For the second straight year, four Cortland spring sports teams, by virtue of winning regular-season league titles, will be hosting their respective State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) postseason tournaments. Tournament action runs between May 4-8. The winner of each tournament will earn an automatic bid into NCAA Div. III tournament play.
Radio Coverage for ALL SUNYAC tournament games at Cortland
Action starts on Wednesday, May 4, when the men's lacrosse team hosts fourth-seeded Brockport in a semifinal game. If victorious, the Red Dragons will host either second-seeded Potsdam or third-seeded Geneseo in the title game Saturday at 4 p.m. (The time has changed fron 3:30 p.m.) Geneseo plays at Potsdam in the semifinals Wednesday.
On Thursday, the six-team, double-elimination SUNYAC softball tournament opens with four games. Top-seeded Cortland plays sixth-seeded Brockport at 9 a.m., followed by second-seeded Plattsburgh versus fifth-seeded Buffalo St. at 11 a.m. and third-seeded Fredonia against fourth-seeded Geneseo at 1 p.m. The losers of the first two games play at 3 p.m. in an elimination game. The tournament will continue with four games Friday, two Saturday, and one more, if necessary, on Sunday.
The four-team, double-elimination baseball tournament begins Friday as second-seeded Brockport plays third-seeded Oneonta at 10 a.m. Cortland, the top seed, will face fourth-seeded New Paltz at 1 p.m., and the losers of the first two games will play Friday at 4 p.m. Two games are scheduled for Saturday, starting at noon, and the championship round begins Sunday at noon, with another game to follow, if needed.
The four-team women's lacrosse tournament starts Friday with top-seeded Cortland meeting fourth-seeded Geneseo at 12:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., second-seeded Buffalo St. plays third-seeded Brockport. The two winners play for the title Saturday at 12 p.m. (or 1 p.m. if the Cortland's men's lacrosse team loses on Wednesday).
2011 SUNYAC MEN'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT
Semifinals – Wednesday, May 4
(#4) Brockport at (#1) Cortland, 4 p.m.
(#3) Geneseo at (#2) Potsdam, 4 p.m.
Finals – Saturday, May 7
Semifinal winners (at highest remaining seed) (4 p.m. start if at Cortland)
2011 SUNYAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT
(SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex)
Semifinals – Friday, May 6
(#4) Geneseo at (#1) Cortland, 12:30 p.m.
(#3) Brockport vs. (#2) Buffalo St., 3 p.m.
Finals – Saturday, May 7
Semifinal winners, 12 p.m. (start time changes to 1 p.m. if Cortland men are not hosting)
2011 SUNYAC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
(Dragon Field – SUNY Cortland)
Tournament Web Page
Thursday, May 5
Game 1: (#6) Brockport at (#1) Cortland, 9 a.m.
Game 2: (#5) Buffalo St. vs. (#2) Plattsburgh, 11 a.m.
Game 3: (#4) Geneseo vs. (#3) Fredonia, 1 p.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3 p.m.
Friday, May 6
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 11 a.m.
(remaining schedule to be determined based on results of first six games – schedule includes games Friday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and Sunday at 12 p.m., if needed)
2011 SUNYAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
(Wallace Field – SUNY Cortland)
Tournament Web Page
Friday, May 6
Game 1: (#3) Oneonta vs. (#2) Brockport, 10 a.m.
Game 2: (#4) New Paltz at (#1) Cortland, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m.
Game 7: Same teams at Game 6, if needed (appx. 30 minutes after Game 6 ends)
