OSWEGO, NY - Oswego faced off against the Hobart Statesmen on Wednesday afternoon in Oswego, NY. Fireworks flew as the Lakers earned a 9-5 win.
THE BASICS
Oswego 9 (23-11, 11-4 SUNYAC)
Hobart 5 (18-5, 9-6 SUNYAC)
Laker Baseball Field | Oswego, NY
HOW IT HAPPENED
Oswego set the tone early with a first-inning solo homer from
Tishawn Featherstone, giving the Lakers a 1–0 edge. After a quiet second and third, the Lakers erupted in the fourth, posting a five-run frame thanks to clutch hitting and a pair of Hobart errors.
Daniel Winchester,
Dylan Rosenberg, and
Matt Carner played key roles, with Carner driving in two runs during the outburst.
Hobart responded with runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, narrowing the gap to just one run at 6–5. However, Oswego answered back in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Rosenberg doubled and came around to score on another error, and
Benjamin Silverman followed with an RBI single to give Oswego some breathing room at 8–5.
The Lakers added an insurance run in the eighth when
Emil Sander, who had a three-hit game, drove in
Trey McGowan with a single to make it 9–5. Oswego's bullpen closed the door, with
Owen Hoyt pitching two perfect innings to seal the win.
Nick Cody earned the win, throwing 4.2 innings of two-hit ball while striking out six and allowing just one unearned run. Oswego racked up 15 hits, led by Winchester (3-for-5), Sander (3-for-5), and
Brendan Mair (2-for-4).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will hit the road this weekend for their final SUNYAC series of the season in Canton, NY starting this Friday.
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