BB: SUNYAC

[jdex]

Cortland and Ithaca roll to convincing opening NCAA regional Friday wins. RDragons hold 9-2 verdict over St. Joseph's LI while Bombers drill defending national champ Eastern Connecticut 11-2 in action at RDragons' Wallace Field. Site hosts Saturday rounds with Cortland/Ithaca in winners session at noon in first meeting of the season after St. Joe's/E. Connecticut elimination clash at 8:30 in double elimination tourney. Another Saturday elimination game at 3:30. Play winds up Sunday with at least one game.
   RDragons score in five innings against GEagles, and M. Krafft has four hits. Krafft, Z. Kringdon singles precede H. Holiday safety sqeeze bunt for 1-0 lead in the second. Ensuing frame sees M. Bruno score from second via wild pitch before Krafft and Kringdon rbi singles make it 4-0. A. Mieczkowski base hit delivers fifth run in the fourth. Joe's post two runs on P. Gugliuzzo two-out fifth inning double to right. Through hefty wind, M. Bruno powers home run to left-center in the sixth. Corts cap scoring with three-run eighth.
   D. Beers WP (9-1, 5.2inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 9k, 94p). Strikes out seven over first three innings. J. Patsey closes (3.1inn, 4h, 1bb, 1k, 39p). J. Kelly LP (3.2inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 2bb, 1k, 77p).
   Krafft (4x5, 2r, 3bi, sb) paces CSt attack; Mieczkowski 3x4, 2r, 2bi, bb, sb; Kringdon 2h; Bruno 2x5, 2r, bi, sb; N. Chemotti 2x4; C. Bonacci 2r. SJ's P. Gugliuzzo 3x5, 2bi; P. Krpata 3x5, r. Each side leaves 10 runners aboard. Cortland 9-14-0, St. Joe's 2-10-2
   Cortland 33-11, St. Joe's 30-10

   Ithaca has every regular in its lineup with at least one hit after five innings. Tis 8-1 at that juncture -- more than enough for veteran pitcher K. Lambert (WP, 7.1inn, 9h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 117p). Bombers quickly overcome A. Soriano two-out solo home run in the EC second with four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. R. Brawdy rbi single knots it and L. Fabbo base hit to right drives in go-ahead pair. IC tallies one in the third before three-run, three-hit fourth pulls away -- M. Fabian rbi double. Brawdy two-run single pushes the gap to 10-1 in the sixth. Fabbo 3x4, 2r, 2bi, bb; Brawdy 3x5, r, 3bi; G. Callaghan (2bh), G. Merod; Fabian (2bh) with two-hit outings. D. Driscoll LP (3inn, 10h, 8r, 8er, 2bb, 1k, 80p). Ithaca 11-16-1, EC 2-9-0
   Ithaca 29-14, EC 34-11

   Brockport bows 12-3 to Rowan NJ in regional opener at Arcadia PA. A. Douglas absorbs pitching loss. J. Pangburn with two of GEagles' six hits. Port on Saturday in elimination contest vs. Arcadia which falls 14-9 to Susquehanna PA in 10 innings.

  St. John Fisher tumbles 10-3 to Randolph Macon VA in regional start at Maryland's Johns Hopkins. Still, N. Campanelli with quite the game -- hitting leadoff homer to start the tilt and then swatting another with two outs in the ninth. His three hits half SJF production. P. McGuire LP. Fisher in Saturday elimination go vs Penn St.-Altoona, 23-9 victims of top ranked Hopkins.
   
   
   

[jdex]

Cortland/Eastern Connecticut elimination game ppd. Saturday to 11 Sunday morning in NCAA tourney Cortland Regional. Survivor duels Ithaca at 2:30 ... with another game if needed vs. Ithaca on Monday. Meanwhile, St. John Fisher advances to championship Sunday at Johns Hopkins MD Regional and Brockport eliminated at Arcadia PA Regional.

Ithaca outdistances Cortland 5-3 Saturday at RDragons' Wallace Field. Righty C. Leyner pitches 128 pitch complete game nine-hitter. IC Bombers move to Sunday championship round while Corts in quick turnaround to face Eastern Connecticut in elimination game. Earlier Saturday EC Warriors clip St. Joe's LI 5-4 in elimination contest.
      Ithaca breaks 3-3 tie with Cortland in the bottom of the fifth on two walks and misplayed infield grounder. R. Brawdy rbi double adds seventh inning run. Leyner (8-4, 9h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 4k) finishes strong. Bombers out to early 3-0 edge on G. Merod, M. Fabian, C. Shashaty rbi singles. M. Bruno career school record 25th home run leading off the fourth begins Dragons' comeback. A. Mieczkowski sac fly and M. Krafft single levels the score. IC gets six hits, all singles from six different batters and benefit from eight walks -- Shashaty 1x1, r, bi, 2bb, sb. Krafft 2x4, bi; Bruno 2x4, r, bi; C. Bonacci 2x4, r, bb for CSt. Reliever L. Krasney LP (0-1, 1.1inn, 1r, 0er, 3bb, 29p). A. Fusco (3.1inn, 58p) starts, S. VanDam (3.1inn, 46p) finishes. IC 5-6-0, Corts 3-9-1

    Eastern Connecticut kayoes St. Joe's in bottom of the ninth on two-base throwing error, groundout and M. Malcom two-out rbi single to deep short. First EC lead of the encounter. J. Claiborn (3x4, 2r, 3bi, bb) second home run -- seventh inning two-run clout to right-center ties it at 4-4. EC 5-13-1, Joe's 4-9-1.

   Cortland Regional winner advances to next week's Super Regional vs. Bridgewater MA Regional winner. On Friday top seed Endicott MA loses 4-2 to Bridgewater, and Johnson & Wales RI downs Middlebury VT 12-11 in 11 innings. Endicott bounces back Saturday morn to eliminate Middlebury 6-1. Bridgewater/J&W winners bracket game ppd. to Sunday.

    Brockport survives 6-2 elimination outcome with Arcadia PA in Saturday play at Arcadia Regional. A. Huffman WP (7inn, 2h, 1r, 0er, 4bb, 7k), M. Colucci (2inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 2k, 22p) take out top seeded host. GEagles 3-0 lead through three innings, 4-0 through five. Bport 6-13-2, Arcadia 2-4-3.
    Port eliminated 8-6 later Saturday by Susquehanna PA. whose River Hawks advance to Sunday championship  round vs. earlier 20-0 conqueror Rowan NJ

    St. John Fisher in two bigtime Saturday elimination comebacks reach Sunday final round against top seed Johns Hopkins at Baltimore's Hopkins Regional. Fisher stuns Penn St.-Altoona 10-4 with seven-run top of the ninth inning and then shocks Randolph Macon 10-9 with eight runs over the last two innings.
     SJF Cardinals vs. PS-Altoona have E. Perry single to center drive home tying run. B. Norsen with two-out grand slam and B. Lavery homers with mate aboard to complete winning final frame uprising. Norsen and Lavery also with earlier home runs. Altoona with 4-0 lead into third inning. Fisher with three-run fourth. SJF 10-10-1, PS-A 4-9-1
    Fisher later Saturday vs. Randolph Macon rallies from 9-2 deficit into bottom of the eighth inning. Strikes for six runs whittling margin to 9-8 prior to rain delay. Cards fill the bases in the ninth and E. Perry delivers winning two-run hit to right. SJF 10-13-0, R-M 9-12-1.



     

[jdex]

Ithaca roars past Cortland 15-0 Sunday at sun-swept Wallace Field to claim NCAA Cortland Regional title flag. Bombers move to Friday/Saturday best-of-three Super Regional against Bridgewater MA Regional leader determined Monday when 43-7 Endicott MA twice defeats Johnson & Wales RI.

   Ithaca/Endicott MA Super Regional series at Endicott in Beverly MA.

    IC leaves little superiority doubt against RDragons who stayed alive with early Sunday 7-2 downing of Eastern Connecticut in elimination affair. Ithaca twice beats top-seed Cortland. G. Bell (WP, 8inn, 3h, 4k) and M. Chase (1inn 12p) silence hosts' offense. Bomber bats loud throughout. Seven ICers rap 10 hits in the first three innings when they construct 7-0 bulge. Five-run second frame sees L. Fabbo, E. Rothstein (2bh), C. Feeney (2bh), G. Callaghan with rbi blows. R. Brawdy grand slam caps six-run eighth.
    Ninth place batter Rothstein (3x4, 3r, 2bi, 2bh, hr) regional mvp. Feeney 3x4, 3r, bi, bb, sb; Fabbo 3x5, 3bi, hr, sb; M. Nauta 2h; C. Shastady 2h. Dragon A. Michalski 2x3. Corts send six to the mound ..B. Bernard LP (1inn, 4h, 3r, 3er, 2bb, 1k, 32p). Ithaca 15-17-0, Corts 0-3-0
    Cortland 34-13
   
     RDragons earlier Sunday take just 1 hour, 44 minutes to oust Eastern Connecticut. W. McCarthy (6h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 2k) uses just 89 pitches going the route to keep Dragons alive. Main support comes with five-run third inning for 6-0 advantage. Z. Kringdon pokes two-out single for two rbi while bases loaded hit batter and walk score two more along with wild pitch sending home another run. M. Malcom homers for EC Warriors. M. Krafft 2x4, r; H. Holliday 2x3, bb; JJ DeLawder 1x2, r, 2bi, bb, sf; A. Mieczkowski 1x3, 2r, bi, 2bh, hbp; M. Bruno r, bi, hbp; C.. Bonacci 2r for Cortland. EC's A. Soriano 2x4, r. D. Scudder LP (2.2inn, 5h, 6r, 6er, 2bb, 1k, hbp, 60p). Cortland 7-9-0, EC 2-6-0
    E. Conn 35-12

St. John Fisher loses 9-2 Sunday to top seed Johns Hopkins in championship final in Baltimore. Fisher on Saturday made two huge elimination round comebacks to reach the Hopkins Regional final.

[magicman]

As always your reporting of the games during baseball season was superb. You are truly, the best!!   Plus K.

[Ralph Turner]

Brockport and Geneseo to the Empire 8...
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SUNYAC will be down to 6 teams.

[jdex]

Cortland winds up 2-1 in weekend D3 Showcase play in Greensboro NC. Drops 9-2 Sunday decision to ranked Denison OH. JJ DeLauder and M. Bruno supply solo home runs for 2-2 tie after four innings. Denison grabs 4-2 lead in the fifth. RDragons manage just five hits (Bruno 3x5) and eight CSt pitchers surrender 11. Cortland commits five errors. W. Rettig WP (5inn, 2h), R. Banks LP (1.2inn, 2h, 2r, 1er).
    Saturday sees Dragons win twice. Shade ranked Christopher Newport VA 5-4 on J. Munoz' eighth frame rbi single breaking 4-4 tie. CNU's D. Daniels belts three-run hr in top of the inning. Dragon lefty starter L. Misla fans 11 in 4.1 innings. C. Darrow WP.
    Nips defending national champ Lynchburg VA 5-4 on 11 hits in 10 innings. M. Bruno opens 10th with single before two walks and two out later scores winner on wild pitch. D. Mackenzie pokes first inning two-run homer. Cortland leads 4-0 through six innings. W. McCarthy (7inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 5k, hbp) and G. Mays (WP, 3inn, 5k) team up on the mound.

  Corts on Thursday edge Marietta OH 6-5 in Kannapolis NC on late game run-scoring wild pitch. Hold mid-game 5-0 lead that includes newcomer N. Marola three-run double. That win follows mid-February opening series at ranked Salisbury MD whose Sea Gulls sweep NYers in three games.

  Dragons (3-4 overall) playing most ambitious early slate ever. Upcoming Friday/Saturday games at Kean in Union NJ. Kean 6-1 following 12-2 Sunday win vs. Brockport. Cortland during March 8-16 spring break plays seven games in California against respected Cal Lutheran, LaVerne and Chapman.

[jdex]

Cortland at Kean NJ on Friday/Saturday cancelled.

RDragons next play March 8-16 in California vs.ranked Chapman and LaVerne besides trip-opening series with Cal Lutheran. In season starting seven games have already played five foes ranked in this week's D3/Media top 25.
   1. Baldwin Wallace OH (3-1); 2. Salisbury MD (4-2); 3. Endicott MA (0-0); 4. Shenandoah VA (5-1); 5. Lynchburg VA (4-2); 6. Johns Hopkins MD (1-2); 7. Birmingham Southern 5 {5-1); 8. E. Texas Baptist (6-3); 9. Wisc-LaCrosse (0-0); 10. Denison OH (2-1).
     16. Chapman CA (5-2); 17. Cortland (3-4); 21. LaVerne CA (4-0).
     Receiving votes: Ithaca (0-2)

     SUNYAC preseason coaches poll: 1. Cortland, 2. Brockport (0-2), 3. Oswego, 4. Oneonta (0-4), 5. New Paltz (1-3), 6. Plattsburgh, 7. Fredonia

[jdex]

Cortland kayos Elmira 10-4 in Sunday schedule home addition. Replaces weathered out two-game trip to Kean NJ. Eight-run sixth inning the difference against Soaring Eagles who thru five innings hold 3-1 lead on N. Lees (later hit another) and C. Stone home runs. RDragons send dozen to the plate in decisive sixth. M. Bruno double to left opens assault featuring JJ DeLauder two-run double to right, M. Kelly two-run single to center and Bruno bases loaded clearing double. Bruno (3x4, 2r, 4bi) began Cortland scoring with first inning solo home run to center. Six Dragon pitchers yield seven hits, record 15 strikeouts. L. Misla starts (2inn, 4k). T. Lynch (2inn) WP. Eagles use three hurlers after J. Finnerty (3inn). J. Polest LP.
    Cortland 4-4 and Fri\Sat\Sun begins California trip vs. 5-2 Cal Lutheran at Thousand Oaks. Elmira 4-3

[jdex]

Cortland drops 10-4 verdict Friday to Cal Lutheran to begin RDragons' California trip. At Thousand Oaks Sparky Anderson Field, CSt with 15-8 hit advantage. Takes 2-0 lead on D. Mackenzie and JJ DeLawder rbi single in the third inning. L. Misla (LP, 4.1inn, 1h, 34, 2er, 3bb, 6k) holds 2-1 edge into host Kingsmen fifth frame when he exits following two walks. Relievers falter. Yield four runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Mackenzie 3x3, bi; DeLawder 3x5, 2bi; D. Tierney 2x2, bi; M. Bruno 2x4, 2r. Cortland 4 errors.
    Cortland 4-5 and Sat/Sun at 7-3 Cal Lutheran. Dragons 20th in this week's D3 media Top 25 poll. 

    Oneonta on Friday at home whips Elmira 11-4 to square record at 4-4. Loses season opening four game series at Willamette OR.

[jdex]

Cortland falls 4-2 at Cal Lutheran in Saturday's second game of three game series concluding Sunday. Hosts break 1-1 tie with two-run seventh and add a score in the eighth. RDragons strike for single runs in the sixth (D. Mackenzie rbi double) and eighth (JJ DeLawder sac fly). Cals post first inning run off W. McCarthy (6inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 4k) via hit batter, sac bunt, passed ball and sac fly. Cortland manages two of its five hits in the first inning without doing damage. D. Beers LP (1+inn, 5h, 3r, 3er, 1k); N. Bonacci 2x4, DeLawder 2x3, bi, sf. Cortland 2-5-0, CL 4-9-0.
  Corts 4-6, Cal Lutheran 8-3.

[jdex]

Cortland on Sunday fails to finish and winds up being swept at Cal Lutheran by 6-5 verdict to wrap up three game series. RDragons in 5-4 control from the fourth inning until WILD ninth inning end -- literally. Errant pitches score Lutheran tying and winning runs! C. Bonacci homer with mate aboard helps Cortland forge early game edge. Relievers D. Georgetti (4.2inn) and C. Darrow (3.1inn) hold off potent Kingsmen cast whose top five hitters in the batting order go 13x24 and score all six runs. Dragons with nine hits ...JJ DeLawder 2x3 2 2bh, bb; N. Smith 2x4, bi; D. Mackenzie 2x4; Bonacci 1x3, 2r, 2bb, hr. G. Mays LP (.1, 2h, r, er,bb, 2wp).
    Cortland 4-7 and next plays Tuesday at LaVerne CA. Cal Luthran 9-3

[jdex]

Cortland plays 7-7 10-inning tie at La Verne CA on Tuesday, Impending darkness halts play. Outhit 14-7, RDragons with three safeties in first inning for two runs. On C. Bonacci misplayed inside-the-park home run in the fourth hold 5-3 lead. Tied 5-5 into the eighth, bases loaded walk provides La Verne Leopards 6-5 lead. CSt with 7-6 ninth inning reversal thanks to run-producing fielding miscue and D. Mackenzie sac fly. Run-scoring double to left knots it for Leopards in their ninth. Bonacci and J. Munoz two hits each for Dragons.
   Cortland 4-7-1 and falls from this week D3 Media Top 25. La Verne 7-3-1 and 14th in poll.
   Corts with Thurs\Fri\Sat dates with 22nd ranked Chapman in Orange CA

[jdex]

Cortland halts four game winless skid with 6-4 beating of 22nd ranked Chapman Panthers on Thursday night in Orange CA. Four-run fifth inning carries RDragons. Snaps 1-1 tie on two-out D. Mackenzie and N. Smith rbi singles followed by M. Kelly long two-run triple to center. D. Beers serves up sold six innings (4h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 6k, 94p) and D. Georgetti saves it (3inn, 3h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 6k, 58p). Chapman rally snuffed in the eighth. Gets first three batters aboard and all score but Georgetti winds up fanning the side. Hosts go down 1-2-3 in the ninth. Dragons Smith 3x3, r, 2bi, 2bb; N. Chermotti 2x4, 2r; N. Marola 2x4, r. Corts 6-10-1, Chaps 4-7-4
    Cortland 5-7-1 and end western swing with Fri/Sat tests at 8-6 Chapman

  Opening conference games week away with Cortland at Oneonta, Fredonia at Brockport, Plattsburgh at New Paltz. Oswego launches league action following week at Oneonta.

  Early results find Oswego 2-7 including split at highly ranked Salisbury (lose in 13 innings, win late via B. VanDreason hr). Currently in Lexington SC and Saturday faces 7-3 Ithaca.
    Oneonta 7-7 after 0-4 west coast liftoff; Brockport 3-3 and currently in Florida with twinbill Saturday vs. St. Lawrence.
    New Paltz 4-5; Fredonia 3-5 and exiting Myrtle Beach SC for Saturday DH at Purchase; Plattsburgh 3-2 with upcoming games with Mt. St. Mary and Middlebury

[jdex]

Cortland outlasts Chapman CA 5-2 Friday in 11 innings for second straight win over the 22nd ranked Panthers. Pair collide Saturday as RDragons' western swing draws to a close. C. Bonacci one-out walk gets Cortland rolling in the 11th. With two outs, N. Chemotti singles to right, M. Bruno lines go-ahead rbi single to center and D. Mackenzie delivers two-run single to right. Meanwhile, reliever M. Nochowicz hurls three shutdown innings to close (WP, 3inn, 1h, 3k, 31p) to complete sharp mound performances from L. Misla (7inn, 5h, 2r, 1er, 4bb, 6k, 102p); G. Mays .1inn; Z. Zarrilli .2inn.
  A. Mieczkowski triples home Cortland pair in the fourth. Chapman scores single runs in third and fourth innings. Bruno 3x6, 2r, bi, sb; Chemotti 2x2, r, 2bb; Mieczkowski 2x4, 2bi, bb, sb; J. Munoz 2bb, 2sb. Corts 5-9-3, Chaps 2-7-2
    Cortland 6-7-1, Chapman 8-7

[jdex]

Cortland absorbs 10-3 Saturday setback to Chapman CA to windup seven game California journey. In host's Orange CA ballpark, Chapman Panthers swat three home runs to bring in six of their first seven runs. Four-run fourth inning opens the scoring. N. Plue two-run homer brings RDragons within 4-2 in the fifth. Panthers tally three times in  fifth and seventh bats. Nine Dragons have one hit each. CSt sends seven to the pitching slab. W. McCarthy LP. Cortland 3-9-2, Chapman 10-12-0
   Corts 6-8-1, Chaps 9-7