Baseball: Cortland Clinches SUNYAC Top Seed and Hosting Rights with Split at New Paltz

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The Cortland baseball team clinched the top spot in the SUNYAC standings after splitting a doubleheader Saturday at New Paltz. The Red Dragons (24-10-1, 13-2 SUNYAC) won the opener, 13-2 in eight innings, before having a rally from an 11-run deficit come up just short during a 13-11 loss in the second game. Cortland will host the four-team SUNYAC tournament Thursday through Saturday, May 9-11, at Wallace Field. The Red Dragons are scheduled for five games this week to close out the regular season – Tuesday at home versus Alfred State, Wednesday at Cobleskill in a…