Teamwork has its rewards and this week Transylsvania makes the cut at the 22nd spot in the latest D3baseball.com NCBWA Top 25. Arcadia and Cortland return this week with the Gulls of Endicott keeping their hold on the number one ranking.
Cortland continued their winning ways with a victory over Castelton on Thursday. At 9-0 in the SUNYAC, the Red Dragons have a commanding lead of second place Oswego State.
It has been a tough non-conference schedule for the Cortland Red Dragons but playing the best teams is paying off as they open the SUNYAC with six straight wins, including two on Saturday. Elsewhere Mary Washington and Virginia Wesleyan earning upset conference wins.
In the final of a three game set between previous World Series champions, Chapman (2003, 19) salvaged one win of the series with a 10-3 victory over Cortland (2015). Rowan (1978, 79) also won a clash of past champions with Southern Maine (1991, 97). ECSU (1982, 90, 98, 2002, 22) was a 2-1 winner over Marietta (1981, 83, 86,2006, 11, 12)
It is why we play the game. Wild pitches were a factor in two extra-inning games as Arcadia used one to upset Baldwin Wallace and Cortland needed two to walk-off in a contest with Lynchburg. Out in Texas, Trinity (Texas) found 10 eighth inning runs to shock Babson.
A new year means new hope for Region III as the smallest of Division III’s 10 regions looks to make it back to the World Series for the first time since 2021. Perennial regional powerhouses No. 10 Cortland State and No. 25 Ithaca open the season ranked in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 with St. John Fisher was one of many schools receiving votes.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Dylan Beers (Woodbury/Monroe-Woodbury) and Justin Patsey (Hyde Park/Franklin D. Roosevelt) combined to allowed two runs and Matthew Krafft (Cornwall) went 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored as top-seeded Cortland defeated fourth-seeded St. Joseph's University (Long Island), 9-2, in the opening game of the NCAA Division III Cortland, N.Y. Regional at Wallace Field.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Brockport scored twice in the top of the ninth to tie the game and three times in the top of the 10th and the second-seeded Golden Eagles defeated top-seeded and nationally 25th-ranked Cortland, 12-9, in the championship game of the SUNYAC baseball tournament at Wallace Field.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - Cortland rallied from a 9-1 deficit with four innings remaining to defeat Oswego, 12-10, and Anthony Fusco (Yorktown Heights/Yorktown) tossed a complete-game six-hitter in the Red Dragons' 3-1 win over Brockport in a pair of elimination games during Saturday's action at the SUNYAC baseball tournament.
CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland baseball team scored eight runs in the sixth inning and defeated Oswego, 10-5, in the opening round of the 2023 SUNYAC tournament at Wallace Field.
After starting out 5-7 with four games against the current Top 10, Cortland has lost just twice since then and is back in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25. East Texas Baptist and N.C. Wesleyan also return this week. Johns Hopkins stays at No. 1.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Dylan Beers (Woodbury/Monroe-Woodbury) pitched six no-hit innings in the opener and Cortland combined for 28 runs on 36 hits over the doubleheader as the Red Dragons closed out the regular season with a 12-0, 16-4 non-league sweep of visiting Moravian University in the first-ever meetings between the schools.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Dylan Mackenzie (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) homered twice and drove in seven of Cortland's first eight runs as the Red Dragons defeated visiting Mount Saint Mary, 11-1, in a non-league baseball matchup.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Adam Mieczkowski (Vestal) homered twice and tripled in the opener and homered again in the nightcap as the Cortland baseball team clinched the SUNYAC regular-season title with a sweep at Plattsburgh. The Red Dragons (26-9, 16-2 SUNYAC) won the first game, 15-2 in seven innings, and the second game, 6-2. With the league regular-season crown, Cortland has earned the right to host the four-team SUNYAC postseason tournament May 11-14.
Cortland defeated Plattsburgh State to draw within one win of a SUNYAC regular season title. Elsewhere, UW-Stevens Point and William Paterson both used big walk totals to help them win on Thursday.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Adam Mieczkowski (Vestal) went 3-for-5 with a homer, double and five RBI and Dylan Beers (Woodbury/Monroe-Woodbury) allowed one run on five hits over seven innings as Cortland defeated host Plattsburgh, 10-1, in the opening game of a three-game SUNYAC baseball series.
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Dylan Beers (Woodbury/Monroe-Woodbury) and Shane Van Dam (Cranford, NJ) combined for a one-hit shutout as nationally 24th-ranked Cortland defeated host Brockport, 4-0, in the opening game of a SUNYAC baseball doubleheader. Brockport won the second game, 3-2, to snap Cortland's 18-game winning streak.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Will McCarthy (Farmingdale) tossed an eight-hit shutout as the Cortland baseball team defeated Oneonta, 5-0, to complete a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Red Dragons. Cortland won the opener, 13-2 in seven innings, despite trailing 2-0 after four innings. Cortland extended its winning streak to 17 games and is now 22-7 overall and 12-0 in the SUNYAC. Oneonta fell to 19-9 overall and 5-4 in the league.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland baseball team scored 21 runs over the first four innings and the Red Dragons routed visiting Oneonta, 23-4, in a SUNYAC contest that was called after seven innings due to the league's 10-run rule.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Mat Bruno's (Rye) grand slam highlighted a seven-run top of the 10th inning and Cortland defeated visiting Fredonia, 13-6, in the second game of a SUNYAC doubleheader. Cortland won the opener, 7-0, as Bryan Bernard (Howell, NJ) and Shane Van Dam (Cranford, NJ) combined on a four-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland held on after a furious Fredonia rally over the final three innings and the Red Dragons defeated the visiting Blue Devils, 14-10, in the opener of a three-game SUNYAC series at Wallace Field. Cortland won its 12th straight game to improve to 17-7 overall and 7-0 in the league.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Will McCarthy (Farmingdale) and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as Cortland defeated the University of Rochester, 7-0, in non-league baseball action at Wallace Field. Cortland won its 11th straight game to improve to 16-7 and the Yellowjackets had a four-game winning streak snapped and are now 12-8.
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.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland rallied from early 2-0 deficits in both games and the Red Dragons swept visiting New Paltz, 9-7 and 5-2, in a SUNYAC baseball doubleheader at Wallace Field. Cortland extended its winning streak to nine games and is now 14-7 overall and 5-0 in the SUNYAC. New Paltz dropped to 6-11 overall and 0-5 in the conference.
A .900 average and two no-hitters claimed the week five National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter, Pitcher, and Rookie of the Week awards. This week’s selections covered games played March 20-26.
Three no-hit pitchers fill the starting pitcher slots with Cortland's Dylan Beers, UW-Eau Claire's Matt Moore,and Centenary's Aidan Reichek. The reliever of the week, Brandon Epstein,Salisbury, also was hitless in his innings out of the bullpen.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland scored four runs each in the second and third innings and the Red Dragons held on to defeat visiting Clarkson, 8-6, in non-league baseball action. Cortland won its seventh straight game to improve to 12-7.
A long time coach said, "We never had nine innings of pitching so put thank goodness for the mercy rule on my tombstone." In several New York contests, Cortland and Merchant Marine took advantage of the rule to win shortened conference games on Sunday.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Three Cortland pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout and Dylan Mackenzie (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) drove in three runs as the Red Dragons defeated visiting Oswego, 10-0, in a SUNYAC baseball matchup halted after seven innings due to the league's 10-run rule.
CORTLAND, N.Y. – Dylan Beers (Woodbury/Monroe-Woodbury) threw a no-hitter in the opener and Mat Bruno (Rye) drove in a combined 10 runs over two games as Cortland opened its SUNYAC schedule with a sweep of visiting Oswego. The Red Dragons won the first game, 10-0, and the second contest, 15-4, with both games scheduled for nine innings but halted after seven due to the league's new "10-run rule" being implemented during conference games.
2024 D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 - week 10
April 30, 2024Teamwork has its rewards and this week Transylsvania makes the cut at the 22nd spot in the latest D3baseball.com NCBWA Top 25. Arcadia and Cortland return this week with the Gulls of Endicott keeping their hold on the number one ranking.
