Oswego State Athletics

Cortland, NY – Oswego Lakers baseball took on SUNY Cortland in a three game SUNYAC Championship series starting Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM in Cortland. The Lakers took game one in decisive fashion, 11-1. Game 2 brought a different story as seeing the Lakers come alive at the end but with too little too late.
 
The Basics
SUNYAC Championship 3 Game Series
Game 1:
Oswego: 11 (23-14, 14-4 SUNYAC)
Cortland: 1 (27-10-1, 15-1 SUNYAC)
 
Game 2:
Oswego: 5 (23-15, 14-4 SUNYAC)
Cortland: 11 (28-10-1, 15-1 SUNYAC)
Location: Cortland, N.Y. 
 
How it Happened
 
Game 1
 
After a scoreless first inning for both teams, Brendan Mair got the Lakers on the board in the top of the 2^nd with a solo homerun giving Oswego a 1-0 lead. In the top of the 3^rd, it was Rosenberg who extended the Lakers lead with a homerun of his own followed by a 2 RBI double by Mair and the Lakers ended the 3^rd with a 4-0 lead.
 
The Lakers continued to add runs in the 6^th when Daniel Winchester singled home Hudson Meyer, then, Rosenberg hit his second homerun of the day, this time a 3-run shot boosting the Lakers to an 8-0 lead.
 
Mason Sands got the start on the mound for the Lakers and delivered another great performance going 6 complete innings allowing just 1 run. Aiden Kerr came in for 3 innings of relief allowing just 1 hit and striking out 3 earning a 3 inning save.
 
Cortland's only run of the game came in the 6^th inning before Oswego added a run in the 8^th and 2 in the 9^th to get us to our final score of 11-1.
 
Defensively, the Lakers shined. Especially in the bottom of the 7^th and 8^th inning which both ended on a strike out – throw out play at the plate and second base.
 
Game 2
 
The Red Dragons jumped out to an early lead over the Lakers scoring 2 runs in the 2^nd, and 4 runs in the 5^th. The Lakers were held at bay by the Cortland pitching staff who gave up only 3 hits to the Lakers through 6 innings.
 
After Cortland added two more runs in the bottom of the 6^th, Oswego broke down the door with a solo home run from TJ Harrington in the top of the 7^th. Cortland unfortunately answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning.
 
In the top of the 8^th, Oswego began to threaten after a Rosenberg doubled, Harry Uvena singled, and then pinch hitter Andrew Dempsey hit an RBI double. Uvena scored on a Ricky Fasitta ground out, and Dempsey scored on a single from Harrington. Oswego was then down 9-4.
 
Once again Cortland answered in the bottom of the 8^th and Oswego scored their final run of the game in the top of the 9^th on an RBI single from Jaxson Mayo.
 
Shearer was on the mound to start for Oswego and went 5 complete innings earning his first loss of the season. The bullpen of Goble, Klinger, Small and Moccio combined for 4 innings allowing 5 runs.
 
What's Next
The Lakers and Red Dragons will face off tomorrow at 2:00 PM in Cortland with the SUNYAC Title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line.