Game #12 • Emory University 6, State University of New York-Cortland 3

 

Emory Stays Alive In Tourney With 6-3 Win Over Cortland State

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. – The hit parade continues for Emory University.

A day after putting 25 hits and 16 runs on the scoreboard in an elimination victory over Chapman University, the Eagles put together 10 hits and rallied in the middle innings for a 6-3 victory over the State University of New York-Cortland on Monday afternoon in an NCAA Division III Baseball Championship elimination game at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

Emory (42-9) remains alive in the tournament and faces the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (34-16) in an elimination game later today, with the victor advancing to Tuesday’s finals against Kean University (42-8). Cortland State finishes its season at 42-7. Tuesday’s title game has been moved up one hour and starts at noon Central time.

Trailing 1-0 going into the fourth inning – and after stranding five runners on base in the first three frames – Emory’s David Hissey uncorked a three-run homer to left field to give the Eagles the lead. The homer was Hissey’s first of the season.

After Cortland State scored twice in the top of the sixth to tie the game, the Eagles scored twice in the bottom of the inning to take the lead back, on run-scoring singles by Tommy Dugan and Steve Bralver.

In the seventh, the Eagles added another run, as a single by Tyler Short plated pinch-runner Jake Ornstein.

Emory starter Jason Glushon improved to 13-2 with a six-inning effort, striking out seven, while reliever Rich Babb struck out three in three innings of work to get the save. Of the 10 strikeouts in the game, eight were called third strikes.

Glushon was coming off of just two days rest, after pitching eight innings in Emory’s opening game of the tournament, a 2-0 loss to Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday.

“I thought their pitcher did a really nice job on two days rest. It was pretty impressive to see,” said Cortland State coach Joe Brown.

Cortland State struck first in the game, as Matt Vitalone reached base on a throwing error in the second inning and came around to score on a one-out single to right by Steve Nickel.

In the sixth, a single by Mike Zaccardo and an opposite-field double to left by Dan Maycock gave the Red Dragons a threat, and a two-run triple to right-center by Travis Robinson tied the game at 3-3.

Cortland State starter Matt Tone, a freshman, struck out eight before being relieved after the leadoff hitter singled in the sixth inning. The Red Dragons used four relievers in the game, with Jason Hauck striking out two in two-and-a-third innings of work.

“I thought our freshman that we put out there was outstanding. That’s a tough stage to be on, and for him to go out there and do what he did,” Brown said. “I was very pleased with our bullpen that came out and performed under pressure, because that’s what it’s about at this time of year, is performing under pressure.”

By Don Stoner
Augsburg College Sports Information Director