2023 Schedule

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State baseball program has unveiled its 2023 schedule, as announced Wednesday by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation.

Entering their second season under head coach Sam Quinn-Loeb, the Cardinals will look to make the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) playoffs in back-to-back seasons after reaching the postseason for the first time since 2012. The team will open up their season with doubleheaders at Maritime College (Feb. 25) and Bard College (Mar. 4) before heading to Myrtle Beach, traveling down south between the dates of Mar. 12-18 for their Spring Break trip. 

After returning from South Carolina, the team will being conference play at SUNY Oneonta for a single game on Friday, Mar. 24, and then a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 25. The SUNYAC will play nine-inning games for all conference contests for the first time in the 2023 season. 

Conference play continues on the road for Plattsburgh as they head to SUNY Brockport for the weekend of Mar. 31, with a single game Friday, Mar. 31, and a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 1. The following week, the team plays two non-conference games, visiting Clarkson on Apr. 5 and then hosting RPI on Apr. 7 for their home opener. Clarkson then travels to Plattsburgh for the Cards' second home game of the season on Apr. 11, with the Cardinals traveling to Norwich for more non-conference play on Apr. 12.

Plattsburgh State hosts their conference home opener on Apr. 14, as New Paltz comes to town for a three-game set on Apr. 14 and Apr. 15 (DH). Home play continues for Plattsburgh when they welcome St. Lawrence on Apr. 18. The Cards next visit the defending SUNYAC regular season champs on Apr. 21 and Apr. 22 (DH), and head to St. Lawrence the following week on Apr. 25 for another non-conference match with the Saints.

The Cardinals wrap up their April schedule with a game at Chip Cummings Field against SUNY Canton on Apr. 26. The team then hosts the defending SUNYAC tournament champs and powerhouse SUNY Cortland for a three-game set in Plattsburgh on Apr. 28 and Apr. 29 (DH). The final game of April will come on Apr. 30 as the team will head to SUNY Canton for their final road non-conference match of the 2023 season. 

The beginning of May sees four home games for Plattsburgh State, with Middlebury College visiting the Cardinals for the first time since 2018. The regular season wraps up with a SUNYAC series versus Fredonia at Chip Cummings Field on May 5 and May 6 (DH). 

The top four teams in the final regular-season conference standings will qualify for the double-elimination SUNYAC Tournament, which will run from Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, at the site of the top seed. 

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