Utica, N.Y.: The SUNY Cobleskill men's baseball team continued their extended road swing on Wednesday afternoon traveling to Utica College for a solo non-league contest that saw the Fighting Tigers feast on Pioneer pitching to post a 10-6 victory. With the win Cobleskill improves to 8-11 overall while the host Pioneers drop to 10-7 overall on the campaign.

The Fighting Tiger offensive assault was led by senior right fielder Samuel Gutierrez, Bayside, N.Y., Martin Van Buren High School/Queensborough Community College, who was a one-man wrecking crew going 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, a run scored and six RBI on the afternoon.

The Orange & Black also received strong offensive contributions from senior second baseman Christopher Kordziel, Rotterdam, N.Y., Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons High School/Hudson Valley Community College, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI and from sophomore third baseman David Flora, Windsor, N.Y., Windsor High School/Herkimer Community College, who went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a stolen base and an RBI.

Senior southpaw Ethan Straub, Oswego, N.Y., Hannibal High School/Jefferson Community College, put the offensive support to go use going six innings allowing only one earned run on four hits striking out five and walking one to even his record to 2-2 overall on the year.

Cobleskill will next be in action over the weekend when they open their 2022 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) on the road traveling to Marcy, N.Y. on Friday April 8 for a solo contest with the Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute beginning at 3:30 p.m. followed a return trip to Marcy, N.Y. on Saturday April 9 for a conference doubleheader with the Wildcats starting at 12:00 p.m.