BB: SUNYAC

[jdex]

Cortland at Plattsburgh series moving up one day ....single game Thursday, twinbill Friday

New York teams once again MIA from ABCA top 30 coaches and D3 top 25 media polls. Cortland drops to others receiving votes in both. Only other NYS team is St. Joe's LI among D3 mentions.

    ABCA top 10: Johns Hopkins MD 32-3, 2. Salisbury MD 26-4, 3. Shenandoah VA 31-5, 4. Baldwin Wallace OH 27-5, 5. Lynchburg VA 29-5, 6. Birmingham Southern 31-9, 7. Chris Newport VA 30-7, 8. Denison OH 25-7, 9. Endicott MA 26-5, 10. Randolph Macon VA 28-8

     D3 top 5: 1. J Hopkins, 2. Salisbury, 3. Shenandoah, 4. Baldwin Wallace, 5. Endicott

     NCAA Regional first show (alphabetical for whatever reason).... Region 3 (NY): Brockport 22-10, Cortland 23-9, Ithaca 20-12, Rochester 22-11, St. John Fisher 20-12, St. Joe's 24-3, Oneonta 22-9

    Wednesday's Cortland at Ithaca game ppd probably because of Thurs/Fri IC/Hobart Liberty League series
   
   Also Wednesday, SJF 5, Bport 2; Plattsburgh 16, Canton 3; Cobleskill 17, Oneonta 15; Purchase 4, New Paltz 1

[jdex]

Cortland returns to winning ways with Thursday 10-1 whipping of Plattsburgh in action moved up a day at the Burgh. Twinbill Friday when RDragons conclude regular season conference slate. Sophomore moundsman D. Beers racks up seventh winning decision (7-1, 7inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 4k, hbp, 85p) while soph A. Mieczkowski raps his sixth homer of the season, doubles, drives in five runs -- 3x5, r, sb. M. Bruno 2x5, 2r, 2bi; C. Bonacci 2r. Frosh Z. Zarrilli and frosh M. Wandell each pitch shutout inning. Corts score once in the first, hike margin to 4-0 in the third. Five-run fifth features Mieczkowski home run to left with two mates aboard. Pburgh breakthrough on A. Wein, A. Kornblau doubles in the third. S. Malamud LP (5inn, 8h, 9r, 1er, 2k, 78p). Only two Cortland runs earned. Corts 10-10-0, Pburgh 1-5-5

    Oneonta at Oswego, New Palz at Fredonia in Salamanca still charted for Friday single games, doubleheaders Saturday. Brockport with bye league weekend and Saturday non-league home dh vs. 7-18 Bard.
    Conference regular season ends May 5-6 with Oswego at Brockport, Oneonta at NP, Fredonia at Pburgh. Cortland with conference bye weekend. Playoffs underway following week at site of regular season champ .... automatic NCAA tourney slot at stake

Cortland   14-2   24-9
Bport       12-3   22-12
Oneonta    8-4   22-10
Oswego     8-4   17-15
Pburgh      4-9   12-18
Fredonia    0-12   5-23
NPaltz       0-12  10-22

[jdex]

Cortland captures conference regular season crown with Friday 15-2, 6-2 sweep at Plattsburgh in breezy and mild north country. Winds up 16-2 in league competition. Nearest challenger Brockport 12-3 and idle in this weekend league play before finishing next weekend at Oswego.
     First Game: Freshman righthander S. VanDam strikes out 11 in 5inn, 2h, 67p performance. Corts score in six of the mercifully played seven innings led by soph A. Mieczkowski two home runs and a triple in 3x4, 3r, 5bi outing. Attack includes D. Mackenzie 3x5, 2r, bi; N. Chemotti 2x3, r, bi; M. Krafft 2x4, 2bi, sb; C. Bonacci 2x5, 2r, 2bi. Lefty C. Santic LP (2.1inn, 8h, 7r, 4er, 1bb, 3k, 71p). Corts 15-17-0, Pburgh 2-5-2
     Second Game: Veteran junior lefty A. Fusco -- fourth CSt hurler, provides closing five-inning one-hit pitching (2bb, 1k, 54p) in relief of T. Lynch (WP 3-0, 1.1inn, 1h, 1bb, 15p). A. Mieczkowski clubs his third home run of the day and fourth in two day series. His ninth season blast hit to center accounting for two first inning runs but host Cardinals pull into 2-2 tie in the second inning. N. Chemotti rbi single puts RDragons up 3-2 in the fifth. They scratch out two runs on wild pitch and M. Krafft bunt rbi hit in the seventh and add his sac fly in the ninth. Chemotti 3x4, 2r, bi, sb; Krafft 3x4, 2bi, sf; Mieczkowski 1x4, 2bi, bb, hr. Pburgh pitcher A. Veit ironman with 142 pitches over eight innings (LP, 10h, 5r, 5er, 1bb, 5k, hbp). Cards A. Kornblau 2x4, bb; K. Cremin 2x4, r. Corts 6-10-0, Pburgh 2-8-1
     Cortland 26-9, 16-2 and home Monday vs. 9-24 Mt. St. Mary and Wednesday vs. 21-13 Scranton; Plattsburgh 12-20, 4-11 and Sunday at Canton for dh

   Also, Fredonia 9, New Paltz 6 at Salamanca in battle of previously winless league foes. Play two Saturday.
   Oswego 5, Oneonta 4
   Oneonta 12, Oswego 8, single game Saturday

[stlawus]

Looking at Cortland's roster, I would be shocked if this team didn't win a championship in the next few years.  Most of their lineup and pitching staff are sophomores.

[jdex]

Yes indeed. Cortland roster very, very young ....frosh, sophs abound. Absolutely one of Joe Brown's best coaching stints, especially in the pitching area. A. Fusco one of the few veteran arms entering the season but not factor. Personal issues took a toll, though a heartening performance in RDragons clinch of regular season pennant flag.
    CSt scheduled Monday home outing with Newburgh's 9-24 Mount St. Mary ppd. to Tuesday. MSM on Monday playing Skyline Conference makeup doubleheader vs. Yeshiva.

[jdex]

Cortland's D. Mackenzie homers twice with seven rbi and RDragons turn back Wallace Field guest Mount St. Mary of Newburgh 11-1 in gray Tuesday matinee match. No score through three frames. Mackenzie on first pitch unloads three-run roundtripper to left in the fourth. Hits grand slam to left during seven-run fifth inning. W. McCarthy works first five shutout innings (WP 6-1, 2h, 1bb, 3k, 71p). Fourteen hits ring off 11 Dragon batsmiths ... Mackenzie 2x3, 2r, 7bi, 2hr; C. Bonacci 2x3, r; M. Krafft 2x3, r, sb; A. Mieczkowski 1x1, 3r, 2bb, hbp. Lockhart LP (4inn, 5h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 1k, 40p). Cortland 11-14-0, MSM 1-5-1
     Cortland 27-9 and home Wednesday vs. 23-14 Scranton. Mt St. Mary 11-25
     

[jdex]

Cortland returns to coaches' ABCA weekly Top 30 poll at No. 30. Receives mention in media D3 Top 25 weekly poll. Skyline Conference's 24-7 St. Joe's LI only other NY team ....receives mention among D3 ranks.

Wednesday's RDragons' home game vs. 24-14 Scranton canceled by bad weather. Due vs. 10-24 Moravian PA in home games Saturday (dh) and Sunday.

  Conference concludes regular season Fri/Sat in three game sets: Oswego at Brockport (8-5 victim Tuesday at Ithaca), Oneonta at New Paltz, Fredonia at Plattsburgh. Conference leader Cortland in top seed tourney host role May 11-14. Tourney 2-3-4 slots TBD among Bport, Oneonta, Oswego.
    Cortland   16-2   27-9
    Bport       12-3   23-14
    Oneonta   10-5   24-11
    Oswego     9-6   18-17
    Pburgh      4-11 12-20
    NPaltz       2-13 12-23
    Fredonia   1-14   6-25

    ABCA Top 10: 1. Johns Hopkins MD 34-3, 2. Salisbury MD 27-4, 3. Shenandoah VA 34-5, 4. Lynchburg VA 33-5, 5. Denison OH 28-7, 6. Birmingham Southern 33-9, 7. Baldwin Wallace OH 29-7, 8. Endicott MA 30-5, 9. Chris Newport VA 30-8, 10. Aurora IL 29-3

    D3 Top 5: 1. J. Hopkins, 2. Salisbury, 3. Shenandoah, 4. Lynchburg, 5. Endicott MA 30-5

   NCAA Region 3 (NY) ranking: 1. Cortland, 2. Rochester 25-12, 3. Ithaca 22-13, 4. St. John Fisher 23-12, 5. Brockport, 6. St. Joe's LI 24-7, 7. Oneonta
    Other regional leaders: Region 1- Wheaton MA 32-5; 2- Salve Regina RI 28-6-1; 4- Rowan NJ 27-10; 5- Johns Hopkins 34-3; 6- Shenandoah VA 34-5;; 7- Marietta OH 28-9; 8- Aurora IL 29-3; 9- Buena Vista IA 29-7; 10- Claremont Mudd Scripps 27-7

[jdex]

Oneonta splits at New Paltz, falling 3-2 before outlasting host 14-10 in Saturday dh. Meanwhile, Brockport shades Oswego 9-8 in 13 innings in opening game of dh at Bport, then completes sweep with 12-7 beating of the Lakers. Brockport assured of second seed behind top seed host Cortland in next week's conference double elimination tourney. Oswego drops to fourth behind Oneonta.

     Conference tourney next Thursday through Sunday with Cortland facing Oswego, Brockport dueling Oneonta in opening round.
   
Cortland twice blitzes Moravian PA 12-0, 16-4 in home Saturday non-league tilts. A. Mieczkowski homers in each game -- his 10th and 11th of the spring.
    First Game: D. Beers (WP, 8-1, 1bb, 6k, 58p) tosses six innings of no-hit ball. Three relievers check visitors on one hit rest of the way. Corts with 20 hits from 12 batters. Hold 6-0 lead through first three innings. M. Bruno (4bi) and A. Mieczkowski (3x4, r) clout three-run homers; N. Chemotti 3x4, 3r, bi). C. Pow single leading off the seven inning the lone Moravian hit. Cortland 12-20-1, Moravian 0-1-1.
    Second Game: Tis 16-0 after five innings. Mieczkowski (2x3, 3r, 4bi, hr) clears the fence with two aboard in the first and D. Mackenzie (2x3, 3r, 5bi, bb, hr, 2bh) belts grand slam in the fourth; N. Chemotti 2x3, 3r, bb. Ten RDragons contribute to 16 hits. J. Ruban (2x4, r, 2bi, hr) paces Moravian whose P. Croyle is 3x4, r. Cortland sends six to the mound. S. VanDam scoreless first (10p, 2k) and A. Fusco follows (WP, 4inn, 3h, 5k, 45p). Cortland 16-16-0, Moravian 4-11-1
   Cortland 29-9 and next vs. conference 4-seed on Thursday. Moravian 10-26

   Also Saturday, Plattsburgh blanks visiting Fredonia 3-0 and 13-0. C. Santic and A. Veit winning pitchers

     On Friday, Oswego uses three-run seventh inning to defeat Brockport 4-2 at Rochester's Monroe CC where K. Finnegan (WP 6-3, 7inn) and A. VanFossen (S, 2inn) combine-- on five-hitter and O. Parliment two-out single to right plates final two runs.
     New Paltz stings guest Oneonta 11-1 in mercy-rule seven inning finish. Hawks score five in the sixth -- D. Ristano 3-run homer, after held to no hits by S. Liquori over five innings, and six runs in fateful seventh. B. Moeller two-hit WP.
     Plattsburgh stops Fredonia 5-2 behind S. Malamud five-hit complete game

    Final standing:
    Cortland   16-2   29-9
    Bport       14-4   24-15
    Oneonta   11-7   25-13
    Oswego    10-8   19-18
    Pburgh      7-11  15-20
    NPaltz       4-14  14-24
    Fredonia    1-17    6-28

[jdex]

NCAA regional rankings ....
      Region 3 (NY): 1. Cortland 29-9, 2. Ithaca 25-14, 3. Rochester 27-12, 4. St. John Fisher 27-12, 5. Brockport 25-15, 6. St. Joe's LI 27-9, 7. Oneonta 25-13
      Other region leaders: 1- Wheaton MA 35-6; 2- Endicott MA 35-5; 4- Arcadia PA 30-11; 5- Johns Hopkins MD 39-4; 6- Shenandoah VA 36-5; 7- Marietta OH 31-9; 8- Aurora ILL 35-3; 9- Buena Vista IA 29-7; 10- East Texas Baptist 35-11

Cortland advances to 24th slot in coaches' ABCA top 30 poll. RDragons 25th in D3 media top 25 poll. No other NY nine among poll leaders or other vote receiving mentions.

      ABCA leaders: 1. Johns Hopkins MD 39-4; 2. Shenandoah VA 36-5; 3. Salisbury VA 29-5; 4. Birmingham Southern 36-9; 5. Lynchburg VA 34-6; 6. Endicott MA 35-5; 7. Denison OH 31-8; 8. Baldwin Wallace OH 31-8; 9. Chris Newport VA 31-8; 10. Aurora ILL 35-3
     D3 leaders: 1. J Hopkins; 2. Shenandoah; 3. Salisbury; 4. Endicott; 5. Lynchburg

[jdex]

Cortland and Brockport take Thursday opening round games in conference double elimination tourney at Cortland Bob Wallace Field. CSt RDragons rally to deal Oswego 10-5 setback. Bport stings Oneonta 12-2.
      Top seed Cortland, now with 30 wins, had early hit edge but gifted fourth seed Lakers 4-1 lead entering bottom of the sixth. Corts explode with two outs for eight runs. Five successive singles include N. Chemotti two-run knock to left to take 5-4 lead. D. Mackenzie wraps up barrage with bases loaded triple to right-center. Every Dragon regular hits safely among the 15 for the game.
Z. Kringdon 3x3, r, bi, sac; A. Mieczkowski 2x3, r, bi, 2bb; A. Michalski, C. Bonacci, M. Bruno two hits apiece. A. Fusco -- third CSt pitcher, gets the win (3.2inn, 2h, 2bb, 1k, 40p). B. Bernard starts and virtually cruises through first 3.1 innings until .........
      Oswego posts four runs in the fourth when J. Levine cracks long one-out solo home run to left. Lakers add three scores via three walks, three hit batters and wild pitch facing Bernard and two others. A. Barone finishes game 2x3, bi, bb. Lefty K. Finnegan LP (6-4, 5.2inn, 13h, 8r, 8er, 4k, 99p). A. VanFossen, T. Pecchia finish. Cortland 10-15-0, Oswego 5-7-0.

      Brockport six-run third inning featuring J. Pangburn two-out three-run homer builds 7-0 gap Bigham belts two-run home run during four-run raid in the fifth. Meanwhile, A. Huffman hurls complete game for the second seed GEagles (9inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 5bb, 3k, 126p). Bigham 2x4, r, 3bi, 2bh, hr; Pangburn 1x4, 2r, 3bi, bb. S. Liquori LP (4inn, 7h, 9r, 9er, 1bb, 1k, 59p). Bport 12-12-1, Oneonta 2-6-0.

    Cortland 30-9 and 25-15 Brockport play Friday at noon before 19-20 Oswego meets 25-14 Oneonta in 3:30 elimination game.

[jdex]

Brockport sends top seed Cortland to the conference tourney losers bracket with Friday 6-1 triumph at RDragons' Wallace Field. Port GEagles advance to Saturday afternoon championship round to face earlier Saturday game between Cortland and Oswego. Latter's Lakers thwart Oneonta 9-6 in 11 innings in Friday elimination test. Tis double elimination event.
     Second seed Bport touches up three Cortland relievers for five runs and seven hits over the eighth and ninth innings. Snaps 1-1 deadlock served up by starting righties A. Douglas of Brockport (7.1inn, 9h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 7k, 94p) and D. Beers of CSt. (6inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 1k, 82p). Eagles forge 3-1 eighth inning upsmanship on successive one-out blows from Z. Eldred (2bh), P. Bigham (3bh, bi), R. Mansell (bh, bi). Seal verdict with three-run ninth climaxing with J. Indek rbi single. M. Colucci blanks Dragons over final 1.2inn.
      Each side with 10 hits. Bport more clutch than Corts who strand 12 runners. Guests also flash leather, particularly cf N. Pastore and ss J. Pangburn. D. Belsito 2x4, r, bb; Mansell 2x5, 2bi; Eldred 1x3, 2r, 2bb for Eagles. C. Bonacci 2x4, r, bb; M. Bruno 2x5, bi; M. Krafft 2x4 for Dragons. T. Lynch LP (1.1inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 2k, 17p). Bport 6-10-0, Corts 1-10-2
    Cortland 30-10 sees 19 home win skein broken. Brockport 26-15 and 3-1 this season vs. CSt

    Oswego on Saturday looks for revenge against first round conqueror Cortland. Fourth seed Oswego in Friday second game needs extra innings to oust stubborn third seed Oneonta. Two-run homer to left center by J. Hamer (3x5, 2r, 3bi) in the 11th supplies winning Oswego punch. Lakers add another score. Oneonta chases throughout and pulls into 6-6 tie in the bottom of the ninth on S. Liquori and J. Ottavian rbi singles. Oswego 9-14-3, Oneonta 6-11-3.
   Oswego 20-20, Oneonta 25-15

[jdex]

Cortland forces deciding Sunday championship game as A. Fusco tosses complete game 3-1 win over Brockport in Saturday second game of conference double elmination tourney at CSt Wallace Field. Earlier, RDragons come off the deck to beat Oswego 12-10 in elimination fray after trailing 9-1.
   
      Second Game: Fusco, veteran lefty whose season has stalled for a big part, threw 109 pitches against second seed GEagles. Retires 16 of the last 17 batters. Four of Bport six hits occur in the first two innings. In the second Bport takes 1-0 lead on D. Belsito rbi single. M. Bruno two-out rbi double ties it for Dragons an inning later. N. Chemotti run-scoring single follows C. Bonacci two out double for 2-1 edge in the fifth, and A. Michalski homers to left-center in the seventh. Twas Michalski first homer in 174 games as a Dragon. Fusco 4-1 (6h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 4k). M. Colucci LP (5-2, 5.1inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 2k, 69p). Cortland 3-7-0, Brockport 1-6-0
     Cortland 32-10. Brockport 27-16

     Elimination Game: Seven-run Corts bottom of the eighth inning does in Lakers. An eight-run inning had devastated Oswego in Thursday opening loss to Cortland. Rematch sees Lakers riding high behind T. Pecchia (6inn, 9h, 4r, 4er, 1bb, 1k, 88p)and in seemingly 9-1 comfort highlighted by O. Parliament second inning home run and J. Levine grand slam in the top of the sixth.
   Taking advantage of shaky Cortland pitching, OSt still in 10-5 command entering the Dragons eighth raps. Corts send 10 to the plate before the third Laker pitcher in the inning recorded the first out. Corts with seven hits including N. Chemotti two-run double to left-center to tie and A. Mieczkowski go-ahead rbi double. Oswego throwing error -- game's lone miscue, also pivotal in host's surge.
   Oswego puts two singles and balk together with one out in the ninth before L. Krasney -- sixth Cortland pitcher, recorded strikeout/groundout on successive full count serves. N. Reiser WP (2inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 2k, 48p). A. VanFossen LP (0inn, 5h, 4r, 4er, 13p).
   Corts with 18 hits. A. Mieczkowski (3x5, r, 2bi) with school season record tying 12th home run; M. Krafft 3x4, 3r, bb; K. Hartenstein 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh; A. Michalski, Chermotti (2bh, 3bh), M. Bruno two hits each. Lakers Levine 3x4, 2r, 6bi, bb, hr; B. VanDreason, Parliamont (hr) two hits apiece. Cortland 12-18-0, Oswego 10-14-1
   Oswego 20-21

[jdex]

Brockport takes suspense-filled 12-9 10-inning tourney championship contest over Cortland on sunny Sunday at Corts Wallace Field. Verdict earns Bport auto bid into NCAA tourney.
  GEagles stage one-out two-run rally in the ninth -- pinch-hitting B. Tietjen single to center ties it, to send issue to OT. N. Pastore leadoff triple to right ignites winning bid in the 10th. Scores on P. Bingham first pitch flyout to center. Gravy comes when J. Pangburn lashes two-run single. Teams use 13 pitchers who yield 31 hits, 13 walks, 3 hit batters, and throw 354 pitches and strand 25 runners (13 CSt).
  Brockport off to rocky start. Three first inning errors help RDragons score twice. Still trail till three score fourth provides 5-4 lead. Hike to 7-4 in the fifth but CSt immediately answers with two runs. Dragons pull off 9-7 reversal in home eighth on pinch-hitting AJ Fenton tying double to right and A. Mieczkowski go-ahead base hit through drawn-in infield. Dramatic Port ninth comeback includes R. Mansell single, R. Voight double, J. Houlahan walk before Tietjien crucial knock.
  For Bport, Pangburn 3x4, 2r, 3bi, bb, sac, hbp; Z. Eldred 2x4, 2r, bi, 2bb, 3bh; Bingham 2x4, 3bi, sf; D. Belsito 2x5, 2r, 2bi, sac; Pastore 2x6, r, 3bh; Voight 2x4, r, bb, 2bh; J. Genau 1x3, 2bi, sac. For Corts, M. Bruno 4x5, 3r, 3bi, bb, 2hr, sb; Mieczkowski 2x5, 2r, 2bi, bb; C. Bonacci 2x4, 2r, sac, hbp, sb.
   C. Pytlak (3.1inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, 65p) starts mound march for Brockport followed by four -- C. Meldrim WP (3-0, 2.2inn, 2h, 3k). Cortland searches for pitching -- uses 22 in five tourney games including 15 once. On Sunday sends eight against the Eagles. No. 7 T. Lynch LP (3-2, 1inn, 2h, 3r, 3er, 4bb, 26p).
  Brockport 12-17-5, Cortland 9-14-1.
  Cortland 32-11 and awaits Monday NCAA tourney assignment call along with Brockport 28-16.

[jdex]

Cortland hosting four-team NCAA regional double elimination play Friday thru Sunday and opening as top seed vs. Skyline Conference champ 4 seed St. Joe's LI (30-9). Liberty League king Ithaca (28-14) and defending national champ Ea stern Connecticut (34-10) join the Wallace Field entries.
    Ironically, CSt and IC unable to get together during the regular season

    SUNYAC conference champ Brockport opens regional action vs. Rowan NJ (30-13) at Arcadia PA in Glenside PA. Host (32-12) meets Susquehanna PA (26-18).
    St. John Fisher (30-12) of the Empire 8 opens vs. Randolph Macon VA (31-13) at Johns Hopkins MD whose Blue Jays (39-4) face Penn St.-Altoona (20-25).

     Fourteen regionals containing 60 teams. Winners bound for Super Regionals May 26-27 (Cortland reg'l winner vs. Bridgeport MA reg'l winner among Endicott MA, Middlebury VT, Johnson & Wales RI, Bridgeport)
     Cedar Rapids IA June 2-8 World Series scene

[jdex]

Cortland 23rd in ABCA coaches' weekly Top 30 poll and 22nd in D3 media final regular season Top 25. Ithaca receives mention in both polls and St. Joe's LI a mention in D3 poll. All three begin play Friday in NCAA regional at CSt joined by defending national champ Eastern Connecticut. EC 16th in ABCA poll, 14th in D3 poll.

  ABCA Top 10: 1. Johns Hopkins MD 39-4; 2. Salisbury MD 30-5; 3. Lynchburg VA 38-6; 4 Shenandoah VA 38-7; 5. Birmingham Southern 36-9; 6. Denison OH 34-8; 7. Aurora ILL 39-4; 8. Endicott MA 39-6; 9. Wheaton MA 37-6; 10. Baldwin Wallace OH 31-10
  D3 Top 5: 1. J. Hopkins, 2. Salisbury, 3. Shenandoah, 4. Endicott, 5. Aurora

  NCAA Regional final ranking: Region 3 (NY)- 1. Cortland, 2. Ithaca, 3. St. John Fisher, 4. Brockport, 5. Rochester 28-14, 6. St. Joe's LI, 7. RIT 21-16
   Other region leaders: 1-Wheaton MA; 2- Endicott MA; 4- Arcadia PA; 5- J. Hopkins MD; 6- Shenandoah VA; 7- Marietta OH;; 8. Aurora ILL; 9- Wisc-LaCrosse; 10- East Texas Baptist