May 13, 2013
Cortland Second Seed at Auburn (N.Y.) NCAA Regional, Will Face RPI Wednesday Night
The SUNY Cortland baseball team has received a berth into the 56-team NCAA Division III playoffs for the 21st straight season and the 22nd time overall. The Red Dragons (34-9) have been chosen as the second seed in an eight-team regional that will be hosted May 15-18 by Ithaca College at Falcon Park in Auburn, N.Y.
Cortland will play on Wednesday, May 15, at 7:45 p.m. versus seventh-seeded RPI (28-13). Wednesday’s other games feature fourth-seeded Farmingdale State (28-13) versus fifth-seeded Neumann (Pa.) (29-13) at 10 a.m.; top-seeded Ithaca (34-6) versus eighth-seeded Moravian (Pa.) (24-17) at 1:15 p.m.; and third-seeded Rowan (N.J.) (32-12) versus sixth-seeded Amherst (Mass.) (25-11) at 4:30 p.m.
Tournament action continues with four games on both Thursday and Friday, starting at 10 a.m., along with two games Saturday and one game, if needed, on Sunday. Tickets each session are $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens, and can be purchased at the gate. The winner of the double-elimination regional advances to the eight-team NCAA Division III World Series, which will be held May 24-28 in Grand Chute, Wis. (near Appleton; south of Green Bay). The World Series will be in Wisconsin for the 14th straight year.
The Red Dragons earned an automatic berth into this year’s NCAA tournament by winning the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) postseason tournament May 3-5 in Cortland. Under 14th-year head coach Joe Brown, Cortland reached the 30-win plateau for the 19th time in the last 20 seasons. Cortland’s run of 21 straight NCAA appearances is the longest active streak in Division III.
Cortland has won regional titles in 11 of the last 18 years. Cortland advanced to the World Series in 1995, five straight years from 1997-2001, as well as in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Cortland placed second in the region in 1996, 2003, 2006 and 2011. The Red Dragons finished second nationally at both the 2010 and 2005 World Series, third in both 1997 and 1998 and fourth in both 2007 and 2012.
NCAA Tournament Announcement
2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
Regional at Falcon Park (Auburn, N.Y.) (hosted by Ithaca College)
Wednesday, May 15
Game 1: (#4 seed) Farmingdale St. (28-13) vs. (#5 seed) Neumann (29-13), 10 a.m.
Game 2: (#1 seed) Ithaca (34-6) vs. (#8 seed) Moravian (24-17), 1:15 p.m.
Game 3: (#3 seed) Rowan (32-12) vs. (#6 seed) Amherst (25-11), 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: (#2 seed) Cortland (34-9) vs. (#7 seed) RPI (28-13), 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 16
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:15 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, May 17
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:15 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Game 15: Same teams as Game 14 (if necessary), 1 p.m.
Cortland will play on Wednesday, May 15, at 7:45 p.m. versus seventh-seeded RPI (28-13). Wednesday’s other games feature fourth-seeded Farmingdale State (28-13) versus fifth-seeded Neumann (Pa.) (29-13) at 10 a.m.; top-seeded Ithaca (34-6) versus eighth-seeded Moravian (Pa.) (24-17) at 1:15 p.m.; and third-seeded Rowan (N.J.) (32-12) versus sixth-seeded Amherst (Mass.) (25-11) at 4:30 p.m.
Tournament action continues with four games on both Thursday and Friday, starting at 10 a.m., along with two games Saturday and one game, if needed, on Sunday. Tickets each session are $3 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens, and can be purchased at the gate. The winner of the double-elimination regional advances to the eight-team NCAA Division III World Series, which will be held May 24-28 in Grand Chute, Wis. (near Appleton; south of Green Bay). The World Series will be in Wisconsin for the 14th straight year.
The Red Dragons earned an automatic berth into this year’s NCAA tournament by winning the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) postseason tournament May 3-5 in Cortland. Under 14th-year head coach Joe Brown, Cortland reached the 30-win plateau for the 19th time in the last 20 seasons. Cortland’s run of 21 straight NCAA appearances is the longest active streak in Division III.
Cortland has won regional titles in 11 of the last 18 years. Cortland advanced to the World Series in 1995, five straight years from 1997-2001, as well as in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Cortland placed second in the region in 1996, 2003, 2006 and 2011. The Red Dragons finished second nationally at both the 2010 and 2005 World Series, third in both 1997 and 1998 and fourth in both 2007 and 2012.
NCAA Tournament Announcement
2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
Regional at Falcon Park (Auburn, N.Y.) (hosted by Ithaca College)
Wednesday, May 15
Game 1: (#4 seed) Farmingdale St. (28-13) vs. (#5 seed) Neumann (29-13), 10 a.m.
Game 2: (#1 seed) Ithaca (34-6) vs. (#8 seed) Moravian (24-17), 1:15 p.m.
Game 3: (#3 seed) Rowan (32-12) vs. (#6 seed) Amherst (25-11), 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: (#2 seed) Cortland (34-9) vs. (#7 seed) RPI (28-13), 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 16
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:15 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, May 17
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:15 p.m.
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
Game 15: Same teams as Game 14 (if necessary), 1 p.m.
