29, 2022, 02:12:48 PM

Oswego gets two-out three-run 10th inning home run from L. Olsson for walk-off 9-7 victory over Cortland on Friday in Oswego. Lakers take one game conference first place edge over RDragons heading into Saturday twinbill.
Olsson in third inning whacks two-run homer lifting Oswego to 3-2 lead. Cortland moves to 5-3 edge in the sixth but hosts respond in their sixth for three scores including R. Weiss leadoff home run and R. Enos go-ahead rbi single. Dragons pull even in the seventh -- D. Coleman double and N. Chemotti rbi single. Relievers keep both teams off the board till Coleman /Chemotti tandem with single/double puts Cortland up 7-6 in the top of the 10th. Infield miscue has Oswego first batter in its 10th on base. From there sac bunt, intentional pass to Enos and groundout set the stage for Olsson's winning home run to center off 2-1 serve. Teams split 24 hits. Tammaro (3bi) and Olsson (5bi) three hits each for Lakers. Chemotti who enters as pinch-hitter, A. Pragana, Coleman (3r) and B. Rhodes land two hits apiece for CSt. Corts three errors, OSt one. Oswego 11 LOB, Corts 8.
Starters J. Sanders (O) and R. Flansburg (C) go five innings each, Oswego then turns to A. Conrad (1inn), S. Dertinger (3.1inn) and E. Dempsey (WP .2inn), while Cortland goes with L. Krasney (.2inn) and D. Beers (LP 4inn)
Oswego 23-7, 12-1. Cortland 27-9, 11-2

Brockport sails over New Paltz 7-3 behind T. Kretzler and N. Pastore bats in Friday conference contest in Bport. Kretzler ignites two-run first inning with two-out single followed by Pastore home run to right. Kretzler lights three-run third inning fuse with two bagger. And in two-run fifth after NP closes within 5-2, Kretzler raps leadoff home run, Pastore triples and J. Sisto has rbi single. Kretzler 3x4, 3r, bi, sb, 2bh, hr; Pastore 2x4, 3r, 2bi, 3bh, hr; Sisto 2bi; M. O'Dair 2x4; J. Pangburn 2x3, bb. A. Huffman WP (7inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 12k, 99p). J. Rios 3x4, 2r; J. Harvey 2x3, r, bi; L. Alvarez 2x4 for Hawks. D. Schuch LP
Brockport 27-6, 9-4. New Paltz 14-17, 6-7. Play DH Saturday

Plattsburgh downs Oneonta 11-1 in Friday action at Pburgh. Cardinals lead 3-0 through six innings and tack on four runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings. J. Hutton 2x3, 2bi, bb; C. Gonzalski 2bh, 3bh; S. Messerschmitt 2bi. Oneontans L. Kaseta, A. Foglia two hits apiece. P. Gregory WP (3-2, 7.1inn, 7h, 1r, 1er, 4bb, 6k hbp). M. Losak LP (4-5)
Plattsburgh 16-14, 5-8. Oneonta 11-22, 4-12. Two games Saturday

Standings: Oswego 12-1 (23-7), Cortland 11-2 (26-9 overall), Oswego 11-1 (22-7), Brockport 9-4 (27-6), New Paltz 6-7 (14-17), Plattsburgh 5-8 (16-14), Oneonta 4-12 (11-22), Fredonia 1-14 (10-21)
Conference regular season winds up the following Fri/Sat: Cortland at New Paltz, Oswego at Fredonia, Brockport at Plattsburgh. First place team hosting four-team playoffs, with playoff winner earning automatic NCAA tourney berth

jdex · April 30, 2022, 02:32:49 PM

Oswego moves nearer conference crown with seven inning first game 8-7 nipping of Cortland, but RDragons surge for six ninth inning runs to claim 10-8 nightcap switcheroo. Oswego Lakers site of long Saturday DH. They hold one game first place lead over Cortland.
First Game: All of the scoring in the first three innings. RDragons take only lead with run on three hits in first at-bats. Lakers promptly get to Cortland frontline hurler A. Fusco for five scores in their first raps. After L. Olsson single drives in tying run, R. Weiss socks grand slam for 5-1 lead. M. Bruno two-run homer brings Dragons within 5-3 in the top of the second. Pair of wild pitches leads to pair of runs in three-run Oswego second inning for 8-3 gap. Corts close to 8-7 when onetime Laker H. Holliday wallops grand slam in the top of the third to wrap up the game's scoring. Dragons hit into DPs in fourth and sixth innings, the latter with runners on first and second against entering reliever B. Wilcox who yields seventh inning starting single by S. Giordano and stolen base. He fans the side. K. Finnegan WP (6-0, 5.1inn, 8h, 7r, 6er, 2bb, 2k). Fusco LP (1inn, 8h, 8r, 8er, 1bb, 1k). P. Tammaro 4x4, 2r, 2sb; R. Enos 2x3, 2r, bi, bb; K. Lauria 2r; Weiss 2x4, r, 4bi, hr for Lakers. Giordano 3x4, r, sb; D. Coleman 2x4, r, bi; Holliday 2r, 4bi hr; M. Bruno 2bi, hr for Dragons. Oswego 12 hits, two errors. Cortland nine hits, 0 errors
Second Game: A. Michalski two-out single to center caps Cortland ninth inning comeback aided by five walks. Free pass to A. Pragana starts the rally. H. Holliday, who homered in the first game, follows with another against former mates. Dragons fill the bases and use wild pitch and passed ball for tie. Oswego deploys three pitchers in the inning. Earlier twas six-run Oswego fifth inning breaking up scoreless game. Hit batter and three walks set that stage for L. Olsson culminating grand slam. Dragons in the sixth score four times -- Michalski doubles for two runs. Olsson personalizes six rbi game (12 in the series) with two in sixth for 8-4 Laker edge. Zeros posted till the ninth. Corts D. Coleman 3x4, r, bb; Holliday 2x5, 2r, 2bi, hr; J. Varian 2x4, bi; Michalski 2x5, 4bi. Lakers P. Tammaro 2x2, 2r, bb, hbp, sac, sb for perfect day; Olsson 2x5, r, 6bi; R. Weiss 1x2, 2bb; J. Drew 2x4; K. Lauria 1x3, r, bi, 2bb; R. Enos 1x3, 2r, 2bb. Dragons 11-9 hit advantage. Starter Z. Durant 4inn, 3h, 4r, 2er, 5bb, 4k ... third reliever W. McCarthy WP (3.2inn, 4h, 2bb, 2k). A. Vanfosse (5.2inn, 7h, 4r, 4er, 3k) leads five Oswego pitchers. J. Kwicinski LP (1inn, 1h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 2k)
Oswego 24-8, 13-2 and Fri/Sat at Fredonia. Cortland 28-10, 12-3 and Fri/Sat at New Paltz

Brockport blasts New Paltz 14-4, then prevails 5-0 in Saturday DH in Bport. Quite the TOM KRETZLER afternoon. Has four home runs including three in first three innings of the seven inning opener in which he's the winning pitcher. Kretzler with 14 home runs for the spring, 34 in his career. Ports extend homefield win streak to 24 over two seasons.
First Game: GEagles break out to 13-0 lead in opening three innings. First Kretzler home run accounts for 2-0 opening stanza. Seven run second inning sees Kretzler four-master drive in three, and his final homer with runner aboard comes during four-run third inning. Doubles in the fifth. Is 4x4 with 7bi. Goes six innings on the mound (WP, 6h, 2r, 1er, 2bb, 4k). J. Houlahan 2x3, 2r, 3bi; N. Pastore 2x3, r, bi, bb for winners. J. Patane 2x2, r, bi, 2bb in defeat. Kretzler WP (5-2). B. Bernard LP.
Second Game: Kretzler pokes two-run home run in the fourth frame when Eagles score four times. R. Mansell single cashes in first two. Kretzler 1x2, r, 2bi, 2bb, hr; B. Tietjen 2x4; R. Voight 1x1, r, bi. M. McGovern WP. B. Ramsey LP
Brockport 29-6, 11-4 and Fri/Sat at Plattsburgh. New Paltz 14-19, 6-9 and home Fri/Sat vs. Cortland

Oneonta and Plattsburgh split conference DH in the Burgh with big innings. Oneonta wins 10-2 issue on strength of eight runs in the fourth inning while Plattsburgh prevails 9-2 behind five-run fourth inning.
First Game: RDragons assemble 13 hit assault altogether and get goodly share their fourth when 13 go to bat. S. Liquori with two doubles in the onslaught ahd has 4x4, r, 2bi, 3 2bh contest. Seven different OSters have rbi in the fourth, with A. Foglia single driving home two. P. McGree 3x5, 2r, 2bi; M. Sabatine 2x4, r for Dragons. C. Gonzalski 3x4, bi for Cardinals. M. Sadowski WP (2-5, L7inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 7k). A. Veit LP (2-3)
Second Game: Cardinals snap 1-1 tie in their fourth on rbi singles from M. Rasquin, A. Kornblau, K. Cremin, C. Gonzalski sac fly, and passed ball for the fifth run. Get complete game from S. Malamud (5-3). Cremin 3x4, r, 2bi, sac; Rasquin 2x3, 2r, bi, bb, sb; Kornblau 2x4, 2r, bi; Gonzalski 2x4, 2r, bi, sf, 2bh; S. Messerschmitt 3x5, 2bi. K. Roper LP (0-3). L. Kaseta 3x4 for RDragons
Oneonta 12-23, 5-13. Plattsburgh 17-15, 6-9 and home Fri/Sat vs. Brockport

Saturday Fredonia vs. Penn St.-Behrend cancelled

jdex · May 01, 2022, 01:53:26 PM

Plattsburgh twice kayoes Canton Kangaroos 11-5 and 9-4 in seven inning Sunday confrontations in Canton.
First Game: Cardinals build 4-2 first inning lead on air of unearned runs along with J. Hutton rbi single. J. Dirocco homers in the second and after four innings tis 7-2. N. DeMelfi three-run home run in the fifth keys four-run outburst. Cards with 10-3 hit advantage led by Dirocco 3x5, 2r, 2bi; Hutton 2x3, bi, bb. R. Nista WP (5inn, 2h, 2r, 0er, 1bb, 8k).
Second Game: Cards strike again for four first inning runs. DeMelfi singles for one score and bases loaded walks account for two more. Canton later pulls within 6-4. Burgh seals deal with three-run final inning when Kornblau clouts homer with Card aboard. Pburgh with 11 hits. Kornblau 3x5, 2r, 2bi, hr. K. Mordecki WP (5inn, 5h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 4k, 74p)
Plattsburgh 19-15, Canton 10-29

Tuesday has Oswego home vs. Empire 8 champ St. John Fisher (26-12), Fredonia home vs. Hilbert (16-18)
Oneonta home DH vs. Cobleskill (20-15) canceled
Wednesday finds Fredonia home vs. Medaille (1-20), Plattsburgh at St. Lawrence (17-14), Oneonta at Utica (19-14), New Paltz at NYU (18-13)

jdex · May 03, 2022, 11:16:07 AM

Oswego takes down visiting St. John Fisher 10-8 on Tuesday, using usual heavy L. Olsson and R. Enos artillery in seventh and eighth innings to reverse a brief Fisher toehold. Lakers break out to 4-0 lead in the second inning when J. Levine belts three-run homer. Third inning score makes it 5-0. Guests get two runs back in the sixth, then forge 6-5 lead in the top of the seventh -- B. Lavery three-run home run the big blow. But Laker Olsson two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh gives his favorites the 7-6 lead. Oswego pushes advantage to 10-6 in the eighth, Enos with rbi double. Lavery cracks his second homer, a two-run job, in the ninth. Levine 3x3, r, 4bi, hr; Olsson 3x5, 2r, 3bi, hr, hr, 2sb; Enos 2x3, r, 2bi, sf, hbp. Cards Lavery 3x5, 2r, 5bi; J. McCardle 2x2, 3r, bi, 2bb; J. Murphy 2x4, r, bi; N. Campanelli 2x5, 2r. Reliever J. Danyluk WP. Fisher sends eight to the mound, C. Fitzgerald LP. SJF with 14 hits, Lakers 10.
Oswego 25-8 and looking to wrap up conference regular season title Fri/Sat at Fredonia. SJF 26-13 and top seed in weekend Empire 8 tourney

Oneonta in the final inning of its apparent final game posts five runs to defeat Utica 12-8 in Tuesday action in Utica. An early four run inning by UC troubles the RDragons until they pour over 10 runs in the final three frames. At 7-7, Oneontan N. Sabatine opens the ninth with a single and comes around to score. Bases loaded walk and passed ball produces runs along with B. Marsh two-run single. Marsh WP in relief (1.2inn). P. McGee 3x6, 2r, bi, 2 2bh.
Oneonta 13-23, Utica 19-15

Fredonia home games Tuesday vs. Hilbert and Wednesday vs. Medaille canceled

Cortland 13th, Oswego 14th in weekly D3 media Top 25 national poll.
Brockport and Rochester just outside ranked teams.
Marietta OH (35-3) continues leader of the pack followed by Eastern Connecticut (32-3), Birmingham Southern (36-8), Rowan NJ (30-6), LaGrange (32-6)

jdex · May 04, 2022, 11:36:29 AM

Plattsburgh dismisses St. Lawrence 5-3 Wednesday in Canton for the Cardinals 20th win. Go to sixth inning in 2-2 tie and tally three runs. A. Roman and M. Asca register rbi doubles as Burghers make the most of five hits in the game. Larries reap nine ...J. Liberatore 2x3, 2 2bh. J. Scardin, third of six Cards pitchers, WP (1-0), with C. Santic notching a save. SL calls on seven pitchers, J. Perras takes the loss (0-1).
Plattsburgh 20-15 and home Fri/Sat vs. Brockport looking to land fourth conference playoff berth (Pburgh, New Paltz both 6-9; NP home vs. Cortland). St. Lawrence 17-16

New Paltz at NYU (18-13) canceled

Oswego 13th, Cortland 20th in American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Top 30 national weekly poll. Rochester 27th while Brockport and St. John Fisher receive votes
1. Marietta (35-3), 2. Birmingham Southern (36-8), 3. Eastern Connecticut (32-3), 4. LaGrange GA (32-6), 5. Rowan NJ (30-6), 6. Arcadia PA (34-6), 7. Wisc-Whitewater (27-6), 8. Lynchburg VA (32-8), 9. LaVerne CA (29-7-1), 10. Webster MO (30-5)

Brockport's Tom Kretzler and Oswego's Paul Tammaro make D3 Team of the Week. Kretzler in GEagles' 5-0 week 12x19 with 11 extra base blows, 7hr, 13r, 17bi, 4bb, 38 total bases. Tammaro in Lakers' series success over Cortland 9x10, 5r, 3bi, 4sb

jdex · May 05, 2022, 10:58:39 AM

Brockport's Tom Kretzler named Nat'l Collegiate Baseball Writers Assn. Hitter of the Week .......

Region 3 rankings: 1. Oswego (24-8), 2. Cortland (27-10), 3. Brockport (29-6), 4. Ithaca (25-10), 5. Rochester (27-9), 6. St. John Fisher (26-12), 7. Bard (15-15).
Other regional leaders: Wheaton MA (26-10), Eastern Connecticut (32-3), Arcadia PA (34-6), Catholic DC (28-10), LaGrange GA (32-6), Marietta OH (35-3), Webster MO (30-5), Wisc-Whitewater (27-5), Trinity TX (28-8)

Cortland at New Paltz switch DH to Friday, single game Saturday
Oswego vs. Fredonia single game Friday moved to Brockport field, Saturday DH at Allegheny HS
Brockport at Plattsburgh single games Friday, DH Saturday
Conference standings into final regular season series: Oswego 13-2, Cortland 12-3, Brockport 11-4, New Paltz 6-9, Plattsburgh 6-9, Oneonta 5-13, Fredonia 1-14.
Top four advance to conference tourney hosted by regular season champ. Should NP/Pburgh tie.... NP advance by winning series vs. Pburgh.

jdex · May 06, 2022, 05:03:55 PM

Oswego moving closer to regular season title clinch with 23-8 romp over Fredonia in Friday conference match played at Brockport. Lakers starting lineup of backups, and they reward skipper Scott Landers in big way. Run wild in first inning for six runs headlining G. Carullo three-run home run. Pour over seven runs in the eighth as A. Gallagher, T. Shinto doubles drive in four scores. Lakers count 18 hits, 11 walks. T. Featherstone 3x4, 5r, 2bi, 2bh, bb; F. Levanti 3x7, 2r, bi, 2bh; J. Levine 2x4, 2r, 4bi, hr; T. Shinto 3x4, r, 3bi, 2bh; A. Gallagher 3bi, 2bb, 2bh; B. Myers 4r; J. McLaughlin 3r. S. Dertinger WP (7inn, 5h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 7k, 100p). K. Mahon LP (4inn, 100p). BDevils L. Kenyon 2x4, r, 2bi; T. Murphy 2bi
Oswego 26-8, 14-2. Fredonia 10-20, 1-15. Two games Saturday at Allegheny HS

Cortland slips past New Paltz 8-7 in 10 innings Friday at New Paltz in first game of slated DH. Weather postpones second contest dwhich now becomes part of Saturday DH moved to Oneonta.
RDragons always stay barely up on Hawks ...and barely survive in 10th after NP sends game to OT on D. Ristano two-out rbi double in the ninth to tie 4-4. Corts' four-run 10th sees pinch-hitting K. Hartenstein get go-ahead rbi single. Then S. Giordano belts three-run two-out homer. Resilient Hawks punch over three scores in their 10th -- M. Boccaross rbi single, T. Kreider two-run base knock.
One-man wrecking gang D. Stalzer homers twice for NP -- 13 on season, 44 rbi. Solo blast in the second for 1-1 tie and two-run clout in the seventh for 3-3 tie. Pinch hitter P. Franzese home run gives Dragons' 4-3 edge in the eighth. Giordano 3x6, r, 3bi; D. Coleman, M. Krafft 2h each. Starter R. Flansburg 7inn, 4h, 2r, 3er, 9k, 97p; M. Hennessy WP (1-1, .1inn). S. Mugnolo save (3). C-St 13 hits, one error. NP 10 hits, no errors. Starter B. Moeller 5.2inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 3k, 2hbp, J. Trink LP. (NP pitchers 5hbp). Stalzer, Boccaross, Kreider, Ristano 2h each. J. Trink LP
Cortland 28-10, 13-3. New Paltz 14-20, 6-10. Back to Saturday DH and moved to Oneonta

Brockport zips host Plattsburgh 10-0 on Friday for GEagles' 30th victory. Hold 4-0 lead into fifth stanza. Virtually settle things with six-run outburst. Z. Eldred fuels it with leadoff double. Not long after, J. Pangburn sends two Portsters home with his single, then N. Pastore triple clears packed sacks. Eagles with 11 hits, one error. R. Mansell 3x4, r, 2bi, sb, 2bh; M. O'Dair 2x5, 3r; J. Houlahan 2x5, r, 2bi, bb; Pastore 3bi, 3bh; Pangburn 2x4, 2r, 2bi. A. Huffman WP (7inn, 4h, 3bb, 7k, 96p). R. O'Connell and K. Jarvais complete shutout. Cardinals with four hits, four errors. C. Lent 2x3, P. Gregory LP
Brockport 30-6, 12-4. Plattsburgh 20-16, 6-10. Series concludes with Saturday DH

jdex · May 07, 2022, 02:05:07 PM

Plattsburgh upsets Brockport 14-9 in regular season finale -- nine inning second game of Saturday home doubleheader, and earns fourth and final slot in next week conference tourney at Oswego. Pburgh slips past New Paltz which is swept by Cortland in final series. Brockport defeats Plattsburgh 1-0 in Saturday seven inning first game on T. Kretzler shutout pitching.
First Game: Port's Kretzler tosses three-hitter (7inn, 9k, 2hbp, 87p) and needs only J. Mansell second inning one-out rbi single to center. T. Tietjen starts the inning with double to left and comes around to score. All three Cardinals' hits from C. Ott who singles in the second, doubles leading off fifth and seventh innings. Gets to third base on each of the last two efforts. Groundout ends the fifth and two swinging strikeouts end the seventh. Kretzler outduels A. Veit (LP, 7inn, 6h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 4k, 103p). J. Houlahan 2x4, sb; Tietjen 2x3, r, 2bh for GEagles. Port leaves six runners aboard, Pburgh four. Error-free engagement.
Second Game: Plattsburgh explodes for 14-3 advantage through five frames. Second inning M. Rasquin two-run double part of four-run march. Five hits part of six run spree in the fourth inning. N. Cergol single plates two scores. Bottom of the batting order continues showing up in the fifth when J. Hutton pokes two-run bingle. Brockport offense arrives in the sixth inning. Five GEagles touch the plate, two via T. Kretzler triple to left. Lefty reliever C. Santic (3.1inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 2k, 57p) keeps Bport at bay in late going allowing S Malamud (5.2inn, 13h, 8r, 4er, 1bb, 2k, 105p) to get the win. Teams total 30 hits -- Eagles with 16. For Cards, N. Melfi 3x5, 3r, bi; Cergol 2x3, 3r, 2bi, 2bb; Rasquin 3x4, 2r, 3bi, 2 2bh; Hutton 2x5, 4bi; S. Messerschmitt 1x2, 3r, 2bb. For Port, Kretzler 3x4, r, 2bi, sb, 3bh; N. Pastore 3x4, r, 2bi, 2bh, sb; R. Mansell 3x5, 2r, bi, 2bh; Z. Eldred 2x4, r, bi, sb; M. O'Dair 2x4, r, bi. M. McGowan LP (2.2inn, 6h, 6r, 4er, 1bb, 2k, 66p). Cards strand 11 runners, Brockport eight.
Brockport 31-7, 13-5. Plattsburgh 21-17, 7-11

Oswego captures regular season conference pennant by downing Fredonia 5-2 in seven inning first game of Saturday doubleheader at Allegheny HS. Lakers celebrate with 10-1 nine-inning second game prance.
First Game: P. Tammaro puts Oswego up 1-0 with third inning home run, J. Drew and Tammaro swat fourth inning rbi singles. Fredonia within 3-2 after four complete innings. Laker L. Olsson clubs homer with one aboard in the fifth to cap run-making. Put nine hits into the scorebook, no errors. Tammaro is 3x4, r, 2bi, hr, sb; Drew 2x3, bi; K. Lauria 1x2, r, 2bb, sb; Olsson 1x3, 2r, 2bi, bb, hr. K. Finnegan WP (7-0, 5inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 4k, 78p), B. Wilcox save (2). N. O'Brochta LP (1-7, 7inn, 9h, 5r, 4er, 5bb, 6k, 117p)
Second Game: R. Weiss first inning base knock provides 1-0 Oswego first inning lead. Lakers then put the hammer down ....T. Featherstone fourth inning grand slam, K. Lauria fifth inning two-run homer, B. Myers ninth inning three run home run, all part of 13 hits from 11 sticks. C. McCarthy 2x3, bb; R. Enos 1x2, 2r, sb, 2bh, hbp; Lauria 1x2, 2r, 2bi, sb, hbp; B. VanDreason 2x3; Featherstone 4bi; Myers 1x2, r, 3bi, hr. A. Vanfossee WP (4inn, 2h, 1bb, 2k, 53p). P. Bigham LP (4inn, 7h, 7r, 7er, 1bb, 5k, 102p). BDevils six hits. J. Maher 1x1, bi
Oswego 28-8, 16-2. Fredonia 10-22, 1-17

Cortland comfortable 18-3 and 12-3 wins vs. New Palz in Saturday doubleheader staged in Oneonta. Home games for NP Hawks who fall out of fourth place conference tie after series sweep by RDragons. Plattsburgh advances to playoffs with final game win over Brockport.
First Game: Cortland's J. Varian two-run single and P. Franzese two-run double open up 4-0 RDragon first inning separation. Add two scores in the second inning four four in the third when A. Michalski has 3-rbi double. Reserves go on the offense in seven-run, seven-hit sixth inning. Seven consecutive Corts hit safely -- D. Tierney delivering two-run single. Dozen Dragons contribute to 14 hit attack. And a dozen Cortlanders drive in runs. Michalski 2x4, 2r, 3bi, 2bh; Varian 2x3, 2r, 2bi, 2bh; D. Coleman 1x2, r, 2bi, 2bb. A. Fusco WP (3inn, 3h, 2bb, 47p). Six Cortland pitchers yield seven hits, seven walks. B. Ramsey LP (2inn, 5h, 9r, 9er, 6bb). J. Rios 2x4, 2bi; N. Harvey 2x3, r, bb; D. Stalzer bi, 2bb for Hawks.
Second Game: RDragons make it 30 wins on the season, stringing up 17 hits by 10 players. D. Coleman registers first inning rbi single, and middle innings account for 11 runs. Two-run single by J. Varian comes in four-run fourth. S. Giordano triples in one of two fifth inning scores and doubles for two more in five-run sixth. Giordano 3x3, r, 3bi, 2bb, 3bh; D. Coleman 3x4, r, 2bi, bb; B. Rhodes 2x3, r, bi, sac; A. Michalski 2x4, 2r, bi, bb, sb; M. Krafft 2x5, 2r, bi; A. Pragana 1x2, 3r, bi, bb, hbp, sf, sb; Varian 2bi. W. McCarthy WP (4inn, 2h, 2r, rer, 1bb, 57p). Hawks with six hits. J. Rios 2x4, 3bi. D. Schuch LP (3.1inn, 6h, 5r, 5er, 5bb, 3k, 84p)
Cortland 30-10, 15-3. New Paltz 14-22, 6-12

Playoff pairings set for next week at Oswego, best of 3 series: Cortland vs. Brockport, Oswego vs. Plattsburgh

jdex · May 11, 2022, 10:49:32 AM

Oswego 11 (28-8), Cortland 12 (30-10), Brockport 22 (31-7) in weekly D3 media Top 25 national poll. Rochester (29-9) tops those others receiving votes.
1. Eastern Connecticut (35-3) displaces 2. Marietta OH (35-5) in leader's chair. 3. Birmingham Southern (37-8), 4. LaGrange GA (35-6), 5. Wisc-Whitewater (33-6)

ABCA coaches' weekly top 30 poll has Oswego 11, Cortland 17, 24. Rochester, 30. Brockport. Ithaca among ORV.
1. Eastern Connecticut, 2. Marietta, 3. Birmingham Southern, 4. LaGrange GA, 5. Wisc-Whitewater, 6. Lynchburg (33-8), 7. Arcadia PA (35-7), 8. Webster MO (34-6), 9. Chapman CA (31-9), 10. Rowan NJ (30-8)

Cortland sr. 2b Andrew Michalski chosen to D3 national Team of the Week for 6x13, 7bi, 5r errorless performance vs. New Paltz. Brockport pitcher Tom Kretzler gets the call for three-hit shutout of Plattsburgh -- his second shutout of the season. Kretzler the previous week selected for his hitting.

Conference tourney starts Thursday at regular season champ Oswego. Host Lakers square off vs. 4-seed Plattsburgh (21-17), followed by 2-seed Cortland vs. 3-seed Brockport. Double elimination format through Saturday, Sunday if needed

jdex · May 12, 2022, 12:34:57 PM

Cortland passes first conference tourney test with come-from-behind 6-5 triumph over Brockport in Oswego on Thursday. Second seed RDragons dig 4-0 hole after opening two innings. Third seed GEagles top gun T. Kretzler follows two walks with first frame one-out home run on 2-2 pitch -- his season's 14th. Corts cut deficit in half when M. Bruno leads off third inning with homer and M. Krafft follows with triple and scores on groundout. Dragons tie 4-4 in the fifth -- D. Coleman slugging two-run home run. Bport's J. Houlahan sac fly gains 5-4 in the sixth. Cortland reversal in the seventh has M. Krafft walk bringing about Brockport mound switch. A. Pragana immediately hit by pitch and A. Michalski sac bunt moves runners to second and third. S. Giordano singles them home. Giordano 3x4, r, 2bi, sb; Krafft 2r; Coleman 2bi. D. Beers WP (1.2inn) in relief of starter R. Flansburg (5.1inn, 5h, 5r, 4er, 4bb, 4k, 99p). R. Hennessy save (2inn, 1h, 1k, 20p). M. Colucci LP (1.2inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 2k, 2hbp, 31p) in relief of A. Huffman (6inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 5k, 85p). Port's R. Voight 2x5; Kreetzler 3bi; D. Belsito 1x2, 2r, 2bb. Eages strand 11 runners. Cortland with game's two errors
Cortland 31-10, Brockport 31-8

Oswego earlier rolls by Plattsburgh 15-2 to open conference tourney in warm, sunny Oswego. Top-seed Lakers survive first inning Plattsburgh bases loaded no-out bid. Yield one run, then confidently strike for two scores in bottom of the first. Load the bases via single and two hit batters before K. Lauria single ties it and R. Weiss sac fly gives home side the lead. Oswego pulls away with five-run third inning. Lauria and Weiss with successive rbi doubles, J. Levine adds rbi single among six-hit inning. Additional five runs arrive in the sixth as L. Olsson homers for one and Weiss adds another for two runs. Oswego with 17 hits and recipients of eight walks. P. Tammaro 3x5, r, sb; Lauria 3x4, 2r, 3bi, 2bh, sf, sb; Weiss 2x3, 2r, 4bi, bb, 2bh, hr; C. McCarthy 2x4, bi; Olsson 2x4, 2r, bi, hr; R. Enos 2r, bi, 2bb, hbp; J. Drew 1x3, 2r, bb. T. Pecchia WP (7inn, 8h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k). Cardinals with 13 hits. C. Gonzalski 3x5, r, 2bh; S. Messerschmitt 3x4, bi; C. Lent 2h, bit; N. Cergol 2h. P. Gregory LP (2inn, 8h, 7r, 5er, 2hbp). Lakers one error, Cards four.
Oswego 29-9, Plattsburgh 21-18

Friday games match first day victims Plattsburgh and Brockport in 10 am elimination fray, then first day victors Oswego and Cortland at 1 pm followed by Pburgh/Bport winner vs. Oswego/Cortland loser in 4 o'clock elimination game.

jdex · May 13, 2022, 11:27:28 AM

Brockport on the heels of dismissing host and top seed Oswego 12-4 in Friday conference tourney elimination game will challenge Cortland at noon Saturday in championship round. Third seed GEagles need to turn back 2-RDragons twice. Second game if needed charted for 3 pm.
Bport sends over nine runs in final three at-bats in the day's last of three games. Home runs by R. Mansell and T. Kretzler on consecutive pitches with two outs in the seventh inning breaks 3-3 tie. Eagles muster four runs on five hits in the eighth -- J. Houlahan rbi single, N. Pastore 2bi base knock. Climax comes on Kretzler triple for two runs in the ninth. Kretzler 4x6, 2r, 5bi, 3bh, hr, sb; R. Mansell 3x5, 5r, bi, 2bh, hr, sb; Pastore 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh, sb; M. O'Dair 2x5, bi; Z. Eldred 2x5, bi, 2bh; Houlahan 2x5, 2r, bi, sac. Reliever A. Douglas WP (3.1inn) following M. McGowan (1inn), C. Pytlak (4.2inn). For Lakers, R. Enos 3x4, r, hbp; R. Weiss 2x4, 2bi; F. Levanti 2x3, r; P. Tammaro 2x5. A. Vanfosse LP (6.2inn, 10h, 5r, 5er, 2k, 106p). Port strikes 18 hits, Oswego 11. One Eagle error, two for Lakers.
Brockport 33-8, Oswego 29-11

Cortland uses three-run eighth inning to spill top seed Oswego 11-9 in Friday conference tourney winners bracket game.
RDragons play small ball and benefit from six Lakers errors. Oswego goes longball -- two R. Weiss home runs, grand slam by L. Olsson. A total of 26 hits, 14 by Cortland. Moves along at quick clip early, then not so much. Weiss propels OSt to 3-2 lead with solo homer in the second inning and two-run shot in the fourth. Cortland on top 6-3 with four-run fifth on two hits, two errors, two walks and goes up 8-4 on D. Coleman, M. Bruno rbi in top of the sixth. But in Lakers sixth Olsson unleashes grand slam off 2-1 pitch to bring about 8-8 knot. CSt decisive eighth starts with A. Michalski single -- his fourth of the game, S. Giordano single, sac bunt, intentional walk loading the bases and misplay of M. Bruno grounder allowing two runs. Another error the third run. Overall just five of Cortland runs earned. Lakers tally one in the ninth and put tying runs on base before W. McCarthy (.2inn, 1h, 1bb, 11p) comes on for first save. Third Dragon pitcher J. Patsey WP (1-0, 2.2inn, 2h, 1bb, 2k, 47p).
Michalski 4x5, 3r, bb; N. Chemotti 3x4, 2bi; Giordano 2x4, 2r, 2bb (G-man with 200th career hit Thursday); Coleman 1x2, 3r, 2bi, 2bb, sf; M. Bruno 2x5, 2r, 2bi, sb. To emphasize small ball, Corts with seven sacs -- five bunts, two flys! For Oswego, Olsson 2x4, 2r, 4bi, bb, hr; Weiss 2x3, 2r, 4bi, bb, 2hr, sf; J. Drew 3x4, r, bi, bb; T. Featherstone 2x5, r. Third Laker pitcher S. Dertinger LP (0-2, 3.1inn, 5h, 3r, 1er, 1bb, 3k, 70p). Corts one error, 10 left on base, Oswego 9
Cortland 32-10, Oswego 29-10

Brockport has life in conference tourney by virtue of taking out Plattsburgh 12-3 in Friday morning elimination matchup in Oswego.
GEagles finally begin shaking pesky Pburgh with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. To that point Cardinals with seven hits and up 3-1. Port gets five hits in turnaround fourth including J. Mansell rbi double, M. O'Dair 2bi single to center and J. Houlahan rbi single. Hike lead to 7-3 in the seven and add putaway five runs in the eighth -- two via N. Pastore triple. Meanwhile T. Kretzler (WP, 9inn, 12h3r, 3er, 1bb, 11k, 120p) quiets Plattsburgh attack. For Port, Houlahan 4x5, 2bi; R. Mansell 3x5, r; Pastore 3x5, 3r, 2bi, 3bh, 3sb; M. O'Dair 2x4, r, 5bi, 3bh, sb. Eagles swipe eight bags. S. Malamud LP (3.2inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 1bb, 6k, 66p). K. Cremin 3x5; S. Messerschmitt 2x5, 2bi; C. Gonzalski 2r for Cards.
Brockport 32-8. Plattsburgh 21-19

Oswego, Cortland, Brockport 1-2-3, respectively, in Week 3 NCAA regional NY ranking followed by 4. Rochester (29-9), 5. Ithaca (27-12), 6. St. John Fisher (28-14), 7. RIT (19-17)
Other regional leaders: Wheaton MA (30-10), Eastern Connecticut (35-3), Arcadia PA (36-7), Catholic DC (28-10), LaGrange GA (35-7), Marietta OH (35-5), Webster MO (34-6), Wisc-Whitewater (33-6), Trinity TX (32-10)

jdex · May 14, 2022, 03:16:11 PM

Cortland cops conference tourney title with rather sweaty 12-9 conquering of Brockport at sunny Oswego. Second seed RDragons deal third seed Bport second defeat in postseason double elimination event. Earn automatic entry into NCAA tourney.
What appears runaway finale turns into anything but. Five-run first inning Cortland flourish featuring D Coleman three-run homer totally offset by GEagles' six-run, seven singles spree and 6-5 lead in the third. Dragons regain upper hand at 7-6 when fourth inning Coleman and S. Giordano singles drive in runs. M. Bruno's two-out two-run single extends advantage to 9-6 in the sixth. THAT MAN T. Kretzler makes it 9-7 with home run to center -- his 16th circuit blow --- in the seventh. Corts in the eighth score vital three times including Bruno rbi double to left. Eagles make it mighty interesting in the ninth, posting two runs and loading the bases for Kretzler whose fly to center is hauled in by Giordano for final out. Port leaves 11 runners stranded as does Cortland.
Dragons collect 11 safeties: Coleman 2x3, 2r, 4bi, bb, hbp, hr; Giordano 2x4, 2r, bi bb; Bruno 2x4, 2r, 3bi, bb, 2bh, sb; A. Pragana 2r, 2hbp; A. Michalski 2r; M. Krafft 2hbp. Champs use four pitchers, A. Fusco 2.1inn, S. Mugnolo WP (4inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 62p), M. Funk 2.1inn, B. Buchan .1inn.2.1inn. Eagles 15 hit-makers: Kretzler 3x5, 2r, 2bi, bb, hr; J. Houlahan 4x6, r, bi; M. O'Dair 2x4, 2bi, bb; J. Pangburn 2x4, 2bi, bb; B. Tietjen 2bi; N. Pastore 2hbp. Pitching strapped Port opens with N. Colucci .2inn, then N. Lawlor LP 2.2inn, J. DelVecchio 3.1inn, C. Meldrim .1inn, J. Jempty .1inn, A. Douglas .2inn.
Cortland 33-10, Brockport 33-9

All Tourney Team: Danial Coleman (Cort) MVP
Mat Bruno (Cort), Andrew Michalski (Cort), Scott Giordano (Cort)
Ryan Weiss (Osw), Lukas Olsson (Osw), Thomas Pecchia (Osw)
Tom Kretzler (Bkp), James Houlahan (Bkp), Nicholas Pastore (Bkp), Adam Douglas (Bkp)

jdex · May 16, 2022, 02:15:42 PM

Conference tourney champion Cortland in his record 29th straight NCAA tourney appearance hosting one of 16 regionals.
1-seed RDragons on Friday begin four-team double elimination play vs. 4-seed Bridgewater MA. 2-seed Endicott (MA) plays 3-St. John Fisher.

Oswego and Brockport make 60 team field as at-large selections.
Lakers 2-seed in regional at Arcadia PA and open vs. 3-Elizabethtown PA. 1-seed Arcadia faces Husson ME.
Brockport hosts regional as 3-seed and meets 2-Baldwin Wallace OH out of the game while 1-Wheaton MA plays 4-Johnson & Wales RI.
Pairing appears to have Cortland/Brockport regionals survivors playing in super regional.

SUNYAC trio part of seven New York teams taking part.
Liberty League champ 3 seed-Ithaca is at Immaculata PA regional vs. 2-Montclair NJ while top seed host plays Keystone PA.
At large pick Rochester is regional site and 2 seed-UR starts vs. 3-Middlebury VT. 1 seed-Eastern Connecticut plays 4-Swarthmore PA
St. Joe's LI as 4 seed lines up vs host 1 seed-Shenandoah VA. 2-seed Stevens NJ and 3-Catholic DC play