Canton (1-2) Bows in Sunrise Playoffs

SUNY Canton second baseman Nate Besaw (4) fields the throw down from catcher Pete Collins, but St. Joseph's Chad Wilson (14) slides safely ahead of the tag, during an 11-run Saints' uprising in the fourth inning of Game 1.  Canton broke out to a 5-0 lead through three innings before the St. Joe's rally.  Trailing 15-9, the Kangaroos rallied for five runs in the bottom of the 8th and another in the 9th to force extra innings.  Besaw's sacrifice fly and Collins' single down the rightfield line capped a two-run 10th in a wild 17-16 finish.  Canton won the nightcap 20-10 for their first wins.  (Foote photo) 
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SUNY Canton starting pitcher Steve Wozniak (12) held St. Joseph's scoreless into the 4th inning before yielding.

SUNY Canton's Matt Holcomb slides safely back into first base.  Holcomb delivered a two-run double in the 8th to bring Canton back within a run, scored the game-tying run in the 10th and became the winning in relief with the extra-inning rally.

May 7: The third-seeded SUNY Canton Kangaroos pulled a playoff upset on Wednesday, blasting No. 2 Vermont Technical College 11-3 in the opening round of the Sunrise Conference / Region X baseball tournament at Haverhill Stadium in Haverhill, Mass. The Roos improved to 7-10 overall and will play the winner of No. 1 Fisher College vs. No. 4 College of St. Joseph in the winners' bracket game on Thursday at 11 a.m. The Roos got off to a good start when they lead 1-0 after the first inning. Jacques DeMars (Vermontville, N.Y.) drew a two-out walk and then scored on an RBI single from Jerome Branagan (Croghan, N.Y.). The Green Knights tied the game in the bottom of the second inning. Blake Wright smacked a lead-off single and then scored on an RBI single from Nate Kirwan. SUNY Canton then broke open the game with five runs in the top half of the third inning. The Roos had three hits in the inning and Vermont Tech committed two errors that directly led to runs. The Roos scored once in the seventh inning when Dominic Creazzo (Massena, N.Y.) singled in Branagan who had reached base on an error and three more times in the ninth inning including an RBI double by Creazzo. Creazzo finished 3-for-5 with a run. Keith Shults (Canajoharie, N.Y.) was 3-for-6 with two runs. DeMars scored twice and also had a triple. Matt Holcomb (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) and Tom Coles (Norwich, N.Y.) each added two hits apiece. The Roos received another solid pitching performance from freshman Anthony Brauchle (Clay, N.Y.) who fanned six batters and scattered seven hits over seven innings. Branagan came on in relief and recorded five strikeouts, including the final three to end the game. Branagan also pitched himself out of a bases loaded jam in the eight inning. Jordan Hodge was 2-for-3 with a double and run to lead the Green Knights. Seven other Vermont Tech players had one single each. Jeff Savage went 8 1/3 innings and allowed 12 hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Joseph Clough closed out the game for Vermont Tech who play again Wednesday night in the losers' bracket.

April 23: The SUNY Canton men's baseball team dropped a pair of games to Clinton Community College on Wednesday losing 9-3 and 6-1 at Saranac High School. The games will not count in the Roos overall record per NAIA rules about playing junior colleges. Jason Barringer (Walkill, N.Y.) pitched the first game for the Roos allowing 12 hit with two strikeouts in six innings. Brandon Mahler (Malone, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 for the Roos. In the nightcap Jeff LaDuca (Syracuse, N.Y.) surrendered eight hits with three strikeouts in six innings for SUNY Canton. Jacques DeMars (Vermontville, N.Y.), this week's Sunrise Conference Player of the Week, and Matt Holcomb (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) each had a single for the Roos. Ryan Bartells, Nick Popp and Matthew LaVarnway combined on the two-hitter for the Cougars in the nightcap.
 

Former Clarkson player and coach Jack Phillips waves to crowd while surrounded by his family and friends after Clarkson University named its baseball diamond "The Jack Phillips Baseball Stadium."  After college, Phillips had a major league career with the 1947 New York Yankees, along with the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates.  He also holds the distinction of one of only two players in major league history to hit a pinch-hit ultimate homerun, a walkoff grand slam to win by a run.  Former Clarkson players also returned to honor Phillips.  (Eric Foote photo) Game Gallery  Listen to the Game/Ceremony

Clarkson’s Austin Pitkin (33) opened the scoring for the Golden Knights with a three run bomb to centerfield.  It proved to be all that Clarkson needed in the opening game as the Knights swept St. Lawrence 6-2 and 8-5 on Jack Phillips Day at Clarkson. 
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May 4: What could have been a difficult end to the s2008 eason turned out to be just the conclusion of a doubleheader as the Clarkson University Baseball team dropped a pair of games to St. Lawrence, 3-1 and 8-7, on Sunday afternoon. However, the Golden Knights learned shortly after their second loss to the Saints that Rensselaer defeated Skidmore, giving the Green and Gold a place in the Liberty League Championship Tournament next weekend at Rochester. The Golden Knights, who dropped to 17-18 overall and 9-11 in the Liberty League, gained the fourth seed in the Liberty League Tournament, while St. Lawrence, now 19-16 and 12-9, played its way into the tournament as the third seed. Clarkson finished in a tie with Skidmore in the conference standings, but thanks to Clarkson's 2-2 record against top-seeded Rochester, the Knights got the nod over Skidmore, which was swept by Rochester in its four games. The other team to make the post-season tournament was Rensselaer. In the opener, Troy Lassial effectively shut down the Knights' offense, allowing just three hits and a single run in seven innings of work. Clarkson hurler Austin Pitkin (Dexter, NY) was denied his fifth win of the season, though he pitched decently enough to earn a victory, going six innings and allowing six hits and just two earned runs. In the second game, again a St. Lawrence pitcher was able to shut down Clarkson's offense, at least in terms of run-scoring. Clarkson scattered eight hits through seven innings and trailed by two runs before breaking through with a pair in the top of the eighth inning. Back-to-back two-out hits by Brady Torbitt (Fulton, NY) and Sam Grainger (Medford, MA) tied the game 2-2. St. Lawrence responded with four in the bottom of the inning, with the big blow coming on a two-run single from cleanup hitter Charlie Cannan. The Knights, knowing that their playoff lives could be on the line, certainly did not go down easily in the top of the ninth inning, scoring five runs on four hits as Torbitt drove in the tying run on a bases loaded walk and Grainger followed with the go-ahead RBI on a groundout. However, the rally proved to be too short as St. Lawrence came back with two in the bottom of the ninth with the winning run coming in on a Ryan Duff single that scooted past the drawn-in infield. Matt Curry (Richland, NY) went 4-for-4 in game two while Cale Giroux (Cortland, NY) went 3-for-5. Both Sean Griffin (Walden, NY) and Mike Bresett (Norwood, NY) were 2-for-5.

May 3: A more fitting opening for the newly unveiled Jack Phillips Stadium at Snell Field could not have been planned as the Clarkson University Baseball team swept a vital doubleheader from St. Lawrence University on Saturday afternoon, claiming a pair of victories 6-2 and 8-5. The Golden Knights improved to 17-16 overall and 9-9 in the Liberty League standings, while St. Lawrence fell to 17-15 and 10-9. With the wins, Clarkson passed the Saints in the conference standings thanks to the league’s doubleheader rule. Clarkson is now considered 12-10 while the Saints are considered to have a record of 11-11. Skidmore is also tied with St. Lawrence after being swept by Rensselaer on Saturday, with a record of 11-11. Between games of the doubleheader against the Saints, the Clarkson University Athletic department officially renamed the ballpark at Snell Field “Jack Phillips Stadium.” In a stirring ceremony, Phillips was sent out to home plate and a formal introduction of the refurbishing project was made in his honor. An inaugural Clarkson Athletic Hall of Fame member, Phillips has spent almost 70 years as a goodwill ambassador for Clarkson and its athletic programs. The scoring opened in the bottom of the second inning when junior Austin Pitkin (Dexter, NY) chased home base runners Matt Holiday (Syracuse, NY) and Brady Torbitt (Fulton, NY) with a towering home run to centerfield, giving Clarkson a 3-0 lead. St. Lawrence would respond with a run in the top of the third and another in the fourth, but the Golden Knights would extend their advantage with a pair of runs in the fifth inning as both Mike Bresett (Norwood, NY) and Torbitt delivered run-scoring doubles to give Clarkson a 5-2 lead. Another insurance run would be added in the sixth inning when Sam Grainger (Bedford, MA), who led off the inning with a double, advanced home on a balk. Torbitt finished 2-for-3 in the game with a run and an RBI, while Grainger also was 2-for-3. Joel Kocan was the lone St. Lawrence player to record two hits, going 2-for-4. Rick Bittner (Lancaster, NY) started for the Knights, but was out of the game by the fourth inning, giving way for freshman reliever Jake Groszewski (Rochester, NY), who pitched the final three-plus innings to pick up his first collegiate victory. He gave up just two hits in three and a third while striking out one. Steve Bodnar took the loss for the Saints. In game two, St. Lawrence came out with two runs in the top of the second inning, one coming around on a three-base throwing error and another scoring that runner from third with a follow up single. Clarkson responded with two in the bottom of the next three innings, highlighted by a two-run opposite-field bomb from Pitkin in the third. The Knights added a seventh run in the fifth inning as Matt Giordano (Liverpool, NY) hit a triple to right-center and was sent home immediately on a sacrifice fly from Matt Curry (Richland, NY). St. Lawrence cut the Clarkson lead back down to four in the top of the sixth as Kirt Broedel delivered a single past the glove of a diving Matt Curry to plate Garrett Fitzgerald, but the Saints gave the run right back in the bottom of the sixth as Brady Torbitt circled the bases on a fielder’s choice, stolen base, error, and a wild pitch. St. Lawrence scored twice in the ninth inning, but the Knights squashed the rally late to earn the win. Giordano, Bresett, and Cale Giroux (Cortland, NY), who came off the bench in the third inning, each had two hits for the Knights. Tim Harris, Charles Cannan, and Joe Shehata each recorded multi-hit games for St. Lawrence. Greg Chojecki (West Seneca, NY) threw seven strong innings to pick up his team-high fifth victory of the season, allowing seven hits and striking out six. Mike Root took the loss for the Saints, going three-plus innings before being removed for a reliever.

Clarkson pitcher Kyle Moldoff came on in relief during the Golden Knights' second game against Rochester and shut down the Yellowjackets in Game 2.  However, big innings ruined any chance of the Clarkson University Baseball team surprising the University of Rochester on Saturday afternoon, as the Jackets scored six in the fifth inning of Game 1 and eight in the sixth inning of Game 2 to sweep the Liberty League doubleheader 7-1 and 14-5. (Bob LaRue photo)  Game Gallery

Clarkson's Mike Bresett (20) from Norwood, NY slaps the ball toward left field in the second game of the doubleheader.

Welcome baseball! Clarkson’s Brett Peplowski slides into home safely while the ball gets away from Vassar catcher Mike Plude (24).  Two impressive starting pitching performances led the Clarkson  to a pair of victories over Vassar 9-0 and 10-2 in their home opener.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery
 

 NCSN COLLEGE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
Sunrise Conference / Region X Baseball Playoffs
SUNY Canton 11, Vermont College of Technology 3

SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008
St. Lawrence University 3, Clarkson University 1 (1st game)
St. Lawrence University 8, Clarkson University 7 (2nd game)

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2008
Clarkson University 6, St. Lawrence University 2 (1st game)
Clarkson University 8, St. Lawrence University 5 (2nd game)
SUNYAC Men's Double Elimination Playoffs
SUNY Brockport 12, SUNY Plattsburgh 0 (2nd game, Eliminated)

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
SUNYAC Men's Double Elimination Playoffs
SUNY Cortland 15, SUNY Plattsburgh 7 (1st game)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008
Castleton State 7, SUNY Plattsburgh 6

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
St. Lawrence University 10, Ithaca College 3

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
SUNY Canton 4, Vermont Tech 3 (1st game)
SUNY Canton 13, Vermont Tech 6 (2nd game)

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2008
St. Lawrence University 13, Vassar College 7 (1st game)
St. Lawrence University 24, Vassar College 7 (2nd game)
Clarkson University 7, Skidmore College 4 (1st game)
Skidmore College 10, Clarkson University 8 (2nd game)
Vermont Tech 9, SUNY Canton 4 (1st game)
Vermont Tech 11, SUNY Canton 3 (2nd game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 19, Lyndon State 10

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
SUNY Plattsburgh 18, St. Michael's 6 (1st game)
SUNY Plattsburgh 6, St. Michael's 0 (2nd game)
St. Lawrence University 20, Vassar College 3 (1st game)
Vassar College 8, St Lawrence University 3 (2nd game)
Skidmore College 5, Clarkson University 1 (1st game)
Clarkson University 15, Skidmore College 3 (2nd game)

THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
SUNY Oneonta 4 SUNY Plattsburgh 3 (1st game)
SUNY Oneonta 1 SUNY Plattsburgh 0 (2nd game)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008
Ithaca College 14, Clarkson University 5
Clinton Community College 9, SUNY Canton 3
Clinton Community College 6, SUNY Canton 2
SUNY Plattsburgh 6, Middle Bury College 4

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2008
Clarkson University 18, SUNY Plattsburgh 2
 

St. Lawrence University’s Joe Shehata ropes a base hit into left field.  The Saints scratched for a run in the 3rd and 4th, to get within a run, 3-2, as close as they would get in Game 1.
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Clarkson’s Brady Torbitt dives into foul territory, but was unable to snag the fly ball as it bounds just out of his reach.

May 4: Troy Lassial threw a three-hitter for a 3-1 win in game one and Ryan Duff rapped a single through short to drive in the winning run with none out in the bottom of the ninth as St. Lawrence completed a sweep of arch-rival Clarkson with an 8-7 win, leapfrogging the Knights and into the third seed in the upcoming Liberty League tournament. Clarkson, which went into Sunday’s games in the third spot in the Liberty League standings due to the league’s weighted doubleheader system in rained-out games, ended up tied with Skidmore which split a doubleheader with RPI on Sunday, but will be the fourth seed based on tiebreakers. St. Lawrence improved to 19-16 overall and 12-9 in league play with its home sweep. Clarkson, which took two from the Saints in Potsdam on Saturday, is 17-18, 9-11. Lassial improved to 4-3 on the season and shut out Clarkson through five innings in game one. The senior righthander struck out seven and walked two. St. Lawrence took a 1-0 lead in the second against Clarkson starter Austin Pitkin as Joel Kocan worked a walk after a dropped foul ball, was sacrificed to second by Christian Spicer and scored on Garrett Fitzgerald’s double to left. The Saints tacked on two more runs in the bottom of the third as Duff singled with two out, Charlie Cannan walked and Kocan singled down the third base line to drive in Duff. Christian Spicer then delivered a single to right to score Cannan and give the Saints a 3-0 lead. Clarkson got one back in the top of the sixth as Sean Griffin doubled with two out and Mike Bresett drove him home with a long single, but Lassial worked out of trouble in that inning and then got out of a two-on, one-out situation in the top of the seventh with a double play ball to seal the win. Sean Voss shut out Clarkson for seven innings in game two, but the Saint bullpen couldn’t hold the lead and the Saints had to stage a bottom of the ninth rally for the win. The Saints took a 1-0 lead off Clarkson’s David Goerold, who pitched a solid game himself, as Tim Harris started the bottom of the third with a one-out single, stole second and went to third when the throw went into center field. Andrew Ford then delivered a single to drive in the run. Voss and Goerold then dueled until the bottom of the seventh when the Saints scored their second run in a near carbon copy of the first. Spicer singled, stole second and went to third when the throw rolled into the outfield and Fitzgerald delivered a sacrifice fly for the run. Clarkson came back to tie it with two in the top of the eighth off Matt Skelly. Brady Torbitt hit a run-scoring double, and while Rob Tole picked a runner off third for the second out, Sam Grainger singled to drive in Torbitt and tie the game. The Saints came right back with four in the bottom of the eighth as singles by Harris and Ford and a Duff walk loaded the bases and brought on Kyle Moldoff in relief for Clarkson. Cannan greeted him with a two run single to center. Kocan then hit a run-scoring ground out and Spicer delivered an rbi single to make it 6-2. The Knights came back one more time as an outfield error opened the door for a five-run top of the ninth. Sean Griffin, Matt Holiday and Cale Giroux had run-producing singles, Torbitt walked to force in a run and the fifth scored on a ground out to give Clarkson it 7-6 lead before Chris Cook came on to slam the door for the Saints. Cook ended up with his fifth win of the season when the Saints rallied for two without Clarkson getting an out in the bottom of the ninth. Joe Shehata looped a single into center field to start the inning and Tim Harris dropped a single just inside the foul line down the right field line with Shehata moving to third. Harris stole second and Ford singled through the hole at second to drive in Shehata with the tying run and move Harris to third. Ford then stole second before Duff singled through the drawn in infield between third and short to plate the deciding run.

May 3: Clarkson University swept the Saint baseball team 6-2 and 8-5 on Saturday to leapfrog the Saints in the Liberty League standings and set up a crucial rematch on Tom Fay Field Sunday afternoon. While Clarkson, now 17-16 overall and 9-9 in league play, moved into third ahead of the Saints, 17-16, 10-9, by virtue of the league’s weighted doubleheader rule. The Saints head into Sunday’s regular season finale tied with Skidmore for the fourth and final playoff spot. Skidmore, which was swept by RPI on Saturday, needs a win to stay alive while both the Saints and Clarkson can earn playoff spots if Skidmore loses both or they split Sunday’s doubleheader. Rick Bittner and Jake Groszewski combined on a seven hitter for the 6-2 win in game one of Saturday’s set and Austin Pitkin hit a three run homer to power the Clarkson offense. Pitkin’s shot gave the Knights a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second. The Saints got one back in the top of the third on Charlie Cannan’s run scoring single and another in the top of the fourth when Joel Kocan singled and scored on Joe Shehata’s sacrifice fly, but Clarkson put it away with two in the bottom of the fifth and added a run in the sixth. Steve Bodnar took the loss on the mound for the Saints while Kocan had two of the seven Saint hits. The Saints grabbed a 2-0 lead in the top of the second in game two on a misplayed sacrifice bunt by Garrett Fitzgerald and Shehata’s run scoring single, but Clarkson came right back in the bottom of the inning to tie the game. Pitkin hit his second homer of the day, this one a two-run shot, to make it 4-2 after three and the Knights added two in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and sixth. SLU got one back in the top of the sixth on Kirt Broedel’s run-scoring single and two in the ninth on a run-producing double by Cannan and a ground out by Kocan. Mike Root took the loss for the Saints with relief from Jeff Graceffo. Tim Harris, Cannan and Shehata each had a pair of hits for the Saints in the second game. Sunday’s concluding doubleheader in the series begins at noon.

St. Lawrence University’s second baseman Tim Harris can't get to first base to cover in time to get RPI’s Sean Wilkes (2).  The Saints struggled in the first game of Monday's twinbill, bowing 10-1, before capturing the nightcap 6-2 over Rensselaer.
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St. Lawrence University’s Kirt Broedel (28) turns on the pitch and laces a hard infield grounder. 

St. Lawrence University’s Matt Carrigg (7) slides into second base safely for a stolen base.  Plattsburgh jumped out to a 5-0 lead over St. Lawrence on Tuesday, but then had to stave off a furious rally to beat the host Saints 7-6 in a non-conference game in Canton.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery

St. Lawrence University’s Garrett Fitzgerald (3) is out by about a half a stride on a close play at first base vs. Plattsburgh.
      

SUNY Plattsburgh's Cory Johnson (27) started the game, but was one of nine pitchers used by Kris Doorey as they saved arms for the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament.  Castleton took advantage and won 7-6.  (Kyle Coryea photo)  Game Gallery

(Left) SUNY Plattsburgh's Jared Jarvis makes contact on a RBI double. Plattsburgh's Zack Welch (15), former Northern Adirondack Central player, in his final regular-season game, makes a great, running over-the-shoulder catch.

May 3: The Plattsburgh State baseball team's season came to an end on Saturday after a 12-0 loss at the hands of Brockport State during the second day of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tournament at Wallace Field on the Cortland State campus. The fourth-seeded Cardinals are eliminated from contention and finish with a 15-21 record. The Golden Eagles are now 22-16-1. Todd Hughes had three hits and Erik Schwind two to lead Plattsburgh, which had 10 hits as a team. Joe LaDuca went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and four batted in to pace the Golden Eagles, who had 17 hits versus three Cardinal pitchers. Leading 6-0 after six innings, Brockport broke the game wide open with five runs in the bottom of the seventh.

May 2: Zack Welch led Plattsburgh State's 11-hit attack with three of his own, but it wasn't enough as the Cardinals lost 15-7 to host Cortland State in the opening round of the State University of New York Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Tournament on Friday at Wallace Field. The fourth-seeded Cardinals (15-20 overall) will play No. 3 Brockport, a 3-2 loser to Oneonta earlier in the day. The defending SUNYAC champion Red Dragons (No. 2 D3baseball.com, No. 4 ABCA/Collegiate Baseball) improve to 34-3. Cortland seized control early with five runs in the bottom of the third inning before Plattsburgh scored twice in the fourth to close within 5-2. But the Red Dragons scored in every frame for the remainder of the game to pull away. Kyle Kowalowski, Jared Jarvis and Erik Schwind added two hits apiece for Plattsburgh, which stranded eight baserunners. For Cortland, Andersen Gardner went 4-for-4 at the plate and Steve Nickel drove in four runs with a pair of hits.

SUNY Plattsburgh's Zach Welch (15), formerly from Northern Adirondack Central connects on the pitch and send it to the opposite field for a hit. Welch went 2 -or-7 on the day with two runs scored and a RBI.  The Plattsburgh offense took care of Saint Michael's in the first game 18-6, then pitcher Kevin Gent took care of the nightcap with a five-hit shutout 6-0, in a non-conference sweep.  (Kyle Coryea photo)  Game Gallery

SUNY Plattsburgh's Joey Painter (10) former Ausable Valley player, delivers a called strike three, in the winning effort in Game 1 after starter Dan Noonan struggled in the first two innings. In the win ,Painter (1-0) went 3.1 innings while striking out three, allowing three hits and two runs scored.

April 25: The Plattsburgh State offense took care of Saint Michael's in the first game, and pitcher Kevin Gent took care of the nightcap with a five-hit shutout, as the Cardinals swept the Purple Knights, 18-6 and 6-0, in a non-conference doubleheader on Friday at Chip Cummings Field. Plattsburgh improves to 14-18 while Saint Michael's drops to 8-21. Brandon Humphrey and Joe Curcio each had three hits to lead Plattsburgh, which finished with 18 hits. Humphrey scored three times and had three runs batted in, and Curcio drove in two runs on a single and sacrifice fly. Matt Burns, who crossed the plate four times, had a two-run single in the third inning as part of a three-RBI day. Zack Welch and Matt Kelley also had multi-hit games with two each. After spotting the Purple Knights a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Cardinals responded with six runs in the bottom of the frame, four runs in the second and five in the third to take a commanding 15-4 advantage. Plattsburgh also benefited from sloppy defense by the visitors, getting six unearned runs because of five errors. Joey Painter pitched 3-1/3 innings in relief to earn his first victory of the season, allowing three hits and two runs (one earned). He struck out three. Gent scattered five singles, walked none and fanned three batters to notch his first win in 2008. Kyle Kowalowski supported him with two hits, including a double to left field to cap a three-run opening frame in the second game. Billy Davis drove in three runs on a two-run single in the third for a 5-0 cushion and a RBI groundout in the fifth.

SUNY Plattsburgh's Mark Sidota (27) pitching during Game 1 in which he pitched well enough for the win, but the Cardinals came up short on the scoreboard 4-3. Sidota went six and two-third innings, giving up 12 hits and four earned runs.
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SUNY Plattsburgh's John Campbell (29) tags out the Oneonta base stealer at second.  Plattsburgh fell 1-0 in the nightcap.

Plattsburgh second baseman Crockett Pack turns the double play avoiding St. Lawrence University’s Andrew Ford (30).  Plattsburgh jumped out to a 5-0 lead over Saint Lawrence on Tuesday, but then had to stave off a furious rally to beat the host Saints 7-6 in a non-conference game at Tom Fay Field in Canton.  (Eric Foote photo)  Game Gallery