A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta baseball team wrapped up the regular season with a convincing 10-0 victory over SUNY Poly Thursday afternoon at Damaschke Field.

The Inside Story
Oneonta (17-18) got on the board in the bottom of the first when John Zinko (Wallkill/Wallkill) nearly missed a home run with an RBI double off the top of the left field fence, scoring Dominic Lamonica (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) to make it 1-0. The Red Dragons added to their lead with three runs in the bottom of the second. After Patrick McGee (Mahopac/Mahopac) got the inning started with a walk and a stolen base, Sean McGlynn (New Hartford/New Hartford) drove him home with a single to center. With two runners in scoring position, David Deberardinis (Fishkill/John Jay) hit a two-run single up the middle to give Oneonta a 4-0 advantage.

Oneonta put the game out of reach with three more runs in the bottom of the fourth. Mickey Mullins (Vestal/Vestal) got the inning started with a double to right center. With runners on the corners after a David Deberardinis (Fishkill/John Jay) infield single, Mickey Mullins (Vestal/Vestal) would score from third when the Wildcats threw down to second on an attempted steal by Deberardinis. James Zupo (Massapequa/Massapequa) capped off the inning with a two run single to centerfield, scoring Chris Saitch (Kingston/Kingston) and John Zinko (Wallkill/Wallkill) to put the Red Dragons in front 7-0.

Oneonta tallied their eighth run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI groundout by Sean McGlynn (New Hartford/New Hartford), plating Mike Graves (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) from third. The Red Dragons added two more in bottom of the eighth inning. The first run came on an RBI groundout by Vincent Prisco (Northport/Saint Dominic), with the final coming on a balk, allowing Robert Ottaviano (Nanuet/Albertus Magnus) to trot home from third.

Mickey Mullins (Vestal/Vestal) paced the Oneonta offense with a 3-for-5 day with three runs scored. James Zupo (Massapequa/Massapequa) and David Deberardinis (Fishkill/John Jay) each had a pair of hits and two RBI while Mike Graves (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) went 2-for-4 with a run scored.

Steven Gerringer (LaGrangeville/Arlington) earned the win after tossing the first five innings of the game, striking out four Wildcats while scattering four hits. Ryan Steeg (Thornwood/Byram Hills) and Joseph Canonaco (Briarcliff Manor/Briarcliff) each threw a scoreless inning in relief while Ryan Fay (Carmel/Carmel) got the final six outs without allowing a hit.