BB: SUNYAC

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Cortland takes two at Troy's RPI where heretofore little-used Jack Lawless and vet Talon Elkins bats play big in both sunny Saturday 9-6, 12-3 wins.
   First Game: RDragons rally for four runs over final two innings. Lawless rbi single and T. Elkins' two-run double to leftcenter provide 8-6 lead in three-run eighth. J. McFerran home run in the ninth. N. Plue homers earlier when Corts seize 4-0 edge thru four innings before fall behind 6-5. Lawless 2x2, bi, bb; Elkins 3x4, 3bi, bb, 2 2bh. T. Lynch, fourth of five Cortland pitchers, notches win (2.1inn), J. Yovino save. Both teams start frontline hurlers ....CSt W. Miller (4.1inn, 1h, 1r, 1er, 2bb, 5k, 2hbp), Engineers L. Riordan (3inn, 4h, 4r, 3er, 5bb, 3k). RPI's C. Morse (3bi), A. Crux (3bh) 2h each.
      Cortland 9-12-0
      RPI      6-8-2

   Second Game: Lawless starts and finishes decisive seven-run third inning. Lefty reliever C. Durkin wraps things up with six scoreless, 3h, 5k, 70p innings. Meanwhile, Lawless walk opens Cortland big inning. RPI registers two outs but next seven Dragons reach base climaxing with Lawless bases loaded clearing double to right-center. Elkins (3x5, 2r, bi), Lawless (2x3, 3bi, 2bb, 2bh), J. McFerran (2x4, r, 2bi, bb) pace 14 hit assault. Engineers' M. Chotner 3x4, r, bi, 2 2bh, sb.
     Cortland  12-14-2
     RPI        3-5-0
Cortland 23-8-1 and at Oswego Tuesday. RPI 18-13

New Paltz shuts out Canton twice, 3-0, 5-0

Plattsburgh nips Oneonta 7-6 on C. Ross two-out 10th inning home run to right.

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Tuesday Cortland/Oswego series concluding third game moves to Cortland where last week's first two games were relocated. Teams have clinched top two playoff positions. Still tbd although CSt with current upper hand.
    Final third and fourth playoff entries will be settled this week.
    Cortland finishes regular league campaign Fri/Sat dh at Oneonta. Other meaningful games include Tuesday's New Paltz at Oneonta, Wednesday's Oneonta vs. Canton at Cortland Gutchess Field, and Fri/Sat dh Pburgh at NP, Fredonia at Canton. Oswego with makeup if necessary at Fredonia.

Conference standings: Cortland 13-1 (23-8-1), Oswego 13-3 (17-13), New Paltz 8-6 (18-12), Oneonta 6-7 (18-15), Fredonia 5-9 (6-21), Plattsburgh 2-10 (11-13), Canton 0-11 (8-18)

    On Sunday, Oswego shuts down Fredonia 6-0, 3-0 behind WPs M. Sands (5-1) and J. Shearer (4-1). Oneonta splits at Plattsburgh, winning 12-2, falling 7-4. New Paltz trips Canton 10-5