BB: SUNYAC

[jdex]

With one regular season conference game of consequence remaining -- Sunday's New Paltz scrap at Plattsburgh, three teams are bidding for fourth and final spot in next week's playoff picture at Cortland. Plattsburgh, whose 18th year coach Kris Doorey earns his 300th program win today, claims postseason slot with Sunday win. Otherwise, Plattsburgh, Brockport and Oneonta wind up tied requiring tie-breaking measures.

Cortland soundly defeats Brockport twice Saturday, 18-3 in the seven-inning first game and 11-4 in the second game in which CSter C. BeVard has two inside-the-park home runs in the same inning at URochester. Winning streak reaches 11 as RDragons complete 18-0 regular season conference record. Defeat Port 6-2 Thursday in series start in Newark NY
     First Game: RDragons score 18 runs in five of the first six innings and take full advantage of six Brockport errors. Lefty M. Valen WP (7-0, 5inn, 2h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 6k). Sign of things to come when first two Cortland batters reach on errors. W. Myers drives home two with single, one of four hits in the opening inning. Dragons finish their run-making in the sixth with six on seven hits including P. Franzese and C. BeVard two-run homers, Franzese's to left-center, BeVard's to right. Corts with seven extra base blows among 18 total hits. J. Varian 3x4, r, 3bi, 3bh, sb; Myers 2x2, 3r, 2bi, 2bb; BeVard 2h, 3r, 3bi, 3bh, hr; D. Coleman 2x3, bb; M. Perivolaris 2bi. T. McCarthy LP (.1inn, 4h, 5r, 3er). Eagles use seven hurlers. Corts 18-18-1, Bport 3-4-6
        Second Game: Cortland goes on nine-run tear in the third inning after Eagles get Dragons' attention with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. BeVard belts inside-the-park home run pair in the nine-run eruption. Circles the basepaths with clout to center, then slugs homer to right-center. S. Kippen triple cashes in two more runs in the inning when Cortland sends 13 to the plate. Reliever J. Casey (WP, 5.2inn, 1h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 6k) and closer N. Morena (2.1inn, 1h, 1bb, 4k) put clamps on the Eagles -- save T. Kretzler second home run of the day. BeVard winds up 4x4, 3r, 3bi, 2 hr, 2sb, hbp and has 4 hr in series; Kippen 2x5, r, 2bi, 3bh. Kretzler and A. Cook each drive in two Bport runs. Starter B. Greenspan LP (2.2inn, 8h, 8r, 2er, 2bb, 3k). Corts 11-12-2, Bport 4-4-1
    Cortland 18-0, 29-9-1. Brockport 6-12, 14-19

Plattsburgh rebounds for 11-6 second game win over New Paltz following NP 16-3 romp in first contest of conference doubleheader in cool, cloudy Pburgh. Cardinals with life for fourth and final tourney slot.
        First Game: Cellar-dwelling Hawks go on five-run rampage in third inning and seven-run burst in the eighth. Cap off festivities with J. Ganca ninth-inning two-out grand slam. Pitcher J. Stybel goes the distance (9inn, 10h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 6k, 121p). NP third inning antics start with M. Boccarossa single and J. Francisco, R. Frost bunt hits to fill the bases. M. McGee infield single ties it 1-1 followed by D. Stazler rbi go-ahead groundout. Hawks with five hits in the frame.  Hold 5-2 lead into the eighth. Seven-run knockout spree has six hits including D. Campbell two-run single to right, and three Pburgh errors. For NP among 22 hits, M. McGee 5x6, 3r, bi; R. Frost 4x6, 3r, bi, sb; Boccarossa 3x5, 2r, sb; D. Juechter 3x5, r, 2bi, 2bh, bb; Ganca 4bi, hr. F. Finkbeiner LP (7.1inn, 13h, 6r, 4er, 1bb, 2k, 102p). Cardinal S. Lydon 4x4, 2r, bi, 2bh, 3bh, sb. NP 16-22, 0, Pburgh 3-10-4
     Second Game: With big innings the call of the day, Plattsburgh scores all 11 runs in the second and third innings of the seven-inning nightcap. Reliever R. Whalen halts Hawks after they take 5-4 lead in the top of the third inning. Whalen goes final 4.1inn (WP, 6h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 1k, 48p) after M. Triola (2.2inn, 43p) starts. Burgh goes ahead 4-1 in the bottom of the third when S. Bryant draws bases loaded walk and K. Kowalowski single clears loaded bases. Eleven Cardinals bat in seven-run bottom of the third. Five hit safely and three walk. R. Cipriano and S. Alvarez with rbi doubles and S. Bryant rbi triple. Five Cards with two hit games: S. Bryant (2r, 4bi, 2bb), Kowalowski (4bi), Cipriano, Alvarez (2r), E. Matz (2sb). A. Amoroso LP (2inn, 7h, 9r, 7er, 4bb, 0k, 66p). M. McGee 3x4, 2 2bh to go 8x10 on the day; J. Francisco 2h, 2r; J. Ganca 2h, bi for NP. Pburgh 11-12-1, NP 6-12-2
      New Paltz 4-13, 12-17. Plattsburgh 6-11, 11-18. Series finale Sunday

Oswego drills Fredonia 11-3 Saturday night at OCC in Syracuse. Despite setback, earlier Saturday results assure Fredonia of third place in conference playoff picture. Oswego and Fredonia will meet in tourney first round.
       Lakers break 2-2 tie in the fifth when B. Nicholson socks two-run double and scores on N. Chilson single. Virtually cruise from there, later getting M. Dellicarri solo home run and then four runs in the ninth as Dellicarri has three-run double. Nicholson single and fifth rbi of the night concludes the scoring. N. DiMarco WP (7inn, 6h, 3r, 2er, 1bb, 6k). Nicholson 3x4, r, 5bi, 2 2bh; R. Enos 2x4, 2r, sb; L. Olsson 1x2, 2r, bb; Dellicarri 2x3, 3r, 4bi, 2bb, 2bh, hr. L. Kuczewski LP (7inn, 8h, 7r, 5er, 5bb, 4k). Oswego 11-10-1, Freds 3-6-1
      Oswego 12-4, 24-12. Fredonia 8-8, 11-19. Supposed to play Sunday DH at Maine-Endwell HS near Binghamton

Cortland      18-0    29-9-1
Oswego       12-4    24-12
Fredonia        8-8    11-19
Plattsburgh    6-11  11-18
Brockport      6-12   14-19
Oneonta        6-12   16-17
New Paltz       4-13   12-17

Among tie-breakers, Oneonta holds 2-1 series advantage vs. Bport, Oneonta 2-1 vs. Pburgh, Pburgh 2-1 vs. Bport,  Pburgh 2-1 vs. Fredonia. Brockport also holds win vs. Oswego

[Caz Bombers]

with rain in the forecast and the games having no effect whatsoever on the standings, I wonder if Fredonia and Oswego will even bother making the drive down to Endwell.

New Paltz at Plattsburgh finale, Cardinals in with a win or a rainout. Hawks can send Oneonta to Cortland in Plattsburgh's place.

It must be killing Joe Brown to end his regular season with only 39 games played instead of the max 40. Had Utica scheduled for Tuesday but the Pioneers needed that day to make up E8 games.

[jdex]

Oneonta -- idle over final regular season conference weekend, finds itself in upcoming league tourney. RDragons, Plattsburgh and Brockport finish with 6-12 fourth place records. Plattsburgh with chance to advance, but falls Sunday. Tie-breakers in head-to-head play favor Oneonta. Both Oneonta and Pburgh with 2-1 series advantages vs. Bport. And Oneonta 2-1 vs. Pburgh.

New Paltz shades Plattsburgh 8-7 Sunday in Pburgh, foiling Cardinals comeback from 6-2 and 7-3 deficits. NP third reliever R. Votypka strands tying run on third in eighth with strikeout and serves 1-2-3 ninth to earn the win (4.2inn, 4h, 4r, 4er, 4bb, 3k, 91p). Plattsburgh leaves 10 on base and always is on short side after Hawks take 2-0 top of the first inning lead. M. McGee with sac fly and J. Ganca rbi single. Three-run fifth makes it 6-2. McGee double lights fuse setting up D. Juechter rbi two-bagger to left. Cards close within 7-6 in their sixth when S. Bryant and P. Bryant have run-producing hits. NP extends to 8-6 in the seventh as R. Oreste pokes clutch two-out rbi single. S. Lydon rbi single slices margin to one in the bottom of the eighth prior to Votypka bringing NP order. Hawks Ganca 3x3, 2r, bi, bb; McGee 2h, 2bi; M. Warshaw 2x3; Oreste 1x2, bi, bb, hbp. Cards P. Bryant 3x4, r, bi, bb; S. Bryant 2h, 2r, bb; Lydon 2h, 2bi. M. Fox LP (4.1inn, 6h, 4r, 3er, 2bb, 1k, 3hbp, 74p). NP 8-11-1, Pburgh 7-10-1
         New Paltz 5-13, 13-17. Plattsburgh 6-12, 11-19

Oswego dispatches Fredonia 11-2 and 7-3 Sunday in cool, rainy day in Endwell. Seven inning first game of scheduled DH between teams opposing one another in conferenelimination tourney starting Friday in Cortland
         First Game: Bottom of the third inning sees Lakers post first five runs. N. Chilson and P. Tammaro have two-rbi singles and C. Gruarin rbi base knock. Hike lead to 7-0 before Freds score twice in the sixth. Oswego comes back with four in its raps. Chilson, Gruarin, R. Weiss with two hits apiece. M. Deblasio 1x1, 2bi; B. Nicholson 2r, 2bb. B. Nolan WP (5-1, 5inn, 1h, 0r, 1bb, 8k, 1hbp). S. Cestra LP (3-4, 3inn). Oswego 11-10-0, Freds 2-4-1
        Second Game: Fredonia BDevil R. Mistretta homers early and his team holds 3-1 lead into Oswego seven inning bats in nine inning encounter. Lakers forge 5-3 lead. C. Gruarin singles to center to drive in two to tie and R. Weiss plates two more with his single. Oswego with two more runs in the eighth. J. Jacobs (3-0) gets the mound victory in two innings of work. Is third of four Laker pitchers. J. Terrill starts (4.1inn). M. Dellicarri 3x5, 2r, 2bh; Gruarin 3x5, r, 2bi; P. Tammaro and R. Enos (2bh) two hits each for OSt. B. Sanborn LP (0-3, 6.1inn, 8h, 5r, 4er, 6bb, 2k). Mistretta 2x4, 2r, bi, bb, 2bh; K. Yirinec 2x3, r, bb, 2bh; w. Clifford 2x4, bi, 2bh. Oswego 7-13-0, Freds 3-8-3
          Oswego 14-4, 26-12. Fredonia 8-10, 11-21

Cortland      18-0    29-9-1
Oswego       14-4    26-12
Fredonia        8-10   11-21
Oneonta       6-12   16-17
Plattsburgh    6-12  11-19
Brockport      6-12   14-19
New Paltz       5-13   13-17

[Ralph Turner]

I like P'burgh's chances.

Thanks for posting.

I have never been the cover-photographer for Sports Illustrated.

[magicman]

I like P'burgh's chances.

Thanks for posting.

I have never been the cover-photographer for Sports Illustrated.

Now I know why my Cardinals lost 2 of 3 to the last place team. Thanks Ralph!

[jdex]

Fredonia blanks Alfred State 6-0 Tuesday behind N. Lawlor two-hitter in Fred-land. BKnights take charge in the third inning. Three runs touch down. K. Brink bunt single thrown away for first run before B. Chatt sac fly and Brink steal of home on double steal bid. R. Mistretta single bats in fifth inning score. Freds add seventh and eighth inning runs. Brink 4x4, r, bi, sb; Mistretta 2r, 2bb, hbp. Lawlor walks pair, fans one, hits one in going the route to even his record at 2-2. Alfred St. gets third and eighth inning singles, one runner as far as second. K. Smothers LP (2inn). Freds 6-7-0, Alf St 0-2-2
      Fredonia 12-21 and Friday vs. Oswego in conference tourney at Cortland. Alfred St. 19-19

Brockport shuts out hosting RIT 4-0 Tuesday with all of the scoring in the second inning. M. O'Dair rbi single makes it 1-0 and fr. M. Avallone clears loaded bases with two base hit. Three walks in the inning. Eagles recipients of 11 free passes. Leave 12 runners on base. Each side with mere four hits. Six Bports have hand in shutout starting with A. Brown (3inn, 3h, 58p). K. Canavally (2inn), S. Martin (1inn), R. Greco (2inn), T. Kretzler (.2inn), N. Valentino (.1inn) follow. Kretzler 1x2, r, 3bb; R. Workman r, 3bb; C. Penders 1x2, r, 2bb. B. Clough LP (3inn, 3h, 4r, 4er, 8bb, 1k). Bport 6-7-0, RIT 0-2-2
      Brockport 15-19, RIT 19-14

Tuesday Cortland at Utica cancelled as is Plattsburgh (11-18) at Canton

On Wednesday,  New Paltz (13-17) entertains 14-20 NJ City U.

Conference tourney begins Friday at Cortland with RDragons vs. RDragons of Oneonta (16-17) at noon. Oswego (26-12) draws Fredonia at 3. Double elimination play through Sunday

Cortland (29-9-1) 18th in D3 Baseball national weekly media top 25 poll. Advances four spots. Garners 213 voting points. Ithaca (26-7) among others receiving votes with 44 -- just outside top 25
     1. Concordia-Chi (30-4) with 14 No. 1 votes, 604 points; 2 Chris Newport VA (30-5), 4, 592; 3. Southern Maine (27-5), 5, 571

Cortland jr. outfielder Colin BeVard makes D3 national weekly team for three game performace of 4 hr including three inside-the-park -- two in the same inning, 7x13, 3bh, 7r, 7bi, 2sb, 1.615 slugging pct.
     National team includes St. John Fisher jr. outfielder Antony Mantova at 9x12, 2bh, 2 3bh, 7bi, 3sb;  and Hamilton relief pitcher Jamie Hauswirth with five scoreless innings in two appearances

[Jim Dixon]

Two in inside the park hr in an inning is special.  Might be the hardest feat to do.  Surprisingly, 3 assists in an inning is not that common, happening once every 500 innings.

[jdex]

New Paltz whitewashed at home Wednesday by New Jersey City U. 5-0. Hawks were far from not having opportunities. Strand 11 runners including R. Frost (walk) and M. McGee (single) on second and third with one out in the first inning. Place runners at second or third or both in each of the final six innings. Manage but five hits. D. Campbell 2bh. Jerseys count two runs in the fourth and final three over the next three chapters. J. Magnuson LP (2-3, 5inn, 5h, 4r, 4er, 0bb, 4k). Three other twirl for NP. TJ MacFarland WP (1-2, 7.1inn). NP 0-5-3, NJ 5-8-1
      New Paltz 13-18, NJ City U. 15-20

Cortland (29-9-1) and Ithaca (26-7)  both move up six slots in coaches' (ABCA) weekly top 30. RDragons 18th with 189 voting points, Bombers 25th with 96. St. John Fisher (25-10) among those receiving votes with 7
         ABCA top 10: 1. Concordia-Chicago (30-4) 470; 2. Chris Newport (30-5) 450; 3 Southern Maine (27-5) 445; 4. Rowan NJ (29-8) 421; 5. Washington MO (29-5-1) 398; 6. Trinity TX (30-9) 383; 7. Babson MA (28-5) 369; 8. Salisbury MD (32-6-1) 365; 9. Chapman CA (27-9) 348; 10. Denison OH (30-5) 328

[jdex]

NCAA week 2 regional ranking:
     New York             In-Division     Overall
1    SUNY Cortland         29-9-1    29-9-1
2    Ithaca                    26-7    26-7
3    St. John Fisher         25-10         25-10
4    Farmingdale St       29-7    29-7
5    Oswego St            26-12    26-12
6    New York U           23-11    23-11
7    Merchant Marine    27-8    27-9
8    RIT                        19-13        19-13

Other leaders: Central-- Washington MO; Mid Atlantic-- Rowan NJ; Mideast-- Denison OH; Midwest-- Concordia Chicago; New England-- Southern Maine; South-- Salisbury MD; West-- Chapman CA


Cortland jr. outfielder Colin BeVard selected NCAA Division III Baseball National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Batted 7-for-13 with four home runs, triple, two hit by pitches, two steals, seven RBI and seven runs scored in a three-game series sweep of Brockport. His four home runs included an amazing three inside-the-park homers -- two in the same inning, and he ended the week with a 1.615 slugging percentag

[Jim Dixon]

Cortland jr. outfielder Colin BeVard selected NCAA Division III Baseball National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. .... His four home runs included an amazing three inside-the-park homers -- two in the same inning, and he ended the week with a 1.615 slugging percentage.

If BeVard was less speedy (the pace around the bases was amazing), he would have had two triples in an inning, something only done 6 times. Instead he is just one of many with 2 HRs in an inning.

[jdex]

Conference tourney at Cortland delayed by expected bad weather. Start moved from Friday to Saturday, continuing Sunday and if needed Monday. Opening games Saturday pit top seed Cortland vs. 4-Oneonta at 10 a.m., 2-Oswego vs. 3-Fredonia at 1 p.m. Losers vie at 4. Double elimination

[jdex]

Cortland (30-10-1) stays alive in conference tourney with Saturday 1-0 nipping of Fredonia (12-23) in losers bracket contest at RDragons Wallace Field. Pinch-hitter S. Salisbury singles home winning run. Lefty M. Valin pitches all 10 innings on sterling three-hit, 17 strikeout effort (8-0, 2bb, 140p). Cortland leaves 15 runners on base. Blue Devil righty S. Cestra hardluck LP (9.2inn, 11h, 1r, 1er, 5bb, 5k, 1hbp, 133p). Valin allows two-out single in the second inning, two-out walk in the third before retiring 17 straight batters. Freds get one-out single in the ninth and T. Phillips one-out infield single in the 10th. Phillips swipes second prior to Valin 17th 'K'. Devils with five LOB. J. Tardif leads off Cortland 10th with single to right. Takes second on bunt and attempts to score on G. Hunter single to right. Is thrown out at the plate from RF Phillips to P Cestra to C Morrison. Hunter takes second and Salisbury hits first offering his way to left for deciding rbi. Dragon M. Bruno 3x4; Hunter 2x5, r, sb. Devil Brink 1x2, 2bb. Cortland 1-11-0, Fredonia 0-3-1. 
          Play resumes Sunday when Oneonta (18-18) and Oswego (27-12) meet in winners section fray. Loser of that clash faces Cortland in elimination game.

Oneonta and Oswego win opening Saturday games in double elimination conference tourney. Oneonta upsets top seed Cortland 3-2 before second seed Oswego comes from behind to clip Fredonia 5-2. Losers bracket elimination game between Cortland and Fredonia completes Saturday slate. Oneonta and Oswego open Sunday agenda.
         Oneonta  edges Cortland in swift two-hour performance matching R. Ottaviano and Z. Durant. Oneonta ace Ottaviano goes the distance (7-4, 9inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 5k, 108p) to avenge Cortland sweep on the same diamond in late March. Ends 11 game Cortland win streak and is first '19 loss at home in 12 starts. D. LaMonica solo home run -- his second of the season, to left in the top of the fourth opens scoring. Corts answer with J. Varian rbi single in their fourth for 1-1 tie. Visitors with 3-1 lead in the eighth. M. Graves leadoff single to center. S. McGlynn bunt bid thrown away at first and Graves comes around to score. With McGlynn on third against Cortland reliever I. Hudson, D. Deberardinis sac fly to left. CSt with two-out rally in its eighth. C. BeVard singles, scores on S. Giordano double to center. Cortland retired 1-2-3 in the ninth. Durant LP (6-3, 7inn, 5h, 3r, 1er, 1bb, 7k, 95p). For Cortland, BeVard 2x4r; J. Varian 2x4. Oneonta 3-5-1, Cortland 2-6-2
        Oswego handles Fredonia  as frosh lefty K. Finnegan sharp (WP, 3-2, 7inn, 8h, 2r, 1er, 1bb, 2k, 86p). B. Zywicki closes (2inn, 1h, 24p). Freds out front 2-0 on W. Clifford and T. Bradshaw first and fourth inning rbi. After leaving sacks loaded in the first inning, Oswego gets offense in motion with game-tying fifth. L. Olsson connects for two-run two-out double to center. Takes 3-2 lead in the sixth. N. Chilson with leadoff single and moves around to scodre when P. Tammaro has sac fly to left. Cushion comes with two runs in the seventh. B. Nicholson triple cashes one and Chilson single the other. Olsson, Nicholson, R. Leone two hits each. BDevils W. Clifford, T. Phillips split four hits. L. Kuczewski LP (4-6, 8inn, 8h, 5r, 5er, 5bb, 3k, 139p). Oswego 5-8-1, Fredonia 2-9-0

[jdex]

Championship tourney round matching unbeaten Oswego (28-12) and once-beaten Cortland (31-10-1) ppd. to Monday by weather conditions at Cortland's Wallace Field.
      Cortland gets past Oneonta 8-7 in Sunday elimination engagement in rainy conditions. Result avenges Saturday Oneonta conquering of Cortland. Sunday rematch follows Oswego 5-2 triumph over Oneonta in winners bracket pairing.
     
        In Sunday duel of RDragons, all scoring occurs in first five innings and Corts' C. Puzakulics arrives to pitch final four hitless innings (1bb, 6k, 53p). Cortland earlier appears in control on solo D. Schweitzer and W. Myers home runs in the bottom of the third inning to provide 5-2 comfort. But in the top of the fifth, Oneonta roughs up CSt starter J. Casey (4inn, 3h, 4r, 4er, 5bb, 4k, 1hbp, 71p) and reliever N. Morena for five runs and 7-5 lead. M. Graves triple to right delivers three. Cortland quick to answer in its fifth. Rings up five straight hits for three runs -- M. Bruno two-run single to right posting what becomes final score. Bruno 3x4, r, 2bi. Schweitzer (2r, hr), J. Varian (2bi), Myers (2r, hr), C. BeVard (3bh) with two hits each. Oneonta uses four pitchers. Starter R. Fay (3inn, 5h, 5r, 4er, 1bb, 0k, 52). Graves 2x4, 4bi, 3bh; J. Zupo 1x3, 2r, bi, bb; M. Mullins 1x2, r, 2bb, sb. Cortland 8-14-1, Oneonta 7-6-1
      Oneonta 18-20

Sunday first game has second seed Oswego Lakers with some early game scoring and N. DeMarco pitching (WP, 6-2, 8inn, 6h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 8k, 1hbp, 120p). Dropped fly ball leads to 1-0 first inning Laker edge. Grows to 5-0 in the third. R. Enos slugs one-out two-run homer to left. Following another dropped fly, L. Olsson and N. Chilson come through with rbi singles. Oneonta lands its two runs in the top of the fourth. J. Lezette drives home both with base knock. More damage averted when Laker CF B. Nicholson snags P. McGee apparent home run with a man aboard. RDragons put first two batters on base in the ninth. Laker closer R. Loomis induces doubleplay and game-ending strikeout. Enos 2x3, 2r, 2bi, bb; Olsson 1x3, r, bi, bb; N. Chilson 2x4, bi. S. Gerringer LP (2-4, 8inn, 6h, 5r, 2er, 2bb, 7k, 1hbp). Dragons D. Deberardinis 2x4, r; D. LaMonica 2x2, r, bb; Lezette 1x3, 2bi. Oswego 5-6-1, Oneonta 2-7-4
     

[FranElia]

Cortland jr. outfielder Colin BeVard selected NCAA Division III Baseball National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. .... His four home runs included an amazing three inside-the-park homers -- two in the same inning, and he ended the week with a 1.615 slugging percentage.

If BeVard was less speedy (the pace around the bases was amazing), he would have had two triples in an inning, something only done 6 times. Instead he is just one of many with 2 HRs in an inning.

Ironically, one of those six players with two triples in an inning was a Cortland player (Dave Tidick vs. Oneonta in 1995)!!

[jdex]

Oswego wears conference tourney crown with 11-7 beating of Cortland at the latter's Wallace Field. Lakers win three straight games as the second seed and topple top seed and regular season 'YAC unbeaten RDragons. Is third straight tourney title for Lakers.
          Lefty B. Nolan WP (6-1, 7inn, 6h, 6r, 6er, 1bb, 7k, 94p) rewarded by Laker offensive punch. P. Tammaro two-out two-run homer to left in the sixth on heels of R. Leone rbi double provides 5-4 Oswego reversal. Tammaro's first roundtripper of the spring chases RDragon reliever and LP I. Hudson who in the fifth takes over for starter M. Cavanagh -- onetime Oswego all-star hurler. Cortland gets off to good start when  C. BeVard swats three run homer to open the scoring in the third inning.
Plenty of late game fireworks. Oswego strikes for four runs in the top of the eighth for 9-4 lead -- R. Enos connecting for three-run home run to left, but Cortland in home eighth gets three-run home run by S. Giordano off Laker reliever M. DiSalvo to make it 9-7. M. Bowman comes out of Oswego 'pen to notch inning-ending strikeout with runner aboard. Tis one of only two RDragons LOB in the game. Oswego extends lead to 11-7 with two-run ninth off beleaguered Cortland mound staff. Dragons use four on the day, none very effective. Issue seven walks. Meanwhile, Bowman records doubleplay and flyout in ninth to end it.
Enos 3x6, 2r, 4bi, 2bh, hr; L. Olsson 2x5, 2bi; Tammaro 1x4, 2r, 2bi, bb, hr; R. Leone 1x4, 2r, 2bi, 2bh, sf; M. Dellicarri 1x4, r, 2bb; R. Weiss 2x3, r, bi, 2bb; N. Chilson 1x4, 2r, bb. For Cortland, B Schweitzer 2x4, r, 2bh; BeVard 1x3, 2r, 3bi, hr, bb; W. Myers 2x4, bi; A. Michalski 1x3, 2r; Giordano 1x4, r, 3bi, hr. Oswego 11-13-0, Cortland 7-9-1
RDragon skipper Joe Brown ejected in first inning for questioning Oswego batter checked swing
Oswego 29-12, Cortland 31-11-1. Lakers earn automatic NCAA tourney slot; Dragons await at-large bid

Oswego's Ryan Enos tournament mvp and joined all-tourney by Lakers Brian Nolan, Kieran Finnegan, Nick DeMarco and Lukas Olsson. Cortland represented by Matt Valin, Chris Puzakulics and Colin BeVard. Others, Oneonta's Dominic LaMonica and Robert Ottaviano and Fredonia's Sam Cestra.