CORTLAND, NY – The Cortland baseball team rode dominant offense and pitching to a doubleheader sweep over visiting Fredonia to finish a SUNYAC three-game series at Wallace Field on Saturday. The Red Dragons earned a 10-0 victory in seven innings in the opener, and added another run-rule win by the same score in game two. With the sweep, Cortland improves to 20-7-1 overall and 12-0 in the SUNYAC, while Fredonia drops to 5-18 overall and 4-6 in conference play.

(Game 1) Cortland 10, Fredonia 0 (7 inn.)
The Red Dragons scored in four different innings and broke the game open with a six-run fourth. Cortland took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Logan Karwowski (Clay/Cicero-North Syracuse) walked, advanced on a wild pitch, and scored on an RBI single by Danny Jackson (Lagrangeville/Arlington).

The Red Dragons added two runs in the third. Talon Elkins (Syracuse/West Genesee) singled and later scored on an RBI single by Joe Yovino (Levittown/Division Avenue), and Jackson added another RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.

Cortland pushed six runs across in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 9-0. Trey McGowan (Blue Point/Bayport-Blue Point) singled, and Lucas Granger (Horseheads) launched a two-run homer over the left field wall. Later in the inning, Karwowski and Yovino each delivered RBI singles, and a fielder's choice by Jack McFerran (Selkirk/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) brought in another run. Yovino capped the rally by stealing home as part of a double steal.

Cortland added its final run in the seventh when Yovino delivered another RBI single to score Carter Corbett (Binghamton/Chenango Valley), which enacted the SUNYAC run-rule.

Yovino led the offense, going 3-for-5 with three RBI. Jackson finished 3-for-3 with two RBI, while McGowan also went 3-for-3. Granger and Elkins also had two RBI each as Cortland totaled 17 hits.

On the mound, Dan Collins (Poughkeepsie/Spackenkill) earned the win, allowing three hits over three scoreless innings while striking out four. Zack Zarrilli (Farmingdale) followed with two hitless innings and four strikeouts, and Luke Boule (Syracuse/Christian Brothers Academy) closed out the shutout with two innings of one-hit ball.

Jonah Church pitched 1.1 scoreless innings for Fredonia, and four different players had a hit in the first game for the Blue Devils.

(Game 2) Cortland 10, Fredonia 0 (7 inn.)
Cortland completed the sweep in another dominant performance, using a big early inning and strong pitching to secure a second run-rule victory on the day.

The Red Dragons jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning when Tristan Gatchalian (Manorville/Eastport-South Manor) blasted a two-run homer over the wall in left-center.

Cortland put the game out of reach in the second inning with a seven-run outburst. After Anthony Carlo (North Bellmore/St. Anthony's) and Jackson reached base, JJ DeLawder (Hyde Park/Franklin D. Roosevelt) tripled to right-center to drive in two runs. McGowan followed with an RBI single, and Gatchalian added a two-run double. Joe Yovino contributed a sacrifice fly, and Karwowski followed with another sacrifice fly to cap the inning and give Cortland a 9-0 lead.

The Red Dragons added an insurance run in the fourth inning when Yovino singled down the left-field line to score Gatchalian.

Gatchalian led the offense, finishing 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Yovino added two hits and two RBI, while McGowan contributed two hits and an RBI.

On the mound, Ryan McLaughlin (Warwick/Warwick Valley) set the tone with three hitless innings, striking out three to earn the win. Paul Byrne (Pittsford/Pittsford Sutherland) followed with a scoreless inning, and Tyler Blake (Cortland) and Tommy Lynch (West Seneca/Canisius) each worked clean frames before Connor Durkin (Poughkeepsie/Roy C. Ketcham) closed out the shutout in the seventh. Cortland's pitching staff combined to allow just two hits while striking out eight.
 
Brayden Willats delivered a double for Fredonia, and Jayden Serotte was effective on the mound, providing 3.0 innings of relief with four strikeouts and allowing just one run. 

Series Recap
Cortland controlled all three games of the series, enacting the SUNYAC run-rule in each game. Cortland outscored Fredonia by a combined 33-3 margin while totaling 42 hits offensively. Danny Jackson led the way, going a combined 7-for-10 with six RBI and three runs scored. Joe Yovino was extremely efficient at the plate, finishing 5-for-7 with five RBI. Tristan Gatchalian also had a strong series, going 6-for-10 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs scored, including a four-RBI performance in the finale. Jack McFerran added a 4-for-10 effort with four RBI, while Logan Karwowski recorded three hits and scored five runs. Trey McGowan contributed consistently at the top of the lineup as well, totaling six hits and five runs scored as Cortland's offense remained productive throughout the weekend. The Red Dragons' pitching staff limited Fredonia to just 13 hits and three runs, striking out 23 batters.

Cortland will travel to Oswego this Tuesday for a SUNYAC doubleheader.