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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State baseball team is looking to get back into postseason action as third-year head coach Sam Quinn-Loeb returns with an experienced roster in 2024. After the team qualified for the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) tournament for the first time since 2012 in 2021, the Cardinals finished with the same conference record but were unable to crack the top four spots in the SUNYAC standings to make the postseason. Plattsburgh will kick off its season on the road when it takes on SUNY Cobleskill at Schoharie High School on March 3 at noon.

Quinn-Loeb returns both of the team's All-SUNYAC selections in junior first baseman Kyle Cremin (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) and senior left-handed pitcher Chris Santic (Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland), while the team also returns seven of their nine regular position players from last year's lineup and will need to replace less than a third of innings from last year's pitching group.

Infield:

The Cardinals will have no trouble finding production from first base in 2024, as Cremin returns to man the position this year. The two-time all-conference selection was among the league's best last year, hitting .333 and adding an OPS of .905 while slugging a team-best three home runs. Cremin also led the team with 42 hits and 24 RBI as he will be a key piece on this year's team.  Sophomore Brayden Trombley (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Plattsburgh) will return after picking up his first two collegiate hits in three plate appearances last year, with first-year students Austin Caldwell (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) and Luciano Fiorello (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall) figuring to work into the mix this year at first.

Senior Alex Kornblau (Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane) returns as one of the most experienced bats on the team after putting up his second straight season with above a .300 batting average last year. The second baseman, who will also see time at shortstop, led the team with 11 doubles last year, hit .301, and had a .890 OPS with two homers and 21 RBI. He also added 10 stolen bases to lead the team and was hit by a pitch a program record 15 times in 2023, helping him to a team-best .435 on-base percentage. Junior Joey Di Rocco (Congers' N.Y./Clarkstown South) and junior Justice Suafoa (Kinderhook, N.Y./Ichabod Crane) each proved to be capable infielders last year, seeing time at second base and elsewhere in the infield as they will expect the same heading into 2024.

Graduate student Andrew Veit (Yaphank, N.Y./Bellport) will once again captain the infield in 2024 after collecting 22 hits last year and stealing six bases, as he will likely be the primary shortstop when not on the mound in 2024, with Kornblau being the likely replacement for his middle infield partner.

Senior Nick Cergol (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) figures to be in the mix at third base in 2024 after playing there primarily last year. Cergol had 27 hits in 2023 and slugged two homers, including the team's lone walk-off homer of the year.

Newcomers to the infield group in 2024 include transfers in graduate student Aidan Diltz (Monroe, N.Y./Monrow-Woodbury) and sophomore Bostyn Duquette (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Plattsburgh), as well as first-year students Jonathan Beale (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter's Boys), Tyler Martin (New Windsor, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy), Nick Pace (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown), and Michael Piccirillo (Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove).

Outfield:

Graduate students Conner Gonzalski (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) and Mike Rasquin (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) will each use their final year of eligibility in 2024 as they return to lead the outfield unit in 2024.  Gonzalski hit.262 last year and was second on the team with 22 RBI and third among qualifiers with an on-base of .390. Rasquin only played in 11 games last year before sustaining a season-ending injury but will be back to be one of the more experienced guys in the outfield. Senior Jack Defayette (Rotterdam, N.Y./Schalmont) also returns in 2024, after a strong first campaign with Plattsburgh last year, hitting .250 and collecting 14 RBI and eight extra-base hits.

Also returning to the outfield group in 2024 is Ben Catrambone (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), who had six hits and four RBI, and Liam Gray (Sloatsburg, N.Y./Suffern) as the pair will look to be in the mix for innings. Junior Zach Rainville (Saranac, N.Y./Saranac) and sophomore Dylan Bass (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) are each looking to be impact players after transferring into Plattsburgh this year. Rainville was an all-conference selection at Cazenovia in 2023 and Bass comes in after spending a year with NCAA Division II powerhouse Tampa University.

Frankie Kowal (Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland) and Drew Romesser (Akron, N.Y./Akron) are the newcomers to the unit in 2024, as they will look to grab innings this season.

Catcher:

After a year with not much catching depth, junior Adam Wein (North Rockland, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep) will have plenty of options besides him for the upcoming season. Graduate student Jake Ourvan (New York, N.Y./Baruch), who brings collegiate catching experience most recently from Baruch College, and first-year Ian Warren (Esopus, N.Y./Highland) figure to be first in line for time alongside Wein, while transfer junior Daniel Novelli (Maracy, Venezuela/Cypress Creek (Fla.)) and first-year students Jake Calkins (Plattsburgh, N.Y./Plattsburgh) and Max Frank (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) will also vie for innings in 2024.

Pitchers:

The Cards will look to replace less than 100 of their 286.1 innings pitched last year as they had into a long 2024 season. Santic will lead the charge after a breakout campaign as a starting pitcher in 2023 earning him All-SUNYAC second-team accolades. The senior had a team-best ERA of 2.48 and threw 65.1 innings while striking out a team-high 51 batters. Veit figures to work beside him as a weekend starter after doing so the last two seasons, as he pitched 49 innings last year and struck out 46 batters. Junior Kolby Mordecki (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) is poised to be an impact starter for the Cards a well after a strong summer and pitching in 33 innings last year for the Cards.

The bullpen will be led by junior Logan Avin (Honolulu, Hawaii/Waterford (Conn.)) after his breakout season last year saw him post a 2.33 ERA and nail down three saves in a team-high 14 appearances. Senior Eric Agan (Burnt Hills, N.Y./Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and junior Christian Diaz (Middletown, N.Y./Iona Prep) will be middle relief options after each pitched in seven games last season.

Other returning arms include junior Matt Edwards (Commack, N.Y./Commack), junior Nick Goldberg (Commack, N.Y./Commack), sophomore Dylan Govin (Coram, N.Y./Longwood), and senior Tyler Kohn (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North). Bass and Duquette will also be in the mix this year for bullpen depth and figure to work some innings this year as well as transfer dual-players.

First-year arms for the team this year include Jack Castillo (Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa), Ty Nelson (Rosedale, N.Y./Springfield Gardens) Anthony Ponzo (Long Island, N.Y./Great Neck South), Romesser, and Justin Sargent (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna).