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Cortland Tuesday trip to RIT canceled. RDragons make trip to Oswego for Fri/Sat three game series. Oswego with Tuesday game at 19-7 Ithaca

Corts and Ithaca among 'ORV' once more in D3 Media Top 25 poll headed again by Endicott MA (24-2)

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Oswego turns back host Ithaca 11-6 Tuesday, coming out of the gates for seven runs on four of its 14 hits. C. McCarthy and J. McLaughlin with two-run singles. J. Hamer 3x6, 2r, 2sb; McCarthy 2x2, 2r, 3bi, 2sb. Each side deploys six pitchers ...J. Sharma WP (3inn, 4h, 4r, 4er, 4bb, 4k, 66p); S. Kelly LP (.1inn, 4h, 7r, 5er, 2bb). Lakers also down IC 14-8 month earlier in S.C.
  Oswego 14-8 and home Fri/Sat vs. Cortland. Ith 19-8

Brockport falls 7-3 at home to Rochester whose YJackets score four in the fourth inning via two bases loaded walks, wild pitch, sac fly. GEagles send six to the mound, UR three. M. Mayer 1x3, 2bi for Bport.
  Brockport 15-10 and home Fri/Sat vs. New Paltz. UR 13-12

Fredonia tumbles 6-2 at home to Penn St.-Behrend.
   Freds 9-16. PS-B 18-8

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ABCA Coaches Top 30 weekly poll has Endicott MA (24-2) heading the field followed in the top 10 by Denison OH (25-3), Baldwin-Wallace OH (21-4), Wisc-Whitewater (23-4), E. Texas Bapt. (27-6), Salisbury MD (22-6), Salve Regina RI (21-4), Pamona Pitzer CA (23-8), LaVerne CA (18-6-1), Wisc-LaCrosse (18-6).
    NYers? Cortland and Ithaca among others receiving votes outside Top 30

Plattsburgh edges St. Lawrence 10-9 on Wednesday on J. DeFayette rbi single in the seventh and final inning at Canton. Second game of dh goes to Saints, 9-0, in seven innings. Cardinals on Tuesday drop 14-5 decision to Middlebury.
   Pburgh 17-9

New Paltz in Wednesday 16-1 rout of Lehman in seven innings. W. Kirkpatrick 2x4, 3r, 4bi, 2bh, hr
  NP 16-10

Oneonta at home drub guest Utica 12-5 on Wednesday.RDragons score five in the third inning. L. Kaeta 3h, S. Clinton 3h, 4bi
   One 13-16, Utica 9-18

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Cortland/Oswego conference series Friday opener ppd. by weather. Series moved to Cortland Wallace Field with dh planned Saturday, single game Sunday.
  Oswego has also rescheduled earlier ppd. conference series at Plattsburgh for single game Tuesday, dh Wednesday

Oneonta shades Plattsburgh 7-6 on J. Dwyer 11th inning home run. North County hosts send things to OT in the ninth. A. Kornblau leads off with double and scores on C. Gonzalski base knock. RDragon reliever D. Shea strands runners on second and third. Gets the win (2.1inn) but needs save from M. Thorsland in the home 11th and leaves runners on second and third. Dwyer's game-winning homer to left-center with one out his lone hit in six at-bats. Dragon B. Duffy 3h, r, 3bi, 2bh, 3bh; Cards Kornblau, Gonzalski, A. Diltz (hr) three hits apiece.
  Oneonta 4-9, 14-16; Pburgh 5-5, 17-10. Play dh Saturday

New Paltz overcomes Brockport 10-6 with five-run seventh inning. Hawks down 5-4 when D. Ristano two-out single drives in pair for 6-5 reversal. That's followed by J. Harvey rbi double and F. Apicella two-run single. W. Kirkpatrick homers an inning later. Apicella 2x3, 4bi. J. Indek 3x4, 2r, bi, bb for homestanding Port. M. Sarni WP (3-0, 3.2inn of relief).
  NP 6-4, 17-10; Bport 4-6, 15-10. Go at it in Saturday dh
 

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Cortland takes two tight Saturday verdicts from Oswego, 5-2 and 8-6. RDragons build win skein to 15 straight. Latest issues at Corts' Wallace Field in site switch. Oswego serves as home nine. Series ends Sunday.
    First Game: Dragons take 1-0 lead into the fifth behind lefty L. Misla. Z. Kringdon opens Cortland fifth with home run to left and short time later M. Bruno unloads two-run homer to left on full-count for 4-0 advantage.Oswego over next three at-bats strands seven runners. Misla WP (7inn, 7h, 0r, 3bb, 13k, 108p) exits and Lakers J. Hamer and C. McCarthy swat solo homers in the eighth. Bruno 3x3, 3r, 2bi, 2bh, hr for Dragons. Hamer 3x3, r, bi, bb, hr; McCarthy 2x4, r, bi, hr for Lakers. J. Sanders LP (6inn, 6h, 4r, 4er, 2bb, 10k, 106p). Corts 5-8-0, Osw 2-9-0
    Second Game: Cortland comes from behind after J. Levine in the Oswego seventh hits 0-1 pitch over the left field fence with two mates aboard for 6-5 lead. J. Munoz single launches CSt winning rally in the eighth. M. Bruno, N. Chemotti and M. Kelly deliver rbi singles. M. Nochowitz out of Cortland bullpen to retire final six Lakers. Kelly 3x4, 3bi, 2bh, hr; Chemotti 3x4, 2r, 2bi, bb. Cortland 8-12-1, Oswego 6-9-3
  Cortland 11-0, 21-8-1; Oswego 4-4, 14-11

Brockport and New Paltz exchange Saturday wins at the Port. Brockport tallies 5-1 first game victory prior to NP in 10-1 conquest on one-hitter.
    First Game: GEagles in the fourth inning produce three runs on five hits -- all with two outs. T. Strevell, C. Martin hits drive in scores. Martin 3x4 3bi, 2bh. J. DelVecchio WP (7.2inn, 6h, 1r, 1er, 1bb, 7k, 101p)
    Second Game: Hawks' R. Gregory holds home team hitless into the eighth inning. Relieved by J. Wall whose first assignment -- R. Leniec -- singles. Gregory WP (7in, 0h, 0r, 5bb, 3k, 90p). NP registers 14 hits, T. Kreider, F. Apicella three each, N. Harvey 3bi, hr, 2bh.
    Bport 5-7, 16-11; NP 7-5, 19-11

Plattsburgh sweeps Saturday visitor Oneonta, 8-7 in 11 innings and 10-1.
    First Game: A. Veit singles to right plating A. Caldwell for decisive extra inning run. Caldwell leads off 11th with single, his fourth hit of the contest. Previous day saw Oneonta win in 11. C. Santic (5inn), N. Goldberg (WP, 2-0, 6inn) handle mound chores.
    Second Game: Five-run first inning sets the Pburgh tone and A. Veit hurls eight innings (WP 4-3, 6h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 6k, 118p). A. Kornblau 3x4, 2r, 2bi, bb, 3bh as Cardinals continue one of their best campaigns.
  Pburgh 7-5, 19-10 and hosting Oswego Tues/Wed in conference makeup set; One 4-11, 14-18

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Oswego finally ends Cortland winning ways at 15 straight with Sunday's 7-6 outcome at CSt Wallace Stadium. Comes with plenty of suspense that OSt jumping out to 6-0 lead thru three innings would suggest. Lakers then held scoreless till bottom of the ninth. D. Winchester  draws opening walk and takes second on J. Hamer single to right. J. Levine sac bunt misplayed to fill the bases. Following foul-out, T. McGowan greets Cortland just- entering reliever's 1-1 pitch for winning sac fly rbi to left. Winchester slides home ahead of the tag.
  Lakers mount five-run, five-hit third inning for their 6-0 liftoff. B. VanDreason bases loaded triple big blow. Oswego then held at bay by Cortland previously little used righty B. Mazzeo (LP, 5inn, 2h, 1r, 0er, 1bb, 8k, 84p).
  RDragons shave deficit to 6-5 with four-run seventh. String five straight hits among inning's six. N. Smith, N. Chemotti, C. Lynch (2bh) with rbi hits. M. Bruno sac fly in the eighth ties it. L. Citrola WP (1.1inn, 18p) in relief of J. Shearer (6.1inn, 110p) and A Conrad (1.1inn, 32p).
  Lakers Hamer 3x5, r, 2 2bh; VanDreason 1x4, 4bi, 3bh; C. McCarthy 1x2, 2r, bb. Dragons Smith 4x4, 2bi, hbp; C. Bonacci 2x4, r; Chemotti 2x5, r, bi. Cortland strands 12. Oswego 7-11-2, Cortland 6-15-1
    Cortland 11-1, 21-9-1 and home Tuesday (moved from Wed.) vs. 10-16 St. Lawrence. Oswego 5-4, 15-11 and at Plattsburgh Tues/Wed for 3-games

Fredonia defeats Pitt-Greensburg 11-5 in first of two seven inning hookups. Devils score six times in the seventh to break 5-5 tie on C. Pagano solo home run. Pagano 3x4, 3bi, hr for visitors.
  Freds win 18-7 second game. Pour over seven first inning runs. Romp features C. Pagano three-run homer during 2x4, 2r, 4bi, bb game.
  Fredonia 11-16, Pitt-Greenies 10-23

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Plattsburgh strong spring continues Tuesday with 9-4 win over Oswego in first game of dh at the Burgh. Oswego rights its ship with afterpiece 7-5 triumph.
    First Game: Cardinals notch 20th win. Quick to overcome Oswego two-run top of the first with six in their initial raps. A. Wein caps outburst with two-run triple to left-center. Meanwhile, T. Kohn settles down on the mound and grabs the win (7inn, 3r, 2er, 1bb, 6k). L. Avin finishes. Wein 2x3, r, 2bi, bb, 3bh; A. Diltz 2x4, r, 2bi, bb, 2bh. N. Cody LP. OSt hurlers hit five Cards (C. Gonzalski 3). J. Hamer 3x3, 3r, bb, 3 2bh; D. Winchester 2x5 for Lakers. Pburgh 9-10-1, Oswego 4-9-2
  Second Game: Oswego revenge evident in five-run first inning touting J. Hamer home run with mate aboard. Cards fight back within 6-4 on three-run error-assisted seventh. Lakers extend to 7-4 before A. Kornblau home run in the eighth for Pburgh. Laker R. Paul stems the tide (S, 2inn, 19p). Starter J. Sharma throws five innings (WP, 6h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 11k, 93p). Hamer 2x5, 2r, 2bi, bb, hr, 2bh. OSt get 11 walks, 3 hit batters, strand 14, swipe seven bases. A. Diltz 3x5, r in defeat. Oswego 7-8-1, Plattsburgh 5-11-1.
  Plattsburgh 8-6, 20-11; OSt 6-5, 16-12. Faceoff Wednesday

Cortland trims St. Lawrence 12-5 Tuesday in non-league tale of two halves. Larries mount 3-0 lead and hold it till RDragons erupt for seven scores in the sixth inning. Hodge-podge of events including M. Bruno bunt driving home go-ahead run. D. Tierney single clears loaded bases. Corts add five runs in the seventh, three via pinch-hitter Z. Taro first career home run to left-center. N. Smith 3x4, r, bi, bb. T. Lynch WP (4inn, 0r, 2h). SL calls on seven pitchers. Cortland 12-13-1, SL 5-6-2.
  Cortland 22-9-1 and Fri/Sat at New Paltz. Saints 10-17

Brockport edges St. John Fisher 3-2 Tuesday at the Port. J. Mansell bunt base hit drives in winning run in the seventh. M. Heilig WP.
  Brockport 17-12 and home Wednesday vs. Ithaca, at Plattsburgh Fri/Sat. SJF 16-16.

Oneonta trips Elmira 6-4 Tuesday at OSt where J. Gilkey single to left scores the winning run in the fifth inning.
  Oneonta 15-18, Elmira 11-15

Cortland (21-9-1) returns to national ranking at 26 in weekly Top 30 coaches (ABCA) poll. Liberty League's Union (21-6) and Skyline's St. Joe's LI (23-8) join 'others receiving votes).

RDragons couple of voting points out of Top 25 D3 media poll. Ithaca (21-9) joins Cortland among ORV.

  ABCA Top 10: 1. Endicott MA (28-2), 2. Denison OH (28-4), 3. E. Texas Bapt. (31-6), 4. Baldwin Wallace OH (28-5), 5. Salisbury MD (26-6), 6. Wisc-Whitewater (27-5), 7. Salve Regina RI (24-5), 8. Johns Hopkins MD (25-8), 9. Trinity TX (27-9), 10. LaVerne CA (21-8-1).
  D3 Top 10: Endicott MA, 2, Denison OH, 3. Baldwin Wallace OH, 4. Wisc-Whitewater, 5. E. Texas Bapt., 6. Salisbury, 7. Salve Regina RI, 8. Pomona Pitzer CA (25-9), 9. Johns Hopkins MD, 10. Case Western Reserve OH (27-8)
 
  Fredonia on Monday tops Hilbert 10-4 and 5-4 in seven inning frays. C. Pagano (2x4, 2r, 3bi, hr) resumes hot stickwork with first inning two-run homer in opener. Starter M. Byrns pitches 4.1 hitless innings before relieved. Second game has M. Kolfer fifth inning rbi break 4-4 tie.
  Freds 13-16, Hilb 19-12

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Oswego flexes muscles in 14-0 seven inning conference Wednesday rout at Plattsburgh to capture rubber game of three game series. Seven-run second inning subdues Cardinals who manage but four hits off S. Dertinger (WP 6inn, 4h, 2bb, 6k, 73p) and A. Conrad (1inn, 1bb, 3k, 18p). T. Featherstone with two singles in Lakers' big second frame. Scores game's first run and drives in the inning's seventh. Spree includes J. Hamer 3 rbi double. Featherstone 4x4, 2r, 2bi, 2bh; Hamer 2x2, r, 3bi, 2bh, sb, hbp; B. VanDreason 2x4, r, 2bi, bb, sb; J. Levine 2x5, 2r, bi, 2bh. Oswego 14-17-1, Pburgh 0-4-2.
    Oswego 7-5, 17-12 and Fri/Sat at Fredonia. Plattsburgh 8-7, 20-12 and Fri/Sat home vs. Brockport

Brockport loses 11-3 home non-league outing Wednesday to Ithaca. This one decided with IC seven-run fourth inning. L. Scully clubs three-run homer in the uprising. Has two for the game.
  Bport 17-13 and Fri/Sat at Plattsburgh. IC 22-9

Fredonia home test vs. Westminster PA ppd.

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Cortland goes 11 innings to outlast New Paltz 10-9 Friday at NP. Opens three game series. Lefty swinging JJ DeLawder wins it with two-out home run and southpaw hurler R. Banks (WP, 2inn, 1bb, 1k) strands tying run on second base with strikeout. New Paltz sitting pretty with 5-0 first inning lead. Shrinks to 5-4 in RDragons second raps. Cortland ties on C. Bonacci fourth inning rbi single and takes 7-5 top of the sixth lead on wildness on the part of Hawks pitchers. Cortland pitchers' wildness returns the favor in the home sixth when NP seizes 8-7 lead. M. Bruno long two-run homer puts Dragons up in the eighth before N. Harvey double leads to NP tying 9-9 in its eighth. Cortland batters walk 11 times, NP 8. Bonacci 3x4, 2r, 2bi, 2bb, 2bh. Hawks N. Harvey, T. Kreider 2h each, A. Boccaross 3bi. Corts send out seven pitchers, NP five. M. Sarni LP (4.2inn, 3h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 7k). Cortland 10-10-2, NP 9-10-1.
    Cortland 12-1, 23-9-1. NP 7-6, 21-12. Two games Saturday

Oswego tattoos Fredonia 22-7 in Friday conference series start. Quite the turnaround for the Lakers. Host Devils hold 7-3 lead thru five innings on G. Stuckey and R. Cardinali two-run home runs. Oswego pulls the switch in the eighth -- scoring nine times featuring C. McCarthy three-run homer and rally concluding two-run single. Finish the job with seven more runs in the ninth inning. J. Levine wraps things up with grand slam.
  Oswego 8-5, 18-12. Freds 3-10, 13-17. Twinbill Saturday

Plattsburgh back on track with 10-7 win vs. Brockport. Cardinals treat home folks to five-run fourth inning for 5-4 lead. C. Gonzalski double to left scores a pair. Port within 8-7 in the seventh but M. Rasquin single produces two runs in the home seventh. Rasquin 4x5, 4, 3bi. Eagle F. Vanzilotta 4x5, 2r, bi.
  Pburgh 9-7, 21-12. Bport 5-8, 17-14. Play two Saturday

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Cortland and New Paltz trade haymakers Saturday and come away with split decision. RDragons clinch regular season conference crown and May 9-11 playoffs hosting role with opening 13-2 eight inning beating of host Hawks. But in the nightcap NP builds 13-2 five inning lead and survives 13-11.
   First Game: Eight runs on 10 hits over the first two innings propel Cortland. L. Misla (7inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 9k, 94p) earns fifth pitching win in seven decisions. Early Cortland barrage sees leadoff batter C. Bonacci with triple and double. Bonacci 4x5, 2r, 2bi, bb, 2bh, 3bh; L. Schartner 3x4, 2r, bi; D. Mackenzie 3x5, r, bi. J. McGovern LP (6.1inn, 16h, 11r, 11er, 3bb, 4k, 1hbp, 121p). Mercy rule shortens play. Cortland 13-19-1, NP 2-5-0
    Second Game: Teams swapped offensive uniforms! NP tees off on Dragon starter D. Georgetti (LP 1.2inn) for seven runs on seven hits in the second inning. A. Pericolos triple and J. Ortiz double plate four runs. Hawks add five-run fourth when Pericolos doubles in two more. Corts late rally eventually quashed by M. Ascanio who takes the mound from centerfield and gets a final out popout to center with the tying run at the plate. NP uses five pitchers, Cortland seven. L. Ryan WP (5inn, 3h, 2r,2er, 5bb, 4k). Hawks T. Kreider 4x5, 3r, bi, 2bh; Pericolosi 2x6, 2r, 4bi, 2bh, 3bh; F. Apicella 3x5, r, bi. Dragons Bonacci, Schartner, Bruno 3h apiece. NP 13-16-1, Corts 11-15-0. 
  Cortland 13-2, 24-10-1 and home Tuesday vs. Alfred St., at Cobleskill Wednesday, Fri/Sat home Fredonia. NP 8-7, 22-13 and Fri/Sat at Oswego

Plattsburgh assures spot in conference playoffs with 6-3 home field kayoing of Brockport in Saturday's second game of dh. Cardinals absorb 19-2 pelting from Brockport in seven inning first contest. Pburgh completes league action.
    First Game: Pburgh's A. Kornblau slugs first inning home run with mate aboard before GEagles take charge with aid of six Cardinal errors. Z. Eldred 3x5, 2r, 3bi for the Port whose J. Delvecchio WP (4-1, 7inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 4k). C. Santic LP (4-4, 3.1inn, 6h, 11r, 4er, 5bb, 5k)
    Second Game: A. Veit tosses complete game (WP 5-3, 9inn, 7h, 3r, 2er, 1bb, 3k, 118p).Yields Eldred first inning home run. Pburgh breaks 3-3 knot in the fourth. K. Cremin with go-ahead rbi single and error scores another. Kornblau, Cremin, J. DeFayette 2h each, J. Rocco 2bi.
  Bport 6-9, 18-15 and Tues. home vs. Keuka, Wed. at Fisher, Fri/Sat home vs. Oneonta; Pburgh 10-8, 22-13 and home Tuesday vs. 3-28 Canton.

Oswego (8-5, 18-12) at Fredonia (3-10, 13-17) dh ppd. to Sunday.

Oneonta bows twice in Saturday non-leaguers to St. John Fisher whose Hawks prevail 3-2 and 6-1 at OSt. Pair of hit batters -- the second with the bases loaded in the ninth inning decides the first game. RDragons outhit SJF 11-5. S. Liquori 3x4.
  Second game of seven innings sees Oneonta held to two hits. Fisher's A. Roman with two-run homer in four-score second inning.
  Oneonta 4-11, 15-20 and Fri-Sat winds up conference play at Brockport. SJF 19-17

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Sunday conference dh pitting Oswego/Fredonia suspended by weather in eighth inning of first game. Oswego with 4-0 lead. Fredonia home team in action played at nearby Gowanda HS. Completion of suspended game and second outing tbd. Lakers with non-conference dh Tuesday vs. Rochester and Wednesday vs. Hobart.
    Oswego 8-5, 18-12; Fredonia 3-10, 13-17

Cortland home Tuesday game vs. 13-22 Alfred St. canceled. Plays Wednesday at 15-20 Cobleskill

Conference final regular season series Fri/Sat: Fredonia at Cortland, New Paltz at Oswego, Oneonta at Brockport.

Standings: Cortland 13-2 (24-10-1), Oswego 8-5 (18-12), Plattsburgh 10-8 (27-13), New Paltz 8-7 (27-13), Brockport 6-9 (18-15), Oneonta 4-11 (15-20), Fredonia 3-10 (13-17)

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Oswego uses longball to prevail 6-2 Tuesday at home over Rochester. C. McCarthy hits three-run homer in a four-run first and J. Levine belts two-run roundtripper in the sixth. Two of just five Lakers safeties. UR with 12 hits off five Oswego twirlers. S. Dertinger WP (3inn).
    Oswego 19-12 and home Wednesday vs. 17-16 Hobart; home Fri/Sat vs. New Paltz. UR 17-16

Brockport blanks Keuka 9-0 behind six pitchers. T. Pohlman WP (2-0). K. Blake 3x3. Keuka shows pitcher an inning.
    Brockport 19-15 and Wednesday at 19-17 Fisher; Fri/Sat home vs. Oneonta

Plattsburgh home Tuesday test vs. 3-28 Canton ppd to Thursday

Cortland 21st in ABCA Coaches Top 30 poll and 24th in D3 Media Top 25 poll. Ithaca (26-9) among others receiving coaches' votes but for whatever reason nowhere to be found in media poll while St. Joe's LI, Oswego and Union are among ORV.

  ABCA: 1. Endicott MA (33-2), 2. Denison OH (31-5), 3. E. Texas Bapt (34-6), 4. Baldwin Wallace OH (31-6), 5. Wisc-Whitewater (30-6), 6. Salisbury MD (28-7), 7. Salve Regina RI (29-5), 8. Case Western Reserve OH (30-9), 9. Johns Hopkins MD (29-9), 10. Trinity TX (30-10)
    D3: 1. Endicott, 2. E. Texas Bapt, 3. Denison, 4 Baldwin Wallace, 5. Salisbury, 6. Salve Regina, 7. Wisc-Whitewater, 8. Johns Hopkins, 9. Trinity, 10. Christopher Newport VA (23-8)

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Cortland whips Cobleskill 8-2 with 20-hit Wednesday road attack. M. Kelly 4x6, 2bh and one of three RDragon homers. D. Mackenzie, N. Smith homer as part of 3x5 bats each. C. Bonacci 4x6, Z. Kringdon 3x5. Seven Dragons with at least one rbi apiece. Cortland scores first with two runs in the fourth inning and hikes lead to 5-1 inning later. Starter N. Jessen (WP, 1-0) goes 4inn, yields three hits. P. Nochowitz, R. Banks follow. D. Pohl, S. Gutierrez 2h each for Fighting Tigers. Cortland 8-19-1, Cobleskill 2-7-2
    CSt 25-10-1 and home Fri/Sat vs. Fredonia. Friday change to dh, Saturday single. Cobleskill 15-21

Fredonia suffers 12-11 loss at Alfred St. whose T. Korsky delivers walkoff rbi single after BDevils tied it in the top of the ninth to come back from 9-2 deficit in the fifth inning. Wednesday matinee finds Freds with 14 of game's 27 hits. K. Tedford and C. Pagano with 3h each, A. Gannon 3bi. Victor's J. Currabba 4x5, 2r, 4bi, 2bh. Nine pitchers toe Fredonia rubber.
  Fredonia 13-18 and continues busy stretch Thursday at Oswego in makeup conference play that includes conclusion of suspended game plus another game. Devils then go to Cortland for Fri dh/Sat three game set. Alfred St. 15-23.

Brockport loses 11-6 at St. John Fisher. Pittsford home squad tallies seven runs in the second inning of Wednesday hookup. GEagles J. Indek 3x5, r, 3bi, 2bh; F. Vanzalotta 2x5, 2bi, 2bh. A. Lapine LP (0-3, 1.2inn)
    Bport 19-15 and home Fri/Sat vs. Oneonta. SJF 19-17

Oswego easily tames Hobart 15-6 in Geneva night game.

New Paltz rolls past Mt. St. Mary NY 18-5.

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Oswego assured of conference playoffs with Thursday 15-0, 19-4 sweep of Fredonia in Laker-land. First game completion of suspended affair first played in Fredonia. Oswego earlier up 4-0 into the eighth inning when action halts. When restarted Lakers pour over 11 runs on 10 hits in the eighth for runaway win. Big inning includes two hits each from J. Levin and T. McGowan.
    Second game seven inning romp finds Oswego with 17 hits to back pitching of J. Sharma. Lakers' hitfest follows 17 safeties the prior night in 15-7 non-league win over Hobart in Geneva. Oswego scores in seven of its nine raps.
    Oswego 10-5, 22-12 and Fri/Sat home to New Paltz (8-7) whose Hawks currently vying with Brockport (6-9 and Fri/Sat home to Oneonta) for final conference playoff berth. Fredonia 3-12, 13-19 and Fri dh/Sat at conference top seed Cortland.

Plattsburgh on Thursday dispatches non-league foe Canton 8-1. Cardinals push over three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth. A. Caldwell 2x3, r, 2bi. T. Kohn WP (2-1, 6inn, 5h, 1r, 0er, 0bb, 9k) 
  Pburgh 10-8, 23-13 and playoff bound enjoying best campaign in over a decade. Canton 3-29

NCAA Regional Polls ...
    Region 3, NY: Cortland, Ithaca (25-9), Oswego, St. Joe's LI, Plattsburgh, New Paltz, Union
    Other region leaders: 1- Salve Regina RI (29-5); 2- Endicott MA (31-2); 4- Penn St. Harrisburg (31-7); 5- Salisbury MD (28-7); 6- Christopher Newport (23-8); 7- Denison OH (31-5); 8- Transylvania KY (30-6); 9- Wisc-Whitewater (30-6); 10- E. Texas Baptist (34-6)

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New Paltz clinches conference playoff slot on strength of Friday 10-7 conquering of host Oswego. Hawks of NP 9-7 in league play with Saturday twinbill with Oswego remaining. NP joins Cortland, Oswego, Plattsburgh in conference postseason tourney at Cortland May 9-11.
  Hawks break 5-5 tie with Oswego with five runs in the seventh inning. Sac flys by J. Ortiz and T. Kreider provide first two scores. A. Pericolos rbi double and M. Boccaross rbi single add cushion before Laker J. Levine homers with mate aboard in the home seventh. NP slashes 19 hits, Oswego 13. Hawks F. Apicella 4x5, Kreider and M. Ascanio 3h apiece.
  NP 9-7, 24-13; Oswego 10-6, 23-13

Cortland carves out 18-1 and 13-7 wins over Fredonia in Friday conference dh at CSt. Afterpiece features D. Mackenzie (6) and M. Bruno with 11 rbi between them.
  First Game: Scoreless through two innings. RDragons bolt for seven third inning runs. N. Marola starts binge with single and adds another bingle later in the frame. Cortland run-making continues till contest called after seven innings. L. Misla WP (6-2, 5inn, 3h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 7k, 67p); B. Mazzeo, A. Fusco finish. Fourteen Dragons part of 21 total hits -- Marola 3x3, r, 2bi; N. Smith 3x3, 2r, bi, bb, 2bh; Z. Kringdon 2x3, 2r, 3bi, 2bh; M. Bruno 2x3, r, bi, 2bh. Cortland 18-21-1, Freds 1-3-2.
  Second Game: Cortland collects 15 more hits by nine players including Mackenzie 3x5, r, 6bi, first inning 3r hr; and Bruno 2x3, 3r, 5bi, hr. RDragons with runs in each of first seven innings but up just 7-6 entering home fifth. Some shaky Cortland pitching till sixth entry T. Lynch (WP, 4.2inn, 3h, 1r, 5k, 53p. G. Stuckey hr for BDevils; E. Behnke, B. Ventura 2bi each. Cortland 13-15-1, Fredonia 7-10-2
  Cortland 15-2, 27-10-1, Fredonia 3-14, 13-21. Single game Saturday

Brockport over Oneonta twice, 4-3, 7-3 in Friday twinbill at the Port. GEagles do their part to keep conference playoff hopes alive till a New Paltz 10-7 win at Oswego dashes hopes.
    First Game: Bport overcomes Oneonta with three-run eighth inning on J. Indek 3bi two-out single against the fourth OSt. pitcher in the inning. Eagle reliever R. Leniac then escapes bases loaded Oneonta ninth with final two of 14 strikeouts in the game. Each side strands 12 runners. Bport 4-9-0, OSt 3-12-2
    Second Game: Port 6-0 lead thru three innings. Scores four in the third. Three Eagles pitchers fan 15 Oneontans. B. Doherty WP (2-0, 3inn). F. Vanzillotta 3x4, bi, bb, 2bh in victory.
    Brockport 8-9, 21-16; Oneonta 4-13, 15-22. Single game Saturday