Baseball (9-15/4-3 SUNYAC)
Apr. 6th vs. Plattsburgh, W 4-2
SUNY Oneonta sophomore pitcher,
Steve Ascher (Mattituck, NY/Mattituck), went the distance last Saturday to pick up his third win of the season, as the Red Dragons opened its home schedule with a 4-2 win versus Plattsburgh. Ascher struck out seven batters and allowed only four hits and one earned run in recording his first complete game of the season in his seventh start of the season.
Leading the offense for Oneonta was senior
Chris Massaroni (Voorheesville/Voorheesville), who connected for his first home run of the season in the bottom of the first that brought home classmate
IIvan Plata (Guilderland/Guilderland) to give the Red Dragons a 2-1 lead. Plata finished the game with three hits and two runs scored.
Oneonta took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning when sophomore
Christopher Orlando (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) hit a two-out single to right field to drive in Plata from third base. Plata reached on a throwing error, which led to the unearned run. Plata benefitted from a balk and passed ball to advance to third base.
The Red Dragons added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning when senior
Thomas Hand (Wallkill/Valley Central) hit his first collegiate home run with two outs.
Apr. 7th vs. Plattsburgh, L 5-6; W 3-1
The SUNY Oneonta baseball team split its doubleheader at home versus Plattsburgh last Sunday. The Red Dragons bounced back from a 6-5 loss in game 1 with a 3-1 victory in game 2.
The Red Dragons got a solid seven innings out of starter
Alex Mastrianni (Valatie/Ichabod Crane) in game 2. Mastrianni struck out four batters and allowed only three hits and one earned run in picking up his second win of the season.
Senior
Jim Hegmann (Middletown/Pine Bush) came in and closed things out in the nightcap, pitching two scoreless and hitless innings to record his fourth save of the season.
Oneonta got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning of game 2. Senior
Dean Haussel (Sound Beach/Miller Place) singled through the left side to leadoff the inning. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by classmate
Plata and then went to third on a balk by Plattsburgh starter. Haussel finally scored when
Orlando got caught in a run down long enough for him to score from third. Orlando had walked to put runners at the corners.
The Cardinals tied the score in the top of the third inning.
Single runs in the seventh and eighth innings by Oneonta gave them the final margin of victory.
Massaroni drove in the eventual winning run with an RBI single down the left field line to knock in Plata, who walked and stole second. Oneonta's final run was a sacrifice fly off the bat of senior
Hand that drove in
Rob Peluso (Rensselaer/Columbia), who walked and went to third on a failed pickoff.
Massaroni had a pair of hits to lead Oneonta in game 2.
Game 1 was scoreless through the first two innings before Plattsburgh scored one run in the third and two more in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead.
Oneonta got a run back in the bottom of the fifth inning when Haussel doubled to right field to drive in Peluso.
In the top of the seventh, Plattsburgh took advantage of three Oneonta errors that led to three unearned runs.
Oneonta rallied in the bottom of the seventh and had the tying run at second base, but Corey Grossman got the final out with a strikeout to end the game. All of Oneonta's runs came with two outs in the inning.
Mike Schoonmaker (Marlboro/Marlboro) started the rally with a walk and then stole second. Haussel singled to center field to put runners at the corners. Plata walked to load the bases, which were cleared by Orlando's double to deep left field.
Kyle Jordan (Levittown/Division) took the loss for Oneonta, going six innings and allowing five hits and three earned runs.
Grossman recorded his first save of the season, as senior Brian Burns picked up his third win of the season. Burns went 6 2/3 innings striking out four and allowing three earned runs and four hits.
Apr. 9th vs. Fredonia, L 5-6 (11); W 8-5
The SUNY Oneonta baseball team collected 14 hits en route to an 8-5, game 2 victory to earn a split versus Fredonia last Tuesday in a SUNYAC doubleheader. Junior
Mike McFerran (Albany/Catholic Central) pitched four innings of one-hit ball in relief to earn his first win of the season.
Oneonta held a comfortable 6-0 lead after three innings, which included a four-run first inning. The big hit in the inning was a two-out triple by senior
Peluso that drove in a pair of runs.
In the third inning, a two-out double by senior
Hand drove in Peluso and Mastroianni to give the Red Dragons a 6-0 advantage.
Fredonia rallied in the top of the fourth inning and pushed across five runs to cut the lead to 6-5. A pair of errors by Oneonta led to three unearned runs in the inning. McFerran entered the game after starter
Noah Raspler (East Northport/John H. Glen) failed to register an out. Raspler allowed only one hit and five runs in three-plus innings.
In the bottom of the fourth, Oneonta scored two runs to make the score 8-5. Haussel started the inning with a double, went to third on a single by Plata and then scored on a single by
Orlando. Plata also scored on the play when the right fielder threw wide of third base in an attempt to get Plata out. Orlando also tried to score when the ball got away from the third baseman and was thrown out at the plate.
Haussel, Orlando,
Massaroni and Peluso all collected two hits in the game.
In game 1, Oneonta scored single runs in the first three innings to take an early lead and added two more in the bottom of the fourth inning to lead 5-1 after four innings. Fredonia rallied late to force extra innings and won it in 11 innings, 6-5.
Massaroni doubled to leadoff the fourth inning and scored on a single and a fielding error by the center fielder. Hand drove in the second run of the inning with a single to center field that drove in Mastroianni.
The Blue Devils scored two runs in both the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game at five apiece.
In the eleventh, a two-out single to center field to drove in a run, which proved to be the game-winning run.
Apr. 10th vs. Fredonia, L 6-11
Two big innings for the visiting Fredonia Blue Devils proved to be too much to overcome last Wednesday, as the SUNY Oneonta baseball team fell 11-6 in the final game of its SUNYAC three-game series. Four runs in the third inning and five more in the fourth gave Fredonia a 9-3 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning.
Oneonta came storming back in the bottom of the inning with three runs of its own to get back into the game. A one-out single up the middle by senior
Plata with the bases loaded scored
Schoonmaker and Hand. Schoonmaker and Hand both singled with one out.
Massaroni, who hit a two-out single through the left side that scored senior Haussel from third base, drove in the final run of the inning.
In the top of the fourth, Fredonia took advantage of four Oneonta errors to push its lead to 9-3.
Oneonta scored a pair of runs in the fourth and a single run in the fifth, but that would be it for the remainder of the game for them. Plata drove in his third run of the game with a sacrifice fly to right field in the inning. The run for Oneonta in the fifth came from Massaroni, who hit his second home run of the season.
The Blue Devils added single runs in the seventh and ninth innings for the final margin of victory.
Sophomore
Jarred Bronley (Katonah/Somers) couldn't get out of the third inning, as he took the loss to fall to 0-1 this spring. Freshman
Sean McMurray (Medford/Patchogue-Medford) had a solid three innings in relief for Oneonta allowing three hits and one run while recording a pair of strikeouts.
Softball (7-15/3-5 SUNYAC)
Apr. 5th vs. Plattsburgh, L 5-9; L 1-3
The SUNY Oneonta softball team dropped two games in their home opening doubleheader last Friday afternoon to visiting SUNYAC rival Plattsburgh.
Oneonta had the lead early in both games but was unable to maintain it as the Plattsburgh bats came alive along with some untimely errors. The Cardinals outhit the Red Dragons, 16-9 and 7-3 in the two game set.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the Red Dragons plated a run in the first inning to take a 1-0 lead when freshman
Traci Lichtenstein (Plainview/JFK) hit a deep ball to right center field for a double. She was able to score on a throwing error by the center fielder for Oneonta’s only run of the game.
The Cardinals countered back scoring two runs in the top of the second inning to take a 2-1 lead.
The teams played even with four scoreless innings before Plattsburgh added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Two fielding errors loaded the bases and the next batter drew a walk from starting pitcher
Rachel Hitt (Boonville/Adirondack Central) for the third run of the game.
Senior
Kalyn Deso (Schenectady/South Colonie) lead off the seventh when she reached on a fielding error in the Red Dragon’s last at bat. Plattsburgh’s ace pitcher took it into her own hands as she struck out two and got the third batter to line out to preserve the victory.
In game 1, the Red Dragons took a 5-1 lead, jumping on Plattburgh’s freshman pitcher early with 4 runs in the second and another in the third.
Lichtenstein started the second inning off with a double to right field. Sophomore
Brianna Rivera (Pomona/North Rockland) hit into a fielder’s choice and advanced to second on the throw home. She later advanced to third on a passed ball and scored when classmate
Nicole Marzillo (Bay Shore/Bay Shore) roped a single to left center.
Amanda Hill (Islip/Islip) kept the inning going with a single followed by hit by
Tricia Kendziera (Poughquag/Arlington) that scored Marzillo. Hill and Kendziera finished off the four runs on a
Katie O'Flynn (Pearl River/Pearl River) shot to right center.
The Red Dragons added a fifth run in the third inning after a Lichtenstein base hit and sacrifice bunt to move her to second by Rivera. Marzillo kept up the hot hitting with a right field shot to score Lichtenstein.
The lead didn’t last long as the Cardinals came storming back. Three walks, four singles and double in the fourth inning lead to five runs and a 6-5 lead. The scoring continued as they added one in the fifth and two more in the seventh for the 9-5 lead.
Kendziera and Lichtenstein had three hits on the afternoon and Marzillo added two hits in the first game. O’Flynn and Marzillo also added two runs batted in game 1.
Apr. 6th vs. Potsdam, W 9-3; W 5-0
SUNY Oneonta sophomore
Marzillo drove in three runs including one via a homerun in the second inning in powering the Red Dragons to a 9-3 come from behind victory in game 1 of a doubleheader sweep last Saturday against visiting SUNY Potsdam. Marzillo's round tripper helped the Red Dragons overcome a 3-0 deficit.
Oneonta scored 7 runs on 6 hits in the fifth inning to take the lead 9-3. Junior
Kendziera started it off with a walk and scored on a
Deso triple to right center.
O’Flynn followed with a single scoring Deso. With the bases loaded and after another walk and single, freshman
Hunter Bassett (Granville/Granville) stepped up and hit a line shot up the middle scoring the third off the inning. Marzillo singled, bringing home three more runs.
Potsdam got on the board early with two runs in the first inning and added another run in the second.
The Red Dragons pounded out 9 hits in the opener including two hits from Deso, O'Flynn,
Rivera and Marzillo.
O'Flynn picked up her third win of the season going the distance, allowing eight hits, three earned runs and striking out six batters.
In the second game, Oneonta got on the board in the first and second innings, scoring 1 and 4 runs respectively.
Kendziera started the game off with a single and
Chandler Campbell (Port Jervis/Port Jervis) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move her to second. Deso hit a line shot toward the third baseman scoring Kendziera, who had advanced to third on a passed ball.
Sophomore Rivera hit her second double of the season to lead off the second inning. Bassett hit Rivera in with a single to right center. A walk loaded the bases for Campbell, who laced a shot to left center field for a double, scoring two more runs. Deso scored Campbell with a shot to right field for the last run of the game.
The runs were all sophomore
Hitt needed as she shut out the Bears. Hitt faced 29 batters, striking out 7 and allowing 6 hits to earn her second win of the season.
Rivera had two hits in the second game and Campbell and Deso each had a pair of runs batted in.
Apr. 8th vs. Canton, W 10-0 (5); W 7-6 (8)
SUNY Oneonta picked up two victories last Monday against SUNY Canton in non-conference action, taking game 1, 10-0 in five innings and game 2, 7-6 in eight innings. Sophomore
O’Flynn a one-hitter in game 1 to earn her fourth victory of the season.
Game one ended in the fifth inning when freshman
Meaghan Foster (Walden/Valley Central) hit a deep shot over the left field fence to end the game by bringing home three runs for the Red Dragons 10-0 win.
All of Oneonta's scoring took place with two outs. The Red Dragons took the lead in the first inning, plating three and adding another in the third before scoring six in the fifth inning.
Kendziera started the game off with a walk and stole second. After two ground outs,
Lichtenstein singled up the middle to score Kendziera. Senior
Deso then stepped to the plate and hit a shot over the fence to add two more runs. The homerun is Deso's first of the season.
In the bottom of the fifth with the score at 4-0, Lichtenstein started the inning off with a double to right field. Deso singled to left field and moved
Campbell, who came in to pinch run for Lichtenstein, to third. Campbell scored on a wild pitch. A walk, an error and another single set the stage for Foster's big hit.
O'Flynn pitched five scoreless innings, striking out eight Roos in the process.
In game 2, Oneonta had a 5-2 lead going into the seventh, when Canton came storming back to take a 6-5 lead.
The bottom of the seventh and down a run, Lichtenstein hit a shot down the right field line for a single. Sophomore
Gemma Mahoney (Pearl River/Pearl River) came in to pinch run and Bassett moved Mahoney over to second with a ground out. Up to the plate stepped
Laura Campbell (Cold Spring/Haldane), who singled through the right side tying the game at 6-, scoring Mahoney.
Pitcher,
Hitt, shut out the Roos in the top of the eighth inning.
Kendziera got things started in the bottom of the inning with a single down the left field line.
Nicole Brieva (Kings Park/Kings Park) got on base on a fielder's choice and Deso became the hero with a double to right center to put Brieva across the plate for the winning run.
Hitt picked up her third victory of the season on a two hit and nine strike out afternoon.
Lichtenstein went 4-for-4 on the afternoon and both Chandler and Laura
Campbell went 3-for-4 in the second game. Deso provided six runs batted in for the Red Dragons.
Apr. 9th at RPI, L 2-7; L 4-6
The Red Dragons went on the road last Tuesday and fell in both end of the doubleheader to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 7-2 and 6-4.
In game 2, Oneonta took the lead 1-0 after the top of the first. Kendziera began the inning when she drew a walk and stole second. C. Campbell moved Kendziera to third with a sacrifice bunt. Deso scored Kendziera by grounding out to second base.
The lead held until the bottom of the third when RPI, scored five runs on four hits and one error.
With the score of the game at 6-1, the Red Dragons tacked on a second run in the sixth when Marzillo doubled to right field.
Jenna Cortese (South Glens Falls/South Glens Falls) came in as a pinch runner and scored when Hill singled her home.
Oneonta’s rally in the seventh fell short as they were able to plate two more runs to get the game to 6-4. Campbell was hit by a pitch and Deso singled up the center. Rivera reached on an error to load the bases for the Red Dragons. Marzillo singled to center field scoring one. Lichtenstein was able to draw a walk to score the second run of the inning.
Marzillo went 3-for-4 in the game.
Game 1 saw the Red Dragons with the lead 2-0 after the top of the second on Marzillo’s second home run of the season.
RPI countered with four runs in the bottom of the inning and added 3 more in the fifth to win the opener 7-2.
Men’s Lacrosse (2-9/0-3 SUNYAC)
Apr. 6th vs. Cortland, L 6-13
The SUNY Oneonta men's lacrosse team hung tough for three quarters last Saturday against the No. 1 team in Division III before the rival Red Dragons of SUNY Cortland pulled away in the fourth en route to a 13-6 win.
Oneonta led after the first quarter 2-1 thanks to a solid defense and efficient use of the clock. After Cortland scored the game's opening goal at 13:24, Oneonta scored a pair and then held Cortland scoreless for the remaining time. Freshman
Devon Casey (Garden City/Kellenberg) and junior
Daniel Stern (Shoreham/Shoreham-Wading River) scored for Oneonta in the quarter.
Cortland asserted itself in the second quarter and took a slim 4-3 lead into the break.
Kevin Theofield (East Northport/Northport) scored his second goal of the season to account for Oneonta's only score.
Casey scored his second goal of the game to tie the score at 4-4. Cortland then ran off four staright goals to take control at 8-4. The quarter would end with Cortland holding a 9-6 advantage.
Cortland would score the final four goals of the game in the final quarter for the final margin of victory.
Oneonta senior
Chris Miles (Manlius/Fayetteville Manlius) had a season high 20 saves in goal, as he faced 42 shots from the opposition.
Apr. 10th vs. Plattsburgh, L 6-16
The SUNY Oneonta men's lacrosse team fell to visiting SUNY Plattsburgh, currently the No. 20 team in Division III, at home last Wednesday 16-6. The Cardinals took charge from the opening whistle, holding the Red Dragons scoreless for the first half en route to the lopsided victory.
Oneonta had six different players score one goal each. Lost in the final score was the performance in goal by senior
Miles, who faced 45 shots tonight and recorded 19 saves, many of which were from point blank range.
The Cardinals finished the game with a clear advantage in shots with 50-31 while just edging out the Red Dragons 33-32 on ground balls.
Women’s Lacrosse (7-5/2-2 SUNYAC)
Apr. 6th at Buffalo State, W 13-10
The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team picked up its first road victory of the season last Saturday against Buffalo State 13-10. The win for Oneonta was its first conference victory while also snapping a mini three-game skid.
The highlight in the game was senior
Caroline Tulley (Malverne/Sacred Heart Academy) registering her 200th career point to become only the fourth player in program history to eclipse the milestone. Tulley currently leads the team with 59 points, which brings her current career total to 201 points.
Sophomore
Nicole Fioretti (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) got things started today for the Red Dragons with a goal just 1:30 into the contest.
The two teams traded goals and were tied at three apiece before Buffalo State scored three unanswered and five of the next six goals to take an 8-4 lead with less than four minutes remaining in the opening half.
Tulley and junior
Chelsea Collins (St. James/Smithtown East) each scored a goal to cut the Bengal lead to 8-6 going into halftime. Collins' goal came with just seven seconds to go in the half. Collins would finish the game with a pair of goals and a team high three assists.
In the second half, the Oneonta defense stiffened and sophomore
Jillian Donodeo (Holbrook/Sachem East) took over offensively. Donodeo led the Red Dragons with six goals in the game including five in the second half. She scored the eventual game-winner in the 20th minute of the second half, which gave Oneonta an 11-9 lead.
Apr. 9th vs. Potsdam, W 16-10
The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team picked up a 16-10 victory against visiting SUNY Potsdam today in their first of five consecutive home games. Sophomore
Donodeo led the attack with five goals, as the Red Dragons raised its overall record to 6-5 and are now 2-2 in the SUNYAC.
Junior
Collins got the Red Dragons off to a quick start scoring unassisted just 11 seconds into the game. Donodeo followed suit for her first of the afternoon on a Collins assist less than two minutes later.
Potsdam answered back with an unassisted goal, cutting the lead to 2-1.
The Red Dragons and the Bears traded goals before Oneonta put two more on the board to take a 5-2 lead with goals by
Casey Sarle (West Islip/West Islip) and Donodeo. Potsdam responded with two goals by Michelle Varney to get the game to 5-4.
The two teams would once again each score a goal to end the half. The Red Dragons took the lead into the halftime break, 6-5.
Donodeo started the second half off with a goal 27 seconds into play and Potsdam scored less than two minutes later to keep the game at a one goal advantage for Oneonta. The game broke open when Oneonta put three on the board in a four minute time span starting with a Sarle free position shot. Donodeo and senior
Tulley, the team's leader in goals, finished off the scoring spree.
Potsdam got as close as 11-9, 12:22 into the second half, but some key turnovers allowed Oneonta to push the game out of reach scoring 5 more goals and allowing one in the last 15 minutes of the game.
The Red Dragons outshot the Bears 40-19 and had a 15-12 advantage in draw controls.
Sarle scored 4 goals on the afternoon and
Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) and Tulley each had 3. Collins provided 3 assists.
Men’s Track & Field
Apr. 5th at SUNY Cortland Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta men’s track & field team overcame cold and windy conditions last Friday and remained hot, as they competed in the SUNY Cortland Invitational. The Red Dragons had multiple school records broken and many athletes set personal best marks, as the teams set their sights on the conference championships, which is three weeks away.
In all, there were four school records set on the men's side while the women had huge PR's and top finishes on the day. The squad also had athletes reach SUNYAC and ECAC qualifying marks.
As has been the case all year long, the throwers and sprinters continue to set marks each week that go farther and faster than previous weeks. It was the trio of junior
Joe Fox (West Nyack/Clarkstown South) and sophomores
J.D. Roth (Pearl River/Nanuet) and
Patrick Weinert (Schenevus/Schenevus) that led the throwers while the foursome of senior
Sean Bernstein (Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker) and freshmen
Joe Carr (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake),
Thomas Wheeler (Rocky Point/Rocky Point) and
Jake Alviene (East Greenbush/Columbia) that set a new mark in the 4x100 relay.
Roth, who set the school record last week in the hammer throw, eclipsed the 53-meter mark in toping all collegiate competitors at the meet. His distance of 53.07m (174' 1”) was nearly one foot passed his mark from last week while also qualifying him for the Penn Relays.
Fox, who didn't compete in Oneonta's outdoor opener last week, set a new mark in the shot put. In winning the event, he broke the mark set by Roth last week with a new distance of 15.22m (49' 11 1/4”), which is over one foot farther than Roth's mark.
Weinert's mark came in the discus throw, where he set a new school record last week. Weinert's new mark is 43.03m (141' 2”), which is nearly one-half foot farther than last week's mark.
The 400m relay foursome clocked a time of 41.85 in winning the event outright. Their time currently is tied for the fourth fastest time of the season in Division III.
Carr and Wheeler were also 1-2 in the 200m dash with times of 22.73 and 22.96 respectively into a head wind. Carr was also second in the 100m dash with a time of 11.38, which was right behind Bernstein, who ran 11.18 to win the event.
Sophomore
Charles Remillard (Peru/Peru), who was the SUNYAC indoor champion in the 3,000m run, was the top collegiate (2nd overall) finisher in the 10,000m run in a time of 32:55.25.
Freshman
Steve Kuznia (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) doubled up yesterday with wins in both the 110m high hurdles and the 400m hurdles with times of 16.27 and 55.94 respectively.
Women’s Track & Field
Apr. 5th at SUNY Cortland Invitational
The SUNY Oneonta women’s track & field team overcame cold and windy conditions last Friday and remained hot, as they competed in the SUNY Cortland Invitational. The Red Dragons had multiple school records broken and many athletes set personal best marks, as the teams set their sights on the conference championships, which is three weeks away.
The women had five individual event winners in the meet while having the top collegiate finisher in a sixth event. The women also had one individual and one relay reach ECAC qualifying marks.
Seniors
Kate Parsons (Valatie/Ichabod Crane) and
Kacy Boburka (Binghamton/Chenango Valley) along with junior
Emily DeNovio (Schenectady/Guilderland) had big days in the throws with each setting a personal best mark in their respective events.
Parsons went over five meters farther in recording a huge PR in winning the hammer throw. Her distance of 49.49 (162' 4”) soared past her old mark of 44.21m set last spring. Her distance qualified her for the ECAC championships in May.
DeNovio also had a big personal best performance in the hammer throw with a distance of 39.56 (129' 9”) in finishing fifth in the event. DeNovio's previous best mark was 33.32 meters, which she set last spring.
Boburka won the javelin throw with a personal best performance of 34.91m (114' 6”), which was two meters farther than her previous best mark.
Juinor
Kaitlyn Brandt (West Islip/West Islip) followed up last week's big day with a victory in the 100m dash in a time of 13.16. She also ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay that ran a season best and ECAC qualifying time of 49.71. The foursome included classmates
Shana Ventresca (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls) and
Brittany Cocchieri (Airmont/Suffern) along with freshman
Amanda Rosenberger (Callicoon/Sullivan West).
Junior
Danielle Kennedy (Stony Point/Albertus Magnus), coming off her school record in the 5,000m run of a week ago, was the top collegiate (2nd overall) finisher in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:51.66.
The final event winner for Oneonta was junior Alison Ryley, who ran a time of 40:10.18 in winning the 10,000m run.
