Junior Steve Ascher continued his dominance yesterday, as he recorded his second consecutive shutout against No. 3 Kean University.  Ascher went the distance, striking out seven and scattering four hits, as the Red Dragons defeated Kean 8-0.  Ascher is now 3-1 on the season while recording 17 straight scoreless innings.  He now has 39 strikeouts in 26.2 innings this spring and has lowered his ERA to 2.36.

Oneonta (4-10) scored all the runs they would need to seize control of this game in the second inning.  Powered by a three-run home run off the bat of junior Matt Mastroianni, the Red Dragons would push across six runs.  It was Mastroianni's first collegiate round-tripper, as he is currently hitting .425, which is over 100 points higher than his .300 career average entering the 2014 season.

All of Oneonta's runs in the second inning came with two outs.  Junior Jon Halligan got things started with a double to left center, which was followed by an RBI single off the bat of freshman Sean Mullins (Vestal/Vestal).  Sophomore LJ Gizzarelli (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) then singled, which allowed Mullins to get to third for freshman Casy Kies (Apalachin/Vestal), who singled Mullins home with the second run of the inning.  Freshman David Wright then drove in Gizzarrelli with a single through the left side.

Mastroianni then deposited a ball over the left field fence to cap the inning for Oneonta.

A bit of two-out magic in the eighth inning gave Oneonta two more runs to increase its lead to 8-0.  Sophomore Dylan Stamile led off the inning with a double and went to third base on a wild pitch.  Halligan drew a two-out walk and stole second to give the Red Dragons a pair in scoring position for Gizzarrelli, who then singled through the right side, which scored Stamile.  Halligan came in behind Stamile thanks to an error on the catcher.

In yesterday's second game, a seven-run second inning by Montclair State powered them to a 10-1 win.  Oneonta had only five hits in the game including two by Kies.  Kies scored the Red Dragons' lone run in the first inning when he scored on a double by senior Christopher Orlando.

In today's single game against Montclair, Oneonta scored its only runs in the first inning, as they fell to the Red Hawks 4-2.  Junior Alex Mastrianni had his best outing of the spring, throwing seven innings and allowing four runs – three earned - on six hits while striking out six batters.

With one out, Wright and Mastroianni both singled to put runners on first and second for Oneonta.  The next batter was Orlando who lined a double down the left field line to drive in both runners.

Montclair (5-6) scored single runs in the first, third, fourth and sixth innings to account for its four runs in the game.

Oneonta is scheduled to open at home this Wednesday against Montclair, but with impending snow forecasted for Tuesday into Wednesday, the game will most likely be rescheduled.  Check www.oneontaathletics.com for all updates.