10/7/2009
All spots are now filled for Cortland's Elite Fall Clinic, which will be held on Sunday, Oct. 11. The clinic will be conducted by Cortland head coach Joe Brown, his assistant coaches and Cortland’s players. Information will be posted soon on Cortland's winter clinics.
Elite Fall Clinic Information
The Elite Fall Clinic, for high school students ages 14-18, will be held on Oct. 11 at Wallace Field, with Lusk Field House as a rain location. The cost is $55 per person and includes a t-shirt. Participants can pre-register through the e-mail address or phone number above, and the clinic is limited to the first 60 players to pre-register.
The clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes hitting/defense sessions, a baserunning demonstration, off-season drills and game play. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch.
Registration can be done via e-mail to head coach Joe Brown at jbrown@cortland.edu or by phone at (607) 753-4950. Please include the registrant's name, age, address and t-shirt size when e-mailing or calling.
Players are requested to bring their own sneakers and cleats, glove, bat, baseball pants or sweats, and hat with them to the clinics. Batting gloves are also suggested.
Program History
The most successful team in New York State since 1990 with a combined record of 656-208-2 (.759), Cortland finished 31-14 last spring. The Red Dragons have qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs each of the last 17 years -- the longest active streak nationally.
Cortland has made nine Division III World Series appearances, including a national runner-up showing in 2005, five straight Series berths from 1997-2001 and showings in 2007 and 2008. Since 1994, Cortland has had 10 players drafted professionally and five others who have signed professional free agent contracts.