BB: SUNYAC

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Conference tourney underway Thursday under overcast skies in Cortland where Cortland and Oswego prevail. CSt downs Oneonta 6-3 in opener of double elimination play. Oswego trips New Paltz 3-1. With bad weather due Friday, tourney moves to Saturday/Sunday conclusion. At 10 Saturday morn, Cortland challenges Oswego in winners' section. Oneonta and New Paltz clash in 1 p.m. elimination game.

Cortland's M. Stockhausen powers his RDragons past Oneonta. Raps fifth inning grand slam to left -- his third slam of the season and ninth home run, lifting the hosts to 5-2 lead. Top of the fifth sees Oneonta's A. Foglia hit his first of two homers for 2-1 advantage.
      Corts hold 1-0 edge in the second following N. Marola's first of four doubles, an rbi blow. Marola scores his side's sixth run in the ninth on A. Mieczkowski rbi single. A much-needed run. Oneonta closes the gap on Foglia's second homer to right in the eighth and leaves bases loaded in the ninth.
      Cortland ace lefty L. Misla endures rare shaky five innings (WP 9-2, 6h, 2r, 2er, 1bb, 9k, 89p). Four relievers follow, M. Nochowitz with the save. His strikeout -- the mound corps' 17th, ends the game. J. Torres LP (5inn, 7h, 5r, 5er, 3bb, 3k, 76p). Marola 4x4, 2r, bi, 4 2bh; Stockhausen 1x4, r, 4bi, bb; D. Tierney 2x4, T. Elkins 2x4. Foglia 2x3, 2r, 3bi, 2bb, 2hr. Cortland 6-12-1, Oneonta 3-8-0.
      Cortland 27-11, Oneonta 23-16-1

Oswego's D. Winchester belts first inning two-run homer and Lakers get solid pitching from J. Sanders (WP, 8inn, 5h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 8k, 110p) and southpaw O. Hoyt (S, 1inn, 2k). Hawks' T. Kreider connects for third inning home run. Oswego adds ninth inning run via T. Featherstone rbi single. Winchester 2x5, r, 2bi; T. McGowan 2x5, r. Losing hurler M. Weed flips 139 pitches (9inn, 9h, 3r, 3er, 3bb, 8k). Kreider 2x3, r, bi, bb, sb. Oswego 3-9-0, NP 1-5-0
      Oswego 27-11, New Paltz 27-14