BB: SUNYAC

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Spring has sprung ... has it ever!! As in sprung a leak. Cold weather plays havoc with upcoming conference starts.
  BUT Plattsburgh and New Paltz move series start to Thursday when Burgh outruns homestanding Paltz 16-11. Cardinals with 14-7 lead thru seven innings. N. Corgol heads attack (3x6, 3r, 5bi, 2 2bh, hr). K. Mordecki WP (6inn, 7h, 5r, 4er, 2bb, 2k). Harvey boys spark NP: Justin (3x5, 2r, 3bi, 2bh, hr), Nick (2x4, 2r, 3bi, hr, sf). J. Will LP. Pburgh 1-0, 10-3 overall; NP 0-1, 6-6.
  Playing DH Friday in mid-30s temps.

  Friday's 6-8-1 Cortland at 7-7 Oneonta and 4-6 Fredonia at 8-3 Brockport ppd.
  Cortland and Oneonta try for Sunday DH and Monday single game. Freds at Bport DH Sunday, single Monday all at Rochester Monroe CC.
  Oswego non-league DH Saturday vs. Canton at Clinton ppd while 4-7 Oswego Lakers try playing Sunday DH vs. Hamilton at Clinton.

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Plattsburgh divides Friday conference twinbill at cold New Paltz. Host Hawks take 12-2 opener behind 21 hits, scoring 10 runs over final three acts of eight inning scrap. T. Kreider 4x5, 2r, 2bi, bb. X. Zykoff WP (7inn, 6h, 0r, 0bb, 5k, 104p).Pburgh 21-4 winner in seven inning nightcap. Bangs 21 hits led by K. Cremin 3x5, 3r, 7bi, 2 hr. Cremin with three homers on the day and reaches 100 hit career mark.
  Burgh 2-1, 11-4 overall; NP 1-2, 7-7

Cortland and Oneonta will wait till Monday to get weather weary series underway. Now a DH in Oneonta

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Cortland on Tuesday stops Oneonta 6-5 concluding weather delayed three game conference sweep in balmy mid-50s weather. W. McCarthy (WP, 6inn, 3h, 1r, 0er, 2bb, 5k, 70p) departs with 4-0 lead. Four pitchers later CSt hangs on. G. Mays in the ninth strands tying run on second base for the save (1.2inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 3k, 26p). Corts builds 6-1 advanage in the seventh on N. Marola leadoff homer and M. Kelly sac fly. Host OSt quickly responds with J. Gilkey and L. Kaseta rbi hits. L. Hutter (2x4) rbi single brings Oneonta within run in the eighth. Oneonta with 9-5 hit edge. K. Rosenberg LP (1inn, 1h, 3r, 2er, 1bb, 1k, 29p). Corts 6-5-2, One 5-9-1.

  Cortland on cold Monday takes pair from Oneonta. L. Misla hurls masterful 4-1 opening three-hit win. Works the distance on 120p with 13ks, 2bb. His side strikes twice in the first inning on D. Mackenzie rbi single and first/third double steal. J. Dwyer slices lead in half with leadoff second inning home run for Oneonta. Ninth inning Cortland insurance arrives on four walks and hit batter. C. Bonacci (2bh, 3bh) collects three of visitors four safeties. S. Liquori LP (5inn, 3h, 2r, 1er, 3bb, 7k, hbp. Corts 4-4-0, One 1-3-1
    Nightcap finds Cortland in 18-6 control in eight inning mercy end. No cakewalk, however. Oneonta overcomes early CSt lead to grab 6-4 lead entering sixth inning. Then Cortland tallies eight. N. Marola double drives in pair for 6-6 tie. C. Bonacci double plates go-ahead mark and M. Bruno double clears packed sacks. L. Schartner 3x4, 3r, bi, 2bh. Z. Zarrilli, fourth of five pitchers, notches win. Corts 18-16-3, One 6-8-2.
    Cortland 3-0, 9-8-1 and host Plattsburgh Fri/Sat. Oneonta 0-3, 7-10 and host Oswego Fri/Sat. Oswego vs. 6-4 Hamilton in Wedesday non-league outing at Clinton

    Fredonia at Brockport never do get conference series underway. Tuesday bid in Niagara Falls ppd. Will try next Tuesday.

    Ithaca lone NY name appearing in this week's Top 25 media poll under others receiving votes. Endicott MA (12-1) No. 1 for second straight week.

   

   

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Cortland deals Plattsburgh 6-3 setback on cold Friday in C-land. D. Georgetti shuts down Cards through seven innings (5h, 0r, 1bb, 3k, 94p), receiving early offensive backing. D. Mackenzie with first inning sac fly and N. Marola second inning rbi single as Corts take 3-0 lead. M. Bruno single drives in fourth inning pair. Pburgh uses four-hit ninth to plate three runs. Misses bases loaded no-out sixth when Georgetti turns speared liner into DP, then records strikeout. Cards outhit hosts 10-6 and yield just two earned runs. A. Kornblau, A. Diltz, D. Novelli two hits each in the loss. Six different RDragons with one each. Cortland 6-6-0, Pburgh 3-10-2
  Corts 4-0, 10-8-1; Burgh 2-2, 11-5. Play two Saturday

Oswego 13, Oneonta 10
New Paltz 30, Fredonia 2
Brockport 9, SUNY Poly 1

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Cortland takes two from Plattsburgh by 12-1 and 3-0 in Saturday conference frays at Wallace Field.
  RDragons outrun Cards for starters. Game stops after seven innings by mercy rule that goes into effect on six-run sixth inning. M. Bruno launches latter spree with two-out two-run homer to leftcenter. Begins string of six straight hits. Dragons post two runs in the first inning on N. Chemotti double. Score four in the fourth when A. Mieczkowski, Z. Kringdon poke rbi doubles. Cortland with six two-baggers among 14 hits. Bruno 3x4, 2r, 2bi, hr, 2bh; Chemotti 3x3, r, 4bi, 2bh; Mieczkowski 3x4, 2r, 4bi, 2bh. Freshman M.. Nochowitz WP (2-2, 6inn, 0r, 5h, 2bb, 4k, 83p). C. Santic LP (2-2, 5.2inn, 9h, 8r, 8er, 3bb, 0k, 116p). Cortland 12-14-0, Pburgh 1-6-0
    Second outing sees prolific Cortland pitching again. Starter L. Misla (5inn, 0h, 2bb, 8k, 77p), R. Banks (1.1inn, 2bb, 2k, 23p) and C. Darrow (2.2inn, 2h, 3k, 44p) combine on two-hitter.  C. Bonacci and M. Bruno provide outstanding OF play. Pburgh's M. Rasquin breaks up no-hit bid with leadoff eighth inning swinging bunt. Doubles by C. Bonacci and rbi singles from M. Bruno in first and fifth innings provide 2-0 margin for home side. Z. Kringdon base blow delivers eighth inning score. Bruno 2x4, 2bi, sb; Bonacci 2x5, 2r, 2 2bh; Mieczkowski 2x3, bb; N. Smith 1x2, 2bb. Veit LP (6.1inn, 8h, 2r, 2er, 3bb, 6k, 108p). Corts 3-10-3, Pburgh 0-2-0
  Cortland 6-0, 12-8-1; Burgh 2-4, 11-7

Oneonta downs guest Oswego 9-6 in DH opener before Oswego prevails 8-6 in Saturday nightcap.
  J. Dwyer and L. Hutton smack two-run Oneonta homers in respective first and third innings of the first contest. RDragons stake 7-0 lead into the sixth. Oswego scores all its runs in the sixth. S. Liquori WP (2-2, 5.2inn), D. Shea save (3.1inn).
  Second Game favors Oswego on strength of five-run eighth inning. J.Hamer slugs three-run homer in the rally and is 5x10 on the afternoon.
  Oswego 2-1, 7-8; Oneonta 1-5, 8-12

Fredonia surprises New Paltz 5-3 to avenge previous day's 30-2 drubbing. First game of Saturday DH. P. Ahlstrom, N. O'Brochta combine on four-hitter in NP whose Hawks win 8-3 second game. M. Boccaross home run accounts for three of NP five-run eighth.
  Freds 1-2, 5-8; NP 3-3, 10-8

Brockport splits non-league DH with Skidmore, lose 8-3 verdict and win 10-3. Action at Cortlandville Gutchess Field. Golden Eagles 10-4 and begin conference slate Fri/Sat at Cortland.

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Brockport finally begins conference play Monday in home debut DH vs. Fredonia and coasts to 12-2, 11-2 victories in makeup session. M. McGowan WP in first contest that's stopped after seven innings. M. Mayer (3x5) paces sweep with five rbi and home run. J. DelVecchio WP. GEagles jump out to 6-0 leads thru two innings of both games.
  Single game Tuesday morning. Bport 2-0, 12-4; Freds 1-4, 5-10.

  Oneonta on Monday edges Cobleskill 2-1 on N. Jacoby two-run homer in home eighth inning. T. Roefrro WP. Oneonta 9-12, Cobleskill 3-15

  Cortland home date Tuesday vs. RIT ppd. by weather. RDragons host Brockport Fri/Sat

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Brockport completes three-game sweep of Fredonia with Tuesday 12-2 verdict. Trails till seven-run sixth inning. Rout stops after eight frames. Leadoff batter J. Indek 5x5, 2r, 3bi, hr. B. Doherty WP in relief. Third Freds hurler N. O'brochta LP (.2inn, 7r, 3er).
  Bport 3-0, 13-4 and at Cortland Fri/Sat. Freds 1-5, 5-11.

Oswego over visiting Alfred State twice, 5-4 and 11-1, on Tuesday. In first game Lakers win late when T. Featrist single to left drives home O. Parliamen. Latter aboard with double after swatting two-run homer during four-run raid in the third inning. Oswego virtually settles afterpiece with six-run fourth.
  Oswego 9-8 and at Plattsburgh Fri/Sat; Alfies 5-15

Plattsburgh holds off Clarkson 12-10 in Potsdam. Cards up 10-3 through five innings.
  Pburgh 12-7, Clarkson 7-9

Tuesday games with Cortland home vs. RIT and New Paltz vs. Mount St. Mary ppd. 

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Brockport at Cortland battle of conference unbeatens ppd. by weather Friday. Three game series shifts to weekend at Wallace Field. Now single game Saturday, dh Sunday
  Oneonta at Fredonia ppd. Friday. Slate single game Saturday, dh Sunday. Series moved to Gowanda and that towns high school diamond.
  Oswego at Plattsburgh ppd. Fri/Sat. New dates TBD

Cortland gets Tuesday night early game shoutout on Chi Cubs' telecast. Color commentator Jim Deshaies IDs first base umpire C.B. Bucknor ....'former centerfielder for the Cortland St. Red Dragons'.
  No doubt Deshaise and Bucknor paths crossed collegiately in the early '80s while  Deshaises was at Syracuse's LeMoyne College. The southpaw pitcher went on to nearly 200 National League decisions. Of course, he may be better known for Chris Berman's play on the do-wop lyrics 'two silhouettes on Deshaies' da-da.

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Cortland's A. Mieczkowski one-out rbi single to left scores winning ninth inning run for RDragon 5-4 walkoff Saturday win over Brockport at Wallace Field. Two innings earlier Mieczkowski doubles home two runs for 4-4 tie. Follows GEagles taking 4-2 lead half-inning sooner when comebacker thrown away.
  Cortland 1-0 edge in the second inning on C. Bonacci rbi single to center. Port up 2-1 in its fifth on N. Mahar leadoff homer to right and J. Indek rbi base knock. N. Smith counters with leadoff homer to left in Dragon fifth making it 2-2.
  Fateful ninth sees D. Mackenzie hit by 0-2 pitch. Pinch-runner L. Schartner moves up on wild pitch and after intentional walk Mieczkowski delivers game-winner. M. Nochowitz WP (3-0, 3inn, 1h, 3k, 38p) in relief of L. Misla (6inn, 7h4r, 3er, 2bb, 8k, 96p). Bport uses three pitchers past R. Peters (5inn, 7h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 4k, 87p); E. Servellon LP (.2inn, 1h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 17p)
  Bonacci 3x5, bi; Mieczkowski 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh; Smith 2x3, 2r, bi, 2bb, hr for Corts. Mahar 3x4, 2r, bi; S. Ciancio III 3x4, 2r for Bport. Dragons strand 12 runners, Eagles four. Cortland 5-11-1, Bport 4-8-1
  Cortland 7-0, 13-8-1; Brockport 3-1, 13-5. Twinbill Sunday

Oneonta trims Fredonia 6-1 behind S. Liquori complete game (9inn, 4h, 1r, 1er, 10k, hbp, 100p).
   One 2-5, 10-12; Fred 1-6, 5-12. Play Sunday DH at Gowanda HS

New Paltz sweeps Bard 3-0 in seven innings and 21-4 in eight. Hawks 12 runs in eighth frame of second contest. Beat Bard 12-4 on Friday in non-con series. 

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Cortland win skein nine with 5-3, 3-1 conquerings of visiting Brockport in Sunday DH.
    Conference leaders in opener take 3-2 lead in the fifth to overcome two-run Bport second (A. Sisto 2bi single). D. Mackenzie opens RDragon fifth with long home run to left-center. With two outs C. Bonacci raps two-run double. Pad margin to 5-2 with run-scoring wild pitch and MacKenzie rbi single in the eighth. Port's T. Strevell wallops leadoff ninth inning homer to chase CSt starter D. Georgetti (WP 2-1, 8inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 11k, 112p). Two relievers close it out. Dragons M. Bruno 3x3, r, sb, 2bh, hbp; Mackenzie 2x4, r, 2bi, hr; Bonacci 1x3, 2bi, 2bh, hbp. M. McGowan LP (2-2, 6.2inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 5k, 2hbp, 100p). N. Mahar 3x4, r; J. Mansell 3x4, r; Sisto 1x3, 2bi. Corts 5-8-1, Bport 3-10-1
    Second game finds RDragons with another strong pithing effort. W. McCarthy goes eight innings (WP 2-1, 4h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 6k, 89p). Corts entire scoring production in four-hit third inning -- M. Bruno triples, Mackenzie rbi single, M. Kelly homer to right-center. Pinch-hitter B. Tietjen homers for Brockport in the eighth. T. Lynch tosses Cortland ninth. Bruno, D. Mackenzie, L. Schartner, N. Chemotti each 2x4. CF C. Bonacci with two assists throwing out GEagles at third. Port's C. Traudt 2x4. J. DelVecchio LP (2-1, 5.2inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 3k). Corts 3-10-0, Bport 1-5-1
  Cortland 9-0, 15-8-1 and Wed. at 12-11 Rochester, home Thurs. vs. 2-19 Castleton VT. Bport 3-3, 13-7

Fredonia doubles up Oneonta, taking 8-7 and 7-4 Sunday edicts.
    BDevils shade guests in first game on T. Schwab one-out rbi single in bottom of the ninth. OSt ties it 7-7 in top of the ninth. J. Dwyer walks, steals second, third and with two outs -- HOME!
    Complete sweep by never relinquishing 3-2 first inning. M. Zientara WP (2-1, 6inn, 6h 4r, rer, 5bb, 5k, hbp, 77p). D. Adams save (2inn). C. Pagano homers in both games.
  Freds 3-6, 7-12; One 2-7, 10-14

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Weather continues to shuffle schedules. Still on Friday conference docket is New Paltz at Oneonta -- now two games with a single Saturday.
    Brockport at Oswego shifts to Syracuse Onondaga CC for Saturday dh, and to Auburn Falcon Park for Sunday single. BUT Bport revision has single game Saturday, dh Sunday.
    Plattsburgh at Frdonia for Saturday single, dh Sunday.
    Cortland in home Saturday non-league dh vs. 3-21-1 Penn St. Berks.

Standings: Cortland 9-0 (17-8-1), Oswego 2-1 (11-8), Brockport 3-3 (14-7), New Paltz 3-3 (14-9), Fredonia 3-6 (9-12), Plattsburgh 2-4 (13-7), Oneonta 2-7 (11-14)

  Cortland stretches winning streak to 11 with Thursday 9-6 downing of Castleton VT as starter M. Nochowitz notches fourth win in as many starts, and M. Bruno 3x4, 3r, 2bi, 3bh. That outcome follows Wednesday evening 11-7 win at Rochester where Bruno (2x5, r, 5bi, 2 2bh) has two-run doubles in first and ninth innings while N. Smith (3x4, 2r, bi, bb) and C. Bonacci (2x5, 3r, bb) have big games.
    Plattsburgh on Thursday stops Clarkson 7-1.

  Cortland and Ithaca only NYers in weekly D3 media Top 25. Both among 'others receiving votes'. Endicott MA (20-1) heads listings followed by Denison OH (21-2), Baldwin Wallace OH (20-4), Salisbury MD (20-5), E. Texas Bapt. (24-6)

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Oneonta and New Paltz swapped Friday conference victories at dreary OSt. Homestanding RDragons capture 6-3 opener behind hurlers S. Liquori (WP, 4-2, 6inn) and D. Shea (3inn). X. Zykoff LP (3-1, 7.1inn). NP takes 6-2 second game with M. Sarni getting the pitching win in relief.
   New Paltz 4-4, 15-10; Oneonta 3-8, 12-15
 
   Two other conference series in Friday weather delays to Sat/Sun -- Brockport at Oswego now at Syracuse Onondaga CC Saturday and Auburn Falcon Park Sunday; Plattsburgh at Fredonia now at Salamanca Saturday and Gowanda Sunday.
   Cortland home non-league dh Saturday vs. Penn St. Berks canceled by weather. RDragons instead add Sunday dh vs. Rosemont Ravens at King of Prussia PA. Rosemont program in third year. 
   

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Oswego and Brockport use long balls to split Saturday doubleheader at Onondaga CC in Syracuse.
    First Game: Oswego trips Bport 11-10 on O. Parliament and T. Featherstone back-to-back home runs leading off the bottom of the ninth inning. First of two Saturday games at Onondaga CC in Syracuse. Lakers slug four homers. Featherstone also homers with two aboard in the third inning after Bport jumps out to 5-0 lead thru two frames. J. Levine later pokes three-run homer. Featherstone 2x3, 3r, 4bi, bb, hbp, 2bh, 2hr. Parliament 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh.
  Second Game: Brockport prevails 9-7 when Z. Eldred hits two-run homer in the eighth inning to break 7-7 tie. Meanwhile E. Servellon and M. Heilig (WP) hold Lakers to one hit over the final six innings. Still, Oswego's Featherstone has another big game with a double, home run, sac fly and four rbi in five at-bats but was retired with the bases loaded for the final out.
  Oswego and GEagles conclude three game series Sunday at Auburn Falcon Park.
  Oswego 3-2, 12-9; Bport 4-4, 15-8

New Paltz KOs Oneonta 14-7 in cold, damp Saturday tilt in Oneonta. Hawks take 2-of-3 game series. Settle final issue with seven-run fifth inning to extend 3-1 lead. M. Boccaross' two-run double jump-starts splurge in which 12 bat. Four hit safely, five walk. NP with 12 hits, 11 walks. L. Hutter strikes for three-run homer for OSt, which commits six errors.
  NP 5-4, 16-10; One 3-9, 12-16

Plattsburgh defeats Fredonia 5-2 and 7-6 in Saturday games in Salamanca. Second outing sees Cardinal pitchers fan 15 --C. Santic (WP, 7inn, 10k), L. Avin (1inn, 3k), D. Bass (S, 1inn, 2k). Burgh in 7-1 command till late Fredonia push. Card J. Defayette 3x4, 2r. Four Devil miscues spell just three earned Pburgh runs.
Series finale Sunday in Gowanda.
  Pburgh 4-4, 15-7; Freds 3-8, 9-14

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Cortland in pair of Sunday runaways, 22-0, 20-10, to extend winning ways to 13 straight at expense of Rosemont PA in King of Prussia PA. Collects 22 hits each game.
  First game comes to seven inning halt. RDragons tally 13 in the first inning. L. Misla WP (3inn). Dozen Dragons with at least one hit. M. Bruno 3x4, 3r, 5bi, hr, 2bh; JJ DeLawder 2x3, 3r, 3bi, hr, 3bh; N. Chemotti 3x3, 2r, 2bi, 2bh.
    Second game has Corts up 8-0 early, then 13-3 and 17-4. Eight inning contest. Eleven visitors hit safely paced by N. Marola home runs in second and fourth innings. Goes 4x6, 3r, 3bi, 2 2bh. M. Kelly 3x5, 2r, 4bi, hr; N. Chemotti 3x4, 2r, bi, bb; Z. Kringdon 2x4, 2r, 3bi
  Cortland 19-8-1 and Tuesday at RIT and Fri/Sat at Oswego; Rosemont 7-20

Oswego over Brockport 5-3 in Sunday series rubber game at Auburn Falcon Park. Lakers up 5-0 before three unearned Port scores in the eighth. GEagles held to four hits by two pitchers. J. Shearer WP (3-2, 7.2inn, 3h, 3r, 0er, 3bb, 6k, 3hbp). Oswego produces two runs in the second, one in the fourth, two in the sixth. B. VanDreason 2x2, r, 3bi, 2bb, 2sb; J. Levine 2x3, 2r, 2bh; B. Bfezosky 2x4, bi, 2bh. C. Traudt 2x4, 2bh for Bport.
  Oswego 4-2, 13-9; Brockport 4-5, 15-9
 

Plattsburgh completes sweep of Fredonia with Sunday 16-2 outcome at Gowanda. A. Veit works the distance (7inn, 8h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 9k, 117p) to square his season mound mark at 3-3. A. Kornblau two-run homer makes it 5-0 in the second inning. Two-run homer by A. Caldwell comes later. D. Novelli 3x4, r, 4bi for Cardinals. M. Byrns LP (0-1)
  Pburgh 5-4, 16-7; Freds 3-9, 9-15