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2018 Elmira College Baseball
The Elmira College baseball team will kick off its fourth varsity season on Monday, February 19, in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where the Soaring Eagles will battle Covenant College. The matchup against the Scots is the first of a week long winter break road trip that includes stops in four different states.
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Not only will Elmira have to compete with its E8 rivals from Ithaca and Fisher, but Paluga signed the Soaring Eagles up for their most challenging non conference slate yet. On February 22, EC will visit Pfeiffer University, a former Division II program that is transitioning to the D III ranks. In the 2018 home opener on March 20, the Soaring Eagles welcome the Tigers of RIT, who are coming off of their first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, to historic Dunn Field. In mid April, State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) powerhouses SUNY Cortland and Oswego State will host the Soaring Eagles.
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Like the battle at second base, the hot corner has veteran Nate Hanner ’18 and second year infielder Joey Florio ’20 competing to pencil their names in the starting lineup. The two players bring entirely different skillsets; Hanner smacked nine extra base hits with one home run and a.400 slugging percentage in 2017, while the leaner Florio displayed a tremendous glove in a limited role as a rookie.
Behind the plate, Paluga has several options, including seniors Eddie O’Donnell IV ’18 and Will Jenkins ’18. O’Donnell, who transferred to EC from St. Joseph’s (Vt.), appeared in only 14 games but led all Elmira catchers by throwing out eight would be base stealers and hit at an impressive.306 clip. Fighting for at bats, possibly as adesignated hitter,will be underclassmen Justin Iannotto ’20 and Jourdan Plaisted ’21. An injury hampered freshman campaign saw Iannatto slug two homers in a mere 12 at bats. Following a successful career at Gananda High School in Walworth, New York, Plaisted has been praised by the coaching staff for his working in the offseason. One of the highlights of his junior year was setting a team record with two home runs in a win on the road versus Wells. The Glen Ellyn, Illinois, native was also among the team leaders with six stolen bases.
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Juniors Blake Phelps ’19 and Nick Cottone ’19 will look to break out in 2018. Both saw their ERAs climb slightly in 2017, but with another year of experience under their belts, could become valuable arms out of the bullpen. Also keep an eye on Garinder Singh Sarana ’20, a 6 foot 6 inch fireballer, as well as Zach Williamson ’20 and Corey DeMauro ’20. All three saw time as freshmen, led by DeMauro with 20.0 innings, while Sarana recorded the lowest opposing batting average among all pitchers on the staff (.176).
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