SUNY Cortland Sport Clubs

November 8, 2009
Cortland, NY

In a late fall matchup, Cortland played host to NCSA North Atlantic - North conference newcomer UConn on Sunday. The two clubs played a triple-header that could have potentially decided which team will be awarded the conference’s automatic bid to the NCSA World Series. Despite the late date, both teams played their games under sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s throughout the day.

In the first game, Cortland fell behind 1-0 early before tying the game 1-1 in the next inning. The score would stay unchanged until the top half of the 7th when UConn put four on the board, taking a 5-1 lead and earning them a victory in game 1. Cortland’s Tara Forester went 3 for 3 in the loss. The second game saw the Red Dragons rebound with excellent defense, superb pitching, and just enough offense to steal a victory from the Huskies. Heather Berman pitched seven strong innings of scoreless softball to earn the shutout and tie the weekend series at one game apiece. In the rubber match, Cortland put three on the board and cruised to victory behind Cherylann Tully’s no-hit shutout performance.

After taking two out of three from UConn, Cortland (5-1) sits alone atop the conference standings, two games clear of UConn (3-3). The club will now shut it down until spring when they resume conference play with two weekend series against Syracuse and UMass.

Attention all female students,

The Softball club will be holding an organizational meeting on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00pm by Poolside in Park Center. Please bring something to write with, as well as your health insurance cards or other proof of medical insurance with policy numbers, group numbers, etc. Proof of medical insurance is mandatory prior to participation with any sport club.

If you are interested, but cannot attend the meeting, please contact Michelle Corso at michelle.corso@cortland.edu.  

Sport club meeting dates will be posted once they are confirmed. For more information about all of the sport clubs, including organizational meetings for other clubs, please go to the SUNY Cortland Sport Club website: blog.cortland.edu/sportclubs

April 16-18, 2009
Cary, NC

The SUNY Cortland softball club competed at the 2009 NCSA World Series for the second consecutive season, after finishing their season 11-1 and wrapping up the automatic bid to the post-season tournament.

Entering the tournament, Cortland was seeded 7th in the 16-team field and was placed in a four-team pool with Navy, Air Force, and Kansas State. On Thursday, Cortland opened up pool play with a hard-fought 6-5 loss to Air Force. In the afternoon game, the Red Dragons used an offensive explosion to hold off Navy 22-20 in a 3+ hour game. In the nightcap, Cortland was exhausted and lost to Kansas State in a blowout, 18-0, to finish pool play with an overall record of 1-2 heading into Friday competition.

In double-elimination tournament play on Friday, Cortland earned a 9 seed and faced off against 8th seeded Ohio State. The club dropped the game 6-2 and fell into the losers bracket where they met up with the previous day’s opponent, Kansas State. The second time around, Cortland played well, but not well enough, falling to KSU 4-2 and eliminating them from the tournament. Cortland finished with a tournament record of 1-4. Despite the losses, Cortland did improve on last year’s 0-5 performance and hopes to return to the tournament next season. Congratulations to the SUNY Cortland softball club on an impressive season and a conference championship!

October 26, 2008
Syracuse, NY

The Cortland softball club dominated Syracuse once again on Sunday, October 26th winning the first game of an afternoon doubleheader 11-0. Cortland scored seven runs in the second inning alone and Michelle Corso had her second inside-the-park homerun of the season. Alissa Karsten pitched well for Cortland, giving up one hit, allowing no walks and striking out four. In the second game, Cortland pushed their winning streak to four with another victory over the Orange. The final score was 8-0 in favor of Cortland, with the club scoring all 8 runs on only seven hits. Christina Scala also struck out four during her time on the mound. Cortland’s final game of the fall season is this Saturday, November 1st at the Starr Road Complex off Owego street. Come down and cheer on the SUNY Cortland softball club!

October 11-12, 2008
Ithaca, NY

This past weekend the Cortland Club Softball team had a triple header against Ithaca. Christina Scala pitched the entire game and had two strikeouts. At the plate, Cortland had a total of twelve hits and scored ten runs. Katelyn Maroney drove in five RBI’s and Lauren Morgan drove in four. After the first inning Cortland was down 4-1, but managed to come back and take the lead in the fourth inning. Soon after Ithaca tied us 8-8 but Cortland won the intense game with a score of 10-8.

In game two, Alissa Karsten was on the mound for Cortland, striking out five. She also pitched the entire game, even after getting hit with a line drive in the field, and getting hit with the ball in her throwing arm while sliding into home. Michelle Corso had an in the park Home Run due to her hustle around the bases. Cortland won the second game with a score of 7-2.

In the third game, Stephanie Mazzaro was on the mound for Cortland, who also pitched a complete game. Mazarro struck out two and shut out Ithaca giving Cortland a 13-0 win. At the plate, Cortland managed to string a few key hits together and scoring at least one run every inning. Congratulations to the girls on their first series win! SUNY Cortland Club Softball plays a triple header at Syracuse this Saturday, October 18th beginning at 11am. Our first home triple header series is against Syracuse on October 25th at 10am. Come watch and cheer them on!