We dropped the final game to Oneonta on Sunday. They scored in the second inning and held a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the eighth. They threw a pretty good freshman lefty that kept us from stringing hits together.
In the eighth, we managed to load the bases and chased him. We got a bases loaded walk and Greco followed with a clutch hit to score a pair to tie it up. Oneonta tacked on three in the top of the ninth. We did get a couple baserunners before the game ended.
The team showed great resolve all weekend. We came back late today (Sunday) despite the loss. We had a 1-1 game on Saturday before we scored a bunch late -- similar to our win over Plattsburgh in Florida. A lot of hits but not a lot of runs, until late in the game. That is the type of effort that will keep us going.
The arms were pretty good all weekend. Sunday, Ace had a couple walks in the first and only went one. Hugg stepped in and went five strong. He worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the second with a Billy Chapel-esque play to end the inning, and really settled in after that.
A couple things that hurt us were trying to do too much. A missed cutoff that landed out of play and trying to throw the ball before catching it hurt us. If we get down a run, limit the damage.We have consistently come back late all season. Oneonta had bases loaded and no out in the ninth. We could have escaped with only giving up one run -- a manageable score given the no-out circumstances.
A couple guys gave us some big pick-ups today. Urck made a great diving catch going back on the warning track to save a few runs. Dan Greco's eighth-inning hit scored a pair to tie it at three. Sheehan gunned down one stolen base attempt, and Ace picked off the other. In conference play, we have retired well more than half of the runners that have tried to steal against us. Rob who??
We have three non-conference games before a trip tp Brockport next Tuesday. A chance for some reserves to get some action. We went with the exact same lineup for all three games this weekend.
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