Cody Hoose ’15 led the men’s lacrosse team in scoring with 49 points.

Men’s Lacrosse

Oswego State’s men’s lacrosse team raced out to a program-best 7-0 start, including a dramatic, come-from-behind, double-overtime win over nationally ranked Ithaca. They finished the year 8-6 overall for the first winning season since 2000.

Captains Ian O’Brien ’12 and Eric Miccio ’12 received postseason recognition from the SUNY Athletic Conference. O’Brien was named to the All-SUNY Athletic Conference Second Team, while Miccio received honorable mention recognition after the Lakers went 1-5 in league play. Cody Hoose ’15 led the squad in scoring with 49 points on 20 goals and 29 assists for the most points scored by a Laker since 2004.

Baseball

The Oswego State baseball team remained in the thick of the conference playoff race through the final weekend of competition, but came up just short in the end with eight SUNYAC wins, which totaled more conference victories than the previous three years combined. The Lakers and first-year head coach Scott Landers closed out the year with a 10-2 win over nationally third-ranked Keystone to finish the year at 20-20.

Matt Miller ’12 led Oswego State at the plate, batting .379, while David Mazzullo ’13 produced a team-best 28 RBI and 44 hits. The bulk of the pitching staff returns, including Jon Stevens ’13, who paced the pitching staff with a 1.95 ERA, innings pitched (60.0), and strikeouts (35) en route to receiving Second Team All-SUNYAC honors. Alex Jurczynski ’13 and John Rauseo ’15 joined Stevens on the second team. Rauseo also became the first Laker to be named Clark V. Whited Rookie of the Year since 2004, when Mike Cortellini ’06 earned the award.

Ashley Snyder ’13 received All-SUNYAC recognition in softball.

Softball

Ayouthful Laker softball team with two seniors on the roster and second-year head coach Casey Grimes Price ’00 consistently split games against SUNYAC opponents during the season to clinch the sixth-seed in the conference playoffs, marking the second time in program history and the first time since 2008 that Oswego State qualified for the league tournament. The Lakers ended the season at 16-23 overall and 8-10 in the league.

Offensively, the Lakers were led by Second Team All-SUNYAC pick Sammie Schroeter ’14, who paced the Lakers in batting average (.362), runs scored (20) and hits (42). The centerfielder ranked second with 17 RBI and 11 extra-base hits. In the pitcher’s circle, Ashley Snyder ’13 ranked third among all league pitchers with 114 strikeouts and fourth in innings pitched (131.2) and appearances (29). At the plate, she was third on the team in RBI (16) and runs scored (17) as she joined Schroeter on the All-SUNYAC Second Team.

Men’s Tennis

Oswego State’s men’s tennis team posted back-to-back wins against Keuka and Keystone colleges last spring with a young roster comprised of six sophomores and freshmen after graduating seven players the year before before wrapping up the year at 3-7 overall. The Lakers gained experience over the course of the season, as they have a talented group coming back, including all six singles players and five out of six doubles players. Sam Moores ’15 turned in the best singles record at 4-3 with three of the four victories coming at the No. 2 position.

Mallory Eckert ’14 finished third at the SUNYAC Championships in the javelin.

Outdoor Track and Field

Laker men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams posted identical eighth-place finishes with 33 and 36 points, respectively, at the SUNYAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships under head coach David Thompson. Da’Quan Coleman ’12 and Brittany DalCais ’15 earned Second Team All-SUNYAC recognition after placing second in the 110-meter hurdles and the pole vault, respectively. DalCais later bettered her school record in the event at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after clearing a sixth-place height of 3.55 meters, which narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA championships.

Women’s Lacrosse

The Laker women’s lacrosse team reached the 20-goal plateau in three of its wins last season, while holding opponents in those contests to eight goals or fewer, as Oswego State went 4-3 against non-conference foes for a 4-10 overall record.

Erin Cummings ’12 was recognized on the All-SUNYAC Second Team after pacing the Lakers in scoring, as she amassed 53 goals and 19 assists for 72 points.

Rachael Raffa ’12 finished the season with the 10th-highest single season scoring total in school history.

Women’s Lacrosse

The women’s lacrosse team remained in the thick of the playoff race until the final week of the season, but fell just short of qualifying for the SUNY Athletic Conference Championships as the Lakers finished the season at 8-6 overall and 3-5 in the league. However, it was still a year filled with accomplishments as Oswego State defeated Oneonta for the first time since 2005 by the score of 20-11. The contest also marked the first time since 2001 that the Lakers recorded 20 goals against a conference opponent.

Rachael Raffa ’12 finished the season with the 10th-highest single season scoring total in school history with 61 points to move into sixth place on the career scoring list with 140 points. Her team-leading 49 goals was also tied for seventh in single-season goals all time.

Men’s Lacrosse

Britt Leone ’12 scored a team-leading 17 goals for the men’s lacrosse team.

The men’s lacrosse team played through a wide range of conditions in 2011, including a game in the snow to open the home portion of its schedule in March, en route to a 5-10 overall record and a 0-6 conference record. One season highlight came when Oswego State defeated Utica for the second straight year, 7-6, in a double-overtime thriller.

Andy Lever ’12 paced the Laker offense with 29 points on 11 goals and 18 assists, while Britt Leone ’12 scored a team-leading 17 goals. Leone went on to be named to the All-SUNYAC Second Team as he posted 10 goals in league play, and was ninth in the conference at 1.67 goals per game.

Outdoor Track and Field

The men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams improved on their performances at the SUNYAC Championships from a year ago, as the Laker men tied for seventh place with 33 points and the Laker women placed eighth with 14 points. Da’Quan Coleman ’12 set a new precedent in the 110-meter hurdles en route to placing second at the SUNYAC Championships and earning Second Team All-SUNYAC honors, while Katie Bott ’14 became the new record-holder in the 400 meters during her preliminary heat before finishing sixth in the finals with a time of 59.21. Christine Ripple ’12, had the top finish on the women’s side as she placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:06.81.

Men’s Tennis

The men’s tennis team battled with Mother Nature this spring, but through all of the rescheduled matches the Lakers posted a record of 4-7. Oswego State was led by Seth Hastings ’11, who posted a record of 5-5 in singles action. The Lakers have some talented players returning next season to help replace the seven graduating seniors from the 11-man roster, including Ben Weiss ’14, who went 4-5 during singles play.

Baseball

Pitcher Dustin LeFave ’11 threw a complete-game win over nationally-ranked Cortland for the Lakers’ first win over the Red Dragons since 2006.

The baseball team started the season with a 10-3 record after a highly successful Spring Break trip before finishing at 19-20 overall with five doubleheader sweeps and a SUNYAC mark of 1-17. The top highlight of the year came on April 14 when pitcher Dustin Lefave ’11 threw a complete-game win over nationally-ranked Cortland for the Lakers’ first win over the Red Dragons since 2006.

Leading the way at the plate for the Lakers was catcher Kris Prikazsky ’12, who batted .375 in 40 plate appearances. However, centerfielder Scott Buniak ’14 was close behind with a .331 average in 124 at-bats and led Oswego State in almost every statistical category, including hits (41), doubles (7), triples (3) and RBI (22). Dan Erne ’13 paced the pitching staff as he finished the season with a 7-3 record after pitching 55 innings. He ended the year with a team-leading 3.27 ERA and 46 strikeouts.

Softball

Infielder Dee Apps ’14 is part of a young softball squad that this year included 13 freshman and sophomore players.

A young Oswego State softball team, comprised of 13 sophomores and freshmen, battled through the
season of ups and downs that saw the Lakers drop four games in extra-innings, including a 1-0 loss to 17th-ranked Plattsburgh in the final weekend of the year, for an overall record of 7-27 and a SUNYAC record of 2-16. The peak moment of the season came when freshman Jessica Palmitesso ’14 tossed the first Oswego no-hitter since 2002 against New Paltz in a 9-0 win.

The Lakers were led offensively by Katie Bredin ’14, who batted .350 and was named to the All-SUNYAC squad.

— Adele Burk