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.
Rowan rolled to an 11-1 win over Mount St. Vincent but was not the only team with a 10 runs win on Friday. Alvernia, Clark, Mount Union and Virginia Wesleyan also won by double digit totals.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan split their doubleheader against the No. 12 Profs of Rowan University. RU took game one 4-2 while VWU won game two 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning on a walk off single by Matt Sinko.
Virginia Wesleyan and Ferrum played into the 16th inning in the longest game of the day. The Marlins scored three in the 16th to end the game, then won in regulation to sweep Ferrum.
Pitching and offense gave Castleton a win as they battled weather in Florida. back north, Salisbury moved off their campus for the first time and Virginia Wesleyan was inhospitable as they gave the No. 9 Sea Gulls their second loss of the season.
SUNY-New Paltz officials announced the hire of Thomas Seay as new head baseball coach. Seay joins the Hawks after three seasons with Virginia Wesleyan College as the assistant coach.
No region has produced more D-III World Series winners than the Mid-Atlantic region but the Mid-Atlantic regional has been used as a stepping stone for other regions to the D-III World Series for the last four years.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team closed the regular season with some momentum, splitting with No. 1 Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon. The Marlins won the first game 14-8 before falling 8-7.
Freshman Patrick Monteverde pitched the Marlins to a 2-0 victory in a critical Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game against Hampden-Sydney on Thursday.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team extended its winning streak to three games, and moved into fourth place in the ODAC standings, with an ODAC doubleheader sweep over Roanoke College on Saturday.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team scored four runs in the middle innings Wednesday to defeat Hampden-Sydney College 6-3 in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team played two tightly-contested games on Saturday, splitting with Bridgewater College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team scored 20 runs against Guilford College on Saturday to secure its first ODAC doubleheader sweep of the season.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team continued its busy week on a positive note, defeating Greensboro College, 10-3, Tuesday in non-conference action.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team snapped a two-game losing skid on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over regional rival, Christopher Newport University.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team scored 10 runs in Sunday's doubleheader, but fell to No. 18 Oswego State in the two contests. The first game was scheduled for nine innings with the second set for a seven-inning contest.
Freshman Jordy Ellis tied the game with a triple before senior Taylor Erby's walk-off single lifted the Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team to a 5-4 victory over Ithaca College Saturday.
No. 6 Birmingham-Southern put an end to La Grange's six game win streak and Virginia Wesleyan upset No. 24 Salisbury. N.C Wesleyan and William Peace fell to non-DIII opponents on a light schedule for the day.
After falling to No. 24 Salisbury University on Sunday at home, the Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team came out looking for redemption on Tuesday, bringing home the first win on the season, 11-10.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team came out strong defensively and offensively in the first four innings of the game but No. 24 Salisbury University rallied late to down the Marlins 4-3 on Sunday afternoon.
Despite strong first outings from Justin Erby and Randy Neisz, the Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team fell twice at N.C. Wesleyan in extra innings on Saturday.
Senior Sean Grieser struck out 11 batters in a complete game effort to defeat No. 7 Shenandoah University in game one by a score of 6-1 before a 1-0 pitcher’s duel went the way of the Hornets in game two.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team maintained the first place position in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) standings with a pair of wins over Lynchburg College on Saturday afternoon. The Marlins took the first game 9-4 before holding on for an 8-6 victory in game two.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but could only manage one run in a 16-15 loss to No. 6 Randolph-Macon College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action Tuesday afternoon.
The Virginia Wesleyan College baseball team scored 15 runs in the second and third inning in route to a 17-7 victory over Bridgewater College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play Friday afternoon.
The Virginia Wesleyan College pitching staff struck out 10 batters while not issuing a walk in route to a 9-2 victory over Hampden-Sydney College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball action Wednesday.
Cortland finds winning touch in conference
March 30, 2024It 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.
