Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Cape Coral, FL – The SUNY Oneonta closed out its Florida trip with two final wins today to go 7-1 in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. The wins improved their record to 9-3 overall, the best start for the Red Dragons since the 2003 season where they also started with a 9-3 record.
 
The first game of the day pitted Oneonta against another New York state team, the Golden Knights of Clarkson. The Red Dragons defeated Clarkson 7-0, plating four runs in the third and three more in the sixth.
 
Freshman pitcher Sabrina DeAngelis (East Meadow/Kellenberg Memorial) had another stellar outing as she allowed just one hit and struck out ten batters in six innings of work before handing the reins over to classmate Anna Husain (Mayfield/Mayfield), who preserved the shut out for Oneonta.
 
Oneonta's bats came alive in the bottom of the third inning as they were able to get on the scoreboard. The Red Dragons picked up four runs thanks to a two-run single from Nicole Marzillo (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) and a run-scoring hit from Marlene Cuevas (Wappingers Falls/Roy C. Ketcham). With runners on first and third, Cuevas got in rundown and stuck in it long enough to allow Marzillo to cross home for the fourth run.
 
Clarkson looked as if it may score a run in the top of the fourth, but mistakes saw two runners erased on the base paths. Oneonta's defense held strong as the Golden Knights would only have one more base runner for the remainder of the game.
 
Oneonta picked up three more runs in the sixth with a sacrifice fly from Brianna Calby (South Huntington/Walt Whitman). After a Nicole Brieva (Kings Park/Kings Park) walk, Brieva stole second and Calby would steal home for the second run of the inning. Whittam would follow with a single to left field to bring Brieva around to score.
 
In the last game to be played in Florida, Oneonta would go nine innings, their third extra-inning game in as many days, to defeat the College of Wooster 7-6.
 
Oneonta would take a 2-0 after the top of the second. With two outs, Calby had a bunt single and then stole second. Nichole Paolino (Catskill/Catskill) doubles to left center to bring Calby home. After a Meaghan Foster (Walden/Valley Central) single, Whittam would single to center field to get Paolino across for the second run.
 
Wooster would tie the game up a 2-2 in the bottom of the inning.
 
Oneonta would add two more runs, one in the fourth and fifth inning to take 4-2 lead. Paolino hit a sacrifice fly deep to center field to bring home Katie O'Gorman (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa), who walked, advanced on a wild pitch and moved to third on a ground out. In the fifth Brianna Rivera (Pomona/North Rockland) singled to center field, Marzillo followed with the same and Cuevas walked to load the bases. O'Gorman would bring Rivera home with a single up the middle.
 
The Fighting Scots would tie the game in the bottom of the seventh to send it to extra innings. Each team would score a single run in the eighth inning. With the international run rule, O'Gorman, who was the last batter of the previous inning was placed on second. O'Gorman would score on the first Oneonta batter as Paolino singled to center field.
 
The top of the ninth started with Nicole Brieva (Kings Park/Kings Park) pinch running for Rivera, as she was the last batter of the eighth. Marzillo chose the right moment to pick up her third hit of the game as she roped a triple to right center field to bring home Brieva. O'Gorman singled through the left side to bring the second run home in Marzillo.
 
With the score at 7-5, Wooster would bring their runner on second home with two ground outs to cut the lead to 1. After a walk and a single, DeAngelis was able to get the final batter to strike out swinging.
 
Whittam and Marzillo each had three hits, while O'Gorman and Paulino had a pair. O'Gorman also scored two runs and had two runs batted in.
 
Oneonta is now off for close to two weeks before they open up SUNYAC conference play when they travel to SUNY Geneseo for a doubleheader on March 28, game time is set for 3 p.m.