Box Score

Junior pitcher James Bardenett (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) allowed just one unearned run in six innings of work on the mound as The College at Brockport Baseball team defeated Plattsburgh 9-2 in game one of a three-game State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series. The Golden Eagles SUNYAC record improves to 5-4 while the Cardinals drop to the 5-6.


Bardenett got plenty of offensive support early on in the game as Brockport erupted for five runs in the top half of the second inning to take a 6-1 lead. The Golden Eagles pounded out 17 hits, tied for the most this season.  Bardenett improves to 6-2 on the year as the junior allowed just three hits while striking out five batters and walking one. Bardenett's earned run average falls to 3.14 on the year.

Brockport got on the scoreboard early as Pete Wilson (Rochester, NY/West Irondequoit) led off the top of the first with a single and later scored on a single by Nick Bunce (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena). After Plattsburgh tied the score up in the bottom of the first, the Golden Eagles broke open the game in the second. The first six batters of the inning reached base, including four singles and a run-scoring double by Bunce. Corey Booth (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley) provided a two-run single earlier in the inning, scoring Mike Weakley (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) and Wilson. Also scoring in the inning for Brockport was Stephen Boronczyk (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran) and Brendan Swayne (Seaford, NY/Plainedge), as both singled to leadoff the inning.

Bardenett allowed just one hit over the next three innings but managed to face the minimum nine batters thanks to a doubleplay in the second. The Golden Eagles tacked on two more runs in the top of the fifth inning after Jake Coleman (Hilton, NY/Hilton) drove a pitch to left center for a triple to score Kyle Tracy (Plainview, NY/Bethpage). Coleman scored on the next play as Mike DeGregory (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville) doubled to the left center gap.

Bardenett pitched a perfect fifth and sixth inning before being relieved by Mark Driesel (Kent, NY/Kendall). Driesel pitched one and two-thirds of an inning, allowing just one earned run before turning it over to Rob Stankiewicz (New Windsor, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) to close out the game.

Booth led the Brockport offense with three hits on the day. The senior also scored two runs and had two runs batted in. Wilson also collected three hits to up his team-leading batting average to .372 on the year. Coleman finished the game 3-5 on the day and Bunce and DeGregory had two hits apiece.

While the playoff picture is still in the early stages of developing, Brockport moves into sole possession of third place in the SUNYAC standings. The top four teams make the conference tournament at the end of the season. Brockport and Plattsburgh resume their series tomorrow afternoon with first pitch of the doubleheader set to begin at 12:00 pm.