Season Preview For most Division III baseball programs, a regular-season conference title, counted on to produce this a trip to the NCAA Regionals and a tie for 17th nationally would suffice as season. Senior second an accomplished year. Despite those achievements by the 2004 Cortland baseman Steve Newman led baseball team, sixth-year head coach Joe Brown concedes that last season the Red Dragons with a fell short of expectations. He won’t deny the players a sense of achievement .390 batting average last — the NCAA playoff appearance was the squad’s 12th in a row and the season and earned second team earned a multitude of individual honors — but there is certainly more team All-SUNYAC honors. to strive for in 2005. Having not earned a berth in the eight-team Division III He was second on the World Series since 2001 after making five consecutive showings and six squad with 31 RBI and stole overall, the 2005 Red Dragons have their sites set on Wisconsin, where the 13 bases. Senior shortstop Division III national champion is crowned. Nick Wilson started 33 games in 2004 and showed A look at this spring’s schedule some pop with four home offers a glimpse into the strong runs while batting .265. competition designed to prepare the Sophomore Will Groff Junior Adam Sidebottom batted .298 team for postseason play. The Red displayed his potential last with 16 RBI in 35 games last season. Dragons, ranked 24th in the preseason season with a .372 average in the American Baseball Coaches in 32 games, which helped him earn first team All-SUNYAC honors as a Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA . Groff can expect to see significant time at third base in Division III preseason poll, open with a 2005. Junior shortstop Ricky Piovesan, who transferred from Division I Pace, trip to 28th-ranked Virginia Wesleyan, will find a way to get into the lineup. an NCAA qualifier last season. Cortland follows up with a visit to North Carolina Cortland’s lone returning catcher is junior Ray Chopay, who batted .350 Wesleyan and a seven-game Florida in limited duty last season. He’ll vie for more time behind the plate this swing at the Port Charlotte Invitational, season. Sophomore Shawn Ensel, a transfer from Division I Monmouth, which includes matchups with fifth- sophomore Adam Senese, a Brockport transfer, and freshman Erik Johnson ranked Marietta (OH), 2003 World will challenge for immediate time as the starting backstop. Series participant Lakeland (WI), 2004 NCAA qualifier Western New England The pitching staff is well set up, returning nine players from last year’s College and 2003 NCAA Regional team. Seniors Matt Miller and Mike Burnett head the staff and will most Senior outfielder Pat D’Auria qualifier Messiah (PA). The northern likely be the numbers one and two starters. Both earned first team all-region is ranked in the top 10 in five slate includes games versus Division II honors last season, while Miller was a first team All-SUNYAC selection and career offensive categories. Mansfield and NCAA qualifiers Ithaca, Burnett was named second team all-conference. Miller posted a 7-3 record Rensselaer and St. Joseph’s, as well as a tough conference schedule that with a team-best 1.87 ERA and a team-high 69 . Burnett went 7-2 features 2004 Division III World Series participant Brockport. with a 2.27 ERA and fanned 67 batters.

To challenge for the SUNYAC title and the postseason reward that Junior Jason Chyr established comes with it, the Red Dragons will need their offense to step up and keep himself as a legitimate number-three pace with a deep and talented pitching staff. starter in 2004 after posting a 4-1 record with a 1.93 ERA and 37 Brown has four returners who will see most of the duty in the outfield. strikeouts. He’ll be handed the ball Senior Pat D’Auria returns for a fifth season after having 2004 cut short due often in 2005. Graduate student Toby to injury. By the time D’Auria finishes his career, he’ll be near or at the top in Youngs missed all of 2004 due to a number of offensive categories. He’s already ranked second in career Tommy John surgery and returns this doubles, seventh in games and total bases, eighth in home runs and ninth in season looking to log plenty of innings. runs. A trio of juniors, Jimmy Basnight, Andy Mead and Adam Sidebottom, Senior Ken Hartling is in the mix to earn will see plenty of action in the outfield. Basnight, a second team all-region a spot in the starting rotation. He and All-SUNYAC selection, batted .353 in 2004 and led the team with five started five games in 2004 and went triples. He was second with 34 runs and 11 doubles and tied for second with 1-1 with 29 strikeouts in 26.1 innings. 18 stolen bases. Mead earned second team All-SUNYAC honors after batting Junior Nick McPartland led the team .308 with three homers and 26 RBI. He also swiped 18-of-20 bases and was with 15 appearances last season, all out third on the team with 32 runs. Sidebottom batted .298 in 35 games last of the bullpen, and struck out 32 season with a pair of homers and 16 RBI, while playing a number of batters in 32 innings. Sophomores Jim different positions. Providing great depth in the outfield are returner Brian Dougher and Jon Rockfeld are coming Junior outfielder Andy Mead Edmunds, Greensboro College transfer Zach Tacelli and freshman Sean off all-star performances this past has earned All-SUNYAC Caughey. summer in the NYCBL and ACBL honors his first two seasons. summer leagues, respectively. Both will Brown has a solid be factors this season. Dougher went infield set up for 2005 1-1 in 2004 with a 2.45 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 18.1 innings, while with a mix of speed Rockfeld posted a 2.57 ERA in limited innings. and power, capable of tremendous offensive Brown has brought in an exceptional amount of new talent this season. output. Sophomore Besides Caughey and Johnson, the freshmen include Chris Brown, Ryan first baseman Travis Hooper, Johnny Giametta Jr., Kyle Mullane, Billy Rizzo, Brendan Rowlands Robinson was on an and Joey Russo. Besides Piovesan, Ensel, Senese and Tacelli, this season’s incredible tear to begin transfers are Nate Dailey (University of Maine), Justin Mattes (Adirondack 2004 when an injury CC), Brandon Olbrys (College of Charleston) and Nick Serio (Sacred Heart). sidelined him for the season. Through nine The Cortland baseball team has been one of the most successful Senior second baseman Steve Newman led games, he was batting programs in the nation in the last 15 years. Each season begins with the the team with a .390 batting average in 2004. .520 with 10 RBI. His expectation of winning the SUNYAC regular-season and tournament titles left-handed bat will be and reaching the Division III World Series. This spring is no different. CORTLAND Coaching Staff Joe Brown All-SUNYAC, all-state and all-region honors. As a senior in 1993, he led the Head Coach team with a .362 batting average while leading the Red Dragons to an ECAC Upstate New York title and an NCAA Division III playoff appearance. A team captain that season, Urtz earned All-SUNYAC and all-region awards. Joe Brown has enjoyed an incredible amount of success in his first five years at the Urtz is a native of Ilion, N.Y., where in high school he excelled in baseball, Red Dragons’ helm. He has an overall record football and basketball. A 1994 Cortland graduate, Urtz earned his master’s of 165-58 and has led the Red Dragons to degree in 1999 and is the College’s associate director of athletics in addition five NCAA Division III playoffs, including two to his coaching duties. Urtz is a member of the American Baseball Coaches World Series appearances, and four State Association and works at several baseball camps and clinics over the summer. University of New York Athletic Conference He currently resides in Cortland with his wife, Charlene, and their children, (SUNYAC) titles. He was named the Ameri- Jake and Sadie. can Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) New York Region “Coach of the Year” in 2000 and 2001 and the Craig Kerner - Assistant Coach SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 2004 and his .740 winning percentage entering the season ranks him fifth among active coaches in Division III. Craig Kerner enters his second season on Brown’s coaching staff in 2005. Kerner was a three-time All- In 2000, he had the best season of any Cortland first-year head America outfielder for the Red Dragons from 1998-2000 baseball coach, leading the Red Dragons to a 36-9 record, an NCAA before being selected in the 13th round of the profes- Division III New York Region title and a tie for fifth place at the World sional draft by the Montreal Expos in June of 2000. He Series. In 2001, his squad finished 34-11, winning a regional title and played three seasons in the Expos’ farm system. once again tying for fifth nationally at the World Series. In 2002, Cortland finished the season 31-11 and participated in the NCAA Divi- At Cortland, Kerner had a career batting average of .423 with 18 home sion III regionals. runs, 135 RBI and school records of 46 doubles, 21 triples, 84 stolen bases and 358 total bases. His 26-game hitting streak in 1998 is also a school In 2003, the Red Dragons were 35-11, advanced to the champion- record. ship game of the NCAA regionals and finished tied for ninth nationally. In 2004, the Red Dragons finished 29-16 (29-11 vs. Div. III opponents) A native of Whitesboro, N.Y., Kerner was a third team All-American as a and earned one of three national “Pool C” at-large tournament berths. freshman, first team selection as a sophomore and a second team honoree as a junior. He was also a three-time New York Region, ECAC Upstate New York Three of Brown’s players have been selected in the professional and SUNYAC all-star. He was named the MVP of the NCAA Division III New baseball draft and another has signed a free-agent professional contract York Regional in both his freshman and junior seasons. since 2000. Kerner, who was an assistant coach with the Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod League this past summer, is currently pursuing his master’s degree Prior to his promotion to head coach, Brown was the top assistant in health education at Cortland. coach and pitching coach for Cortland teams that made seven straight NCAA Division III tournament appearances from 1993-99 and four Mike Hubbs - Graduate Assistant World Series showings in a five-year span between 1995 and 1999. He also assisted with team recruiting duties. His Cortland hurlers were Mike Hubbs joins the Cortland coaching staff in ranked in the top 25 nationally in team for five of six 2005 after a stellar four-year career with the Red Drag- seasons between 1994-99. During that time, four Cortland pitchers ons. He posted a career 18-5 record and 2.19 ERA, is earned All-America honors and two were drafted professionally. currently tied for eighth in school history for career wins and is 12th in career winning percentage (.783). From 1992-99, Brown was the head coach of the Ithaca Lakers in the summer Northeastern Collegiate Baseball League (NCBL). The Hubbs was named the SUNYAC Pitcher of the Year winningest coach in league history, he led the Lakers to three league and a first team ECAC Division III Upstate New York all-star in both his junior titles, three runnerup finishes and two third-place showings in eight and senior seasons. He was also the National Collegiate Baseball Writers seasons. He coached more than 25 players who have moved on to the Association New York Region Pitcher of the Year and an American Baseball professional ranks, including current closer Brad Lidge Coaches Association first team All-New York Region selection in 2003 after and Cleveland Indians hurler Scott Sauerbeck. compiling a 7-1 record and 1.58 ERA.

Born in Clifton Springs, N.Y., and raised in Maine, Brown moved The Averill Park, N.Y., native graduated in 2004 and is currently pursuing back to New York and graduated as a three-sport letterwinner from a master’s degree in health education. He is the pitching coach in the sum- Canandaigua Academy in 1986. A 1990 graduate of Ithaca College, mer for the Saratoga Phillies of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. Brown earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. He played four years of baseball for the Bombers and was a member of the school’s Brian Huber - Volunteer Assistant 1988 NCAA Division III championship squad. Upon graduation from Ithaca, he served for one season as adjunct faculty instructor and assis- Brian Huber begins his first season on the Cortland tant baseball coach at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, coaching staff in 2005. The Blue Point, N.Y., native N.Y. He earned a Master of Science in Sport Studies, concentrating in played for the Red Dragons from 2001-03 and finished sports psychology, from Miami (Ohio) University in 1992 while serving as with a career .301 batting average, eight homers, 22 a graduate teaching assistant and assistant baseball coach for the Divi- doubles, 70 RBI and 32 stolen bases. sion I Red Hawks. Huber is tied for 14th on Cortland’s career stolen base chart and is ranked in the top 30 in six other career offensive categories. Mike Urtz - Assistant Coach He earned All-SUNYAC honors and was named to the NCAA Division III Regional all-tournament team in 2001 as the Red Dragons earned a spot in Former Red Dragon standout outfielder Mike Urtz the Division III World Series. enters his ninth season on the Cortland coaching staff in 2005. Urtz works with the team’s outfielders and assists A 1998 graduate of St. John the Baptist High, Huber played at Briarcliffe with the Red Dragons’ hitting instruction. Junior College before transferring to Cortland and participated in the Division I Junior College World Series. The 2003 Cortland graduate is currently pursu- A four-year letterwinner at Cortland, Urtz led the ing a master’s degree in physical education and is a coach with the summer team in batting in 1992 with a .392 average, earning elite Connecticut Blue Jays baseball program.

R E D D R A G O N S Preseason Team Roster

No. Name ...... Pos. Yr. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 1 Sean Caughey ...... OF Fr. R/R 6-2 180 Cortland/Cortland 2 Eric Wright ...... P So. R/R 6-0 180 Brooklyn/Xavier 3 Andy Mead...... OF Jr. R/R 6-1 190 Baldwinsville/C.W. Baker 4 Joey Russo ...... 2B Fr. L/R 5-9 175 Inwood/Lawrence 5 Nick Wilson ...... SS Sr. R/R 5-11 185 Auburn/Auburn 6 Steve Newman ...... INF Sr. R/R 5-11 175 Henrietta/Rush-Henrietta 7 Ken Hartling ...... P Sr. R/R 5-9 175 Poughkeepsie/Arlington 8 Nick McPartland ...... P Jr. L/L 5-11 185 Beacon/Beacon 9 Erik Johnson ...... C Fr. R/R 5-9 175 Mount Kisco/Fox Lane 10 Brian Edmunds ...... OF Jr. L/L 5-9 185 Johnson City/Johnson City 11 Jon Rockfeld ...... P So. R/L 6-1 185 Islip Terrace/East Islip 12 Matt Miller ...... P Sr. R/L 5-9 185 Harrison/Harrison 13 Jason Chyr ...... P Jr. R/R 6-0 170 Vernon/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill 14 Brandon Olbrys...... P So. R/R 5-9 180 Windsor/Windsor 15 Billy Rizzo ...... INF Fr. R/R 6-0 185 Liverpool/Liverpool 16 Jimmy Basnight ...... OF Jr. R/R 5-6 170 East Norwich/St. Dominic 17 Zach Tacelli ...... OF Jr. R/R 6-1 190 Latham/Shaker 18 Toby Youngs ...... P Gr. L/L 6-0 160 Windsor/Windsor 19 Ray Chopay ...... C Jr. R/R 6-0 175 Commack/Commack 20 Ricky Piovesan ...... SS Jr. R/R 6-1 190 East Norwich/St. Dominic 21 Pat D’Auria ...... OF Sr. R/R 6-0 190 Nyack/Nyack 22 Shawn Ensel ...... C So. R/R 5-11 200 Clifton Park/Shenendehowa 23 Jason Hauck ...... P So. R/R 6-0 175 Kirkville/East Syracuse-Minoa 24 Adam Sidebottom ...... OF/INF Jr. R/R 6-1 185 Lockport/Starpoint 25 Lex Redding ...... P Jr. R/R 6-3 220 Kingston/Rondout Valley 26 Ryan Hooper ...... P/OF Fr. L/R 6-2 190 Red Hook/Red Hook 27 Johnny Giametta Jr...... 1B Fr. R/R 6-2 195 Marlboro/Marlboro 28 Jim Dougher ...... P So. R/R 6-6 225 Liverpool/Liverpool 29 Mike Burnett ...... P Sr. R/R 6-4 235 Westfield/Westfield 31 Will Groff ...... 3B/OF So. R/R 5-10 185 Queensbury/Queensbury 32 Travis Robinson ...... 1B So. L/R 6-1 190 Ilion/Ilion 33 Adam Senese ...... C So. L/R 5-11 215 Sayville/Sayville Steve Bailey ...... P Fr. R/R 6-2 185 Lyons/Lyons Chris Brown...... INF Fr. R/R 6-0 180 Vestal/Tioga Nate Dailey ...... P Fr. R/R 6-3 190 Canastota/Canastota Justin Mattes ...... P So. R/R 6-3 175 Queensbury/Queensbury Kyle Mullane ...... P Fr. R/R 6-0 170 Center Moriches/Center Moriches Jason Perry ...... C Sr. R/R 5-7 160 Plattsburgh/Plattsburgh Brad Robison ...... OF Fr. R/R 6-2 240 Groton/Groton Brendan Rowlands...... P Fr. R/R 6-0 185 New York Mills/Utica-Notre Dame Nick Serio ...... P So. R/R 6-2 185 New Bedford/Fox Lane

Head Coach: Joe Brown (#30) (Ithaca ‘90), 6th Year (165-58) Assistant Coaches: Mike Urtz, Craig Kerner, Mike Hubbs, Brian Huber, Ben Albright, Kyle Bestine Athletic Training Students: Dori Dollaway, Shane Osgood Captains: Mike Burnett, Pat D’Auria, Steve Newman 2004 Record: 29-16 (Tied for 17th place, NCAA Division III Tournament; SUNYAC Regular-Season Champions)

RED DRAGON NEWCOMERS Front Row: (l. to r.) Shawn Ensel, Justin Mattes, Johnny Giametta Jr., Chris Brown, Brendan Rowlands, Brad Robison. Middle Row: Nick Serio, Steve Bailey, Sean Caughey, Zach Tacelli, Ryan Hooper, Ricky Piovesan. Back Row: Billy Rizzo, Brandon Olbrys, Joey Russo, Erik Johnson, Kyle Mullane, Team Manager Kyle Kowalkowski. Not Pictured: Nate Dailey, Jason Perry, Adam Senese. CORTLAND Player Profiles RETURNERS Earned all-league and all-county honors...Other: Member of SUNYAC All-Academic Team...Parents: Donna and Ray Jimmy Basnight Junior, Outfield Chopay Brothers/Sisters: Michelle, who currently attends Major: Sport Mgmt. East Norwich, NY Cortland. 2004: Jimmy played in 43 games with 38 starts...Batted .353 with 34 runs, 11 doubles, Jason Chyr Junior, Pitcher a team-high five triples, one homer and 28 Major: Physical Education Vernon, NY RBI...Tied for second on the team with 18 2004: Jason appeared in 10 games with six stolen bases in 22 attempts...Earned second starts...Posted a 4-1 record, one save, a 1.93 team all-region and All-SUNYAC honors... ERA and 37 strikeouts in 42 innings...Pitched Went 5-for-6 in a win at Hartwick...Went 5-for-8 with four five innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts runs, a homer and two RBI in a home doubleheader sweep in a win over Oneonta...Allowed one earned over Fredonia...Batted .455 during a nine-game hitting streak run in seven and a third innings versus and .484 during an eight-game hitting streak...Prior to Division I Maine...Tossed three perfect innings of relief versus Cortland: Attended Nassau Community College and St. Ithaca in the NCAA Regional...2003: Made seven relief Bonaventure...Member of the baseball team at St. appearances, posting a 2.08 ERA with 14 strikeouts in 13 Bonaventure...High School: A 2002 graduate of St. innings...Pitched three hitless innings to earn a save versus Dominic...Four-year starter on baseball team...Team New Paltz...Career: 4-1 record, 1.96 ERA, 51 strikeouts and captain...Parents: Lynn and Jim Basnight Brothers/Sisters: 55 innings in 17 appearances...Ranked ninth in career ERA... Amy. High School: A 2002 graduate of Vernon-Verona-Sherrill, where he received the National Congressional Medal Scholar- Mike Burnett Senior, Pitcher ship and was an honor student...Two-year starter in baseball... Major: History Westfield, NY Named West Division Pitcher of the Year...All-star selection... 2004: Mike pitched in 12 games with 11 Had a 17- game...Played two seasons of basketball... starts...Went 7-2 with a 2.27 ERA, two Made six three-point shots in a game...Other: Pitched in the complete games, one shutout and 67 Empire State Games...Parents: Carol and Paul Chyr Brothers/ strikeouts in 71.1 innings...Named first team Sisters: Chantelle, Kristy. all-region, second team All-SUNYAC and CoSIDA District I All-Academic...Struck out a Pat D’Auria Senior, Outfield season-high 10 in a 4-1 win at Oswego...Had seven strikeouts Major: Communications Nyack, NY and allowed just three hits in a nine-inning 1-0 home win over 2004: Pat played in 19 games with 18 starts Plattsburgh...Struck out nine in four innings versus Rowan and before his season was cut short due to in a win over Ithaca...2003: Appeared in 12 games, including injury...Batted .296 with 16 runs, seven nine starts...Posted a 5-1 record with a 2.87 ERA and 45 doubles, a , three homers and 15 RBI... strikeouts in 47.0 innings...Struck out eight batters in wins Started the season with an eight-game hitting over Oneonta and New Paltz...Allowed two runs in seven streak...Went 3-for-5 with three runs and innings in Cortland’s 10-inning 4-3 win over Trinity at the three RBI in a home win over Fredonia...2003: Played in 45 NCAA Regional...Career: 12-3 record, 2.51 ERA, 112 games with 44 starts...Batted .274 with 31 runs, seven strikeouts and 118.1 innings pitched in 24 appearances... doubles, seven homers and 24 RBI...Had two homers and six Ranked 10th in career winning percentage...Prior to RBI in the NCAA Regional...2002: Played in 39 games with 38 Cortland: Attended RIT and Onondaga Community College... starts...Batted .397 with 33 runs, 12 doubles, three homers, Member of the OCC baseball team...High School: A 2000 31 RBI and nine stolen bases...Named SUNYAC Player of the graduate of Westfield Academy, where he was a member of Year...Earned third team all-region and first team All-ECAC student government and the Honor Society...Three-year starter honors...Named to the NCAA Division III Regional All- in baseball...Class C Pitcher of the Year and Section Six Player Tournament Team...2001: Saw action in 42 games, starting of the Year as a senior...Two-time all-star...Four-year starter in 33...Batted .336 with 37 runs, 12 doubles, four homers and soccer...Section Six Defensive Player of the Year and second 26 RBI...Led the team with 28 walks...A second team All- team all-state as a senior...Two-time Conference MVP...Two- SUNYAC and all-region selection...Career: Batting .326 with year starting forward in basketball...Section Six MVP as a 117 runs, 38 doubles, four triples, 17 homers, 96 RBI and 21 senior...Other: Member of Dean’s List, President’s List, stolen bases in 145 games...Tied for second in career SUNYAC Commissioner’s List and Phi Sigma Phi Honor Society doubles...Ranked seventh in career total bases and games, at Cortland...Parents: Alice and Douglas Burnett Brothers/ eighth in home runs and ninth in runs...High School: Sisters: Jayson, Shannon. Graduated from Nyack in 2000...Four-year member of the baseball team...Earned all-league honors three times and all- Ray Chopay Junior, Catcher section, all-county and all-state honors twice...Named a Major: Physical Education Commack, NY Baseball Factory Preseason All-American as a senior...All- 2004: Ray batted .350 with a double and league, all-section, all-county and all-state defensive back on three RBI in 17 games, including three starts... football team...Parents: Nancy and Pat D’Auria Brothers/ Went 1-for-1 in six different games...2003: Sisters: Jeff, Susan, Katie. Saw action in 18 games with seven starts... Batted .250 with six runs and four RBI...Picked Jim Dougher Sophomore, Pitcher up a base hit in his first collegiate game... Major: Criminology Liverpool, NY Career: Batting .288 with 11 runs, one double and seven RBI 2004: Jim appeared in nine games with one in 35 games...Prior to Cortland: Attended Stony Brook, start...Posted a 1-1 record with a 2.45 ERA where he was a member of the Dean’s List...High School: A and 18 strikeouts in 18.1 innings...Allowed 2001 graduate of Commack...Three-year starter is baseball... one hit with a season-high seven strikeouts in Team MVP...Earned all-league honors...Four-year member of six innings against Cazenovia for his first the wrestling team...Named Most Outstanding Wrestler... collegiate win...Did not allow a run in six of R E D D R A G O N S Player Profiles his nine appearances...High School: A 2003 graduate of Jason Hauck Sophomore, Pitcher Liverpool...Two-year starting pitcher in baseball...First team All- Major: Criminology Kirkville, NY CNY...Team won league crown both seasons...Played one 2004: Jason made five relief appearances... season of basketball...Team went 20-0 during the regular Posted an 0-1 record with an 8.31 ERA and season...Parents: Karen and Mike Dougher Brothers/Sisters: five strikeouts in four and a third innings... Marty. Allowed one hit and no runs and struck out four in his last three appearances...High Brian Edmunds Junior, Outfield School: A 2003 graduate of East Syracuse- Major: Bus. Economics Johnson City, NY Minoa...Three-year starter in baseball...Two-time Team 2004: Brian had one at bat before his season MVP...Named first team all-league as a junior and second team was cut short due to injury...2003: Played in all-league as a senior...Team won league crown his senior 20 games with six starts...Batted .370 with year...Competed in indoor track and field for one season... seven runs and five RBI...2002: Batted .294 Parents: JoAnn Gorman and Bill Hauck Brothers/Sisters: with two RBI in 18 games...Posted a 2.08 ERA Shawn. with seven strikeouts in four appearances out of the bullpen...Career: Batting .333 with 10 runs, one double Nick McPartland Junior, Pitcher and seven RBI in 39 games...High School: Graduated from Major: Physical Education Beacon, NY Johnson City in 2001, where he was an academic all-star, 2004: Nick led the Red Dragons with 15 member of the honor roll, class treasurer and was awarded a appearances, all from the bullpen...Posted a business scholarship...Three-year starter in baseball and 1-2 record with a 3.38 ERA, one save and 32 football...Named third team all-state as a junior and senior in strikeouts in 32 innings...Allowed two hits, no baseball...Team won Class B state title in 1999...Played two runs and struck out a season-high seven in seasons of basketball...Parents: Helen and Scott Edmunds five and a third innings versus Brockport in Brothers/Sisters: Heather, Steven. the SUNYAC Tournament...Allowed only four runs in his last 10 appearances...2003: Appeared in 11 games in relief... Will Groff Soph., Third Base/Outfield Posted a 1-0 record with a 4.50 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 14 Major: Kinesiology Queensbury, NY innings pitched...Career: 2-2 record, one save, 3.72 ERA, 50 2004: Will played in 32 games with 19 strikeouts and 46 innings in 26 appearances...High School: starts...Second on the team with a .372 Graduated from Beacon in 2002...Four-year starter in batting average...Recorded 21 runs, five baseball...Fifth team all-state and County Pitcher of the Year as doubles, one , 10 RBI and seven a senior...Three-time all-league and two-time League MVP, all- stolen bases...Earned first team All-SUNYAC county and all-section...Two-time MVP in basketball...Team honors...Went 5-for-5 with two doubles in a MVP and all-league as a senior in football...Other: Won a win over Mt. St. Mary...Batted .444 at the NCAA Regional... silver medal in baseball at the Empire State Games...Parents: Went 3-for-3 in a win over Plattsburgh...High School: Janice and David McPartland Brothers/Sisters: Jeremy Miller, Graduated from Queensbury in 2003...Four-year starter in Adam McPartland...Jeremy played football at Southern baseball...Named Post Star Player of the Year as a junior and Connecticut State. senior...Second team all-state as a senior...Three-year starter in football...Class A New York State and Post Star Player of the Andy Mead Junior, Outfield Year as a senior...Set school single-season rushing and TD Major: Physical Educ. Baldwinsville, NY records...Other: Played on Cortland’s football team as a 2004: Andy started in and played 42 games... freshman...Named Red Dragons’ Special Teams Player of the Batted .308 with 32 runs, six doubles, three Year...Parents: Geraldine and Peter Groff Brothers/Sisters: homers, 26 RBI and 18 stolen bases...A Anna. second team All-SUNYAC selection...Led the team with five sacrifices...Batted .571 (8-for- Ken Hartling Senior, Pitcher 14) in the SUNYAC Tournament...Drove in Major: Health Educ. Poughkeepsie, NY three runs versus Brockport in the NCAA Regional...2003: 2004: Ken appeared in 10 games with five Started 38 games and played in 44...Batted .375 with eight starts...Posted a 1-1 record with a 5.13 ERA doubles, a homer and 23 RBI...Led the team with 41 runs, six and 29 strikeouts in 26.1 innings...Pitched six triples and 11 stolen bases...Named the SUNYAC First Year innings of two-hit ball with a season-best Player of the Year...Earned second team all-region and first seven strikeouts against Mt. St. Mary...Struck team All-ECAC Upstate New York and All-SUNYAC honors... out six in three and a third innings versus Went 12-for-15 with seven runs and five RBI in a four-game Rochester...Prior to Cortland: Attended Dutchess Community stretch...Career: Batting .341 with 73 runs, 14 doubles, six College, where he was a member of the Dean’s List...Two-year triples, four home runs, 49 RBI and 29 stolen bases in 86 starting pitcher...Team reached junior college World Series games...High School: Graduated from C.W. Baker in 2002... twice...High School: A 2001 graduate of Arlington, where he Three-year starter in baseball, football and basketball...Three- was a member of the honor roll...Three-year starting shortstop time first team all-league, two-time all-state and first team All- on baseball team...Team MVP as a junior and senior...Team CNY in baseball and football...Named USA Today Preseason captain as a senior...Two-year starter in football...Other: All-American in baseball his senior season...Earned all-league Named 2003 summer league Pitcher of the Year...Parents: honors twice in basketball...Parents: Mary and Glenn Mead Pamela and Kenneth Hartling Brothers/Sisters: Erik, Scott. Brothers/Sisters: Chris, Liz.

CORTLAND Player Profiles Matt Miller Senior, Pitcher Travis Robinson Sophomore, First Base Major: Physical Education Harrison, NY Major: Sport Management Ilion, NY 2004: Matt pitched in 13 games with 10 2004: Travis played in nine games with seven starts...Posted a 7-3 record with a team-best starts before his season ended due to injury... 1.87 ERA, three complete games, three Batted .520 with six runs, a double, a triple shutouts and a team-high 69 strikeouts in and 10 RBI...Batted .667 (12-for-18) over his 67.1 innings...Earned first team all-region and final six games...Had four RBI versus St. All-SUNYAC honors...Tossed seven-inning Xavier...2003: Played in 27 games, including one-hit shutouts versus SUNYIT and Brockport...Fanned a 13 starts...Batted .278 with 14 runs, five doubles, three season-high 12 and allowed two hits in five innings in a win homers and 16 RBI...Had a three-run pinch-hit home run in a over Hartwick...Pitched a nine-inning six-hit shutout over win at RPI...Career: Batting .354 with 20 runs, six doubles, a Brockport in the SUNYAC Tournament...2003: Appeared in 10 triple, three homers and 26 RBI in 36 games...High School: games with nine starts...Posted a 7-1 record with a 3.05 ERA, Graduated from Ilion in 2002, where he was a member of the one shutout and a team-high 63 strikeouts in 59 innings National Honor Society and honor roll...Four-year starting pitched...Earned second team all-region and second team All- catcher in baseball...Named first team all-league...Two-year SUNYAC honors...Named to the NCAA Division III Regional All- starter in football...Set three school records...Two-year starter Tournament Team...Pitched a seven-inning one hitter with a in basketball...Earned first team all-league honors...Other: career-high 13 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Hartwick...Struck Competed in the Empire State Games...Parents: Cheryl and out 10 batters in a win over Ithaca at the NCAA Regional... Kim Robinson Brothers/Sisters: Kara. 2002: Pitched in 10 games, starting eight...Compiled a 4-2 record with a 3.46 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 54.2 innings Jon Rockfeld Sophomore, Pitcher pitched...Won his first career start versus N.C. Wesleyan... Major: Physical Educ. Islip Terrace, NY Career: 18-6 record, 2.73 ERA, 182 strikeouts and 181 innings 2004: Jon made five relief appearances... pitched in 33 appearances...Ranked fifth in strikeouts, eighth Recorded a 2.57 ERA with six strikeouts in in innings pitched and tied for eighth in wins...High School: A seven innings...Allowed no runs in four 2001 Harrison High graduate...Four-year starter in baseball... appearances...Fanned two batters in one Earned All-America and all-state honors...Named District I inning versus Mt. St. Mary in his first Player of the Year...All-section wrestler and football defensive collegiate game...High School: A 2003 back...Football team won state title...Other: Starting pitcher in graduate of East Islip...Three-year starter in baseball...Second 2003 New England Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game... team all-state...All-county and earned Gold Glove Award as a Parents: Denise and Roy Miller Brothers/Sisters: Stephanie. junior and senior...League MVP as a senior...Team won county title his senior year...Three-year starter in soccer...Team won Steve Newman Senior, Second Base state title his junior season...Other: Won a silver medal in Major: Physical Education Henrietta, NY baseball at the 2002 Empire State Games...Parents: Mary and 2004: Steve played in 37 games with 28 Mike Rockfeld Brothers/Sisters: Melissa, Jackie. starts...Batted a team-high .390 with 29 runs, four doubles, two triples, a home run, 31 RBI Adam Sidebottom Junior, Inf./Outfield and 13 stolen bases...Earned second team Major: Sport Management Lockport, NY All-SUNYAC and NCAA Division III Regional 2004: Adam saw action in 35 games with 20 All-Tournament Team honors...Batted .667 (8- starts...Batted .298 with 18 runs, six doubles, for-12) with three runs, two triples and four RBI in the NCAA two home runs and 16 RBI...Was 6-for-6 in Regional...Had a 12-game hitting streak...Went 6-for-10 with stolen bases...Went 5-for-6 with four runs, a four runs and five RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Hartwick... double, homer and four RBI in a double- Prior to Cortland: Attended Monroe Community College... header sweep at Brockport...Had three hits, Two-year starter on baseball team...Named second team all- three runs, a home run and three RBI in a win over SUNYIT... region...High School: Graduated from Rush-Henrietta in 2003: Played in 35 games with three starts...Batted .185 with 2001...Three-year member of the baseball team...Two-time 14 runs, five RBI and five stolen bases...Recorded a base hit second team all-county...Team MVP as a senior...Set state and two stolen bases in his first collegiate game...Career: record with 12 RBI in one game...Two-year starter in Batting .270 with 32 runs, six doubles, two homers, 21 RBI football...Named first team all-county...Parents: Debbie and and 11 stolen bases in 70 games...High School: Graduated William Newman Brothers/Sisters: Susan. from Starpoint in 2002, where he was named Male Athlete of the Year...Four-year member of the baseball team...Team MVP Lex Redding Junior, Pitcher and All-Western New York as a junior and senior...Team Major: Physical Education Kingston, NY captain as a senior...Named Tonawanda News Player of the 2004: Lex made seven relief appearances... Year as a junior...Two-year starter in football and basketball... Posted a 3.72 ERA with eight strikeouts in Team captain and MVP as a senior in both sports...Other: nine and two-thirds innings...Struck out three Member of the Dean’s List at Cortland...Parents: Laurie and batters versus St. Xavier and in a win over John Sidebottom Brothers/Sisters: Josh, Nikki. Oneonta...Prior to Cortland: Attended Florida Southern...Pitched a shutout inning Nick Wilson Senior, Shortstop versus the in ...High School: Major: Physical Education Auburn, NY Graduated from Rondout Valley in 2000...Four-year member of 2004: Nick played in 37 games with 33 the baseball team...Two-time MHAL Player of the Year... starts...Batted .265 with 28 runs, three Named Middletown Record Player of the Year as a junior and doubles, a triple, four home runs and 21 RBI... senior and Kingston Freeman Player of the Year as a senior... Led the team with 81 assists...Went 5-for-6 Member of the basketball team...Parents: Lovie and Bill with two runs, a homer and two RBI in a win Redding Brothers/Sisters: Greg, Eric, Anastasia...Greg plays at York...Prior to Cortland: Attended baseball at Franklin Pierce and Eric plays baseball at RPI. Onondaga Community College, where he was a member of R E D D R A G O N S Player Profiles the Dean’s List...Two-year starter on baseball team...Earned NEWCOMERS first team all-region honors and named Region III Defensive Player of the Year in 2003...High School: A 2001 graduate of Steve Bailey Freshman, Pitcher Auburn, where he was a member of the National Honor Major: Physical Education Lyons, NY Society...Two-year starter on baseball team...Received Coaches High School: Steve graduated from Lyons in 2004...Four-year Award...Named second team all-league...Two-year starting starter on the baseball team...Three-time first team all-county point guard in basketball...Team captain...Received pitcher...Earned all-state honors and named Wayne County Player Appreciation and Dedication Award as a senior...Parents: of the Year as a senior...Two-year starter in football...Team was Karen and Alan Wilson Brothers/Sisters: Elizabeth. two-time sectional champion...Two-time first team all-league quarterback...Parents: Janice and Edward Bailey Brothers/ Eric Wright Sophomore, Pitcher Sisters: Martha, Mallory...Mallory currently attends Cortland. Major: Sport Management Brooklyn, NY Chris Brown Freshman, Infield 2004: Eric appeared in three games in Major: Sport Management Vestal, NY relief...Recorded three strikeouts in two and High School: Chris is a 2004 graduate of Tioga Central, where he two-thirds innings...Did not allow a run in his was a member of the high honor roll and participated in New final two appearances, wins over Thomas Visions...Two-year starting shortstop in baseball...Third team all- More and Hartwick...High School: Graduated state, Tioga County Player of the Year and team captain as a from Xavier in 2003...Two-year starter on senior...Two-time all-county...Team won two division titles...Three- baseball team as a pitcher and outfielder...Competed on the year starter in football...Team captain and two-time all-county track and field team for one season...Set the school record in selection...Wrestled for two seasons...Parents: Brenda and Dan the long jump...Parents: Susan and Paul Wright...Father Brown Brothers/Sisters: Dan, Mike, Rich. played basketball at Maryville College...Brothers/Sisters: Daniel. Sean Caughey Freshman, Outfield Major: Adolescent Education Cortland, NY Toby Youngs Graduate, Pitcher High School: Sean graduated from Cortland in 2004, where he Major: Physical Education Windsor, NY was a member of Student Council...Three-year starter on baseball 2004: Toby did not pitch due to injury...2003: team...Named first team all-league and second team All-CNY as a Appeared in seven games, all starts...Posted a senior...Three-year starting forward in basketball...Three-year 4-2 record with a 3.38 ERA, one complete starter in soccer...Second team all-league as a senior...Other: Won game and 32 strikeouts in 37.1 innings a bronze medal at the Empire State Games...Parent: Patrick Caughey. pitched...Allowed two hits and no runs with eight strikeouts in five innings in a win over Nate Dailey Freshman,Pitcher Plattsburgh...Earned a complete-game five-hit 9-1 win over Major: History Canastota, NY RPI...2002: Appeared in seven games, including six starts... Prior to Cortland: Nate attended the University of Maine...High Posted a 3-3 record with a 3.98 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 31.2 School: Graduated from Canastota in 2003, where he was a innings pitched...Pitched five innings of no-hit ball versus member of the honor roll...Two-year starter in baseball...Two-time Cazenovia to earn his first win...Career: 7-5 record, 3.65 ERA, first team all-conference, Team MVP and Most Outstanding 58 strikeouts and 69 innings pitched in 14 appearances...Prior Pitcher...Named All-Mohawk Valley and first team All-CNY as a to Cortland: All-region pitcher at Broome Community senior...Parents: Joan and Darrin Dailey Brothers/Sisters: Sarah, College...High School: A 2000 graduate of Windsor Central, Cassandra...Sarah is a Cortland graduate. where he was awarded the John Courier Scholarship...Two- year starter and two-time all-league in baseball...Two-year Shawn Ensel Sophomore, Catcher starting sweeper in soccer...Played one year of basketball... Major: Criminolgy Clifton Park, NY Parent: Debra Youngs Brothers/Sisters: Jamie, Lena, Tyler. Prior to Cortland: Shawn attended Hudson Valley Community College and Monmouth University...Member of the baseball team at Division I Monmouth...High School: A 2003 graduate of Shenendehowa...Four-year starting catcher in baseball...Team was three-time Suburban Council champion...Three-year starter in basketball...Team won Suburban Council crown his senior year... Parents: Jodi and David Ensel Brothers/Sisters: Ryan, Matt, Dan...Ryan played baseball for the Red Dragons.

Johnny Giametta Jr. Freshman, First Base Major: Physical Education Marlboro, NY High School: Johnny is a 2004 graduate of Marlboro Central... Four-year member of the baseball team...Team captain and first team All-MHAL and all-state as a senior...Three-year member of the football team...Two-time team captain...Honorable mention all-section as a junior and first team all-section as a senior...Other: American Legion baseball team won state title in 2004...Parents: Donna and John Giametta...Father played football at Ithaca... Brothers/Sisters: Sarah, Catherine.

Ryan Hooper Freshman, Pitcher/Outfield Major: Sport Management Red Hook, NY High School: Ryan graduated from Red Hook High in 2004... Three-year starter on baseball team...Two-time team captain... Senior shortstop Nick Wilson (left) belted four homers in Named MHAL Pitcher of the Year as a senior...First team MHAL as 2004, and senior lefty Toby Youngs rejoins the staff this a junior and honorable mention MHAL as a sophomore...Three- spring after missing last season due to Tommy John surgery. year member of the basketball team...Team was three-time league CORTLAND Player Profiles and two-time section champion and two-time regional finalist... Brad Robison Freshman, Outfield Other: Competed in 2003 Empire State Games...Grandfather, Major: Business Economics Groton, NY Ronald Lester, played baseball for the New York Giants...Parents: Prior to Cortland: Brad attended the University at Buffalo and Kathy and George Hooper Brothers/Sisters: Lindsey. Tompkins-Cortland Community College...Member of the Dean’s List at TC3...High School: A 2004 graduate of Groton High, Erik Johnson Freshman, Catcher where he was a member of the National Honor Society...Four-year Major: Undeclared Mount Kisco, NY starter on the baseball team...Other: Uncle Mike Motsay played High School: Erik is a 2004 graduate of Fox Lane...Three-year football for three years at Cortland...Parents: Marie and Brian starter on baseball team...Earned all-section honors as a senior... Robison Brothers/Sisters: Matthew. Team won sectional, regional and super regional titles his junior year...Four-year member of the swim team...Earned all-section Brendan Rowlands Freshman, Pitcher honors twice...Team won two sectional titles...Parents: Carolyn Major: Sport Management New York Mills, NY and Greg Johnson. High School: Brendan is a 2004 graduate of Utica-Notre Dame, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and Justin Mattes Sophomore, Pitcher received a President’s Scholarship...Four-year starter on baseball Major: Sport Management Queensbury, NY team...Three-time All-Tri-Valley, two-time all-state and first team Prior to Cortland: Justin attended Adirondack Community All-Central New York as a senior...Four-year member of the College, where he was a member of the baseball team...Third in basketball team...Three-time All-Tri-Valley selection...All-Mohawk the league in strikeouts...High School: Graduated from Valley, All-CNY and all-state as a senior...Four-year starter in Queensbury in 2003...Three-year starter in baseball...Named first soccer...Earned All-Tri-Valley honors as a senior...Other: Uncle team all-league as a senior...Three-year member of the bowling Fred Hooper is a Cortland graduate and played soccer for the Red team...Played one year of football at Port Byron High...Parents: Dragons...Uncle Jay Hooper played soccer at Harvard...Parents: Dave and Robin Mattes Brothers/Sisters: Jordin, Peytin. Jane and Keith Rowlands...Father played baseball at Hudson Valley Community College...Brothers/Sisters: Kevin, Cara. Kyle Mullane Freshman, Pitcher Major: Sport Management Center Moriches, NY Joey Russo Freshman, Second Base High School: Kyle is a 2004 graduate of Center Moriches...Three- Major: Physical Education Inwood, NY year member of the baseball team...Earned all-league honors High School: Joey graduated from Lawrence High in 2004... twice...Team won county title his senior season...Two-year Three-year starting shortstop on baseball team...Earned all- member of the soccer team...Team won county championships his conference honors as a junior and all-county honors as a senior... senior year...Parents: Susan and Kevin Mullane Brothers/Sisters: Other: Cousin, Gene Larkin, played baseball for the Minnesota Susan. Twins...Parents: Lee and Drew Russo Brothers/Sisters: Jenna.

Brandon Olbrys Sophomore, Pitcher Adam Senese Sophomore, Catcher Major: Physical Education Windsor, NY Major: Physical Education Sayville, NY Prior to Cortland: Brandon attended the College of Charleston, Prior to Cortland: Adam attended Brockport, where he was a where he was a member of the Division I baseball team...Team member of the baseball team...High School: A 2003 graduate of won Southern Conference title in 2004...High School: Graduated Sayville...Three-year starting catcher on baseball team...Named all- from Windsor in 2003...Four-year starter in baseball...Team was county as a junior and senior and all-state as a senior...Two-year ranked in the top 10 in the state his junior and senior seasons... starting tight end in football...Earned all-league honors...Parents: Graduated as the career wins leader...Three-year member of the Kathy and Sal Senese Brothers/Sisters: Brandon, Kara. basketball team...Parents: Cindy and Mark Olbrys Brothers/ Sisters: Brett, Briana. Nick Serio Sophomore, Pitcher Jason Perry Senior, Catcher Major: Undeclared Major: Recreation Plattsburgh, NY Bedford Hills, NY This is Jason’s first season with the team...High School: Prior to Cortland: Nick attended Graduated from Plattsburgh High...Two-year starting catcher in Sacred Heart...High School: baseball...Earned second team all-state honors as a senior...Two- Graduated from Fox Lane High in year starting forward on the hockey team...Other: Won a silver 2003... Three-year starting pitcher on medal in hockey at the 2000 Empire State Games...Four-year the baseball team...Earned all-league member of Cortland’s men’s ice hockey team...Parents: Sandra and all-section honors...Team won and Richard Perry Brothers/Sisters: Aimee. section crown and reached state final four... Parents: Debra and Michael Ricky Piovesan Junior, Shortstop Serio Brothers/Sisters: Brandon. Major: Criminology East Norwich, NY Prior to Cortland: Ricky attended Pace University, where he was Zach Tacelli a two-year starting shortstop on the baseball team...Led the team Junior, Outfield in hitting as a freshman...High School: Graduated from St. Major: Physical Education Dominic High in 2002, where he was a member of Student Latham, NY Council...Four-year starter on baseball team...Named All-Long Prior to Cortland: Zach attended Island as a senior and all-league as a sophomore and junior... Greensboro College, where he was a Played shooting guard for one season in basketball...Parents: two-year member of the baseball Helen and Richard Piovesan Brothers/Sisters: Christine. team...Batted .326 in 37 games as a sophomore...High School: A 2002 Billy Rizzo Freshman, Third Base graduate of Shaker...Three-year Major: Sport Management Liverpool, NY starting outfielder on baseball High School: Billy graduated from Liverpool in 2004...Two-year team...Four-year starter in football... Sophomore Travis starting third baseman on the baseball team...Earned second team Other: Won a bronze medal in Robinson returns to All-Central New York Honors...Other: Won a bronze medal in baseball at the Empire State the lineup after baseball at the 2003 Empire State games...Parents: Denise and Games...Parent: Henry Tacelli William Rizzo Brothers/Sisters: Nick, Kristina. Brothers/Sisters: Joe. missing most of 2004. R E D D R A G O N S 2004 Statistics/Results Name ...... GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB-SBA Steve Newman ...... 37-28 .390 123 29 48 4 2 1 31 8 13-20 Will Groff ...... 32-19 .372 78 21 29 5 0 1 10 10 7-8 Neal Heaton Jr...... 40-40 .372 148 30 55 12 4 5 29 14 10-12 Jimmy Basnight ...... 43-38 .353 153 34 54 11 5 1 28 13 18-22 Josh Horner ...... 45-41 .340 159 30 54 6 2 5 35 10 6-9 Matt Ellis ...... 29-21 .321 78 17 25 2 1 0 17 2 2-3 Josh Young ...... 44-43 .320 172 45 55 7 0 2 24 16 22-24 Andy Mead ...... 42-42 .308 159 32 49 6 0 3 26 11 18-20 Adam Sidebottom ..... 35-20 .298 84 18 25 6 0 2 16 5 6-6 Pat D’Auria ...... 19-18 .296 71 16 21 7 1 3 15 6 2-3 Nate Gagnon ...... 36-30 .287 115 22 33 6 0 5 25 7 2-2 Nick Wilson ...... 37-33 .265 102 28 27 3 1 4 21 11 2-4 (50 or less AB) Ryan Ensel ...... 8-0 1.000 1 01000 0 0 0-0 Travis Robinson ...... 9-7 .520 25 6 13 1 1 0 10 3 0-1 Ray Chopay ...... 17-3 .350 20 57100 3 4 0-0 Kyle Bestine ...... 26-21 .300 50 10 15 3 0 1 10 4 2-2 Lex Redding ...... 4-1 .000 6 00000 0 0 0-0 Brian Edmunds ...... 1-0 .000 1 00000 0 0 0-0 Kevin Schellinger ...... 2-0 .000 1 00000 0 0 0-0

TOTALS ...... 45-45 .331 1546 343 511 80 17 33 300 124 110-136 Opponents ...... 45-45 .232 1429 167 332 48 5 10 142 115 31-48

Name ...... App.-GS ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO Matt Miller ...... 13-10 1.87 7-3 0 67.1 43 20 14 16 69 Jason Chyr ...... 10-6 1.93 4-1 1 42.0 35 13 9 9 37 Mike Burnett ...... 12-11 2.27 7-2 0 71.1 57 25 18 17 67 Jim Dougher ...... 9-1 2.45 1-1 0 18.1 15 8 5 5 18 Mike Hubbs ...... 11-11 2.52 7-3 0 60.2 57 25 17 13 36 Ryan Ensel ...... 13-1 2.77 1-1 1 26.0 30 15 8 3 16 Nick McPartland ...... 15-0 3.38 1-2 1 32.0 29 17 12 12 32 Ken Hartling ...... 10-5 5.13 1-1 0 26.1 28 16 15 12 29 (15 or less IP) Jon Rockfeld ...... 5-0 2.57 0-0 0 7.0 6 3 2 3 6 Lex Redding ...... 7-0 3.72 0-0 0 9.2 12 9 4 10 8 Brian Mitchell ...... 9-0 7.71 0-1 0 9.1 13 9 8 8 5 Jason Hauck ...... 5-0 8.31 0-1 0 4.1 3 4 4 5 5 Eric Wright ...... 3-0 10.12 0-0 0 2.2 4 3 3 2 3

TOTALS ...... 45-45 2.84 29-16 3 377.0 332 167 119 115 331 Opponents ...... 45-45 6.61 29-16 7 369.0 511 343 271 124 200

Opponent ...... Result Opponent ...... Result $ Rowan ...... L 4-7 * Plattsburgh ...... W 1-0 at Virginia Wesleyan ...... L 3-4 * Oneonta ...... L 4-6 at N. Carolina Wesleyan ..... L 2-4 * Oneonta ...... W 19-4 at Savannah Art & Design ... L 3-17 St. John Fisher ...... L 2-4 # Thomas More...... W 8-2 RIT ...... W 6-1 # W. Virginia Wesleyan ...... L 7-8 Hartwick ...... W 14-0 # St. Xavier (IL) ...... L 8-17 Hartwick ...... W 4-3 # Thomas More...... W 10-1 + Plattsburgh ...... W 18-0 ! Univ. of Maine ...... L 3-4 + Brockport ...... W 6-0 # Univ. of Maine ...... L 2-3 (11) + Brockport ...... L 0-4 # Concordia (WI) ..... W 11-4 (13) + Brockport ...... L 0-1 at York (PA) ...... W 15-4 Cazenovia ...... W 15-1 * SUNYIT ...... W 4-0 at Hartwick ...... W 8-4 * SUNYIT ...... W 15-3 at Hartwick ...... W 20-1 * at Oswego ...... W 4-1 Montclair St...... L 2-3 (10) * at Oswego ...... W 9-7 = Brockport ...... L 4-9 Mt. St. Mary ...... W 16-0 = Rensselaer ...... W 11-2 * Fredonia ...... W 17-1 = Ithaca ...... L 5-8 * Fredonia ...... W 4-2 Ithaca ...... W 6-2 FINAL RECORD: 29-16 * at New Paltz ...... W 5-0 * SUNYAC game (13-1) * at New Paltz ...... W 10-5 $ at Christopher Newport at Rensselaer ...... W 10-5 # Ormond Beach, FL * at Brockport ...... W 5-0 ! New Smyrna Beach, FL * at Brockport ...... W 7-3 + SUNYAC Tournament (at Cortland) Outfielder Jimmy Basnight earned at Rochester ...... L 8-9 = NCAA Div. III Regional (Troy, NY) second team all-region and All-SUNYAC * Plattsburgh ...... W 8-3 honors in 2003. CORTLAND Postseason History 2003: 4-2 at New York Regional, Troy, NY NCAA Division III Regional Appearances Cortland 6, Messiah 1 Cortland 9, Ithaca 4 1981: 0-2 at Northeast Regional, Willimantic, CT Trinity 8, Cortland 7 Eastern Connecticut St. 8, Cortland 5 Cortland 3, Messiah 2 Ithaca 18, Cortland 3 Cortland 4, Trinity 3 (10 innings) Trinity 10, Cortland 2 1993: 1-2 at New York Regional, Ithaca, NY Cortland 3, Rensselaer 1 2004: 1-2 at New York Regional, Troy, NY Ithaca 11, Cortland 3 Brockport 9, Cortland 4 Rensselaer 5, Cortland 2 Cortland 11, Rensselaer 2 Ithaca 8, Cortland 5 1994: 1-2 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY Rensselaer 7, Cortland 5 Cortland 7, Hartwick 5 Rensselaer 10, Cortland 2 NCAA Division III World Series Appearances

1995: 4-1 at New York Regional, Ithaca, NY 1995: 0-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Salem, VA (Regional Champions) (Tied for Seventh in Nation) Stony Brook 4, Cortland 1 Marietta 11, Cortland 10 Cortland 5, Ithaca 3 William Paterson 16, Cortland 10 Cortland 5, Stony Brook 0 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 5 1997: 3-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Salem, VA Cortland 12, Rensselaer 6 (Third in Nation) Carthage 6, Cortland 4 1996: 2-2 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY Cortland 12, Bridgewater St. 5 Cortland 5, Oswego 3 Cortland 4, N.C. Wesleyan 3 Rensselaer 7, Cortland 2 Cortland 2, Southern Maine 1 Cortland 7, Oswego 6 Wooster 8, Cortland 1 Rensselaer 10, Cortland 9 (11 innings) 1998: 3-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Salem, VA 1997: 3-0 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY (Third in Nation) (Regional Champions) Cortland 9, Anderson 3 Cortland 8, Old Westbury 5 Montclair St. 4, Cortland 2 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 1 Cortland 5, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4 Cortland 6, Rensselaer 5 Cortland 12, Eastern Connecticut St. 0 Montclair St. 5, Cortland 2 1998: 3-0 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY (Regional Champions) 1999: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Salem, VA Cortland 12, Mt. St. Mary 0 (Tied for Fifth in Nation) Cortland 9, Rensselaer 5 Cal Lutheran 7, Cortland 2 Cortland 4, Rensselaer 0 Cortland 12, Brandeis 5 William Paterson 8, Cortland 3 1999: 4-1 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY (Regional Champions) 2000: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Grand Chute, WI Mt. St. Mary 6, Cortland 1 (Tied for Fifth in Nation) Cortland 6, Rensselaer 0 Cortland 5, Montclair St. 1 Cortland 4, Mt. St. Mary 3 St. Thomas 8, Cortland 3 Cortland 8, Ithaca 3 Chapman 5, Cortland 0 Cortland 11, Ithaca 3 2001: 1-2 at NCAA Div. III World Series, Grand Chute, WI 2000: 4-0 at New York Regional, Auburn, NY (Tied for Fifth in Nation) (Regional Champions) Cortland 10, Southern Maine 5 Cortland 14, Gwynedd-Mercy 1 St. Thomas 17, Cortland 5 Cortland 7, Rensselaer 2 Salisbury St. 6, Cortland 4 Cortland 6, Ithaca 0 Cortland 6, Ithaca 1

2001: 3-0 at New York Regional, Auburn, NY (Regional Champions) Cortland 1, Rensselaer 0 SUNYAC Championships (23 total): Cortland 14, Ithaca 2 Cortland 5, Ithaca 4 1959 1968 1983 1995 2000 2002: 2-2 at New York Regional, Colonie, NY 1960 1976 1991 1997 2001 Cortland 13, Stevens Tech 6 1961 1977 1992 1998 2002 Cortland 19, Pitt-Bradford 8 1964 1979 1993 1999 2003 Rensselaer 12, Cortland 2 1967 1981 1994 Ithaca 3, Cortland 2 R E D D R A G O N S School Single-Season Records Most Stolen Bases: Best ERA (min. 30 IP): INDIVIDUAL 35, Craig Kerner, 1999 0.60, Ken Mclenathan, 1965 (30 IP) 33, Mark Duncan, 1994 Most Total Bases: 27, Craig Kerner, 2000 Consecutive Game Hitting Streak: 132, Craig Kerner, 1998 27, Scott Seabury, 2000 26, Craig Kerner, 1998 116, Craig Kerner, 2000 24, Cedrick Bucknor, 1984 24, Ben Albright, 2001-02 116, Mike LaPointe, 2000 22, Cory Haggerty, 2002 115, Scott Weston, 1998 Most Assists: 21, Neal Heaton Jr., 2003 110, Craig Kerner, 1999 144, Cory Haggerty, 2002 21, Mike LaPointe, 1999-2000 141, Larry Williams, 2000 Highest Batting Average 136, Cory Haggerty, 2003 Perfect Games: (min. 2 AB/game): 133, Mike LaPointe, 1999 Bob Reggio vs. Mansfield St., 1964 .495, Dave Shinherr, 1989 133, Larry Williams, 1999 .494, Alex Colondona, 1981 133, Doug Premo, 1997 No Hit, No Run Games: .485, Mark Duncan, 1994 Fred Bruntrager vs. New Paltz, 1968 .479, Ed Redmond, 1981 Most Games Won by a Pitcher: Fred Bruntrager vs. New Paltz, 1970 .477, Rich Verderese, 1982 11, Mike Howell (11-1), 2001 Joe Chibbaro vs. New Paltz, 1966 10, Phil Tyskewicz (10-1), 1994 Ray Gadd vs. Hartwick, 1981 Most Hits: 9, Scott Brown (9-1), 1999 Mike McNamara vs. Clarkson, 1981 80, Craig Kerner, 1998 9, Brian Rose (9-1), 1994 John Whalen vs. Colgate, 1982 77, Craig Kerner, 2000 8, Kyle Johnson (8-1), 2002 Brian Cross vs. Binghamton, 1985 72, Scott Weston, 1998 8, Mike Dempsey (8-0), 1998 Mike Jablonski vs. S.J. Fisher, 1990 70, Mike LaPointe, 2000 8, Bill Earl (8-0), 1991 Brian Rose vs. Oswego, 1993 67, Brendan Chiavaro, 2001 (SUNYAC Championships) Most Games Won, Freshman: Brian Dyring vs. Oneonta, 1996 Most Singles: 7, Brian Dyring (7-1), 1994 Mike Dempsey vs. New Paltz, 1998 51, Craig Kerner, 1998 51, Scott Weston, 1998 Best Winning Pct. (min. 7 dec.): No-Hit Games (runs allowed): 50, Craig Kerner, 2000 1.000 (8-0), Mike Dempsey, 1998 Bill Bartlett vs. Plattsburgh, 1975 50, Scott Seabury, 2000 1.000 (8-0), Bill Earl, 1991 Brian Rosenberger vs. Albany, 1986 47, Larry Williams, 2001 47, Brian LaLonde, 1995 Most Consecutive Decisions Won: 20, Mike Dempsey, 1997-99 TEAM Most Doubles: 19, Craig Kerner, 2000 Most Games Lost by a Pitcher: Most Games Won: 40, 1998 17, Dave Tidick, 1998 7, Bill Bartlett, 1973 Fewest Games Lost: 2, 1959, 1964 16, Mike LaPointe, 1999 Best ERA: 1.60, 1975 15, Adam Barnhart, 1998 Most Strikeouts by a Pitcher: Best Batting Average: .382, 1998 15, Joe Rockhill, 1998 109, Mike Howell, 2001 Most Runs Scored: 491, 1998 15, Billy Bacon, 1998 88, Brian Rose, 1994 Most Total Bases: 988, 1998 15, Mike Urtz, 1992 86, Eric Kwasniewski, 1995 Most Hits: 616, 1998 15, Alex Colondona, 1981 78, Fred Bruntrager, 1970 Most Singles: 400, 1998 Most Doubles: 126, 1998 Most Triples: Fewest Walks (min. 50 IP): Most Triples: 29, 1994 10, Craig Kerner, 1999 8, Bob Reggio, 1964 (58 IP) Most Home Runs: 66, 1998 10, Ken Torrey, 1970 Most RBIs: 442, 1998 8, Brendan Chiavaro, 2001 Most Strikeouts (Game): Most Stolen Bases: 122, 1999 17, Alan Greenberg Most Strikeouts (Pitching): 333, 2003 Most Home Runs: (vs. Le Moyne), 1967 Most Walks: 202, 2001 13, Alex Steele, 1997 16, Eric Kwasniewski Best Fielding Pct.: .968, 2000 11, Steve Wanamaker, 2002 (vs. Hobart), 1995 Most Putouts: 1,149, 1999 11, Dave Tidick, 1998 16, Dan Revai Most Assists: 534, 1999 11, Heath Falzarano, 1996 (vs. Hartwick), 1977 10, Mike LaPointe, 1998 10, Scott Weston, 1998

Most RBI: 62, Dave Tidick, 1998 52, Jeff Flegler, 2003 For more information on the SUNY Cortland ON THE COVER: 52, Billy Bacon, 1998 baseball program, please contact: Seniors Mike 51, Travis Smith, 2001 Burnett (left) and 50, Scott Seabury, 2000 Joe Brown, Head Baseball Coach Matt Miller were SUNY Cortland, Park Center, P.O. Box 2000 each 2004 first Most Runs Scored: Cortland, NY 13045 team all-region 68, Mike LaPointe, 1998 (607) 753-4950 selections. 66, Mike LaPointe, 2000 62, Craig Kerner, 1998 [email protected] 57, Brendan Chiavaro, 2001 Web Site: http://www.cortland.edu/athletics/baseball 56, Mike LaPointe, 1999 CORTLAND Career Statistical Leaders (1958-2004) RUNS BATTED IN: GAMES PITCHED: OFFENSE 149, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 71, Chris Fuller ...... 1996-99 138, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 62, Andrew Bisagna ...... 1993-95 HITS: 135, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 46, Rich Jarer ...... 1997-99 224, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 134, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 45, Kyle Johnson ...... 2000-03 216, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 121, Dave Tidick ...... 1995-98 44, Ryan Ensel ...... 2001-04 188, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 116, Alex Steele ...... 1995-97 43, Phil Benante ...... 1999-02 181, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 109, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 42, Mike Dempsey ...... 1995, 97-99 179, Larry Williams ...... 1998-01 101, Brian LaLonde ...... 1993-95 39, Brian Silsbee ...... 1998, 2000-01 177, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 99, Doug Moonan ...... 1977-81 39, Brian Dyring ...... 1994-97 176, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 98, Ron Wheelock ...... 1988-91 38, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 161, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 157, Ben Albright ...... 2000-03 STOLEN BASES: SAVES: 157, Brian LaLonde ...... 1993-95 84, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 16, Chris Fuller ...... 1996-99 65, Cedrick Bucknor ...... 1982-84 12, Andrew Bisagna ...... 1993-95 HOME RUNS: 59, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 24, Alex Steele ...... 1995-97 57, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 STRIKEOUTS: 23, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 54, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 232, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 22, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 53, Mike Urtz ...... 1990-93 214, Fred Bruntrager ...... 1968-70 20, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 47, Mark Duncan ...... 1993-94 207, Bill Bartlett ...... 1972-75 19, Dave Tidick ...... 1995-98 42, Brian LaLonde ...... 1993-95 189, Mike Dempsey ...... 1995, 97-99 18, Steve Wanamaker ...... 2001-02 37, Peter Smith ...... 1983-86 182, Matt Miller ...... 2002-04 18, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 37, Rich Vederese...... 1979-82 169, Kyle Johnson ...... 2000-03 17, Pat D’Auria ...... 2001-04 37, Mark Dembrow...... 1978-81 169, Phil Benante ...... 1999-02 15, Jeff Flegler ...... 2002-03 156, Brian Rose ...... 1993-94 15, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 GAMES PLAYED: 144, Garth Tymeson ...... 1973-74 15, Billy Bacon ...... 1996-98 166, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 138, Al Greenberg ...... 1966-68 165, Larry Williams ...... 1998-01 TRIPLES: 163, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 INNINGS PITCHED: 21, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 155, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 250.3, Dan Revai ...... 1975-79 10, Ken Torrey ...... 1969-71 154, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 228.3, Mike Dempsey ...... 1995, 97-99 9, Neal Heaton Jr...... 2002-04 146, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 223.0, Kyle Johnson...... 2000-03 9, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 145, Pat D’Auria ...... 2001-04 214.7, Bill Bartlett ...... 1972-75 9, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 142, Dave Tidick ...... 1995-98 207.0, Phil Benante...... 1999-02 9, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 140, Ben Albright ...... 2000-03 201.3, Brian Dyring ...... 1994-97 9, Mark Duncan ...... 1993-94 135, three players tied 189.7, Fred Bruntrager...... 1968-70 9, Doug Moonan ...... 1977-81 181.0, Matt Miller ...... 2002-04 9, Steve Strife...... 1993-95 TOTAL BASES: 172.3, Mike Hubbs ...... 2001-04 8, three players tied 358, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 172.3, Ray Gadd ...... 1977-81 342, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 DOUBLES: 295, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (min. 40 IP): 46, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 276, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 1.17, Al Garod (69.3 IP) ...... 1962-64 38, Pat D’Auria ...... 2001-04 266, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 1.38, Randy Page (71.7 IP) ...... 1973-76 38, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 257, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 1.51, Chris Brunelle (107.3 IP) ...... 1976-78 36, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 252, Pat D’Auria ...... 2001-04 1.56, Garth Tymeson (155.7 IP) .... 1973-74 35, Dave Tidick ...... 1995-98 249, Dave Tidick ...... 1995-98 1.58, Steve Remington (73.7 IP) ... 1968-70 34, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 229, Alex Steele ...... 1995-97 1.84, Fred Ciampi (83.3 IP) ...... 1969-71 32, Mike Urtz ...... 1990-93 226, Ben Albright ...... 2000-03 1.85, Fred Bruntrager (189.7 IP) ... 1968-70 32, Brian LaLonde ...... 1993-95 1.89, Dan Hoey (95.3 IP) ...... 1979-81 30, Ben Albright ...... 2000-03 1.96, Jason Chyr (55.0 IP) ...... 2003-04 30, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 2.05, Ken Mclenathan (66.0 IP) .... 1964-66 30, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 PITCHING WINNING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 wins): RUNS SCORED: WINS: .933 (14-1), Tom Neubert ...... 1994-96 190, Mike LaPointe ...... 1998-00 24, Mike Dempsey ...... 1995, 97-99 .933 (14-1), Anthony Sprague ...... 1998-01 167, Craig Kerner ...... 1998-00 23, Brian Dyring ...... 1994-97 .929 (13-1), Bob Reggio ...... 1962-64 154, Scott Weston ...... 1997-00 23, Kyle Johnson ...... 2000-03 .917 (11-1), Mike Howell ...... 2001 149, Heath Falzarano ...... 1993-96 22, Dan Revai...... 1975-79 .889 (24-3), Mike Dempsey ... 1995, 97-99 147, Cory Haggerty ...... 2000-03 20, Phil Benante ...... 1999-02 .875 (14-2), Mike Tout ...... 1988-91 127, Mike Urtz ...... 1990-93 19, Scott Brown ...... 1997-99 .852 (23-4), Brian Dyring ...... 1994-97 126, Scott Seabury ...... 1997-00 19, Ray Gadd ...... 1977-81 .833 (10-2), Brian Cross ...... 1983-85 124, Doug Premo...... 1994-97 18, Matt Miller ...... 2002-04 .813 (13-3), Dan Hoey ...... 1979-81 117, Pat D’Auria ...... 2001-04 18, Mike Hubbs ...... 2001-04 .800 (12-3), Mike Burnett ...... 2003-04 114, Ben Albright ...... 2000-03 17, Bill Bartlett ...... 1972-75 114, Larry Williams ...... 1998-01

R E D D R A G O N S All-Americans AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (ABCA) ALL-AMERICANS (Division III unless noted)

2001 1998 1994 Mike Howell, P ...... (first team) Mike Dempsey, P ...... (second team) Mark Duncan, SS ...... (third team) Phil Benante, P ...... (third team) Mike LaPointe, 2B ...... (second team) Travis Smith, 3B ...... (third team) Craig Kerner, LF ...... (third team) 1981 Alex Colondona, 1B ..... (second team) 2000 1997 Doug Moonan, LF ...... (third team) Mike LaPointe, 2B ...... (first team) Alex Steele, RF...... (second team) Craig Kerner, LF ...... (second team) Scott Landers, P...... (third team) 1970 Ken Torrey, CF .... (second team, Div. II) 1999 1995 Craig Kerner, LF ...... (first team) Brian LaLonde, 1B ...... (third team) Scott Brown, P ...... (second team) Eric Kwasniewski, P ...... (third team)

COLLEGE DIVISION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2002 1997 Phil Benante, P ...... (second team) Doug Premo, SS ...... (first team)

2000 1996 Mike LaPointe, 2B ...... (second team) Doug Premo, SS ...... (third team)

Cortland Players in (since 1994) Name (Yrs at Cortland), Pos. Drafted by Year Round Mark Duncan (1993-94), SS Lethbridge Mounties (Indep.) 1994 Free agent signing Brian Rose (1993-94), P 1994 26th Eric Sparks (1995-96), P Montreal Expos 1996 30th Alex Steele (1995-97), OF Detroit Tigers 1997 16th Craig Kerner (1998-00), OF Montreal Expos 2000 13th Mike Howell (2001), P Detroit Tigers 2001 33rd Tim Belz (1999-02), C St. Louis Cardinals 2002 Free agent signing Cory Haggerty (2000-03), SS Chicago White Sox 2003 18th

Most Successful NCAA Division III Baseball Programs (1990-2004)

Rank School ...... Record Pct. 1. Marietta (Ohio) ...... 617-127-3 .828 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh ...... 475-142-2 .769 3. Aurora (Ill.) ...... 459-152-2 .750 4. Ferrum (Va.) ...... 417-139-1 .750 5. Johns Hopkins (Md.)...... 449-155-1 .743 6. Wooster (Ohio)...... 497-171-4 .743 7. Southwestern (Texas)...... 345-122 .739 8. St. Scholastica (Minn.) ...... 366-130 .738 Mike Howell (left) enters his fifth season in the Detroit 9. Carthage (Wis.) ...... 497-176-4 .737 Tigers’ organization in 2005, while Cory Haggerty begins 10. CORTLAND ...... 459-164-1 .736 his third year of play in the minor-league system of the 11. E. Connecticut St...... 491-178-1 .734 Chicago White Sox this season. 12. Ohio Wesleyan ...... 495-183-4 .729 13. Dallas ...... 205-79-1 .721 The 2005 Cortland Baseball Guide was written by Cortland 14. Bridgewater St. (Mass.) ..... 408-160-4 .717 Associate SID Dan Surdam and edited by SID Fran Elia. Action 15. Allegheny (Pa.) ...... 443-180-2 .710 photography by Darl Zehr Photography. The guide was printed by Graphics Plus Printing of Cortland, N.Y. CORTLAND as the Sears Directors’ Cup from 1995-2002. Cortland is About SUNY Cortland the only New York school and one of only six nationwide to finish in the top 20 each of the last nine years. Since 1989, the Red Dragons have captured 12 NCAA Division Located atop one of the rolling hills in central New York’s III team titles. “City of Seven Valleys,” the State University of New York College at Cortland was founded in 1868 as the Cortland The College offers its student-athletes excellent athletic Normal School, which included among its earliest facilities. The newly-constructed on-campus stadium students inventor and industrialist Elmer A. Sperry of features two artificial turf fields. One field seats 6,500 Sperry-Rand Corp. fame. spectators, the other 1,500. The Cortland football, field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s Over the decades, the campus expanded and in 1941, by lacrosse and men’s and women’s track and field teams are an act of legislature and the Board of Regents, the among those who utilize the facility, which the New York institution officially became a four-year college providing Times called “...a new stadium worthy of a major courses leading to the bachelor’s degree. In 1948, university power.” Cortland was a founding member of the State University of New York. The Bessie L. Park Physical Education and Recreation Center, opened in 1973, features the Whitney T. Corey Today, approximately 7,500 students are pursuing degrees Gymnasium with a 3,500 seating capacity; the Olympic- within the College’s three academic divisions — arts and sized Harriet Holsten swimming pool with gallery seating sciences, professional studies and the school of education. for 1,500; the Alumni Ice Arena, a facility which can Twenty-three departments with a faculty of more than accommodate 2,500 spectators; a 500-seat gymnastics 400 offer the SUNY Cortland student body 70 majors and arena, racquetball and squash courts, a wrestling room, 44 minors from which to choose. modern athletic training facilities and the state-of-the-art Francis Woods Fitness Facility. The College’s main campus covers 191 acres and includes 30 traditional and modern buildings. Fourteen of these Nearby Clayton R. Lusk Field House, with its tartan- structures are residence halls providing on-campus textured surface, is home for the indoor track teams, housing for approximately 3,000 students. Cortland also varsity practice sessions and recreational activities. operates its Outdoor Education Center at Raquette Lake Cortland’s soccer teams play on T. Fred “Prof” Holloway in the Adirondacks, the Hoxie Gorge Nature Preserve Field, which has lights for night contests and newly outside Cortland, and the Brauer Memorial Geological installed bleachers. The College also has 22 outdoor Field Station on the Helderberg Escarpment near Albany. tennis courts and two outdoor basketball courts and boasts Robert H. Wallace Field (baseball) and Dragon Field At Cortland, athletics are viewed as having an important (softball) as part of its 51 acres of athletic fields. role in the educational mission of the College. During the fall, winter and spring seasons, Cortland participates in 25 intercollegiate sports — 14 women’s and 11 men’s — in an attempt to provide a broad program which meets the needs, interests and abilities of its students.

The Cortland athletic program placed eighth nationally out of 430 colleges and universities in the 2003-04 all-sport National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors’ Cup Division III standings. The award was formerly known

R E D D R A G O N S 2005 Red Dragon Schedule February April 19 Sat. at Virginia Wesleyan (DH) ...... 12:00 13 Wed. at Mt. St. Mary ...... 3:30 March 16 Sat. * at SUNYIT (DH) ...... 12:00 4 Fri. at NC Wesleyan ...... 3:00 17 Sun. * at Plattsburgh (DH) ...... 12:00 6 Sun. # Marietta ...... 11:30 20 Wed. at Ithaca ...... 4:00 7 Mon. # King’s ...... 9:30 23 Sat. * ONEONTA (DH) ...... 12:00 8Tue. # Lakeland ...... 11:30 24 Sun. * NEW PALTZ (DH) ...... 12:00 9Wed. # Messiah ...... 11:30 28 Thu. at St. John Fisher ...... 4:30 10 Thu. # Mount Union ...... 3:00 30 Sat. at RIT ...... 2:00 11 Fri. # Misericordia ...... 1:00 May 12 Sat. # W. New England ...... 12:45 1 Sun. at Hartwick (DH) ...... 2:00 16 Wed. at Mansfield ...... 3:00 3Tue. at Cazenovia ...... 4:00 19 Sat. at St. Joseph’s (NY)...... 11:00 6-8 Fri.-Sun. SUNYAC Tournament ...... TBA 19 Sat. ! Old Westbury ...... 3:00 19-22 Thu.-Sun. NCAA Div. III Regional ...... TBA 22 Tue. KEUKA ...... 3:00 27-31 Fri.-Tue. NCAA Div. III World Series ...... TBA 25 Fri. at Montclair St. (DH) ...... 11:30 (Appleton, Wis.) 26 Sat. at William Paterson (DH) ...... 11:30 April * SUNYAC 2 Sat. * at Brockport (DH) ...... 12:00 # Port Charlotte Invitational, Port Charlotte, FL 3 Sun. * OSWEGO (DH) ...... 2:00 ! at St. Joseph’s (NY) 7 Thu. ITHACA ...... 3:30 (DH) Doubleheader 9 Sat. * FREDONIA (DH) ...... 12:00 HOME GAMES IN BOLD RED CAPS 10 Sun. RENSSELAER ...... 1:00 12 Tue. ROCHESTER ...... 3:30