SUNYAC Tournament Bracket

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State baseball team (21-13, 12-6 SUNYAC) swept its final two series' versus Fredonia and Plattsburgh in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play to clinch the No. 3 seed in the postseason tournament and its first trip to the league tournament since 2001.
 
The Lakers fell to 6-6 in SUNYAC contests after being swept at home by Cortland, 4-0 and 5-2 on April 17.  Oswego State sat on the fringe of the playoffs alongside Fredonia and Oneonta before closing the season out by winning seven of eight games, including the sweeps over Fredonia and Plattsburgh.
 
Oswego State started conference play hot, taking two of three from Brockport in Florida during its Spring Break trip and upset then-No. 1 nationally-ranked Cortland, 5-4, in 11 innings on April 4 for a 3-1 SUNYAC record to start the season.
 
The weekend after beating the Red Dragons, the Lakers then dropped three games in the next two days to New Paltz, only scoring five runs in the entire series.  Oswego State gathered itself, heading to Oneonta the very next weekend, sweeping the Red Dragons with a 6-5 win in 13 innings to complete the sweep.
 
A 3-1 win over Fredonia on April 21 clinched a playoff berth for the Lakers with three conference games remaining.  A victory over Plattsburgh on April 26 clinched the No. 3 seed heading into the SUNYAC Tournament.  The Lakers finished conference play tied for second with New Paltz, but the Hawks earned the No. 2 seed based on the head-to-head tiebreaker.
 
OSWEGO STATE PLAYERS TO WATCH
(Parentheses represent SUNYAC ranks)
Pitchers:
Dan Erne – 1.77 ERA (2nd), 5 wins (3rd), 61.0 IP (4th), 7 BB (4th), .219 BAA (4th), 2 CG (T-4th), 29 strikeouts (11th)
Jon Stevens – 4 wins (T-9th), 44.2 IP (10th), 13 BB (T-9th)
James McKenna – 3.49 ERA (13th), 9 BB (5th)
Ryan Donovan – 4 saves
 
Hitters:
Mike McMullen - .376 BA (4th), 41 H (5th), 8 2B (7th), 21 RBI (T-10th), .477 SLG% (6th), .430 OBP (T-9th)
Brian Hamilton - .337 BA (15th), 34 H (17th), 22 RBI (T-8th), .426 SLG% (14th)
Scott Buniak – 17 SB (1st), 27 R, (T-6th), .320 BA (17th), 40 H (T-7th), 6 2B (t-13^th), .424 SLG% (15th)
Tim Smith - .318 BA (18th), 16 RBI (T-20th), .400 SLG% (T-19th), .416 OBP (13th), 7 SB (T-11th)
 
HEAD-TO-HEADS
No. 1 Cortland  (31-9, 15-3 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
On the mound: Kyle Barkley – 1.25 ERA (1st), 6 wins (T-1st), 43.1 IP (13th), 33 SO (8th), .221 BAA (6th)
 
At the plate: Zack Graczyk - .429 BA (1st), 39 R (1st), 63 H (1st), 13 2B (1st), 30 RBI (4th), .547 SLG% (2nd), .479 OBP (3rd), 13 SB (5th)
 
-Oswego State is 1-2 against Cortland this season (W 5-4, L 0-4, L 2-5)
-Head Coach Scott Landers defeated his alma mater for the first time in the first meeting on April 4, winning 5-4 in 11 innings
-McMullen went 4-for-5 with two runs and Adam Bishop threw 8.1 innings allowing just two earned runs in the no-decision in the game one victory
-Graczyk went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI and Barkley pitched a complete game shutout in the first game of a doubleheader on April 17 for a 4-0 win
-Max Rosing logged three hits and Brandon McClain surrendered two runs en route to a 5-2 win to sweep the Lakers on April 17
-Cortland enters the SUNYAC Tournament as the No. 3 team in the nation, winning each of the last two years and 29 titles overall
 
No. 2 New Paltz (16-17, 12-6 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
On the mound: Chris Chismar – 2.43 ERA (5th), 5 wins (T-3rd), 4 CG (2nd), 59.1 IP (5th), 74 SO (1st), .196 BAA (2nd)
 
At the plate: Anthony Repetto - .350 BA (11th), 22 R (T-13th), 41 H (T-6th), 15 RBI (T-24th), .393 SLG% (20th), .406 OBP (20th), 6 SB (T-15th)
 
-Oswego State is 0-3 against New Paltz this season (L 1-2, L 1-10, L 3-6)
-Alex Jurczynski (Sr., Schenectady, N.Y.) homered for Oswego State's only run of the game in a 2-1 loss to the Hawks on April 5
-Erne gave up two unearned runs in eight innings of work to take the hard-luck loss in a pitcher's duel with New Paltz starter Chris Pyz
-The Lakers had trouble solving New Paltz starter Chris Chismar in game one of a doubleheader on April 6, as he finished with seven strikeouts in six innings and one earned run in a 10-1 loss
-Thomas Pinnola's home run in the seventh inning of game two put the Hawks ahead three runs in the 6-3 win over Oswego State on April 6
-New Paltz enters the tournament on a four-game conference winning streak, and has won eight of its last ten SUNYAC games
 
 No. 4 Fredonia (18-14, 7-11 SUNYAC)
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
On the mound: Zachary Jordon – 3.52 ERA (14th), 5 wins (T-3rd), 39 H (6th), 6 BB (3rd), 26 SO (12th)
 
At the plate: Brian Sheehan - .366 BA (6th), 22 R (T-13th), 34 H (T-16th), 22 RBI (T-8th), .387 SLG% (T-22nd), .500 OBP (1st)
 
-Oswego State is 3-0 against Fredonia this season (W 7-5, W 10-5, W 3-1)
-The Lakers scored seven unanswered runs in the first contest to bury the Blue Devils in a big deficit and held on for a 7-5 victory
-Tyler Baker drove in a career-high four runs in game two of the April 20 doubleheader, giving enough run support for James McKenna in a 10-5 Laker win
- Erne allowed one earned run in seven innings for the 3-1 victory in the first game of a doubleheader on April 20
-Fredonia ended regular season conference play on a seven-game losing skid