Spartans Fall in Extras to Generals

Cayuga Community College Baseball rallied in the bottom of the seventh to tie the second game against Herkimer College on Sunday, only to fall to the Generals in extra innings.

After losing the opener 8-2 to the #8 Generals, Cayuga rallied from a four-run deficit to force extra innings in the nightcap before losing 6-4 in 11 innings. The losses drop the Spartans to 9-7 on the season and 4-2 in divisional play.

Cayuga trailed 3-0 in the opener before plating two in the second inning. Brandon Hoftijzer's triple scored Jacob Laird, and Kevin Dolan singled home Hoftijzer to make it 3-2. The Spartans put runners in scoring position in the sixth and seventh but didn't score again.

Dolan, Hoftijzer and Laird had hits for the Spartans, with Hoftijzer finishing with an RBI and run scored. Matt Rumney allowed three earned runs in five innings.

In the second game, the Generals again built an early lead and led 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth when the Spartans started their rally. They cut the margin to 4-2 on Bradley Soto-Diaz's RBI triple and a run-scoring fielder's choice by Perry Chetney. In the seventh, Soto-Diaz walked and scored on Chetney's double, with Chetney scoring the tying run on a fielder's choice.

Both teams put runners in scoring position in extra innings but failed to capitalize before the Generals scored two in the 11^th inning for the win.

Yoldi Soriano led the Spartans at the plate, going three-for-four. Mike DeRosa and Soto-Diaz had two hits, with Soto-Diaz scoring twice and Chetney having two RBI. Antonio Munoz threw 5 2/3 innings of relief, allowing one earned run.

Cayuga is on the road twice this week, traveling to Hudson Valley Community College on Tuesday, April 9, and then to Herkimer on Thursday, April 11.