Worcester, Mass. — Second-seeded Oswego State freshman Ryan Enos (Oriskany, N.Y.) impressed by going 4-for-5 with one home-run, three RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-3 triumph over seventh-seeded Suffolk in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament at the Clark University Granger Athletic Complex.

The Lakers (27-12) advance in the winner's bracket and will play third-seeded Keystone tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Whitehouse Field in Harwich. The Rams (25-18) will try to stave off elimination against sixth-seeded Mitchell in a one o'clock matchup at Whitehouse Field.

Oswego State was also led by junior Mike Dellicarri (Congers, N.Y.) and senior Myles Kutscher (Glen Cove, N.Y.), who each blasted home runs. Dellicarri capped fifth inning rally with a grand-slam while Kutscher connected on a solo shot in the sixth.

In the hitting department, the Lakers were paced by senior Kevin Haylas (Stony Point, N.Y.) who went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs as classmate Eli Holton (Hancock, N.Y.) also chipped in with two base-knocks and a pair of runs scored.

Senior Brady Chant (Warwick, R.I.) was a homer shy of the cycle as he went 3-for-5 with a double in the first, a three-bagger in the fifth and a single in the ninth.

SUNY Oswego went up 2-0 in the bottom of the second when senior Zach Whelan (Cortland, N.Y.) and Enos had consecutive solo RBI base-knocks.

Suffolk responded by knotting the score in the top of the third on a sacrifice fly by senior Seth Coiley (Arlington, Mass.) and a clean RBI single to centerfield by senior Greg Speliotis (Salem, Mass.).

The Lakers doubled up their opponents 4-2 and took the lead for good when Enos crushed a two-run homer for his fourth of the year in the very next frame.  

SUNY Oswego broke the contest open with an eight-run, bottom of the fifth as they took advantage of several walks and a pair of infield miscues. The inning was highlighted by the team-leading seventh homer of the campaign by Dellicarri and a two-run single up the middle by Haylas.

Suffolk scored their third run in the top of the ninth when freshman Joe Rufo (Cedar Grove, N.J.) crossed the plate on a wild pitch.

Senior Reston Pettit (Bolivar, N.Y.) was solid on the mound for the Lakers as he permitted two earned runs on four hits over seven innings of work. Pettit (5-1) rung up seven on strikes while he issued five walks.

After allowing Suffolk tie up the score in the third, Pettit hurled four scoreless frames of work stranding five on base – including four in scoring position.

Senior Ryan Pordes (Hawthorne, Calif.) shouldered the loss for the Rams. Pordes (5-3) yielded 12 runs (6 earned) on eight hits to go with five walks and three punchouts.