ITHACA, NY – The Oswego Lakers baseball team hit the road to take on the Ithaca College Bombers for the second time this season. During their spring break trip, the Lakers took down the Bombers 14-8. Today was a similar result with the Lakers winning 11-6.

THE BASICS  
Final Score
Oswego 11 (14-9, 4-2 SUNYAC), Ithaca 6 (19-8, 9-3 Liberty League)
Location: Valesente Diamond at Freeman Field | Ithaca, New York  

HOW IT HAPPENED

Blake VanDreason got things started in the top of the first with a walk. Jelani Hamer singled up the middle, Tishawn Featherstone walked, and CJ McCarthy singled to bring in the first two runs of the game. Next, Daniel Winchester singled up the middle sending home Featherstone. Jacob Levine reached on an error and Joe McLaughlin singled to bring in another run. The Bombers went to a pitching change with only one out in the first. The Lakers pushed across another run on a ground out and carried a 7-0 lead into the second inning.

It was Jai Sharma on the mound to start for the Lakers and he was relieved by Grant Biederman, Matthew Drillings, and Aiden Kerr.

After Ithaca answered with a combined 4 runs in the second and third inning, Hamer singled to start another rally in the fourth. CJ McCarthy singled once again and sent home Hamer. McCarthy scored later in the inning on a wild pitch and the lead built to 9-4 in favor of Oswego.

Oswego added two more runs in the 7^th when Felix De Asa De La Cruz walked, Greg Carullo was hit by a pitch, and Trey McGowan singled scoring De Asa. Blake VanDreason singled and Greg Carullo scored on a wild pitch bringing the Lakers to 11 runs. Two runs in the 8^th were too little too late for Ithaca and the Lakers secured another big non-conference win, 11-6.

Richie Paul and Sean Dertinger were in action out of the bullpen throwing a combined 2 innings allowing zero hits, zero runs, and striking out two.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will return home to take on conference rival SUNY Cortland starting with a single game this Friday at 3:00 PM