SUNYAC PLAYOFF BRACKET

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State softball team (16-18, 9-9 SUNYAC) won five of its last seven State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) games to close the regular season, including a victory over top-seeded Brockport, to earn its second straight trip to the postseason and third overall.

Ticket prices are $6 for adults per day, $3 for children 12 and under, free for children 5 and under and free for SUNY students with ID. Weekend passes, which are valid for the entire duration of the tournament, are $10 for adults.

The Lakers sat at 4-6 in SUNYAC play after dropping the second game of a doubleheader to Potsdam, 3-1, on April 15. In the opening contest, Oswego State had done away with Potsdam in five innings in an 18-0 rout. However, the Lakers weren't able to come through with a sweep, and playoff hopes looked grim.

That was two weeks ago.

In the past 14 days, the Lakers went 5-3 in league play to claw their way back into the postseason picture, grabbing the No. 6 seed in this weekend's SUNYAC Championships. Oswego State maintained a positive attitude after losing to New Paltz in the first game of a doubleheader, coming back to win the following game in convincing fashion.

The Lakers then swept Oneonta, twice erasing deficits in extra innings to take the second game, 7-6, in 12 innings. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, freshman shortstop Tori Trovato (Fulton, N.Y.) hammered a solo shot to left field to keep the game going. In the next inning, the Lakers fought back from two runs down to stay alive, before eventually triumphing in the 12th inning.

Splits against No. 4 Geneseo and No. 1 Brockport capped off the conference schedule for the Lakers, who finished 9-9, just ahead of Buffalo State (8-10).

Here's a breakdown of each individual opponent in the SUNYAC Tournament. Oswego State opens up the double-elimination tournament against Brockport on Thursday at 9 a.m.

OSWEGO STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH
(Parentheses represent SUNYAC ranks)

Pitchers:
    Sarah Thayer – 8 wins (T-5th), 4.57 ERA (16th), 7 CG (T-9th), 53 strikeouts (11th)
    Alexis Nasca – 7 wins (8th), 4.49 ERA (15th),
                .322 Avg, 2 HR (T-18th), 5 doubles, 10 RBI
Batters:
    Tori Trovato – .429 (4th), 10 doubles (T-4th), 6 HR (T-2nd), 32 RBI (4th), .696 SLG% (3rd)
    Sammie Schroeter – .379 (10th), 25 runs (T-11th), 39 hits (T-14th), .445 OBP (T-14th)
    Katie Bredin ­– .339, 24 runs (14th), 39 hits (T-14th), 9 stolen bases (T-8th)
    Brooke Radley – .297, 5 HR (T-4th), 24 RBI (T-11th), .554 SLG% (11th)
 
HEAD-TO-HEADS

NO. 1 BROCKPORT (21-14, 15-3 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pitcher: Jaime Berger – 2.25 ERA (3rd), 9 wins (T-3rd), 101 strikeouts (2nd), .203 B/Avg (1st)
Batter: Emily Dumas - .327, 9 doubles (T-8th), 3 HR (T-15th), .527 SLG% (14th)
 
-Oswego State is 1-1 against Brockport this season (W: 9-4, L: 3-4)
-Trovato hit a grand slam in the seventh inning of the first game of the doubleheader to help the Lakers seal the victory. She finished the game 4-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored
-Oswego State rallied from a three-run deficit in game two, but Brockport prevailed with a walk-off single
-Brockport ousted Oswego State, 10-8, in the SUNYAC Championship elimination game last season
-Before defeating Brockport in 2012, Oswego State's last win over the Golden Eagles was April 19, 2005
 
NO. 2 CORTLAND (22-14, 13-5 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pitcher: Amber Corrigan – 3.02 ERA (8th), 9 wins (T-3rd), 69 strikeouts (4th), .261 B/Avg (6th)
Batter: Lucia Meola – .455 (2nd), 50 hits (1st), 10 doubles (T-4th), .573 SLG% (9th), .551 OBP (1st)
 
-Oswego State is 1-1 against Cortland this season (W: 4-2, L: 0-8)
-In game one of the doubleheader, Oswego State snapped Cortland's 36-game winning streak in the head-to-head series. Before defeating Cortland on March 29, Oswego State's last win over the Red Dragons was April 25, 1987
-Nasca pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing just four hits in the historic win
-Five different players on Cortland hit homeruns in game two
-Cortland has the most SUNYAC titles with 11, including five in the last eight years
 
NO. 3 PLATTSBURGH (22-13, 12-6 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pitcher: Ashley Marshall – 1.89 ERA (1st), 19 wins (1st), 260 strikeouts (1st), 12 CG (T-4th)
Batter: Brianna Clarke - .407 (6th), 5 HR (T-4th), 25 RBI (10th), .619 SLG% (5th)
 
-Oswego State is 0-2 against Plattsburgh this season (L: 0-6, L: 4-5)
-Plattsburgh's Ashley Marshall struck out 13 batters and allowed just one hit in eight innings pitched over the course of both games in the doubleheader
-Oswego State went 3-5 in away conference games, including two losses to Plattsburgh
-Plattsburgh received eight of 10 first-place votes, ranking them atop the SUNYAC Preseason Poll
-Coming into the doubleheader, Oswego State had scored nine runs in the last 17 matchups against Plattsburgh over the course of eight years
 
NO. 4 GENESEO (19-17, 11-7 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pitcher: Corrin Spallone – 2.88 ERA (7th), 6 wins (T-9th), 10 CG (6th), 85 strikeouts (3rd)
Batter: Samantha Trapasso – .471 (1st), 11 doubles (T-1st), 7 HR (1st),41 RBI (1st),  .804 SLG% (1st)
 
-Oswego State is 1-1 against Geneseo this season (L: 2-4, W: 10-3)
- In game one, Bredin went 3-for-4 with a stolen base. In game two, Sue Schoff (Sr., Little Falls, N.Y.) went 3-for-4 with a RBI
-After the first inning of game one, Geneseo led 3-0. After the first inning of game two, Oswego State led 5-1
-Geneseo and Oswego State rank third and fourth in the SUNYAC in team batting average, runs and hits, respectively
-Geneseo sports the two best hitters in SUNYAC play by average in Samantha Brown (.510) and Samantha Trapasso (.472)


NO. 5 NEW PALTZ (20-17, 11-7 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Pitcher: Amber Carozza – 2.30 ERA (4th), 10 wins (2nd), 13 CG (T-1st), .236 B/Avg (3rd)
Batter: Marissa Monaco - .373 (T-12th), 11 doubles (T-1st), 2 triples (T-5th), 33 RBI (T-2nd)
 
-Oswego State is 1-1 against New Paltz this season (L: 7-10, W: 9-1)
-Trovato went 5-for-7 behind the plate, with four runs and two RBI
-New Paltz played the most games (37) of any SUNYAC team during the regular season
-New Paltz was projected to finish seventh in the SUNYAC Preseason Poll, but got off to an 8-0 start in the conference (finished 11-7)
-Oswego State was one of only two teams to generate five earned runs against New Paltz's Amber Carozza, who is tied for the conference lead in complete games (13) and is fourth in ERA (2.30)