SUNY Oneonta Athletics

Baseball (9-16/4-3 SUNYAC)
 
Apr. 11^th vs. Oswego, L 1-2
In a game that matched two of the SUNYAC's best left handed pitchers, it was SUNY Oneonta's Steve Ascher (Cutchogue/Mattituck) that was outdueled last Friday by Oswego's Brendyn Karinchak 2-1.  B Ascher went seven innings and struck out six Oswego batters.
 
Oswego's scored its runs in the top of the first inning of the game.  Back-to-back triples to open the game gave Oswego a 1-0 lead. 
 
The Lakers pitcher was perfect through the first four innings before a throwing error allowed Oneonta's first base runner to reach.  Senior Christopher Orlando (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) was the beneficiary of the error, as he was able to get to second base to start the fifth.  He then stole third with one out, but was stranded there after a strikeout and a line out.
 
Freshman catcher, Billy Riedel (East Northport/John Glenn), broke up the no-no by leading off the sixth inning with a sharp single to right field.  Sophomore LJ Gizzarelli (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) then laid down a bunt, which was thrown away at first base and allowed the runners to get into scoring position with no outs.
 
Leadoff hitter Casy Kies (Apalachin/Vestal) then reached on a fielder's choice, which drove in Riedel from third.  Gizzarelli was out on the play.  Kies was then picked off at first base before David Wright (Oneonta/Oneonta) grounded out to second base to end the inning for Oneonta.
 
Apr. 12^th vs. Oswego, L 3-7; W 15-12
SUNY Oneonta and Oswego State combined for 27 runs and 35 hits in game 2 of last Saturday's SUNYAC doubleheader and, fortunately for the host Red Dragons, they came away with a hard fought 15-12 victory to earn a split with the Lakers after dropping game 1 7-3. 
 
Neither team scored in the first inning and Oswego was held scoreless in the fourth, eighth and ninth innings while Oneonta scored at least one run in innings two through eight.
 
Oswego scored a pair of runs in the top of the second.
 
Oneonta got one back in the bottom of the inning thanks to a throwing error by the third baseman that allowed Orlando to get to second base.  Sophomore Dylan Stamile (Long Beach, NY/Bowie (Austin, TX)) drove Orlando in with a single down the right field line.
 
Both teams scored three runs each in its halves of the third inning.  Oneonta tied the game in the bottom of the fourth when freshman Kies singled to drive in classmate Riedel from second base with two outs.
 
Oswego added a pair of runs in the top of the fifth to regain the lead at 7-5. 
 
Oneonta stormed back in the bottom of the fifth with three runs, as the Red Dragons made the Lakers pay for a pair of errors.  Matt Mastroianni (Somers/North Salem) reached on an infield single to start the inning before being moved over to second by Orlando.  Stamile then hit a slow roller to the pitcher that he beat out, but the throw went wide, which allowed him to move to second base and Mastroianni to score.  Freshman Wright then singled home Stamile and went to second on the throw home.  Wright went to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a throwing error by the third baseman.
 
Both teams scored two runs each in the sixth inning and three runs each in the seventh inning.
 
Oneonta loaded the bases in the seventh with no outs and scored its first two runs of the inning on a one-out double by freshman Mike Cruz (Levittown/Division Avenue).  The final, and eventual winning run, came in on a sacrifice fly to right field by Orlando.
 
The Red Dragons added a pair of runs in the home half of the eighth on a ground out by freshman Wayne Baker (Port Washington/Paul D. Schreiber) that brought home junior Nate Eastman (Oneonta/Oneonta) from third after he led off the inning with a single and went to third on a double by Wright.  Wright came into score on an RBI single by sophomore Joe Franke (Livingston Manor/Liberty Central).
 
Picking up his first win of the season was sophomore John Sica (Albany/Bishop Maginn), who pitched two-thirds of an inning to finish out the seventh.  Wright pitched a perfect ninth inning for Oneonta to earn his first collegiate save.
 
Stamile was 3-for-3 in game 2 with a pair of runs batted in.  Mastroianni collected three hits while scoring three times.  Eastman, Wright, Riedel and freshman Kies all had two hits.
 
In the opening game of the day, Oswego scored two runs in the third and sixth innings while adding three more in the seventh inning.  Tim Smith was 4-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead the Lakers offense.
 
The lone highlight for Oneonta in game 1 was a three-run home run by Kies in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
Sophomore Kyle Jordan (Levittown/Division) pitched 6-2/3 innings allowing seven runs and nine hits, as he fell to 2-2 on the season.
 
Softball (16-9/6-3 SUNYAC)
 
Apr. 11^th at New Paltz, L 0-3; I 6-3 (suspended in bottom 3^rd)
The SUNY Oneonta softball team traveled to New Paltz and got tripped up in the first game 3-0 last Friday. The second game of the doubleheader was suspended in the third inning with the Red Dragons in the lead 6-3 due to rain and darkness.

In the opening game of the afternoon, New Paltz got two runs in the second inning and an insurance run in the fifth to defeat Oneonta.

The Red Dragons had an opportunity in the first inning to get on the board when they loaded the bases on a hit batter and singles by Traci Lichtenstein (Plainview/JFK) and Brianna Rivera (Pomona/North Rockland), but were unable to bring a run across. For the game, Oneonta left seven runners on base.

Oneonta got started early in game two as they scored three runs in the top of the first inning. Sophomore Jamie Whittam (Saugerties/Saugerties) had a lead-off single and moved to second on a sacrifice bun by Jennifer Brocco (Kingston/Kingston). Lichtenstein doubled to bring Whittam home and would score on a fielding error. Rivera scored the third run of the inning on a Marlene Cuevas (Wappingers Falls/Roy C. Ketcham) triple.

The Hawks would get one run back before Oneonta scored three more in the second to make it 6-1. The Red Dragons forced two pitching changes by New Paltz in the inning. Five hits and one error would allow the three runs to come in. Brianna Calby (South Huntington/Walt Whitman), Brocco, Lictenstein, Rivera and Cuevas each had singles to do the damage.
 
Apr. 13^th at Brockport, W 2-0; L 3-5
Freshman Sabrina DeAngelis (East Meadow/Kellenberg Memorial) picked up her eighth win of the season with a complete game shutout in game one of the doubleheader at Brockport last Sunday. The Red Dragons split the afternoon series, taking game one 2-0 before falling in the second game 5-3.
 
DeAngelis and her counterpart, Korey Kibling, pitched solid games, each going the distance for their respective teams. DeAngelis pitched her seventh complete game and second shutout of the season. Both pitchers allowed five hits while DeAngelis struck out two batters.
 
Both teams struggled to get their offenses going in game one. The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth where Oneonta was able to put two runs on the board.
 
Lichtenstein singled to center field and advanced to third after a walk to Rivera and single by Cuebas. Brocco would drive in both runs when she doubled to center field.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Brockport had bases loaded, but could not find the answer they needed to score any runs.
 
Brocco went 2-for-3 in the first game.

In game two, Brockport came out early with offensive power scoring four runs after the first inning.

Oneonta cut the Golden Eagles lead to two in the top of the third inning. Whittam up the middle and advanced to second on a Brocco single. Lichtenstein would bring Whittam around on a fielder's choice. Cuevas would single in the second run as the Red Dragons scored two runs on five big hits.

In the top of the fifth Oneonta was able to cut the Brockport lead to just one run after a Cuevas sacrifice fly to left field to bring home Nicole Marzillo (Bay Shore/Bay Shore).

However, Brockport would go back up two on a homerun in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Rivera and Whittam each had a pair of hits in game two and Cuevas had a pair of runs batted in.
 
Women’s Lacrosse (9-5/4-2 SUNYAC)
 
Apr. 12^th at Fredonia, L 8-13
The Fredonia State women's lacrosse team defeated SUNYAC opponent, No. 20 SUNY Oneonta, 13-8, at University Stadium on last Saturday afternoon.
 
The Red Dragons jumped to an early lead after Casey Sarle (West Islip/West Islip) converted on a free-position attempt shot. Fredonia State answered by scoring five of the next six goals.
 
Oneonta opened the scoring in the second half as well but the Blue Devils responded with six consecutive scores to take an 11-4 lead.
 
Kiera McNally (East Northport/Northport) led the Red Dragons in scoring with four goals.
 
Apr. 16^th at New Paltz, W 23-14
The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team had to wait one day, but the wait was worth it, as they defeated SUNY New Paltz 23-14.  The Red Dragons scored 14 goals in the second half, as they ran away from the Hawks to lift its record to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in the SUNYAC. 
 
Offensively, junior McNally and senior Chelsea Collins (St. James/Smithtown East) each collected seven points in the contest.  McNally tallied six goals and one assist while Collins registered three goals and four assists.  Junior Nicole Boylan (Massapequa/Massapequa) added two goals and four assists for six points in the game.  In all, eight Oneonta players had at least two goals in the game.
 
With her four assists, Collins broke the program single season mark of 35, set last year by Caroline Tulley (Malverne/Sacred Heart Academy).  Collins now has a team best 38 assists this season and has 46 points, which is second on the team.
 
Oneonta jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first nine minutes of the game today, as McNally tallied her first two goals.
 
The Hawks made a couple of runs in the first half and got to within a pair of goals three times at 6-4, 7-5 and 8-6.  A free position goal by junior Michelle Genovese (West Islip/West Islip) with 35 seconds to go in the opening half gave Oneonta a 9-6 lead at halftime.
 
Oneonta held a 13-10 lead 10 minutes into the second half when they started pulling away from the Hawks.  The Red Dragons put the game out of reach with seven of the next eight goals over an 11-minute span, capped by a goal by freshman Moriah Excell (Waterloo/Waterloo) off an assist by McNally.
 
Sophomore Amanda Reichardt (Kings Park/Kings Park) and senior Laura Grose (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) split the game in half today in goal for Oneonta.  Reichardt picked up the win as the starter, as she made two saves while Grose made five stops in the second half.
 
Men’s Tennis (6-8)
 
Apr. 12^th at Hunter, W 9-0 (played at US Tennis Center)
Apr. 13^th vs. Wheaton, L 3-6
The SUNY Oneonta men's tennis team split a pair of weekend matches to put its record for the year at 6-8 overall.  The Red Dragons defeated Hunter College yesterday at the US Tennis Center, 9-0, before falling at home today to Wheaton College 6-3.
 
Winners against Hunter included senior Michael Kennelly (Irvington/Irvington), junior Mackenzie Park (Elmira/Elmira Free Academy), senior Benjamin Leighton (Shokan/Onteora), junior Matthew Richards (Bayport/Bayport Bluepoint), senior Ryohei Nakamura (Fukuoka, Japan/Kasumigaoka Senior High School) and sophomore Damien Prohaska (Binghamton/Binghamton High School) in singles play.
 
Kennelly and Park won at first doubles, Leighton and Richards won at second doubles and Prohaska and freshman James Garzia (Marcellus/Marcellus) won at third doubles.
 
In last Sunday's match, Oneonta came through the doubles ahead, 2-1, but managed only one victory in singles play.  Kennelly and Park won again at first doubles, 8-3, while Leighton and Richards battled to pull out an 8-6 win at second doubles.  Kennelly was the lone winner for the Red Dragons at first singles.

Men’s Track & Field
 
Apr. 11-13^th at Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell & Upstate Outdoor Classic at Renssealer
The SUNY Oneonta men's track & field team competed at two separate venues this past weekend and came away with a school record at each to highlight a strong weekend for the Red Dragons.  Junior Charles Remillard (Peru/Peru) set a new mark in the 5K at Bucknell University while junior Joe Fox (West Nyack/Clarkstown South) broke his own school record in the discus at Rensselaer.
 
Remillard ran in the invited heat of the 5k, which included runners from all Divisions, and came away with a 22^nd place finish.  He crossed the line in 14:56.62, which broke his own mark set a year ago at the same meet by eight seconds.
 
Fox recorded two ECAC qualifying marks yesterday in both the discus and shot put.  He placed second in the shot put with a distance of 14.97m (49'-1 /1/2") and then was second later in the day in the discus with a new school record mark of 47.83m (156'-11").  The mark in the discus is over two feet farther than his previous school record set last spring.
 
Also at Bucknell, junior Mike Didas (Endwell/Maine-Endwell) ran a personal best time in the 5k of 15.11.00, which is fourth fastest all time for the men's program.
 
Other highlights from Rensselaer included first place finishes for freshman Eddie Cotton (Gilbertsville/Gilbertsville Mt Upton), sophomores Steve Kuznia (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs) and Jake Alviene (East Greenbush/Columbia) and junior J.D. Roth (Pearl River/Nanuet).
 
Cotton ended up winning the 100m dash in a time of 11.27 after running the fastest time in the qualifying heats of 11.22.
 
Kuznia won the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.66.
 
Alviene won the 110m high hurdles with an ECAC qualifying time 14.73.  He also ran an ECAC qualifying time in the 200m dash of 22.25, which placed him third in the event.
 
Roth won the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 56.15m (184'-3"), which was also an ECAC qualifying mark.
 
Women’s Track & Field
 
Apr. 11-13^th at Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell & Upstate Outdoor Classic at Rensselaer
The SUNY Oneonta women's track & field team competed at two separate venues this past weekend and came away with a school record at each to highlight a strong weekend for the Red Dragons.  Senior Danielle Kennedy (Stony Point/Albertus Magnus) eclipsed the 17-minute barrier for the first time while setting a new mark in the 5K at Bucknell University.  Freshman Alexandria Kober (Webster/Webster Schroeder) established a new mark in the long jump during her competition at Rensselaer.
 
Kennedy ran amongst competitors from Division I in the invited heat and posted a time of 16:58.49, which placed her sixth overall in the heat.  Her time put her in sixth place nationally in Division III, as she looks to qualify for the national championships for the first time in track.
 
Kober recorded an ECAC qualifying mark of 5.45m (17'-10") in breaking the old mark of 17'-5 ¼" set by current teammate Michelle Chartrand (Boiceville/Onteora) in 2011.  Kober also hit the ECAC standard in the triple jump with a distance of 11.05m (36'-3").
 
Also at Bucknell, Sophomore Alyssa Drapeau (Glenville/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and freshman Mary Kate Bida (Millbrook/Millbrook) ran in the unseeded heat of the 5K and came away with fifth and sixth place finishes respectively.  Drapeau's time of 17:48.35 is the second fastest time in history for the women's program while Bida's time of 18:03.94 is fourth fastest all time.
 
Junior Jaclyn Masucci (Staten Island/St. Joseph by the Sea) and freshman Rachael Shine (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) turned in personal best marks in the 1500-meter run at Bucknell.  Masucci was 15^th overall with a time of 4:47.27 while Shine came in 31^st with a time of 4:52.68.
 
Other highlights from Rensselaer included first place finishes for senior Brittany Cocchieri (Airmont/Suffern), junior Amanda Knox (Gloversville/Goversville) and freshman Samantha Wilks (Endwell/Maine Endwell).
 
Cocchieri won the 200m dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 25.71, which was a personal best outdoor mark.  She also ran a personal best outdoor time in the 400 meters of 58.99, which is also an ECAC qualifying mark.
 
Knox and freshman Carrie Small (Rockland County/North Rockland), classmate Chelsea Christonikos (New City/Clarkstown South) and sophomore Monique Rutte (Morris/Morris) went 1 thru 4 in the 400m hurdles.  Knox's time of 1:04.73 hit the ECAC mark and is now the fastest time in the SUNYAC.
 
Wilks won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 12:21.04.
 
The highest place finisher in the throwing events was sophomore Lauren Acevedo (Poughkeepsie/Roy C. Ketcham), who was second in the javelin with a distance of 30.41m (99'-9").