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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – Behind 35 runs, the Oswego State baseball team swept a road doubleheader from conference foe New Paltz on Tuesday afternoon.  The Lakers won 24-12 and then 11-3 to improve to 3-1 on the season.
 
THE BASICS

• Final Scores: Oswego 24, New Paltz 12 | Oswego 11, New Paltz 3
• Location:  Loren Campbell Memorial Field, New Paltz, N.Y.
• Records:  Oswego 3-1 (3-1 SUNYAC) | New Paltz 2-2 (0-2 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Game 1

• Oswego took the early lead when senior Kyle Lauria hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning to bring home Paul Tammaro.
• Lauria used an RBI-single to plate senior Ryan Enos in the top of the third and scored on a Ryan Weiss double to move the lead out to 3-0.
• New Paltz would battle back with five in the bottom of the inning, including a grand slam by Dean Stalzer.
• The Lakers would plate three in the fourth and a pair on an RBI-single by Frank Levanti in the fifth to go up 8-7.
• Stalzer's second homerun of the contest would bring the score back to 8-7.
• A seven-run sixth inning, highlighted by a bases-clearing double by senior Myles Felton, broke the game wide open.
• Freshman Jacob Levine went deep on a two-run homer as part of a five-run seventh inning to push the team lead to 20-7.
• After New Paltz scored five in the eighth, Oswego concluded the scoring with four in the ninth on RBI-singles by Tammaro and Julian Drew.
• Tammaro, Levanti and Connor Stanton each had three hits in the contest, with Stanton scoring five runs. 
• Felton had the team-lead with four runs batted in.
• The Lakers had seven batters reach base after being hit and drew eight walks in the contest.
• Jake Terrill (1-0) earned the win with four innings of work, striking out five Hawks. 
• Thomas Pecchia and Tony Poveda combined for four relief innings with a combined five strikeouts and two earned runs allowed.

Game 2

• In the nightcap, Enos and Lauria helped Oswego to a 2-0 lead with RBI-singles in the opening frame.
• New Paltz would score a run in the bottom of the second and two in the third to take a momentary lead.
• With the bases loaded in the fourth, Jonathan Luppens reached on a fielder's choice to bring Lauria home to tie the game.
• In the fifth, the Lakers would break the game open on a Levine bases-loaded double, followed by a double from Stanton as part of a six-run outburst.
• Freshman Jai Sharma (1-0) threw six innings, allowing just the three earned runs and striking out eight for the win.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will return to Oswego to play a doubleheader with Alfred State starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon at the Laker Baseball Field.