Brockport, N.Y- The Golden Eagles baseball team will head to Cortland for SUNYAC postseason play. Brockport will face off with Oneonta to begin the double-elimination tournament on Thursday, May 11^th at 3:30.
 
Last Weekend: Brockport took 2 of 3 games against Oswego St, clinching the two seed in the SUNYAC tournament.
 
Game One: The Green and Gold fell 4-2 to Oswego in game one at Monroe Community College. After 5 scoreless innings for Brockport, RBI singles from Patrick Bigham and Ryan Voight put Brockport ahead 2-1 entering the 7^th. The lead was short-lived as Oswego responded with 3 runs in the top of the 7^th, thanks to a 2 RBI single from Owen Parliament to make the game 4-2. Adam Douglas (L, 4-4) turned in a solid outing, going 6.2 innings and striking out 4 while giving up 3 earned runs.
 
Game Two: The Golden Eagles rallied back multiple times en route to a 9-8 victory in 13 innings of game one of Saturday's doubleheader. Brockport trailed 6-0 entering the bottom of the 6^th before RBI hits from Ryan Voight and Johnny Genau cut the lead in half. Trailing by 3 entering the 9^th, Brockport would capitalize on an Oswego error to bring the game within one before a Patrick Bigham sac fly would tie the game at 6-6. Brockport would have to play from behind once again, as a Jacob Levine homer in the 12^th would put the Lakers ahead by 2 entering the bottom of the inning. In crunch time, Justin Pangburn smacked a two-run single to once again tie the contest, this time at 8-8. The Golden Eagles did not lead the contest until it mattered, as Zach Eldred would come around to score on an error in the 13^th for Brockport to walk off Oswego. 12 pitchers were used across both teams in the contest, with Cooper Meldrim (W, 2-0) providing two scoreless innings in the 12^th and 13^th.
 
Game Three: Brockport overcame another early deficit to defeat Oswego 12-7. After a 5-run top of the 1^st for the Lakers, the Golden Eagles responded with a 5-run bottom of the 1^st to tie the contest. The Brockport offense exploded for 12 unanswered runs after trailing 5-0, highlighted by multiple hit efforts from Ryan Voight, Justin Pangburn, Nicholas Pastore, and Zach Eldred, including his two-run homer in the 6^th. Colin Pytlak (W, 5-4) overcame early adversity to earn the win, going 5 innings and not allowing a run after a 5-run 1^st inning. Brockport improved to 25-15 overall and 14-4 in SUNYAC play to end the regular season.
 
Tournament Outlook: With a win against Oneonta, Brockport would take on the winner of Cortland and Oswego, and with a loss, Brockport would then face the loser of Cortland and Oswego in an elimination game.  
 
Day 1 (Thursday) • Game 1 - 4 vs. 1 – Noon • Game 2 – 3 vs. 2 - 3:30 p.m.
 
Day 2 (Friday) • Game 3 – G1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – Noon • Game 4 – G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner – 3:30 p.m.
 
Day 3 (Saturday) • Game 5 – G3 Winner vs. G4 Loser - Noon • Game 6 – G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner – 3:30 p.m.
 
Day 4 (Sunday) • Game 7 – G6 Winner vs. G6 Loser - Noon (if necessary)
 
Team Rankings: As a team, Brockport finished first in SUNYAC play in doubles (31), second in RBIs (109), 1^st in strikeouts (156), and second in K/9 (8.94). The Golden Eagles allowed fewer home runs in conference play than any other SUNYAC team, with just 5 allowed in 18 conference games.
 
Players to Watch: Zach Eldred has elevated his already stellar play across the last 7 games for the Green and Gold. Eldred is batting .548 across his last 7 with 5 doubles and 10 RBIs in the midst of a 6-game multi-hit streak.  
 
Ryan Voight has started to heat up as of late, posting a batting average of .500 across his last 6 games with 5 RBIs and collecting a hit across his last 4 games.
 
Adam Douglas is poised to be the go-to starter for Brockport in the postseason, allowing no more than 3 earned runs across all his starts in 2023, highlighted by a seven-inning one-earned run effort against Cortland.   
 
Last Postseason: The Golden Eagles were the No. 3 seed for the 2022 SUNYAC Tournament last year. After a loss to Cortland on day one, they bounced back with wins over Plattsburgh and Oswego in the next two outings. In a rematch with Cortland for the conference championship, Brockport came up short 12-9. Despite losing in the championship round, the squad earned an at-large bid into the NCAA DIII Championships. Brockport hosted the opening regional round, but was eliminated after losses to Baldwin Wallace and Wheaton.

Scouting Oneonta: Oneonta got the better of Brockport in regular-season play, winning two of three tightly contested games at home. Across the 3 matchups against the Red Dragons, the teams were dead even in run differential, with Oneonta winning games one and two 1-0 and 3-2, before dropping game three 3-1.  
 
Up Next: Following the matchup with Oneonta, the Golden Eagles will play either the winner or loser of Cortland and Oswego. The second SUNYAC tournament matchup will take place on Friday, at either 12 pm or 3:30 pm at SUNY Cortland.