May 5, 2011
2011 SUNYAC Baseball Tournament Quick Facts
The 2011 SUNYAC Baseball Tournament field has been set, with four teams battling for a chance to win the postseason conference championship and earn the SUNYAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
The four-team, double-elimination baseball tournament begins Friday May 6 as second-seeded Brockport plays third-seeded Oneonta at 10 a.m. Cortland, the top seed, will face fourth-seeded New Paltz at 1 p.m., and the losers of the first two games will play Friday at 4 p.m. Two games are scheduled for Saturday, starting at noon, and the championship round begins Sunday at noon, with another game to follow, if needed.
2011 SUNYAC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
(Wallace Field – SUNY Cortland)
Tournament Web Page
(Wallace Field – SUNY Cortland)
Tournament Web Page
Friday, May 6
Game 1: (#3) Oneonta vs. (#2) Brockport, 10 a.m.
Game 2: (#4) New Paltz at (#1) Cortland, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m.
Game 7: Same teams at Game 6, if needed (appx. 30 minutes after Game 6 ends)
Game 1: (#3) Oneonta vs. (#2) Brockport, 10 a.m.
Game 2: (#4) New Paltz at (#1) Cortland, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 7
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 8
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m.
Game 7: Same teams at Game 6, if needed (appx. 30 minutes after Game 6 ends)
Tournament Quick Facts
1. From 1981-1997, the league consisted of two division, with each division winner playing for the conference’s postseason crown. In 1998, the SUNYAC converted from two division into one seven-team league, with the postseason champion determined by a double-elimination tournament. The league grew to eight teams in 2003 with the addition of Plattsburgh but dropped back to seven teams in 2009 with the departure of SUNYIT.
*Quick facts will be based on years 1998-2000
2. The first two double-elimination tournaments featured three teams before going to four teams in 2000.
*Quick facts will be based on years 1998-2000
2. The first two double-elimination tournaments featured three teams before going to four teams in 2000.
3. Three of the four teams that qualified for the 2010 SUNYAC Tournament return again this season, while New Paltz replaces Plattsburgh in the bracket.
4. Cortland has been the No. 1 seed every year since 1998 and the only school to host the SUNYAC tournament.
5. Brockport is the only other school besides Cortland to win a SUNYAC Tournament Title in the 13 year history of the tournament (2004 and 2010).
6. Up until last year Brockport was the only school to have beaten Cortland in the tournament, having done so four times, but in 2010 Oneonta posted a 7-1 win on opening day over Cortland.
7. New Paltz secured its first berth in the postseason event since 2001. New Paltz has been the No. 3 seed twice (1999 and 2000) and the No. 2 seed once (2001). This is the first time that the Hawks have entered as a No. 4 seed.
8. Brockport is making its 10th straight and 12th overall appearance in the post-season tournament. Oneonta is also making its 12th overall appearance in the post-season.
9. The Golden Eagles are the No. 2 seed for the sixth time and Oneonta serves as the No. 3 seed for the third time.
10. Friday will mark the 12th post-season match-up between Brockport and Oneonta with the Golden Eagles holding a 7-4 advantage over the Red Dragons.
11. New Paltz and Cortland have met twice in the post-season with the Red Dragons winning 11-6 in 1999 and 6-0 in 2000. The two teams met in a three-game regular season series last weekend and the Hawks beat the Red Dragons for the first time since 1995 with a 3-2 victory.
12. Brockport is 1-1 against New Paltz with the two teams splitting in 2000.
13. Oneonta and New Paltz have also only met twice in the post-season. Oneonta won in 1999 and New Paltz won in 2000.
14. Cortland is 38-5 in SUNYAC tournament play with winning records against current tournament participants Brockport (14-4), Oneonta (13-1) and New Paltz (2-0).
15. In total, Cortland has claimed the conference title 28 times since the SUNYAC began sponsoring baseball in 1959. Oneonta has won six titles, Brockport has captured five titles and New Paltz is looking for its first ever SUNYAC Championship.
Below is a Chart providing all-time SUNYAC tournament record (1998-2010).
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School
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All-time tournament record
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Brockport
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19-19
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Cortland
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38-5
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Fredonia
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0-2
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New Paltz
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3-6
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Oneonta
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12-21
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Oswego
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2-2
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Plattsburgh
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1-16
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** Note that SUNYIT was part of the conference at one point and Plattsburgh joined the league in 2003.
