CORTLAND, N.Y. – Bryan Bernard (Howell, NJ) and Justin Patsey (Hyde Park/Franklin D. Roosevelt) combined to allow two runs, one earned, as Cortland defeated visiting New Paltz, 6-2, to complete a three-game sweep of the Hawks in SUNYAC baseball action. The Red Dragons (15-7, 6-0 SUNYAC) won their 10th consecutive game.
 
Bernard allowed four hits, two walks and one run and struck out nine batters to improve to 2-1 on the season. Patsey earned his second save after giving up one unearned run over the final three innings. He allowed five hits and one walk and struck out one. James Trink started for New Paltz (6-12, 0-6 SUNYAC) and gave up four hits and three runs, one earned, in three and two thirds innings. He walked five and fanned two.
 
The teams were scoreless through three innings. Cortland left the bases loaded in the first and runners in scoring position in the second and third innings. New Paltz took a 1-0 lead in the fourth. The Hawks loaded the bases on a Dillon Ristano single, an error during a Fabian Apicella sac bunt and a Christopher Sais single. Following a strikeout, Justin Harvey singled to drive in a run, but Bernard escaped further damage with a strikeout and a foul out to left.
 
Cortland took advantage of a crucial New Paltz misplay to score four times in the bottom of the fourth. Adam Mieczkowski (Vestal) led off with a walk and Matthew Krafft (Cornwall) drew a one-out walk. A wild pitch moved the runners to second and third and Andrew Michalski (Buffalo/St. Francis) hit a sac fly to right to drive in the tying run. Chris Bonacci (Syracuse/West Genesee) walked and stole second, and Nick Chemotti (Warners/West Genesee) walked to load the bases. New Paltz reliever Bobby Ramsey, who entered after the Bonacci walk, appeared to end the inning when he struck out Dylan Mackenzie (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy), but a passed ball on the third strike allowed Mackenzie to reach and the runners to advance, with Krafft scoring from third. Mat Bruno (Rye) followed with a two-run single to center.
 
Michalski's squeeze bunt drove in a run in the fifth to make it 5-1. The teams traded runs in the eighth. Harvey singled with runners on first and second, and an error in the outfield allowed a run to score, to bring New Paltz within 5-2, but Cortland answered with a Zachary Kringdon (Larchmont/Mamaroneck) sac fly in the bottom of the inning.
 
Bruno finished 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBI and Mackenzie was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. Chemotti finished 2-for-4 with a walk and Mieczkowski was 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. Bonacci walked twice but otherwise finished 0-for-3 to snap his 17-game hitting streak. Cortland finished the game with eight hits and nine walks.
 
Tommy Kreider was 3-for-5 and Harvey finished 2-for-4 with an RBI for New Paltz, which ended the game with nine hits.