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SUNY-Cortland holds off <strong>CSI</strong> <strong>in</strong> pitch<strong>in</strong>g gem, 2-1Published: Friday, March 04, 2011, 11:52 PMBy Jim WaggonerThe College of Staten Island wanted tobeef up its baseball schedule, so NCAADivision III powerhouse SUNY-Cortlandshowed up Friday <strong>in</strong> Willowbrook.The Dolph<strong>in</strong>s took <strong>the</strong> Red Dragons to <strong>the</strong>wire beh<strong>in</strong>d senior southpaw Pat Gale, but<strong>the</strong> upstate visitors squeezed out a 2-1victory <strong>in</strong> a sharp pitch<strong>in</strong>g duel with <strong>the</strong>scor<strong>in</strong>g completed by <strong>the</strong> second <strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g.SUNY-Cortland went 40-11-1 last spr<strong>in</strong>gand played <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> national-championshipgame. The school has made 18consecutive trips to <strong>the</strong> NCAA playoffs andbegan <strong>the</strong> current season with a No. 2national rank<strong>in</strong>g. They improved to 2-3Staten Island Advance file photo by HiltonFlores<strong>CSI</strong> senior Pat Gale threw seven strong <strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> Friday's 2-1 loss tonationally-ranked SUNY-Cortland.with <strong>the</strong> w<strong>in</strong>.<strong>CSI</strong> would like to make its first NCAAappearance <strong>in</strong> nearly two decades. TheDolph<strong>in</strong>s’ two trips came <strong>in</strong> 1991 and1992.And although <strong>the</strong>y dropped to 1-5 — 1-4 on a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. — <strong>the</strong> defend<strong>in</strong>g CUNY Conferencechampions showed <strong>the</strong>y can compete aga<strong>in</strong>st a top-tier squad.Gale allowed s<strong>in</strong>gle runs <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> first and second <strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs dur<strong>in</strong>g his seven-<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g st<strong>in</strong>t, allow<strong>in</strong>g five hits whilestrik<strong>in</strong>g out n<strong>in</strong>e. Nick T<strong>in</strong>gos didn’t allow any hits <strong>in</strong> two <strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs of relief.The Dolph<strong>in</strong>s scored <strong>the</strong>ir run <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> bottom of <strong>the</strong> second. Freshman shortstop Matt Morales hit a one-outs<strong>in</strong>gle. advanced to third on a wild pitch and groundout, and scored on Sal Tadaro’s RBI s<strong>in</strong>gle to left.Page 70 of 179

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