BB: SUNYAC

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Cortland begins schedule Friday afternoon with 11-4 win over also debuting Marietta OH in D3 Showcase at Greensboro NC where temps around 40 but sunny skies.
RDragons yield three first inning Marietta runs, then score next 11. Seven-run third inning features L. Schartner two-run double and A. Mieczkowski bases loaded triple to left. Schartner 2x3, r, 4bi, 3bb; Mieczkowski 3bi; N. Marola 2x4, r; C. Bonacci 2bi, bb; N. Smith 3bb. Starter M. Nochowitz 4inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, bb, 4k, hbp; R. Banks 3inn, 2hs, 3k; T. Lynch 2inn, 4h, er, 3k, bb.
   Dragons show all veteran starting cast. Transfers, freshmen expected to figure.  Next up Saturday game vs. Lynchburg VA (3-0) and Sunday vs. Christopher Newport (4-0) and Denison OH
   Marietta gets two-run homer from N. Bonnizzio (2x4) and 3x4, bi from D. Decello. Express first-year assistant coach is Mike Valin,'19 Cortland grad and All-America pitcher for Joe Brown.
 
Oswego apparently at onetime slated to open Frida evening vs. Lynchburg .....not according to Laker schedule which has OSt starting Feb. 28 at Chestertown MD's Washington College, then traveling to Salisbury MD for March 1 game vs. Widener PA and March 2 twinbill with Salisbury Sea Gulls

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Cortland drops 2-1 decision to Lynchburg VA in Saturday evening fray at Greensboro NC D3 Showcase. Virginians with just one hit off three RDragon pitchers -- leaddoff eigth inning single. Cortland first inning run on Z. Kringdon rbi single is overcome by Lynchburg two-run second frame. Corts with three hits ...Kringdon 2x3, bb, 2bh. Lynchburg runs on walks and two Cortland errors. L. Misla (LP) tosses 2.1inn, 2k, 5bb; D. Beers 4.2inn, 7k, 1bb; Oswego transfer L. Citrola 1inn, 1h, 1k. Cortland 1-3-2, Lynchburg 2-1-2.
  Corts 1-1, Lynchburg 4-0.

  Dragons on Sunday at the same site play Chris Newport VA (4-2) and Denison OH (1-0). Chris Newport falls 13-4 to Denison and 9-1 to Marietta OH in Showcase play.

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Cortland splits Sunday action in Greensboro NC to windup season opening three day play in D3 Showcase. RDragons defeat Christopher Newport VA 7-1 in afternoon game before dropping 14-11 evening verdict to Denison OH.
  D. Tierney slugs go-ahead fourth inning two-run homer against Chris Newport's Captains. Lefty N. Jesson hurls six innings for the win. Yields two singles in his first five pitches but Captains manage just one more for the game. CN scores in the first inning, then blanked by Jesson (WP 6inn, 3h, r, er, 2bb, 2k, 69p), Wagner transfer N. Hanson (2.1inn, 6k, 2hbp) and frosh T. Elkins (.2inn, 1k). Dragons post three-run fourth when A. Mieczkowski delivers their first hit -- rbi double to left-center. Tierney drives the next pitch for home run to left. Corts add two runs in the fifth and two in the seventh when Tierney notches sac fly. Corts 7-5-1, CN 1-3-1.

    Against Denison, Dragons fail to hold leads of 7-1 early and then 10-6 heading into the bottom of the fifth inning when Denison Big Red push over seven runs and add another in the sixth. Cortland with the bases loaded in the ninth but manage just one run. Obviously playing four games in three days catches up with CSt mound corps. Deploy heretofore unused seven pitchers who issue 15 hits, 13 walks and two hit batters. Bad omen is Denison leadoff stick homering. Dragon Tierney again hitting whiz (3x4, 4bi, 2bh, bb) while newcomer L. Granger 3x6, 2r, bi; N. Smith 2x6, r, 2bi; M. Stockhausen 1x3, 2r, bb. 
    Cortland takes 2-2 record to next weekend slate in Winchester VA vs. 0-2 Immaculata PA on Saturday and 1-0 Wittenberg OH and 6-2 Shenendahoa VA on Sunday. Denison  2-0 and plays 5-0 Lynchburg VA in Greensboro on Monday. Lynchburg shades Marietta 4-3 prior to Cortland/Denison game.

[jdex]

Cortland takes 2-2 record to Winchester VA for three-game weekend play hosted by Shenendahoa. Schedule rearranged from earlier ...RDragons vs. 0-4 Immaculata PA and 7-2 Shenandoah on Saturday, and vs. 2-1 Wittenberg on Sunday.
  Shenandoah wallops Immaculata 22-4 Friday ...

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Cortland handles Immaculata PA 17-5 in Saturday windy seven innings in Winchester VA. Now only Saturday game for RDragons who instead play twice Sunday vs. Wittenberg OH and host Shenandoah.
  Z. Kringdon cracks pair of home runs against Immaculata -- first inning two-run blast to right and solo shot in the fourth. C. Bonacci two-run knock begins seven run second frame for 9-0 lead. Barrage backs pitcher N. Jessen (2-0, 4inn, 2h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 5k, hbp, 58p). Kringdon finishes 3x3, 3r, 3bi, hbp, 2hr; A. Mieczkowski 3x4, 3r, 2bi, hbp; L. Schartner 3x5, r, bi; Bonacci 2x2, 2r, 2bi, 2bh; L. Granger 2h; N. Smith 2bi; N. Merola 2h, 2bi. CSt 17-19-2, Immaculata 5-4-3
   Corts 3-2, Immaculata 0-5

Oswego, expected along with Cortland to contend for conference laurels, eludes Widener PA 5-4 in 10 innings Saturday at Salisbury MD where Lakers on Sunday meet host 3-1 Sea Gulls in two games. Oswego 1-1 including Friday opening 17-9 loss at Chesterton MD's Washington College.
   D. Rosenberg (3x4, r, bi, bb) singles home winning Saturday score. J. Hayner (6inn, 6h, 3r, 3er, bb, 7k, hbp) in starting role. 

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Cortland wins twice Sunday under blue sky-but-windy-38 degrees at Winchester VA. Mr. V Mem'l Classic. Downs Wittenberg OH Tigers 5-0 in early test, then cruises past host Shenandoah VA 15-6. RDragons used first inning springboards in sweep.
    Against Wittenberg, L. Misla in second outing of the season hurls 5.1 innings, striking out 10 (4h, 0bb, 74p) while M. Nochowitz (2.2inn, 3h, 0bb, 2k, 34p) and N. Hanson (1inn, 2k, 14p) complete shutout. Four-run first inning lifts the Dragons, D. Tierney (2bi) and newcomer T. Poggi with two-out bases loaded hits. Poggi making his debut and former JUCO All-American and leading Westchester CC career hit-maker triples in second Dragon at-bat. C. Bonacci (2bh) and Tierney also with two hits each. Wittenberg rolls out six pitchers. Cortland 5-9-1, Wittenberg 0-7-2. Wittenberg 4-2.

  Against Shenandoah VA Hornets, Dragons post seven runs in the first inning on five hits. C. Bonacci had two. CSt with 17 hits in all. N. Smith 3x5, 2r, 2bi; Bonacci 3x6, r, 2bi, 3bh; L. Schartner 3x5, 3r, bb, 2bh; Z. Kringdon 2x3, bi, s; L. Granger 2x5, 2r, bi, bb, sb; M. Sttockhausen 2x4, 2r, 2bi, hr. Send four to the mouond after D. Beers (1.2inn, 3h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 1k, hbp, 35p). Third pitcher, W McCarthy WP (3.2inn, 4h, 2r, 2er, 0bb, 2k). Corts 15-17-2, Shens 6-12-4.
  Cortland 5-2 and at Johns Hopkins next weekend. Shenandoah 7-4

Oswego loses 10-3, 16-6 Sunday issues at Salisbury MD.

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Cortland 15th in first media D3 top 25 polling. RDragons 5-2 and Saturday in Baltimore MD for doubleheader duel with No. 3 ranked 5-1 Johns Hopkins. A February JH victim was St. John Fisher. Following games with Hopkins, RDragons travel north for Sunday date with 4-1 Rutgers-Camden in Camden NJ. CSt with four single games March 13-16 at No. 8 Trinity TX.
   D3 poll leaders:
1. Wisc-Whitewater (3-0), 2. Salve Regina RI (5-0), 3. J. Hopkins MD (5-0), 4. Denison OH (5-1), 5. Lynchburg VA (9-1), 6. Endicott MA (9-1), 7. Salisbury MD (6-1), 8. Trinity TX (8-1), 9. Wisc-LaCrosse (0-0), 10. LaVerne CA (8-1).
    Rochester among mentions in 'others receiving votes'. Expect 4-2 Ithaca to gain attention

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Cortland double drubbed, 9-3, 10-1, Saturday at Johns Hopkins. Unbeaten Blue Jays with national roster (one player from MD) win eighth straight.
    First game sees RDragons scoreless with three hits till the ninth. Tally three unearned runs. C. Bonacci 2x4, 2bh, sb for Corts who strand 11 as does JH. Five Dragon pitchers issue 10 hits, nine walks. N. Jessen LP (2-1) with hosts scoring four in the first on five hits. Grad student K. Collins WP in six innings. C. Cyr 3x4, 2r, 2bi, bb, hr, 2bh for Jays. Cortland 3-6-2, JH 9-10-3.
    Second games finds Cortland punchless and punched. Manage mere three infield singles and hitless through five innings by D. Grumbles. Hopkins, meanwhile, slugs three home runs (26 this season) and beats CSt lefty L. Misla who exits in 5-0 hole after four innings. Jays C. Hartje swats long three-run homer to right following two-out Cortland miscue. Corts 1-3-2, JH 10-15-2
    Cortland 5-4 and Sunday at Camden-Rutgers NJ. Hopkins 9-0 after Sunday 9-2 win at Salisbury MD

    Corts 5-3, JH 9-0
   

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Cortland offense perks up but unable to slow Rutgers-Camden attack in RDragons' 13-8 Sunday loss in New Jersey. Scarlet Raptors score in seven of eight innings to raise havoc on five Cortland pitchers starting with N. Hanson. Dragons fall behind 9-1 but put together five-run sixth that included L. Granger two-run double. Raptors' F. Romond unloads three-run homer in the seventh. Romond winds up single shy of the cycle (3x6, 2r, 2bh, 3bh, hr). Corts yield 10 hits, 12 walks. Dragons T. Poggi 3x3, r, 2bh; Granger 2h, N. Smith 2h, L. Schartner 2h, D. Tierney 2h, T. Elkins 2h. Cortland 8-15-3, C-R 13-10-3.
    Cortland 5-5 and at 11-1 Trinity TX for four games next Thursday thru Sunday. C-R 7-1.

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Cortland slips to 24th in D3 weekly media Top 25 poll. RDragons Thursday-Sunday at No. 7 Trinity TX (12-1) for four single games. San Antonio heat awaits!
    1. Wisc-Whitewater (3-0, 19 first place votes), 2. Salve Regina RI (7-0, 4), 3. Johns Hopkins MD (9-0, 2), 4. Lynchburg VA (12-1), 5. Endicott MA (11-1), 6. Denison OH (7-2), 7. Trinity TX (12-1), 8. LaVerne CA (12-1), 9. Salisbury MD (7-2), 10. Pomona Pitzer CA (10-4).
    Brockport among others receiving votes.

Conference play underway March 21/22 with early showdown sending 2-3 Oswego to Cortland's Wallace Field. Other 21/22 openers have Plattsburgh at Oneonta, Canton at New Paltz.

    Oswego currently 2-3 heading into Thursday DH at Rochester whose 1-4 'Jackets coming off 18-7, 6hr win at Scranton. Oswego also with upcoming four games in Virginia.
    Plattsburgh 2-0 and playing spring break in Winter Haven FL.
    Fredonia 1-0 and today at Keuka before games in Florida.
    New Paltz 4-4 and Sat/Sun twinbills vs. Lycoming in Williamsport PA
    Oneonta 4-3 and playing in Florida
    Canton 3-1 and in Myrtle Beach SC

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Cortland snaps three game losing streak with handsome 11-3 beating of Trinity TX on Thursday evening in 80 plus degree San Antonio. First of four games between the ranked pair over four days. Two batters into the game and RDragons with 2-0 lead. C. Bonacci doubles preceding L. Granger home run over the left field wall. N. Marola goes yard with mate aboard in four-run second. Bonacci doubles home two in four-run fifth for 10-0 lead. Lefty N. Jessen WP (4inn, 3h, 4bb, 5k, hbp, 68p). M Nochowitz, T. Lynch, B. Mazzeo finish. Bonacci (2 2bh), Granger (3r, 2bh, hr), N. Smith, D. Tierney, JJ DeLawder (2r, 2bh), Marola with two hits each. Reap nine walks. Seven Trinity Tiger pitchers. Cortland 11-12-0, Trinity 3-9-4
   Corts 6-5, Trinity 13-3 

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Cortland gets sparkling L. Misla pitching performance and enough offense to turn back Trinity TX for the second straight night on Friday in summer-like San Antonio. An 8-5 final heading into matinee matches the next two days vs. the same highly ranked Tigers. RDragons again get early jump. Take 3-0 first inning lead. A. Mieczkowski with rbi single. Hold that edge through Misla six strong innings (3h, 8k, 0bb, 74p). Corts extend lead to 8-0 in the seventh when D. Tierney double and Z. Kringdon triple ignite uprising that ends with N. Smith two-run single. Trinity answers with five-run home seventh. Third Dragon reliever R. Banks retires last six Tiger batters in order.
  Smith 2h, 2bi; Tierney 2x3, rbi, 2bh, bb; C. Bonacci 2r, bi, bb. Cortland 8-9-2, Trinity 5-8-3
    Cortland 7-5, Trinity 13-3

Oswego on Thursday defeats Rochester 3-1, 6-0 in UR-hosted DH.

Oneonta in Florida drops 3-2 Friday issue to Vassar after downing Emerson MA 4-2, 4-3 in Thursday DH.

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Cortland mastery over Trinity TX the previous two nights ends with Saturday afternoon 13-9 loss to the Tigers in their San Antonio lair. Four-run bottom of the eighth inning settles it after RDragons -- twice down by five runs, tie 9-9 in the top of the eighth. Trinity holds 7-2 lead thru two innings and 9-4 thru five. C. Bonacci three-run homer to right features four-run seventh. Bonacci 2x4; JJ DeLawder 2x3, 2r, 2bi, hr, 2bb; E. Gallo 4bb. Trinity uses walk, two hit batters and B. Nelson pinch-hit two-out 2bi single to grab final lead. Corts use four pitchers, starter W. McCarthy (1.1inn, 5h, 7r, 5er, 3bb, 35p), L. Citrola LP. Dragons get 10bb, hbp and strand 11. Cortland 9-10-2, Trinity 13-11-2.
    Cortland 7-6, Trinity 14-4. Pair finish four-game, four day series Sunday afternoon before Dragons travel for Monday date at 8-8 Southwestern in Georgetown TX

Oswego clips Christopher Newport 5-3 in Virginia.
New Paltz splits with Lycoming PA, winning 4-3, loses 6-4
Fredonia two wins, stops Ohio Wesleyan 10-7 and Gwynedd Mercy PA 7-6
Plattsburgh clips Wisc-Superior 5-3
Canton bows twice, 11-6 to PS-Schuylkill and 16-1 to Geneva PA

[Ralph Turner]

Trinity needed this badly. RD's taking 2 in San Antonio is impressive.
I am re-evaluating TUTx as a Top 10 team, which I would have expected to take 3 of 4.

Thanks for coming to Texas.

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Pitching depth reared its head Sunday when Cortland suffers 7-2 loss to Trinity TX to complete four-game series split in warm, windy San Antonio. In first two innings RDragons yield six walks and five hits to fall behind 6-1! Meanwhile Trinity Tigers' J. Clay tosses 7.1 innings of six-hit, 8k, 1bb in 118 pitches. Westchester CC junior transfer M. Stockhausen provides Cortland runs with first and third inning home runs to opposite fields. Dragons with six hits, Texans eight plus eight walks off four CSt pitchers, three of them freshmen including final pair W. Miller (3.2inn), T. Elkins (2.2inn) who deliver workmanlike efforts. Fr starter T. Blake LP. Cortland 2-6-0, Trinity 7-8-0.
    Cortland 7-7 and Monday vs. Southwestern at Georgetown TX before opening conference Fri/Sat at home vs. Oswego. Trinity 15-4

Oswego takes Virginia Wesleyan 13-2
Fredonia beats Rutgers-Newark 7-4, tumbles to Clarkson 21-14
New Paltz halves with Lycoming PA, up 11-3, down 17-13
Plattsburgh tumbles twice to Farmingdale 2-1, 1-0