OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego State Baseball extended their win streak to fourteen games with a doubleheader sweep over University of Rochester on Tuesday, April 27th in a non-conference doubleheader. Oswego was dominant all day long as the Laker bats scored 32 runs total on the day, Oswego won game one 23-7 and completed the sweep with a 9-4 victory in game two.
Oswego scored multiple runs in five of eight innings they came to the plate in game one. Ryan Weiss opened up the scoring on a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning, and Connor Stanton added an RBI single to make it 5-0 before Rochester’s fourth batter stepped to the plate. Eleven Laker batters had at least one hit in game one, and Ryan Enos led the offense in hits as he was 3-4 with three runs and three RBIs. Weiss led with four RBIs all of which came on the grand slam, and Enos and Stanton added three RBIs each. Oswego took game one 23-7 as the bats came out hot to knock off the top ranked Liberty League team 23-7.
Game two featured two hit efforts from five separate Lakers, Paul Tammaro, Brendon Frank, Kyle Lauria, Hunter Holliday, and Frank Levanti. Two RBIs apiece were also added by Tammaro, Frank, Lauria and Weiss on his second home run of the day. Jake Terrill got the start in game two and the Graduate Student pitched very well, going six innings allowing four hits and two earned runs. Oswego took game two 9-4 to extend the win streak to fourteen games and complete the seventh straight doubleheader sweep.
Oswego baseball returns to Laker Baseball Field Saturday, May 1st at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. against SUNYAC West opponent Fredonia. The Lakers will look to their momentum to continue their dominance in the conference division.
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Oswego State women’s lacrosse takes on Utica College
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego State women’s lacrosse team will host their first home game of the 2022 season today at Laker Turf Stadium. Nonconference opponent Utica College will travel down Interstate 90 to take on Oswego State for the first time since the 2019 season.
The Lakers start off their season 0-2 after dropping nonconference contests to nationally ranked Williams Smith and Clarkson University. The offense is once again led by veteran Sela Wiley who has four goals and one assist. The captain leads the team in points heading into the third game of the season. Newcomer Madison Davis has three goals in two games played for Oswego State after starting the season red hot and earning SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. In between the pipes, freshman Sarah Kamide has played every minute for the Lakers. The netminder has given up 29 goals and averages 14.50 per game. With 26 total saves through two games played, the Laker post a save percentage of .473. Currently, the Lakers are getting outscored 12 to 29 against opponents this season. Oswego State has also averaged less shots per game compared to their opponents with a stat line of 17.5 per contest.
On the other side of the field, the Utica College Pioneers kick off their 2022 season with this contest against Oswego State. Last year, the Pioneers were 9-6 and 4-2 in Empire 8 conference play. The team finished their season in the final round of the playoffs, losing to Nazareth College 8-9.
In terms of the history between these two programs, Utica College won the last matchup between the two teams back in March of 2019. The 11-7 win came at home for the Pioneers against the Lakers. However, the Oswego State squad holds the history in their hands with a record of 5-4-0 against Utica College and looks to gain their sixth win this afternoon.
WTOP 10 will stream the game live on YouTube from Laker Turf Stadium. Coverage begins right at 12:00 p.m. over on our YouTube page. The game starts at 12:00 p.m. right here on SUNY Oswego’s campus.
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Oswego womens hockey sweeps Morrisville this weekend
OSWEGO, N.Y. – It was a great way for the lakers to get back on track this weekend as they added two big SUNYAC victories to their record. The Lakers first faced the Mustangs in Morrisville where it was almost all Lakers from start to finish. After a scoreless first period for the Lakers Ashlyn Mcgrath scored two minutes into the second period. The lakers kept heavy pressure throughout the second period outshooting the Mustings 25-13. Mia Conboy tacked on another Lakers goal in the second scoring her first of the season. Morrisville was able to score at the end of the second but it was too late as the lakers momentum was not going to be stopped. In the third period sophomore Ashlyn Mcgrath scored her fourth goal of the season and second of the contest for the Lakers. A late goal by Mack Hull sealed the 4-1 win for the Lakers. The Mustangs had a chance at redemption the following day.The Lakers had a rematch against the mustangs this past Saturday this time in the Deborah F. Stanley Arena. This was another fantastic performance from the Lakers as they skated to another 4-1 victory. Another scoreless first period made the Lakers hungry to get on the board in the second. After a missed power play opportunity shortly into the second Amanda Zenstein scored her first goal of the season and the first goal of the game for the Lakers. The Mustangs would answer right back scoring their only goal of the game in the second. After having an amazing performance the day before, Ashlyn Mcgrath added to her weekend resume with another goal to put the Lakers up by two. Taylor Hudon would then put another goal on on the board for the Lakers. As if three goals on the weekend wasn’t enough, Ashlyn Mcgrath would score her fourth goal of the weekend and second of the game for the Lakers. Mcgrath has been a tremendous asset to this Lakers team and continues to prove her importance. The Lakers gained some needed momentum this weekend and look to keep it rolling as they take on the the Cortland Red Dragons this Friday in the Deb. Catch it live on WTOP10!
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Lakers fall to Saint Mary’s in Pathfinder
OSWEGO, NY — The Lakers fell short to Saint Mary’s University Friday night due to a stellar performance in net by Al Rogers for the Cardinals. The 1-0 score line featured Oswego out shooting the Cardinals 30 to 22 and dominating in the face off circle 38 to 17 thanks to forward Anthony Passero. This loss is the first of the season in the Marano Campus Center and snaps their three game win streak that came out of SUNYAC play. Moving forward, the tenth ranked Lakers continue in the Pathfinder/Oswego State Hockey Classic tomorrow night against the #9 University of New England Nor’easters who fell to #14 Williams College earlier in the day. The Cardinals and Ephs will do battle at 4 pm for the Pathfinder Championship.
