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2003 Highlights

April 27 -- Behrend 18-8, Blue Devils 1-7: The Fredonia State baseball team ended their season on the road at Penn State Behrend as the Lions took a pair of games from the Blue Devils. Behrend used an 18-hit attack to take the opener in an easy 18-1 romp over Fredonia. Behrend scored 1 in the first, then took charge in the second with an 8 run inning, chasing starting pitcher Tim Lockhart (Lewiston-Porter) (1-1). The Lions managed at least one run in every inning. Keith Lepionka, Tim Stafford, and Ryan Shamitko had 3 hits apiece, while Lepionca drove home 5 runs and Taylor Wiand plated 4. Fredonia scored their run on a Bill Weitzel (Olean) single. Matt Clark (Lewiston-Porter) had a pair of hits for the Blue Devils. Fredonia regrouped for game two. With six seniors playing in their final game, Fredonia took the lead in the first on a Mario Muscarella (Falconer) triple and Clark double. They added another in the second as Nick Fiorella (Falconer) scored on an error by the shortstop off the bat of Adam Fusco (York). Behrend tied the score using leadoff triples in the third and fourth innings off starter Brandon Miller (Ripley). A four-run fifth gave the lead back to Fredonia. Clark delivered with a bases loaded double, clearing the bases. The Blue Devils scored the fourth run of the inning on another error by the Behrend shortstop. They upped the lead to 7-2 in the top- of the sixth, scoring another run on the third error of the day by the shortstop. Behrend answered with 3 runs in sixth. A double, an error and triple off the bat of Tom Elzer exited Miller from the game. Wiand drove in Elzer with a single off reliever Eric Andrews (Horseheads) (3-4), who suffered the loss. Fredonia took the 7-5 lead into the final inning. The Blue Devils could not hold back Behrend as they rallied for 3 runs in the inning and an 8-7 victory. Clark finished his career with a bang, going 6-for-7 in the double header. Muscarella had 3 hits in his final to games two pace the Blue Devil offense. Weitzel, Fiorella, Steve McGinnis (Victor), and Mark Taurisani (Utica Proctor) were the other seniors playing their final games for Fredonia. Fredonia was eliminated from the SUNY athletic conference tournament the day before and completed the season with the games, televised locally in Erie, at Behrend. The team finished with a 13-22 record, a 6 game improvement from the previous season. Behrend now stands at 26-10 and will host their conference tournament this Friday beginning at 9:00 AM.

April 26 -- Plattsburgh 9-7, Blue Devils 3-3: Fredonia State's bid to land a spot in the SUNYAC playoffs was seemingly dashed Saturday afternoon at Ludwig Field. Conversely, the Plattsburgh Cardinals (12-12, 6-6) moved into the top four in the conference by sweeping the doubleheader. Dave Waldron (Saranac) scattered six hits and struck out nine over seven innings for a 9-3 win in the opener. Joe Jarrett (Massena) hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first inning off losing pitcher Brian Rhodes (Fairport). John Sabec (Mississauga, Ont./Father Michael Goetz) had three hits and two RBI while Matt Kahan (Levittown/MacArthur) had a double among his three hits for Plattsburgh. Mario Muscarella (Falconer) and Matt Clark (Lewiston/Lewiston-Porter) had two hits each for the Blue Devils (13-20, 6-8). In the second game of the doubleheader, Mike Bergman (Plattsburgh) picked up the win with eight-plus innings of five-hit pitching. The Cardinals broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the sixth when Jarrett singled, Cliff Conners (Plattsburgh) doubled to put runners at second and third, and Dennis Levin (Syracuse/Westhill) dropped a suicide bunt. Sabec cracked a two-run homer in the seventh and the Cardinals added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI single by John Lerner (Valley Falls/LaSalle Institute). Bret McCabe (Buffalo/St. Francis) pitched a complete-game loss. Muscarella and Clark had RBI double among Fredonia State's five hits. The Blue Devils close out the regular season with a doubleheader Sunday at Penn State-Behrend.

April 25 -- Blue Devils 9-13, New Paltz 7-7: The Fredonia State Blue Devils moved two steps closer to claiming a SUNYAC playoff berth by sweeping a doubleheader Friday over New Paltz at Ludwig Field. The Blue Devils (13-18, 6-6) moved into third place with the sweep. They can almost assure themselves of one of four playoff spots with similar success Saturday against Plattsburgh in a noon doubleheader at home. The Blue Devils used two big innings in each game – a 9-run third for a 9-7 in the opener, and a 7-run eighth inning to fashion a 13-7 come-from-behind win in the nightcap. Mark Taurisani (Utica/Proctor) had a two-run double and Mario Muscarella (Falconer) a two-run single in the third inning of the first game. Those were two of the seven hits the Blue Devils collected in the inning. Tim Lockhart (Youngstown/Lewiston-Porter) had one of the hits and had three singles and two RBI in the game. Bill Weitzel (Olean) had two hits and two RBI. Eric Andrews (Horseheads) was the winning pitcher. Rich Bizelia (Massapequa/Kellenburg) had a double, a single and three RBI for New Paltz. Randy Walters (Colliersville, Tenn./Cumberland Valley, Pa.) had three singles. Keith Roloson (Westtown/Minisink Valley) was the losing pitcher. Matt Clark (Lewiston/Lewiston-Porter) was 5 for 6 in the nightcap (7 for 10 in the twinbill), with three RBI and a solo homer to lead off the 7-run eighth inning. Taurisani had three hits and four RBI, Muscarella two hits and two RBI, and Bret McCabe (Buffalo/St. Francis) three singles. Muscarella was the winning pitcher. For the Hawks (8-21, 4-6), Bizelia had three more hits and Tom Bigler (Brewster/North Salem) smashed a three-run homer. Chris Schuon (Lake Katrine/Kingston) was the losing pitcher.

April 24 -- Blue Devils 7-14, Hilbert 3-13: The Fredonia State baseball team swept a pair of games from the Hilbert College Hawks on Thursday afternoon. Hilbert struck first in the opener on an RBI single by Shane Heltz. Tim Gornikiewicz, a Dunkirk graduate, put Hilbert up 2-0 with a solo homerun leading off the second. The Blue Devils got the bats going in the bottom of the second. Matt Clark hit his sixth homer of the year leading off the inning. Two Hilbert errors and an Adam Fusco double accounted for two more tallies. A Dan Morales single put Fredonia up 4-2. The Blue Devils held on for a 6-3 win as Mike Munski went the distance on the mound. He scattered 9 hits and struck out 3 to improve his record to 2-0 on the season. The Devils, short on pitching and with four big conference games in the next two days, sent Munski out to start the nightcap. He was spotted 8 runs in the second. However, after 3 scoreless frames, the Hilbert bats caught up to him. Hilbert used an 8-hit inning to put up 11 runs. The Hawks held a 13-12 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. Consecutive errors by the third baseman and a walk to Fusco set up Bill Weitzel with the bases loaded and one out. Just as he did 8 days earlier, Weitzel delivered with a walk-off base hit plating two runs and claiming the 14-13 victory. Clark, 1-1, earned the win in relief. Fusco and Clark led the Blue Devil attack with 3 hits on the day. Tim Parsell laced 4 hits and Shane Heltz and Nate Mead had 3 apiece.

April 22 -- Blue Devils 10, Penn State Behrend 7: Fredonia State used two-out magic and the pitching of David Tubbs (Forestville) to down Penn State Behrend, 10-7, in non-conference action Tuesday at Ludwig Field. The Blue Devils (9-18) erupted for five runs with two outs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-1 deficit. They added three more two-out runs in the seventh for insurance. Jason Popielarz had a single in each inning and collected three RBI. Mark Taurisani and Matt Clark hit solo homers earlier in the game and had three hits each. Adam Fusco (Restof/York Central) added two singles. Taurisani had an RBI double in the sixth inning. Tubbs won his first game in the season by inducing Behrend batters into 21 fly-ball outs. The junior righthander scattered 14 hits and fanned two. He pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning. Three of the runs he allowed were unearned.

April 19 -- Blue Devils 5-2, Oswego 1-5: The Oswego State baseball team split a doubleheader with visiting Fredonia on Saturday, April 19th dropping the first game 5-2 before bouncing back to claim the second 5-1. The split put the Lakers at 11-8 overall this season and 3-7 in the SUNY Athletic Conference. The Blue Devils moved to 4-6 in the conference and 8-18 overall. Fredonia won the first game with two multi-run innings. The first of those was in the third as Mark Taurisani doubled in a run and Mario Muscarella brought home the other with a single. The Lakers got one of the runs back in the bottom half of the inning as Garrit Tallini drove in Eric Quadrozzi with a base hit. Fredonia added three more runs in the top of the fourth. Fredonia loaded the bases with one out on singles by Tim Lockhart and Bill Weitzel and a hit batter. Bret McCabe drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly that was dropped by the Lakers centerfielder. Oswego recorded the second out with a forceout at the plate. The attempt to turn a double play resulted in throwing error by the catcher as two more runs scored. Eric Andrews tossed a complete game to earn the win for the Blue Devils, while Mike Baca took the loss as he also went the distance for Oswego State while striking out seven. Oswego State pitcher Matt Mullin proved to be the difference in the second game as the Lakers earned the split. Mullin threw all nine innings allowing only one run on four hits. The win improved the freshman's individual record to 3-1 on the year. The hosts scored all of their runs on the first two innings plating three in the first and two more in the second. Dave Johnson, Quadrozzi and Dan Vacco each drove in runs in the first with singles, while Bob Farrell doubled in one of the runs in the second and Quadrozzi the other with a base hit. Bret McCabe drove in the only run for the Blue Devils in the second inning with a sacrifice fly to center. Muscarella pitched the entire game for Fredonia to take the loss.

April 17 -- Blue Devils 6-5, Oneonta 3-10: The Fredonia State baseball team split a pair of games with Oneonta State University on Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils won the opener 6-3 behind the strong arm of Tim Lockhart and the clutch hitting of Nick Fiorella. Lockhart, 1-0, scattered 6 hits over 6-plus innings of work, allowing only three runs. Eric Andrews pitched the final inning for the save. Oneonta scored in the first on a first-and-third steal of home by Ryan McGinniss. Fredonia answered with a 3 run first as Mario Muscarella, Matt Clark, and Lockhart all drove in runs. Oneonta tied the score with a pair of runs in the fourth. Rocco Grassi plated both runs on a base hit. Fredonia scored the deciding runs with two out in the fifth. Clark and Lockhart both singled before Nick Fiorella hit his second homerun of the year over the right field fence, as the Blue Devils held on to the 6-3 victory. Dan Gameche suffered the loss on the mound, dropping to 3-1 on the season. Oneonta struck early and often in game 2. The Red Dragons plated one run in the first. They rallied for two more in the second and four in the third inning as Fredonia committed three big errors. Oneonta cruised to a 10-5 win. Grassi had another big game with a single, two doubles, a triple, and 4 RBI. He finished the day with 6 hits. Muscarella and Lockhart each had a pair of hits in the nightcap for Fredonia. Erik Weber earned the victory on the mound, improving to 2-0, while Clark absorbed the loss, dropping to 0-2. Fredonia, now 7-17 overall and 3-5 in the conference, travels to Oswego on Saturday for double header SUNYAC action. Oneonta (15-7, 2-4) is at Plattsburgh for a conference double header on Saturday.

April 16 -- Blue Devils 5-8, St. John Fisher 4-10: The Fredonia State baseball team split a pair of games with St. John Fisher College on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Devils won the opener 5-4 behind the seven-hit pitching of freshman Brandon Miller. Miller allowed a pair of runs in the second on a two-run homer off the bat of Brandon Potter. Potter connected for his second homer of the game in the fourth inning. Fisher's fourth run scored via wild pitch. Fredonia scored their first run in the second frame with an RBI double off the bat of Tim Lockhart. Mark Taurisani drove home the second run with an RBI single in the third. Steve McGinnis connected for a two-run homer in the fourth. The teams took a 4-all tie into the bottom of the seventh. Fredonia loaded the bases with one out before Bill Weitzel drove the winning run home past a drawn in infield. St. John Fisher took the night nightcap 10-8. Tim Nanry blasted a 3-run homer in the first to pace the Cardinals. Fisher's Andy Campbell had 6 hits on the day. Lockhart had a big day for the Blue Devils going 5 for 7 with 4 doubles and 7 RBI in the double header. Fredonia, now 6-16, hosts Oneonta in SUNYAC action tomorrow in a 2:00 double-header. St. John Fisher (10-7) travels to Hartwick for a 2:00 double header on Friday.

April 13 -- Brockport 12-8, Blue Devils 2-7: The Fredonia State Blue Devils fell victim to Brockport two times Sunday afternoon in SUNYAC baseball action, as Brockport was the home team at the game played in Fredonia. Brockport's field was still unplayable after last week's snow storm in Rochester. Brockport earned a 12-2 win in the opener, and escaped with an 8-7 victory in the nightcap. Fredonia managed a mere 5 hits in game one. Brockport collected only 6 hits, but took advantage of 7 walks, 3 hit batters, and a pair of errors to account for their offense. Bret McCabe (1-4) suffered the loss on the mound. Jeff Miterko improved to 2-1 for the Golden Eagles. Fredonia bounced back in game 2 as the Blue Devils took a 2 run lead in the first inning. Tim Lockhart drove home the first run with a single and Matt Clark scored the second on a wild pitch. Brockport took the lead in the third as the Blue Devils became their own worst enemies. A Mike Ranalli single and 2 bases loaded walks gave Brockport a 3-2 advantage. Fredonia regained the lead in the fourth as a pair of Falconer High graduates used the longball to plate five runs. Nick Fiorella led off the inning with his first of the season. Mario Muscarella concluded the scoring with a grand slam, his second homer of the season. The lead held up until the fifth when Brockport used a pair of two-run homeruns to tie things up. Rob Gladwell followed a one out walk to Andy Peterson with his second homer of the season. Ryan Mohr reached via error and Brian Herdlein followed with his second homer of the year to give a 7-all tie. The score remained tied until the bottom of the ninth. A single by Mohr and a stolen base put a runner in scoring position. An infield flyout and intentional walk to John Morgan left Brockport with one out and two runners on base. Justin Beach came through with a single up the middle to plate Mohr and give Brockport the sweep. Mike Dank earned the win on the mound and improved to 2-0, while Shane Morrison absorbed the loss, falling to 0-2. The Blue Devils season record stands at 5-15 overall and 2-4 in the conference. Brockport is now 13-2 (4-0).

April 12 -- Blue Devils 4-3, SUNY IT 3-2: The Blue Devils played fundamentally sound baseball and came away with a double-header sweep of the Wildcats of SUNY IT. Complete game efforts on the mound from Eric Andrews and Mario Muscarella and spectacular defense powered Fredonia to their first conference wins. Andrews scattered 4 hits in game one that was ended by a diving catch in center field by Mario Muscarella. Matt Clark provided the offense driving in two runs with a double in the sixth inning. Fredonia tallied the final two runs courtesy of a pair of passed by the SUNY IT catcher. Muscarella toed the rubber in game 2, and spread 12 hits over 9 innings, walking none and striking out 8 in holding the Wildcats to 2 runs. Jason Ricigliano and Tim Lockhart drove in a pair of runs for Fredonia. The game-winning run was scored by Muscarella on the back end of a first-and-third double-steal in the fifth inning. Muscarella capped off a solid all-around day with 3 runs scored. Utica native Mark Taurisani and Lockhart had four-hit days for Fredonia. Rob Pedulla had 4 hits four SUNY IT, including a fifth inning homerun into the wind in game 2. Fredonia improves to 2-2 in SUNYAC play and 5-13 overall, while SUNY IT stands at 1-5 (5-9).

April 10 -- Medaille 2-8, Blue Devils 1-6: Medaille swept a non-conference doubleheader Thursday at Ludwig Field. Alex Domaradzki pitched a four-hitter and Kellen Owen laced a tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth inning of Medaille's 2-1 win in the opener. Losing pitcher Brian Rhodes scattered six hits over 6 1/3 innings and Bill Weitzel had two hits, including a double, for the Blue Devils. Matt Clark also doubled. In the nightcap, the Mavericks (7-6) erased a 6-1 deficit with six unearned runs in the sixth inning off losing pitcher Dave Zinni. Jesse Windhausen had a two-run single and Jeremy Callahan a two-run double during the uprising. The Blue Devils (3-13) managed just four hits off winning pitcher Nick Smith, all singles Brandon Miller pitched five strong innings as the Fredonia State starter. The Blue Devils return to SUNYAC action with doubleheaders Saturday (at SUNYIT) and Sunday (at Brockport).

April 6 -- Cortland 13-15, Blue Devils 0-5: Jeff Flegler had five hits in the doubleheader to lead Cortland to a SUNYAC sweep of Fredonia State, 13-0 and 15-0, in the cold Sunday at Ludwig Field. Brian Huber had a double in the opener and a home run and a double in the nightcap for the Red Dragons, leaders of the conference at 6-0. They are 11-7 overall. Matt Miller was the winning pitcher in the first game. He allowed one hit and walked four in five scoreless innings. The Blue Devils (3-11, 0-2) had only two singles in the game, one each by Matt Clark and Jason Popielarz. Eric Andrews was the losing pitcher. In the nightcap, a two-run double by Flegler broke a 4-4 tie in the fourth inning as part of a four-run uprising. The Red Dragons salted the game away with six runs in the ninth. Kyle Johnson earned the win in relief of Mike Burnett, who left the game after he was struck in the pitching hand with a line drive. Mario Muscarella led the Fredonia State offense with a double, a single and two runs scored. Tim Lockhart had two singles. Bret McCabe was the losing pitcher.

April 1 -- Penn State Behrend 11-8, Blue Devils 2-6: The Fredonia State baseball team dropped a pair of games to Penn State Behrend in college baseball action on Tuesday. In Game 1, Behrend scored six runs in the first and three more in the second to chase Devils starting pitcher Dave Zinni. David Tubbs spread a pair of runs over five innings of relief work. A second-inning, two-run homer by Jason Popielarz was one of five Fredonia State hits. In Game 2, starting pitcher Brian Rhodes settled down after a slow start and allowed the Blue Devils to claw back and take a two-run lead. Tim Lockhart's two-run double highlighted a four-run fifth inning. Behrend tied the game in the sixth and took the lead in the seventh with a walk to Shane Elzer and a triple off the bat of Vinnie Canzano. Tyler Wiand's squeeze bunt accounted for the final run off losing pitcher Eric Andrews. Mark Taurisani and Matt Clark had two-hit games for the Blue Devils (3-9). Behrend improved to 14-6. The Blue Devils were scheduled to face Pitt-Bradford on April 3, but that game was postponed. They are now scheduled to travel to the University of Rochester on Saturday, then open SUNYAC play at home on Sunday vs. Cortland State

March 27 -- Penn State Behrend 8, Blue Devils 5: In their first action since returning from Florida, the Blue Devils fell 8-5 in the nine-inning affair at Penn State Behrend. Down 3-0, the Blue Devils tied the score in the top of the third with three walks, a groundout by Matt Clark, a single by Tim Lockhart and a Behrend error. After Behrend regained command, Lockhart pulled the Blue Devils to within three with a seventh-inning RBI single. The Blue Devils left nine runners stranded. In addition, five of the eight runs scored by Behrend were the direct result of a walk or error. Rich Bartkowiak had two hits for the Blue Devils (3-7). Bret McCabe (1-2) was the losing pitcher. Behrend improved to 10-6.