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#12 Baseball Takes on Ithaca in Non-Conference Action

Brockport, NY- The #12 ranked Brockport baseball team will travel to Ithaca to take on the Bombers on Tuesday, April 29th at 2 pm.
 
Last Time Out: Brockport completed a three-game sweep of Alfred, winning game three 15-1 on Sunday, April 27th. The win moved Brockport to 30-3-2 overall and 19-1-1 in conference play, securing the Empire 8 Regular Season Championship and home field advantage throughout the Empire 8 Tournament.
 
Zach Eldred (2-4, 2B) would have a big day for Brockport, driving in two runs and scoring three times.
 
Anthony Lapine (W, 7-0) continued his excellent season, tossing six innings of one-run baseball with eight strikeouts.
 
Five Golden Eagles would record a stolen base, with Zach Eldred (2) and Frank Vanzillotta (2) leading the squad with two each.
 
Timothy Venditti would drive home two runs with a two-RBI single in the sixth before an Eldred RBI single in the seventh inning would highlight a four-run final frame.
 
Connor Villano would toss a scoreless final frame, collecting two strikeouts to preserve the 15-2 Golden Eagle win.
 
Matthew Coon led Brockport with three runs scored, reaching base safely three times with an RBI.
 
Victor Alongi provided another multi-hit outing, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored with a RBI.
 
Frank Vanzillotta went 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored.

National Ranking: The Golden Eagles remained at #12 in Division 3 in the latest D3Baseball.com polls. Brockport leads Region III in the latest edition of the NCAA Regional Rankings.
 
Weekly Award: Zach Eldred was named the Empire 8 Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the fourth time this season, earning his sixth weekly award following another excellent two-way week. Eldred went 8-for-19 at the plate, smacking two home runs, adding 10 RBIs, and nine runs scored. On the mound against Alfred, Eldred tossed five innings of one-run baseball with eight punchouts, allowing just four hits.  
 
Scouting Ithaca: The Bombers hold a 22-12 record with a 14-5 mark in Liberty League play, most recently falling to Hobart 13-3 on Sunday, April 27th. The head-to-head series has seen Ithaca and Brockport split the last eight meetings.
 
Up Next: Brockport will close out the regular season with a three-game set at Utica, beginning on Friday, May 2nd at 3 pm.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Matthew  Coon

#20 Matthew Coon

1B
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Zach Eldred

#3 Zach Eldred

OF/P
6' 3"
Fifth Year
L/R
Anthony Lapine

#4 Anthony Lapine

P
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Frank Vanzillotta

#9 Frank Vanzillotta

OF
5' 9"
Senior
L/L
Connor Villano

#41 Connor Villano

P
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Timothy Venditti

#6 Timothy Venditti

SS/2B
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
Victor Alongi

#25 Victor Alongi

3B/2B
5' 9"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Matthew  Coon

#20 Matthew Coon

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
1B
Zach Eldred

#3 Zach Eldred

6' 3"
Fifth Year
L/R
OF/P
Anthony Lapine

#4 Anthony Lapine

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
P
Frank Vanzillotta

#9 Frank Vanzillotta

5' 9"
Senior
L/L
OF
Connor Villano

#41 Connor Villano

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
P
Timothy Venditti

#6 Timothy Venditti

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
SS/2B
Victor Alongi

#25 Victor Alongi

5' 9"
Senior
R/R
3B/2B

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