NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz baseball team will travel to The College at Brockport this weekend, April 25-26, in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) three-game series to conclude the regular season.
RECORDS: New Paltz is 7-19 overall and 4-11 in SUNYAC… The Golden Eagles are 15-14 overall and 7-8 in the SUNYAC.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (7-19, 4-11): The Hawks will face Brockport after splitting a doubleheader with Oneonta in extra innings this past Tuesday to complete a three-game series… In game one, the Hawks fell to Oneonta 2-1 in nine innings… The Hawks had a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the seventh, but Oneonta was able to tie the game at one after a fielding error and win in extra innings off another error by the Hawks in the ninth… Senior pitcher
Tyler Mitts threw 6 2/3 innings while scattering eight hits and striking out three… Junior catcher
Tyler Bell led the offense batting 2-for-4... In game two, senior
Shaun Hansen hit a two-run homer in the top of the fourth to give New Paltz a 2-0 lead… The Red Dragons managed to tie the game at 2-2 and push the game to extra innings… It was not until the 12th inning that New Paltz plated two more runs to take the conference win… Hansen finished the game 2-for-4 with two RBI… Senior third baseman
Mike Sparacino had a pair of hits and two runs… Freshman right-hander
Conor Donachie threw 6 2/3 innings allowing one run… Junior pitcher
Andrew DiNardo was credited with the win, pitching the last four innings.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:Batting Average:
Chris Amato (.353)
Hits: Sparacino (28)
Runs:
Jake Williams (16)
Doubles: Hansen (9)
Triples: Williams (4)
Home Runs: DiNardo (2), Hansen (2)
RBI: Hansen (19)
Innings: Mitts (27)
Wins: Hansen (2)
Saves: Hansen (1),
Kevin Frank (1) DiNardo (1)
Strikeouts:
Brian Solomon (23)
ERA:
Jordan Deitch, Hansen (2.45)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks are third in the SUNYAC for triples (9) and fourth for doubles (50) and home runs (7)… The team has a combined total of 237 hits, 118 runs, and 104 RBI.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES (14-15, 7-8): The Golden Eagles split their last SUNYAC matchup with SUNY Fredonia this past Tuesday… The Golden Eagles fell 3-2 in game one and closed a 4-3 victory in game two… In game one, Brockport jumped out to a 2-0 lead until the fourth inning, but the team fell short losing 3-2… Dakota Stackhouse pitched a great game, throwing seven innings while only allowing three runs off of five hits and one walk and striking out five… In game two, the Golden Eagles utilized a three-run seventh inning to win 4-3 after trailing to Fredonia 3-1… Zack Lander pitched seven innings, holding Fredonia scoreless through six innings … Jefferey Prouse was credited with the save after pitching a perfect eighth and ninth inning… Wesley Burghardt and Greg Ruddy each had two hits and an RBI… The Golden Eagles play Rochester Institute of Technology this Thursday at 4 p.m. for a non-conference makeup game.
STATISTICAL LEADERS: Batting Average: Martin (.348)
Hits: Sanders (29)
Runs: Barbetto (26)
Doubles: Burghardt (8)
Triples: Burghardt (1)
Home Runs: Burghardt (1)
RBI: Burghardt (25)
Innings: Stackhouse (54.1)
Wins: Lander (5)
Saves: Pontari (2)
Strikeouts: Stackhouse (32)
ERA: Lander (1.65)
TEAM STATISTICS: Brockport leads the SUNYAC in saves (6), is third for runs (169) and RBI (142) and fourth in hits (270)… The team has an overall batting average of .277 and a slugging percentage of .332.
LAST MEETING: The Hawks fell 4-2 to the Golden Eagles when these two teams last met on April 13, 2014.
WHAT'S NEXT: With regular season SUNYAC games closing, teams will now prepare for the SUNYAC Tournament starting Friday, May 1.
