SUNY Cortland Sport Clubs

October 3-4, 2009
Williamsport, PA

The SUNY Cortland baseball club picked up right where they left off in the spring, winning the NCBA’s Williamsport Warm-Up tournament for the second consecutive year. Click here to read the full story of the club’s march to their third tournament title in 4 years. Along with the tournament title, Cortland’s Steven Campbell and Matthew Martin were selected as the NCBA’s player and pitcher of the week, respectively.

Steven went 4-9 with a double, a home run, 5 RBIs and 2 runs scored in two games at the tournament. Matthew picked up 2 wins in 10 1/3 innings allowing just 2 unearned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 6.

Congratulations to the SUNY Cortland baseball club for another impressive tournament victory!

Attention all male students,

The Baseball club will be holding an organizational meeting on Wednesday, September 2 at 8:00pm 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 Toby MacCart at tobin.maccart@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

May 23, 2009
Fort Myers, FL

Cortland baseball club slugger Tim Holder was one of 16 players selected from the national field to compete in the 2009 DeMarini Long Ball Challenge at the NCBA World Series in Fort Myers, FL. Holder lead the club in homeruns (4), OPS (1.225), and batting average (.426 in 61 ABs). Click here to see the results from the competition and to read a brief biography about Tim!

In other league news, the NCBA announced their 2009 All-North Atlantic Region Teams this past week. Overall, seven Red Dragon club members were selected for post-season recognition. Gregory Thide (3B), Tim Holder (SS), Steve Campbell (OF), Alex Santa (DH), and Toby MacCart (SP) were named to the second team All-North Atlantic Region Team. Mike Torres (1B) and Josh Britt (SP) were selected to the third team All-North Atlantic Region Team.

May 8-10, 2009
Oneonta, NY

After winning the North division of the North Atlantic Region, the SUNY Cortland baseball club advanced to the regional tournament at Oneonta. Pittsburgh, Lafayette, and Penn State also qualified to participate in the tournament. Cortland was seeded third in the four team field.
On Friday afternoon, Cortland kicked off their first post-season appearance with a 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh. Greg Thides RBI single in the top of the 1st was the only run scored by the Red Dragons. The loss dropped the club into the losers bracket and a matchup against top-seeded Lafayette on Saturday morning.

In their 1st elimination game, Cortland got a 7-inning complete game performance from Toby MacCart. MacCart allowed 3 earned runs, struck out 4, and did not walk a single batter as Cortland eliminated Lafayette by a score of 8-3. PJ Keil and Alex Santa each had 2 RBIs in the win.

With the win, Cortland advanced to the regional semi-finals and a rematch with first-round opponent Pittsburgh. The second time around, Cortland would get the upper hand on Pittsburgh, defeating the Panthers 5-4 in a game that took two days to complete. Freshman Mike Schapp pitched 4 innings giving up 2 earned runs. Trailing 2-1 in the 5th, the Red Dragons loaded the bases with nobody out. PJ Keil was hit by a pitch, allowing a runner to score and tying the game at 2. Senior Mike Torres singled in the next AB to put Cortland ahead 3-2. The game was then suspended for the evening due to rain and resumed on Sunday morning. Cortland added two more runs in the inning to take a 5-2 lead and held on for the 5-4 victory. Ed Gitlitz pitched the remainder of the game, and Cortland advanced to the regional final to meet Penn State.

Penn State came into the game ranked 16th in the country and looked to return to the NCBA World Series for the 4th consecutive year. The Nittany Lions would get the job done against a very tired Cortland pitching staff. Coming off a short outing earlier in the day, Cortland’s Ed Gitlitz pitched 5 strong innings allowing 5 runs, but Penn State proved to be too much to handle for the Red Dragons, as they scored 14 times in 9 innings, ending Cortland’s season with a 14-2 win. Gabe Schaub and Steve Campbell had the club’s only RBIs in the loss.

With the loss, Cortland finishes the 2008-2009 season with an overall record of 17-7 and a 2nd place finish in the North Atlantic region. Congratulations to the SUNY Cortland baseball club on an outstanding year!

May 3, 2009
Cortland, NY

Cortland took 2 out of 3 games versus division opponent UMass to win the North Atlantic - North division and secure a place in the NCBA Regional Championships in Oneonta.

In their first game, Cortland got ahead quickly thanks to a 3-run homerun in the first inning courtesy of Mike Torres. Alex Santa homered in the second, and Cortland went on to mercy UMass 11-1 in 5 innings behind Josh Britt’s 5 innings of solid pitching.

The second game of the double-header went to UMass. Despite a homerun by Cortland’s Tim Holder, UMass still took the early lead, and went on to win 17-2.

In the final game on Sunday, Cortland fell behind early 8-0, but fought back quickly with the help of Matt Michell’s grand slam in the 6th. Cortland tied the game 13-13 in the 8th inning and won it in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 12th on Gabe Schaub’s walk off RBI single. Mike Schepp earned the win by pitching 6 and 2/3 innings in relief giving up only 1 run.

The division crown is Cortland’s first in school history and sends them to represent the North Atlantic - North division of the NCBA at the regional tournament in Oneonta this weekend. Check back next week for updated results from the tournament. Congratulations to the SUNY Cortland baseball club on the conference championship!