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Cortland State defeats Carthage Red Men
On paper it looked to be a great matchup; No. 8 Carthage versus No. 6 Cortland State in a neutral site in Port Charlotte, Florida, but on the field it was a mismatch. Cortland State cruised to a 6-2 victory that was never as close as it appeared.
Cortland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first off starting pitcher Ryan Roufus. Carthage came right back with two runs in the bottom of the first on a double-error by Red Dragons third baseman Steve Nickel. SUNY-Cortland tied the game, 2-2, in the second inning and took a 4-2 lead in the third. The Red Dragons tacked on single runs in both the fifth and sixth frames to complete the scoring. Poor defense and lack of hitting continued to hurt Carthage, as the Red Men committed five errors and managed only four hits. Ryan Roufus (0-1) worked the first five innings and gave up five runs, three earned, on five hits and four walks, while striking out six. Jordan Williams entered the game in the sixth inning and Andy Henning in the eighth. Matt Tone (1-0) worked the first five and two-thirds innings for Cortland State, with Nick Serio blanking the Red Men on one hit over the final three and one-third innings for the save.
Carthage is off to a 3-4 start which is far below the standard set by Head Coach, Augie Schmidt, who is closing in on his 600th win (593-244-5). Defense has plagued the Red Men to this point as has a lack of hitting. Schmidt reflected on the loss this way, "We played a good team today, but we gave them everything. Between walks, hit batters and errors, we gave them so much. You can't play baseball like we are against good teams and expect to win…We're just too nice in that we give every team we play a chance to score. " Schmidt appeared to be correct in his assessment as the game only featured eleven hits to go along with the combined eight errors(5 by Carthage, 3 by Cortland) between the two nationally ranked teams.
Cortland moves to 7-0 on the young season and looks to build upon their sparkling record with games versus Bowdoin, Suffolk and Western New England in the next few days to cap off their spring trip. Carthage finishes its trip with a single game on Thursday versus St. Joseph's (NY) and a Friday double header against Clarkson.
Cortland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first off starting pitcher Ryan Roufus. Carthage came right back with two runs in the bottom of the first on a double-error by Red Dragons third baseman Steve Nickel. SUNY-Cortland tied the game, 2-2, in the second inning and took a 4-2 lead in the third. The Red Dragons tacked on single runs in both the fifth and sixth frames to complete the scoring. Poor defense and lack of hitting continued to hurt Carthage, as the Red Men committed five errors and managed only four hits. Ryan Roufus (0-1) worked the first five innings and gave up five runs, three earned, on five hits and four walks, while striking out six. Jordan Williams entered the game in the sixth inning and Andy Henning in the eighth. Matt Tone (1-0) worked the first five and two-thirds innings for Cortland State, with Nick Serio blanking the Red Men on one hit over the final three and one-third innings for the save.
Carthage is off to a 3-4 start which is far below the standard set by Head Coach, Augie Schmidt, who is closing in on his 600th win (593-244-5). Defense has plagued the Red Men to this point as has a lack of hitting. Schmidt reflected on the loss this way, "We played a good team today, but we gave them everything. Between walks, hit batters and errors, we gave them so much. You can't play baseball like we are against good teams and expect to win…We're just too nice in that we give every team we play a chance to score. " Schmidt appeared to be correct in his assessment as the game only featured eleven hits to go along with the combined eight errors(5 by Carthage, 3 by Cortland) between the two nationally ranked teams.
Cortland moves to 7-0 on the young season and looks to build upon their sparkling record with games versus Bowdoin, Suffolk and Western New England in the next few days to cap off their spring trip. Carthage finishes its trip with a single game on Thursday versus St. Joseph's (NY) and a Friday double header against Clarkson.
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