The SUNY Cobleskill baseball team took three-of-four games during the week losing on Monday in Oneonta, N.Y., to the Red Dragons of SUNY Oneonta 2-1 in non-league play then defeating the host Thoroughbreds of Skidmore College 9-6 in Saratoga Springs on Thursday prior to opening their 2024 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) on Sunday by defeating the visiting Kangaroos at Fighting Tiger Field by scores of 9-1 and 4-1 to move to 6-15 overall including a 2-0 mark in conference play. Fighting Tiger senior infielder David Flora, Windsor, N.Y., Windsor High School/Herkimer Community College, batted .429 on the week going 6-for-14 with a home run, a stolen base, four runs scored and three RBI.
 
First-year distance runner Lilianna Peters, Hinsdale, N.Y., Allegany-Limestone High School, led the Fighting Tiger women's outdoor track & field team to a ninth place finish in a field of 17 teams with a team total of 32.75 points at the 2024 Utica Pioneer Spring Invite hosted by Utica College in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday. Peters placed second overall in the 3000-Meter Steeplechase at the event in a time of 11:52.85 to meet the All-Atlantic Regional Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) qualifying standard.
 
The Fighting Tiger men's outdoor track & field team posted a team total of 24 points to place ninth overall in a field of 18 teams at the 2024 Utica Pioneer Spring Invite hosted by Utica College in Utica, N.Y. on Saturday. First-year jumper Thomas Herberger, Avon, N.Y., Avon High School, was the team's top finisher winning the Triple Jump with a mark of 43'8".
 
The men's lacrosse team opened their 2024 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) season on Tuesday evening traveling to Marcy, N.Y. to fall to the host Wildcats of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute by a 21-5 margin to fall to 1-5 overall including a 0-2 mark in NAC play. First-year attackman Alex Baker, Guilford, Vt., Brattleboro Union High School, was a bright spot for the Fighting Tigers with a pair of goals, an assist and one caused turnover.
 
Competing as an individual at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association's (IHSA) Zone 2 Championships hosted by Long Island University on Saturday, Fighting Tiger first-year rider Oksana Wynnik, Champlain, N.Y., Northeastern Clinton High School, placed fourth overall in the Novice Rider Division.
 
UPCOMING HOME CONTESTS:

Baseball vs. SUNY Oneonta 4/10, Eastern Nazarene 4/13, Russell Sage College 4/16
Softball vs. SUNY Poly 4/19 & 4/20, Russell Sage College 5/1, SUNY Morrisville 5/3 & 5/4
Lacrosse vs. SUNY Canton 4/13, Husson University 4/20, Maine Maritime Academy 4/21 Track & Field to host the NAC Championships on 4/26 & 4/27 at SUNY Oneonta