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Danny Jackson single to left in home ninth inning drives home T. McGowan giving Cortland 4-3 victory over Oswego and conference tourney title at RDragons Wallace Field.
    Dramatic end follows Lakers scoring twice in top of the ninth on freshman H. Uvena two-run single to center to tie. McGowan, top Oswego player previous three seasons before becoming a Dragon, opens Cortland ninth with double to left. Takes third on groundout. Two intentional walks fill the bases. Lefty swinging Jackson caps mvp tourney lining 0-2 pitch to left.
    Cortland southpaw starter W. Miller works masterful first 7.1 innings (4h, 1r, 1er, 0bb, 5k, 112p). Retires 11 straight Lakers just before exit leading 3-1.  A. Carlo sac fly and J. McFarran rbi single provide Dragon fourth inning edge. B. Olson run-scoring single had given Oswego 1-0 lead in top of the fourth. Corts extend to 3-1 in the fifth.
    Dragons use two relievers past Miller with T. Lynch WP (1inn, 2h, r, 2k, 20p). M. Drillings hardluck LP in relief (4.2inn, 5h, 2r, 2er, 2bb, 2k, 73p). McGowan on attack 3x5, r; Jackson 2x4, r, bi, sac; T. Gatchalian 1x2, r, 2bb while for OSt. Olson 2x4, bi; Uvena 1x3, 2bi, hbp.
    Oswego   3-7-1
    Cortland 4-10-0
Cortland 29-10-1 and awaits Monday NCAA tourney call. Oswego 23-16 season complete
 

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While Cortland claims automatic SUNYAC call to 64 team NCAA tourney although RDragons prior NCAA Power Index would have gotten them ticket, three other NY teams assuredly advancing to nationals.
    Russell Sage of Albany qualifies winning Empire 8 tourney with 6-2 win over St. John Fisher following SJF forcing deciding game with 3-1 win. High in NPI rankings, Sage would be NCAA bound anyway. SJF likely out.
    RIT captures automatic Liberty League national berth with deciding 17-5 clipping of Hobart in LL tourney. Hobart forces deciding game with 17-6 toppling of RIT. Hobart now very uneasy in its national bid hopes.
    Skyline Conference's Farmingdale  wins Sunday over Marchant Marine 5-2 for automatic NCAA tourney spot.
    Alfred State bounced Saturday in Allegheny Mountain CC tourney final by Penn St.-Behrend.

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Cortland heading to Granville OH to open NCAA tourney action Fri/Sat/Sun. RDragons face Kalamazoo MI (31-11) while host and tourney top-seed Denison (40-1) plays Grinnell IA (25-16).
      Double elimination regional, one of 16 involving 64 team field determined by final NCAA Power Index (npi). Regional winners go into Super Regionals May 22-23. Playing opposite the Denison section is the regional at Centre's Danville KY campus where it's Piedmont GA vs. Centre, Washington U MO vs. Aurora IL.

Four other NY tourney teams, Liberty League leader RIT (24-13) and LL at large pick Hobart (30-13), plus Skyline champ Farmingdale LI (27-9) and first-time NCAA tourney maker Russell Sage from Albany (36-6) from the Empire 8.
    RIT debuts vs. Rowan NJ (32-5) at Southern Maine (30-10) regional in Portland ME. where Southern Maine meets Babson (26-15).
    Hobart goes against Mount Union OH (31-10) at Salisbury MD where host Sea Gulls (32-9) play Bridgewater St. VA (30-8).
    Sage Gators will be at their home Schenectady field vs. Penn St.-Harrisburg (33-13) while Randolph Macon VA (36-14) plays Trinity CT (27-13). Sage and RIT regions clash in Super Regional.
    Farmingdale travels to Shenandoah VA (35-10) where Transylvania KY (29-12) collides with Messiah PA (32-12)
     

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Cortland rolls 16-1 over Kalamazoo MI in Denison OH reg'l. RDragons face host on Saturday at 2:30 in double elimination play. Score in first seven innings and knock out 17 hits. J. McFarran homers to left in 3x5, 3r, 2bi outing; D. Jackson bases loaded triple; N. Smith 2x2, 3r, bi, 3bb; T. McGowan, L. Granger, A. Carlo 2h each; T. Gaatchalian 2r, 3bi, 2bh. R. McLlaughlin WP (6.1inn, 5h, 0r, 3bb, 2k).
    Denison walk-off 5-4 win vs. Grinnell IA in opener. Back to back two out doubles in the ninth plate winning score. Grinnell/Kalamazoo in Saturday morn elimination match
Cortland notches 30th win.

Hobart 4-1 over Mount Union OH in Salisbury MD regl. Statesmen back hurlers C. Tarrant (6.1inn) and J. Dunham (2.2inn) five-hitter. Hold 3-0 first inning lead on S. Garvin, W. Jones rbi blows. Play Salisbury tomorrow

Farmingdale bows 21-1 to host Shenandoah VA. Rams Saturday vs. Transylvania KY. Latter 8-6 Messiah PA victim Friday

Sage falls 9-2 to Penn St.-Harrisburg at Sage's Schnectady Central Park. Sage vs. Trinity CT on Saturday. Trinity loses 6-5 vs. Randolph Macon VA

RIT idle Friday in Southern Maine (Gorham ME) regl. Tigers on Saturday meet Rowan NJ before Babson MA/So. Maine tangle. Regl extends to Sunday/Monday