May 22, 2018

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No. 22 Oswego State (30-12)

Champion of New England Regional

5/17 vs. Suffolk W, 13-3 BX
5/18 vs. Keystone W, 2-0 BX RC RC
5/19 at Mass-Boston W, 11-4 BX RC
5/20 vs. Mass-Boston W, 10-4 BX RC
       
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Stat rankings (of 386 teams in D-III)

Runs per game

8.6 (18th)

Earned run average

3.28 (18th)

On-base percentage

.396 (87th)

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

2.72 (19th)

Slugging percentage 

.465 (31st)

Walks+hits/IP

1.33 (41st)
   

Key hitters

Mike Dellicarri head shot OF Michael Dellicarri 

Michael Dellicarri had a breakout year in 2017 as a sophomore. He continued to improve this year, leading the SUNYAC in runs, RBI and triples.

.358 BA, 54 R, 10 2B, 5 3B, 8 HR, 54 RBI, 8 SB

Key pitchers

Robert Donnelly RHP Robert Donnelly

Donnelly got knocked around quite a bit last year in the World Series and in his first start this season but has been hard to touch since, with an 0.79 ERA.

6-3, 1.22 ERA, 8 CG, 73.2 IP, 57 H, 12 BB, 54 K

3B Ryan Enos, .358, 45 R, 13 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 25 BB, 18 K
2B Brandon Nicholson, .294, 37 R, 11 2B, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 23 BB, 31 K, 17 SB
CF John Barnes, .323, 35 R, 9 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 15 BB, 35 K
DH Myles Kutscher, .357, 26 R, 8 2B, 4 HR, 33 RBI, 10 BB, 17 K
LF Eli Holton, .277, 30 R, 10 2B, 2 HR, 30 RBI, 24 BB, 30 K
1B Kevin Hylas, .370, 24 R, 7 2B, 24 EBI, 14 BB, 16 K, 11 SB
C Lukas Olsson, .276, 33 R, 6 2B, 17 RBI, 20 BB, 28 K
SS Zach Whelan, .300, 23 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 6 BB, 20 K
2B Rocco Leone, .212, 5 R, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
IF/P Robert Donnelly, .231, 52 AB, 9 R, 3 3B, 8 RBI, 5 BB, 9 K

SP Reston Pettit, 5-1, 2.40, 63.2 IP, 60 H, 19 BB, 51 K
SP Brian Nolan, 7-2, 2.98, 45.1 IP, 52 H, 11 BB, 40 K
SP Nick Demarco, 4-0, 2.96, 24.1 IP, 21 H, 9 BB, 24 K
RP Ronald Loomis, 1-1, 4.88, 24 IP, 28 H, 7 BB, 15 K
RP Matt Bowman, 3-3, 2 saves, 2.66, 23.2 IP, 18 H, 8 BB, 17 K
RP Bobby Zywicki, 1-1, 7.59, 21.1 IP, 43 H, 5 BB, 15 K

Scouting report

  • Oswego can hit and pitch but their Achilles' heel is a defense that ranked 285th. Teams that manufacture runs might find the going easier than trying to outslug the Lakers. The 34-12 score in a May 1 win vs. St. John Fisher is not a misprint. 
  • The Lakers are on a roll, even more than most teams this time of year. Oswego was 21-11 at the end of April but is 9-1 since, outscoring opponents 108-36. (The number is still impressive if you take out the St. John Fisher game and just call it 74-24.)
  •  Oswego was 5-6 against teams that made it to the regional round and turned this around four straight wins in the Regional.
  • The coaching staff will need to look at the film. Oswego has only faced one if the teams in this year's World Series in its long history, and that team was Concordia-Chicago in last year's final weekend.

Roster

# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Zach Whelan IF R/R 5-11 195 Sr.
2 Jake Walsh IF R/R 5-8 170 So.
3 Ryan Enos IF R/R 5-9 180 Fr.
4 Luke Simmons IF R/R 5-11 190 Jr.
5 Rocco Leone IF L/R 5-6 150 So.
6 Nick Chilson OF R/R 6-1 195 So.
7 Myles Kutscher DH R/R 6-0 205 Sr.
8 Matt Deblasio OF/C R/R 6-0 175 Jr.
9/34 Emmanuel Olivo C R/R 6-1 185 Jr.
10 Reston Pettit P L/R 5-10 175 Sr.
11 Anthony Pacifico P R/R 6-1 190 So.
12 Nick Antonello P R/R 6-0 210 Fr.
13 Brandon Nicholson IF R/R 5-9 175 Jr.
14 Nathan Boughton P L/R 5-10 170 Sr.
15 Mike Dellicarri OF L/R 6-3 195 Jr.
16 Brad Wroblewski P R/L 6-3 185 Jr.
17 Robert Donnelly P/IF R/R 6-0 175 Sr.
18 Myles Felton OF R/R 5-8 205 Fr.
19 Josh Hoagland INF L/R 6-0 225 Sr.
20 John Barnes OF/P R/R 6-2 220 Sr.
21 Matt Bowman P R/R 6-3 215 Jr.
22 Kevin Hylas OF/IF R/R 6-0 190 Sr.
23 Mike Abrams P R/R 6-2 190 Sr.
24 Eli Holton OF/C R/R 5-11 190 Sr.
25 Fred Lucas INF R/R 5-9 180 Fr.
26 Nick Demarco P R/R 6-2 190 Jr.
27 Bobby Zywicki P R/R 6-0 190 Jr.
28 Ben Geiger p R/R 5-11 180 Fr.
29 Matt Zakala P R/R 6-0 200 Jr.
30 Brian Nolan P L/L 5-11 185 Jr.
31 Ronald Loomis P R/R 6-3 185 Fr.
32 Dylan Wiley P L/R 6-4 210 So.
33 Patrick Gosney P R/L 6-3 220 Sr.
36 Mike Disalvo P L/L 5-10 175 So.
40/35 Cole Tracy IF R/R 6-0 220 Sr.
41 Quinn MacDonald P R/R 6-0 210 Jr.
44 Lukas Olsson C R/R 6-0 200 So.
45 Jonathan Luppens IF R/R 6-2 230 Fr.

Coach: Scott Landers

News and releases posted to D3baseball.com

  • Landers earns 300th NCAA victory In DH split
    April 22, 2023
    Oswego State split their series with Plattsburgh State this afternoon, droping the opener and winning in the nightcap. Coach Scott Landers earned his 300th NCAA victory with the game two win.
  • Landers Earns 300th Win In Split With Plattsburgh
    April 22, 2023
    OSWEGO, NY – The Oswego State Baseball team concluded their series with Plattsburgh State this afternoon in a double header matchup. The Lakers split the day with the Cardinals, falling in game one, with game two being rained out while Oswego was up, giving them the win. Tishawn Featherstone recorded five hits this afternoon, earning three RBI's in the double header. Coach Scott Landers has earned his 300th NCAA victory with the game two win.
  • Baldwin Wallace wins Top 25 contest on Saturday
    February 25, 2023
    No. 10 Baldwin Wallace stayed perfect on the year with a win over No. 17 Oswego State. USMMA head coach Michael Notebaert got his 250th career-win when Maritime swept Wells. in Texas, No. 24 ETBU secured a series sweep of Sul Ross on a high note, turning a triple play.
  • Region 3 Preview: New York
    February 17, 2023
    Region III is among the smallest in Division III baseball and made lots of noise in 2022 as seven of the region’s 33 squads qualified for the NCAA tournament.
  • Week two Regional Rankings
    May 04, 2022
    Wheaton (Mass.), Eastern Conn State, Oswego, Arcadia, Catholic, La Grange, Marietta, Webster, UW-Whitewater, and Trinity (Texas) are the number one teams in the latest regional rankings.
  • Oswego and Hendrix enter Top 25
    March 22, 2022
    Marietta solidified their hold on the top spot with all but one first place vote. the other first place vote went to 17-1 la Grange. Oswego State and Hendrix enter the Top 25 as Wheaton (Mass.) and Washington and Jefferson fall out.
  • Lucky to be green
    March 10, 2022
    Green was a lucky color this Thursday as Babson scored a win over a Top 25 program. Brockport, Franciscan, McDaniel, Oswego State Skidmore, and Wisconsin-Lutheran, also earned wins on St. Patrick's Day.
  • Region 3 Preview: New York
    January 15, 2022
    The name has changed but the faces atop the mountain of Division III baseball stay the same as the calendar has turned to 2022. What was prior called the “New York” region and included teams across the state now is Region 3....more
  • North Central breaks wins record, survives in CCIW tourney
    May 21, 2021
    Needing two win, North Central 9Ill.) got them and will play tomorrow. In Maryland, Salisbury was dominate in their series opening win over Christopher Newport. In other tournament action Shenandoah and Lynchburg split on the day as did Cortland and Oswego State.
  • 2021 D3baseball.com/NCBWA Week 11
    May 04, 2021
    As Washington U takes back the top spot in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top25, two teams are back in the Top 25. SUNYAC members Oswego State and Cortland are ranked 22nd and 25th in this weeks poll.
  • Offense leads Lakers to Tuesday win
    April 06, 2021
    Oswego State score 35 runs as the Lakers swept a SUNYAC doubleheader to tie Brockport for the SUNYAC-West lead. Oneonta also grabbed the SUNYAC-East lead with two wins over Plattsburg State.
  • Three-Peat! Oswego Runs Table in SUNYACs to Earn Automatic Berth
    May 06, 2019
    CORTLAND, N.Y. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team completed a perfect 3-0 run through the SUNYAC Championship with a win over top-seeded Cortland for its third-straight tournament title. With the victory, Oswego earns the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Championship, which will be the Lakers' fifth-straight appearance in the national tournament.
  • Lakers Advance to Championship Round for Fifth Time in Last Six Tournaments
    May 05, 2019
    CORTLAND, N.Y. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team handed fourth-seeded Oneonta its first loss of the SUNYAC Championship on Sunday morning to advance to the championship round. It is the fifth time in six SUNYAC Championships that the Lakers have appeared in the championship round. Due to rain, the championship round has been moved to Monday afternoon.
  • Oswego no-hitter highlights sweep
    April 10, 2019
    Four Oswego State pitchers combined to no-hit Clarkson in the second game of a doubleheader and Kieran Finnegan pitched a complete game for the 4-1 decision in the opener to fuel the sweep on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Oswego Sweeps Clarkson Including Combo No-Hitter in Nightcap
    April 10, 2019
    OSWEGO, N.Y. - Four Oswego State baseball pitchers combined to no-hit Clarkson University in the second game of a doubleheader while Kieran Finnegan pitched a complete game for the 4-1 decision in the opener to fuel the sweep on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Babson, Salisbury win battles between Top 25 teams
    March 02, 2019
    Babson took one from Trinity (Texas) and Salisbury took two from Oswego State in matchups between teams in the Top 25. Both winners were ranked below the team they defeated on Saturday.
  • Randolph-Macon rebounds with Saturday win
    May 26, 2018
    Randolph-Macon scored twice late in Friday's loss and came out slugging in a 11-4 win to extend their season one more day and send Oswego State home with a 0-2 showing in the 2018 D-III World Series.
  • Defenses struggle as UTT takes G1
    May 25, 2018
    Defense was a struggle but it was Texas-Tyler who look a 10-5 win over Oswego State. Blake Maddox's home run in the fourth broke a 4-4 tie as the Patriots extended the Lakers' World Series losing string to three games.
  • 2018 Division III World Series
    May 22, 2018
    We're happy to bring you an expanded Division III World Series preview, with a page on each team for quick and easy reference for your use throughout the entirety of Division III's final trip to Appleton. Key hitters and pitchers, scouting reports, feature stories and more!
  • Five punch tickets to World Series
    May 20, 2018
    Oswego State and Concordia-Chicago are returning with Swarthmore and Randolph-Macon making their first trip to the final series in Appleton. On an extra-inning win, Texas Lutheran leaves the the D-III World Series field half filled.
  • Return to Appleton! Oswego Claims New England Regional
    May 20, 2018
    HARWICH, Mass. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team secured its second-straight trip to Appleton, Wisc. for the College World Series by claiming the 2018 NCAA Championship New England Regional with a 10-4 victory over UMass Boston on Sunday afternoon at Whitehouse Field. Oswego (30-12) has now won seven contests in a row and has reached the 30-win plateau for the third-consecutive year.
  • Late Inning Surge Puts Oswego in Regional Final
    May 19, 2018
    BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team upended top-seeded UMass Boston 11-4 with a late-inning surge on Saturday afternoon at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. With the victory, the Lakers (29-12) advance to the NCAA New England Regional championship round and need just one more win to secure their place in next week's College World Series in Appleton, Wisc.
  • Donnelly Pitches a Complete Game Shutout to Advance Lakers in NCAAs
    May 18, 2018
    HARWICH, Mass. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team advanced in the winner's bracket behind senior Robert Donnelly's five-hit, 2-0 shutout third-seeded Keystone College in the NCAA Division III New England Regional on Friday night at Whitehouse Field.
  • 2018 Harwich Regional preview
    May 15, 2018
    The NCAA kept up their recent policy of moving teams around with three teams from neighboring regions in the Harwich Regional. UMass-Boston was tabbed as the top team followed by Oswego State and Keystone.
  • Oswego wins SUNYAC for second year
    May 06, 2018
    The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team did the improbable by earning three wins on Saturday en route to its second-straight SUNYAC Championship title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Oswego finished four-innings of a halted game to beat New Paltz 4-2 before dominating top-seeded and nationally-ranked Cortland 15-2 and 14-4 in back-to-back tilts to capture the league's crown.
  • Back-to-Back! Baseball Wins 2018 SUNYAC Title
    May 05, 2018
    CORTLAND, N.Y. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team did the improbable by earning three wins on Saturday en route to its second-straight SUNYAC Championship title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship
  • Enos Hits Walk Off Homer for Oswego on First Day of SUNYAC Championship
    May 03, 2018
    CORTLAND, N.Y. – The second-seeded Oswego State baseball team used a bottom of the ninth, walk-off home run by Ryan Enos to upend No. 3 New Paltz 4-3 on the first day of the SUNYAC Championship – hosted by top-seeded Cortland. Oswego advances to play the host Red Dragons at 1 p.m. on Friday, with the winner advancing to Saturday's championship round.
  • NJCU gets program record in Tuesday action
    May 01, 2018
    New Jersey City University defeated Ursinus to set a new program record for wins on Tuesday. Oswego State also set a record, this one for runs as they defeated St. John Fisher, the top New York team, 34-12.
  • Big Eighth Inning Propels Lakers to Victory
    April 11, 2018
    OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State baseball team came from behind late to defeat the University of Rochester, 11-7, at home on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Lakers Top River Hawks in Slugfest, But Fall to CNU
    February 25, 2018
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The No. 11/15 Oswego State baseball team split its doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Christopher Newport.
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