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Oswego State baseball - 2008 ECAC Upstate champions

Lakers win ECAC Upstate Tournament Championship

The Oswego State baseball team won the 2008 ECAC Upstate Championship with a 12-9 victory over Brockport in the second game of the championship round on May 11 at Oneonta.

Junior designated hitter Tom Benedetto was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. He batted .389 over the course of four weekend games and had six RBIs to tie for the tourney lead in that category.

The Lakers finished their season with an 18-12 record. The first ECAC championship for the Lakers came in 1995. Oswego State was seeded fifth, defeated St. John Fisher in a first-round game, and then won the title on the weekend with three wins and one loss.

Oswego State defeated St. John Fisher on Thursday, in a game during which head coach Frank Paino was injured. The Lakers won their first game of the double-elimination weekend portion of the tournament, 5-4 over top-seeded RIT in 11 innings, and then defeated Brockport 9-6 in 11 innings. | 2008 Schedule | 2008 Roster

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