Box Score

Senior Mike Weakley (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) had a four-hit day and freshman Wesley Burghardt (Chittenango, NY/Chittenango) added three hits as The College at Brockport Baseball team scored nine runs in the first four innings and cruised to a 14-7 victory Friday morning in a non-conference win over Pitt-Greensburg at the Chan of Lakes Complex in  Winter Haven, Florida.

The Golden Eagles (7-1) scored three times in the first inning, and added two runs in each of the second, third and fourth innings to build a 9-1 lead. After Pitt-Greensburg (1-7) scored a second run in the sixth inning, Brockport answered with three runs in the top of the seventh inning for a 12-2 advantage.

The Bobcats responded with their biggest inning with four runs in the bottom half of the inning to trim the lead to 12-6. Brockport added two more in the top of the eighth inning for the 14-6 advantage before Pitt-Greensburg added one more run in the bottom of the inning for the final score.

In the first, Jake Coleman (Hilton, NY/Hilton) hit a single to shortstop and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kyle Tracy (Plainview, NY/Bethpage). Pete Wilson (Rochester, NY/West Irondequoit), Nick Bunce (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Weakley followed with consecutive run-scoring singles to give the Golden Eagles the early 3-0 lead.

After starting pitcher Tyler Clifford (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) retired the first three batters in order, Brockport plated two more runs in the second. After the first two Golden Eagles were retired, Brendon Swayne (Seaford, NY/Plainedge) reached on a fielding error to start the two-out rally. Coleman singled through the right side of the infield and Swayne advanced to third. After Coleman stole second, Tracy singled up the middle scoring both runners.

In the bottom of the inning, the Bobcats scratched out an unearned run after a throwing error and Brockport led 5-1.

In the third, Weakley had a two-out single and Dan Hurlimann (Rochester, NY/Hilton) doubled to score Weakley and Burghardt followed with a single down the right field line to plate Hurlimann for the 7-1 lead.

The Golden Eagles scored again in the fourth inning as Swayne led off with a single and two batters later, Tracy singled through the right side of the infield to score Swayne. Wilson followed with a single before Bunce singled to left field to score Tracy giving Brockport a 9-1 lead.

Neither team scored again until the sixth inning when the Bobcats added another unearned run to trim the lead to 7-2.

Brockport broke the game open in the seventh inning pushing three runs across the plate to give the Golden Eagles a double-digit lead. Corey Hamula (Elmira, NY/Elmira Southside) drew a one-out walk and moved to second when Colin Grande (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) walked. Bradley Westling (Dunkirk, NY/Dunkirk) followed with a pinch-hit single scoring one runner before Lou Mastellone (Glen Head, NY/ North Shore) doubled to right plating one more runner. Weakley reached base on a throwing error that allowed Westling to score but Mastellone was thrown out at the plate on the play. Brockport ended the inning with the 12-2 lead.

Pitt-Greensburg rallied for four runs in the seventh inning but Grande's two run triple in the eighth inning scored two more. Grande was thrown out at the plate as he nearly hit and inside the park home run.

The Bobcats added one additional run in the bottom of the eighth for the final score.

Coleman, Tracy, Grande, Bunce and Hurlimann all finished with two hits each while Bunce, Grande and Tracy knocked in two runs each. Clifford went five innings to pick up the pitching victory while Aaron LoPiccolo (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley), Mark Driesel (Kent, NY/Kendall) and Kyle Montross (Monroe, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) combined for four innings of relief.