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Date	Headline	School	Type
June 10	SUNYIT Senior Chris Fratini Named ABCA All-American	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – SUNYIT senior Chris Fratini (Syracuse, NY/Westhill) has been selected to the 2010 Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Division III All-American Second Team. Fratini was selected to the team after being chosen to the Rawlings/ABCA All-Region First Team, which placed his name on the national ballot. It is the [ more ]

May 27	SUNYIT Senior Chris Fratini Selected to D3baseball All-America Team	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – SUNYIT senior Chris Fratini (Syracuse, NY/Westhill) has been named to the D3baseball.com All-America Second Team after arguably putting together the greatest individual season in program history. Fratini started in all 40 Wildcat contests and led the team in almost every hitting category, including batting average (.511), slugging percentage (.950), [ more ]

May 10	Castleton Takes 2 out of 3 Contests over SUNYIT to Win NEAC/NAC Championship	SUNYIT
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team rallied from four runs down against Castleton State to win game two 7-6 and even the NEAC/NAC Championship series at one game apiece, but the Wildcats would then fall 19-7 in the decisive game three at the Larry Delutis Field in Rome, NY. [ more ]

May 09	Castleton Takes Game One Over SUNYIT in Best-of-Three NEAC/NAC Championships	SUNYIT
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team finds itself down 0-1 in the best-of-three NEAC/NAC baseball championship series* after falling to the Castleton State Spartans 10-3 in game one today at Delutis Field in Rome, NY. The Wildcats will now look to even the series on Monday in game two, which is [ more ]

May 07	NEAC/NAC Championship Series Moved From Saturday to Sunday	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – Due to inclement weather, the NEAC/NAC Baseball Championships* originally scheduled for this Saturday has been pushed back to Sunday, May 9 at 4:00 pm. SUNYIT is set to face Castleton State College in the best-of-three series, with each contest being scheduled for nine innings. Game two will begin [ more ]

May 05	SUNYIT Set to Host NEAC/NAC Champions Series This Weekend	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – SUNYIT is set to host the NEAC/NAC Baseball Championships* this weekend at the Larry Delutis Baseball Field in Rome, NY, which will see the Wildcats take on Castleton State College for the conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Delutis Field has been [ more ]

May 01	SUNYIT Trounces Penn State Harrisburg to Win NEAC West Division Championship	SUNYIT
READING, PA – The SUNYIT baseball team got a hit from its entire starting lineup and registered 22 hits on the day as the Wildcats trounced the Penn State Harrisburg Nittany Lions 17-4 to win the NEAC West Championship Saturday. The Wildcats will now take Husson University in a best-of-three [ more ]

Apr. 29	SUNYIT's Fratini Named NEAC Player of the Year; Five Wildcats on All-Conference	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – SUNYIT senior slugger Chris Fratini (Syracuse, NY/Westhill) has been selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year and joined four other Wildcats on the All-Conference Team, which was announced by the NEAC this afternoon. Fratini has had a phenomenal season, starting in all 34 Wildcat contests [ more ]

Apr. 23	SUNYIT Splits Doubleheader with NEAC rival Cazenovia, Inch Closer to Playoffs	SUNYIT
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team closed out its regular season conference action with a split against Cazenovia College, handily winning game one 9-1 before falling 8-3 in an error-filled game two Friday at Delutis Field. SUNYIT (15-19) is now 6-6 in the NEAC West and hold the fourth [ more ]

Apr. 20	SUNYIT Score 24 Runs in Sweep of SUNY Canton	SUNYIT
Rome, NY - The SUNYIT men’s baseball team scored a total of 24 runs and picked up two come-from-behind victories over the visiting SUNY Canton Kangaroos in nonconference action Tuesday The Wildcats have now won three straight and are 13-15 overall, while Canton dropped to 3-18-1 on the year. The doubleheader was [ more ]

Apr. 07	SUNYIT Wins Two Thrilling Extra-Inning Contests over NEAC Rival SUNY Cobleskill	SUNYIT
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team swept NEAC foe SUNY Cobleskill after picking up two thrilling extra-inning wins during its home opener Wednesday, winning game one 5-4 and game 7-6, both in eight innings. The Wildcats are now 4-4 in the NEAC West division and 8-13 overall, while Cobleskill [ more ]

Apr. 06	SUNYIT Baseball Swept by Old Rival Oswego State	SUNYIT
OSWEGO, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team was swept by its old SUNYAC rival Oswego State by the scores of 11-9 and 4-1 on Monday afternoon. The Wildcats are now 6-13 overall (2-4 NEAC), while Oswego improved to 9-5 on the year. Game one was a wild one, as SUNYIT jumped [ more ]

Mar. 12	SUNYIT Baseball Goes 3-4 during Spring Trip to Winter Haven, FL	SUNYIT
With today’s game against MCLA canceled due to heavy rain, the SUNYIT baseball team finished with a 3-4 record during its spring trip to Winter Haven, FL this week. The Wildcats opened the trip on Sunday with a double header against Colby-Sawyer College and took game one 5-3 before falling 6-13 in [ more ]

May 01, 2009	SUNYIT's Edick Named NEAC Coach of the Year;Seven Players on All-Conference Team	SUNYIT
GANSEVOORT, NY – SUNYIT baseball head coach Kevin Edick was selected by his peers as the North Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, while seven of his Wildcat players were named to NEAC All-Conference Team, which was announced by the conference Thursday afternoon. Edick led the Wildcats to a 6-7 conference [ more ]

Apr. 30, 2009	Big Seventh Inning Leads Penn State Berks Past SUNYIT and into the NEAC Playoffs	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – A six-run seventh inning by the Penn State Berks Nittany Lions was the difference in an otherwise tight game, which Berks eventually won 8-3 over SUNYIT to advance to the NEAC Tournament. The Wildcats finished the year 6-7 in the NEAC and 13-21 overall, while Berks is [ more ]

Apr. 28, 2009	SUNYIT Falls to Local Rival Hamilton College in Regular Season Finale	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team fell 7-4 to local rival Hamilton College at Wildcat Field in the team’s regular season finale Tuesday. The Wildcats finished the regular season 13-20 overall (6-6 NEAC), while Hamilton is now 13-18 on the year. After a scoreless first inning, Hamilton put two runs [ more ]

Apr. 24, 2009	SUNYIT Splits with NEAC Rival D'Youville College	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team split a double header with D’Youville College at the Wildcat Baseball Field Friday, dropping game one 11-5 before rebounding with an 11-5 victory in game two. The Wildcats are now 4-6 in the NEAC and 11-19 overall, while the Spartans are 1-7 in [ more ]

Apr. 23, 2009	SUNYIT Drops Two Tight Games to Union College	SUNYIT
SCHENECTADY, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team suffered a pair of losses yesterday to Union College, who squeezed by with two one-run victories, winning 3-2 in game one and 7-6 in game two. The losses dropped the Wildcats to 10-18 overall, while the Dutchmen improved to 8-16 on the year. It was [ more ]

Apr. 19, 2009	SUNYIT Snaps Cazenovia's Nine-Game Win Streak; Splits Double Header	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team split a pair of contests with NEAC rival Cazenovia College during a double header at the Wildcat Baseball Field Sunday, winning game one 5-4 to snap Cazenovia’s nine-game win streak before falling 2-1 in game two. SUNYIT is now 3-5 in NEAC play [ more ]

Apr. 18, 2009	SUNYIT Splits a Pair of Thrillers with NEAC Rival Keuka College	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team split a pair of thrilling games against NEAC rival Keuka College at Wildcat Field Saturday, winning game one 4-3 before suffering a heartbreaking 2-1 loss in game two. Both teams are now 4-5 in NEAC play, with the Wildcats at 9-15 overall and [ more ]

Apr. 15, 2009	SUNYIT Splits with Cross-town Rival Utica College	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team split a double header with cross-town rival Utica College at the Wildcat Baseball Field Wednesday, dropping game one 10-4 before a thrilling 5-4 victory in game two. The Wildcats now stand at 8-14 on the year, while UC is now 3-15 overall. Game one [ more ]

Apr. 13, 2009	SUNYIT Baseball Swept by Oswego State in Home Opener	SUNYIT	Game Notes
UTICA, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team dropped two games to the visiting Oswego State Lakers in its home opener Monday, falling 0-11 in game one and 3-8 in game two. The losses dropped the Wildcats to 7-13 overall (1-3 NEAC), while Oswego improved to 9-8 on the year. Oswego pitcher [ more ]

Apr. 27, 2008	SUNYIT Pounds D'Youville to Close Season With 16 Wins	SUNYIT
LEWISTON, NY – SUNYIT (16-23) rapped out 28 hits on the day en route to a 21-0 shutout and a 6-2 win over future North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) opponent D’Youville College on Sunday at Niagara University’s Bobo Field. The Cats close out 2008 with 16 wins, the most since the [ more ]

Apr. 26, 2008	SUNYIT Falls at Oneonta State	SUNYIT
ONEONTA, NY – Oneonta State (20-14, 7-5 SUNYAC) came from behind in the bottom of the ninth inning of game one to win 5-4 and took game two 11-1 to complete a sweep of SUNYIT (14-23, 3-11 SUNYAC) on Saturday afternoon at Red Dragon Field in Oneonta. The two victories propels [ more ]

Apr. 25, 2008	Opportunistic SUNYIT Sinks New Paltz 3-2 to Gain SUNYAC Split	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
UTICA, NY – SUNYIT (14-21, 3-9 SUNYAC) managed just six hits in game two of a doubleheader with New Paltz on Friday at Wildcat Field, but picked up a run in the sixth and one in the seventh to pull out a tight 3-2 victory over the Hawks. Senior center fielder [ more ]

Apr. 23, 2008	SUNYIT, Union Combine for 44 Runs	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
In a score seen more often in a football game, the SUNYIT baseball team dropped a 24-20 decision to visiting Union College on Wednesday at Wildcat Field. The 20 runs is the most scored by the Cats since Mar. 24, 2007 when the team earned a 23-4 win over Polytechnic University. [ more ]

Apr. 21, 2008	Bushey Tabbed SUNYAC Player of the Week for Second Time This Season	SUNYIT	Weekly conference awards
SUNYIT senior first baseman Ben Bushey (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Valley C.C.) was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week for the second time this season for all games through Sunday, April 20. Bushey also earned the distinction March 17. He is the only player [ more ]

Apr. 20, 2008	SUNYIT Records Second Walk-Off Win in Two Days in Victory Over Fredonia	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – For the second day in a row, the SUNYIT baseball team recorded a victory in its last at-bat as the team recovered from blowing a four-run sixth-inning lead in a 12-11 win over Fredonia in game two of Sunday’s SUNYAC doubleheader. Ben Bushey (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Valley C.C.) [ more ]

Apr. 19, 2008	SUNYIT Comes Back From Four Runs Down to Split With Brockport	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – First baseman Ben Bushey’s (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Valley C.C.) RBI-single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning capped a 7-6 comeback for SUNYIT to salvage a split with Brockport on Saturday at Wildcat Field. The Cats were down 6-2 in the bottom of the sixth [ more ]

Apr. 17, 2008	SUNYIT Downs Canton for Four Straight Wins	SUNYIT
SUNYIT Sports Information Chris Gondek, Director Phone: (315) 792-7539 Fax: (315) 792-7536 E-mail: christian.gondek@sunyit.edu Website: http://wildcats.sunyit.edu SUNYIT Baseball Downs Canton Twice for Four Straight Wins UTICA, NY – SUNYIT pulled out a dramatic 5-4 come-from-behind win in the opening game of a doubleheader with SUNY Canton (0-8) and routed the Kangaroos 13-3 in the nightcap on Thursday [ more ]

Apr. 16, 2008	SUNYIT Rallies for Sweep of Utica College	SUNYIT
UTICA, NY – Down 9-8 in the top of the seventh inning, the SUNYIT baseball team rallied for three runs to pull out an 11-9 win to earn a two-game sweep of local rival Utica College on Wednesday at UC Baseball Field. The Cats took the opening game of the two-game [ more ]

Apr. 13, 2008	Wildcats Fall to Oswego	SUNYIT
OSWEGO, NY – SUNYIT lost a pair of SUNYAC games on the road on Sunday at Oswego to slip to 7-17 overall and 0-6 in conference play. The Lakers took game one 12-3 and won the second contest by a final of 17-4. Oswego used a five-run third inning and two runs [ more ]

Apr. 12, 2008	#5 Cortland Sinks SUNYIT in Twin Bill	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
CORTLAND, NY – Nationally 5th ranked Cortland moved to 20-3 on the year and stayed perfect in the SUNYAC at 6-0 with a pair of wins over SUNYIT (7-15, 0-4 SUNYAC) at Wallace Field in Cortland on Saturday. The Red Dragons won a 19-10 shootout in game one and shutout the [ more ]

Apr. 09, 2008	Hamilton Hands SUNYIT 12-6 Loss	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
CLINTON, NY – Hamilton College (6-9) took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth inning breaking a 4-4 tie en route to a 12-6 non-conference win over visiting SUNYIT (7-13) on Wednesday at Royce Field in Clinton, N.Y. The Continentals were led by Gideon Clark’s two hits and [ more ]

Apr. 07, 2008	Plattsburgh Takes Two From SUNYIT	SUNYIT
ROME, NY – Plattsburgh State (6-11, 3-1 SUNYAC) picked up two victories over SUNYIT (7-12, 0-2 SUNYAC) by scores of 10-2 and 6-4 to improve to 3-1 in SUNYAC play on Monday at Larry DeLutis Field in Rome, N.Y. Zack Welch (Merrill, N.Y./Northern Adirondack) paced the Cardinals on the day going [ more ]

Apr. 06, 2008	SUNYIT Earns Split With Mount Saint Mary	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT men’s baseball team split a pair of non-conference games with visiting Mount Saint Mary (4-11) on Sunday at Larry DeLutis Field in Rome, N.Y. falling 6-5 in game one and winning 9-3 in the second contest. The Cats squandered a 5-2 seventh-inning lead in the first [ more ]

Apr. 03, 2008	Cazenovia Shuts Down SUNYIT Baseball	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
ROME, NY – The SUNYIT baseball team, playing in its first games in 12 days, struggled at the plate managing just three hits in two losses to Cazenovia College (4-6) on Thursday at Larry DeLutis Field in Rome, N.Y. The Cats lost the first game 4-0, and dropped a 9-0 contest [ more ]

Mar. 22, 2008	SUNYIT Baseball Goes 1-1 at Polytechnic	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
NEW YORK, NY – The SUNYIT men’s baseball team split a pair of games at Polytechnic University on Saturday in New York City. The Cats won game one 10-0 but dropped a 4-3 decision in game two. In the nightcap, SUNYIT led 3-0 heading into the last half inning, but the [ more ]

Mar. 21, 2008	Four-Run Eighth Inning Propels Baseball to 6-2 Win Over SUNY Maritime	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
THROGGS NECK, NY – SUNYIT baseball scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 6-2 victory over SUNY Maritime on Friday in Throggs Neck, N.Y. The win ups the Cats’ overall record to 5-6. The Privateers fall to 0-6. The hosts jumped out to a 2-0 [ more ]

Mar. 17, 2008	Bushey Named SUNYAC Player of the Week	SUNYIT	Weekly conference awards
MARCY, NY – SUNYIT senior first baseman Ben Bushey (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Valley C.C.) was named the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Week for games ending Sunday, March 16. Bushey was instrumental in three Wildcat victories this week as the team went 4-6 overall. Bushey exploded [ more ]

Mar. 16, 2008	Wildcats Split With Penn State Berks	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
READING, PA – SUNYIT split a pair of games with future North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) foe Penn State Berks on Sunday in Reading, Pa. to move to 4-6 on the season. The Cats dropped game one 5-2 but recovered to take game two by a final of 7-1. In the first [ more ]

Mar. 14, 2008	SUNYIT Closes Florida Trip With Split With MCLA	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
TAMPA, FL – SUNYIT finished up its southern trip on Saturday with a loss to Husson College and a split with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to finish up play with a 3-5 overall mark. A four-run third inning on a pair of homeruns would be all the Eagles would need in [ more ]

Mar. 12, 2008	Bushey Leads SUNYIT to Sweep of Daniel Webster	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
TAMPA, FL – SUNYIT senior first baseman Ben Bushey (Hoosick Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls C.C.) went 7-for-7 at the plate, drove in 10 runs, hit two homers, four doubles, and scored seven runs to lead SUNYIT to a doubleheader sweep over Daniel Webster in Tampa, Fla. The Cats recorded 35 hits in [ more ]

Mar. 09, 2008	SUNYIT Drops Twin Bill Against Swarthmore	SUNYIT	Miscellaneous
TAMPA, FL – SUNYIT lost a pair of games to Swarthmore College in its opening two games of the season on Sunday at the RussMatt Invitational in Tampa, Fla. In the first game, the Wildcats squandered a five-run lead in the bottom of the seventh inning to lose a 17-16 slugfest. [ more ]