PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State baseball team split its final games of the 2025 season, taking a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series from the Fredonia Blue Devils. After the Cards lost 10-5 in game one of the twin bill, they scored three runs in the first inning of the second game, leading the whole way to win 11-6.

The games marked the final contests in the careers of 15 Cardinals who all depart to graduation: Logan Avin (Honolulu, Hawaii / Waterford (Conn.)), TJ Beninati (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern), Ben Catrambone (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna), Kyle Cremin (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic), Joey Di Rocco (Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown South), Christian Diaz (Middletown, N.Y./Iona Prep), Aidan Diltz (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury), Josh Foglia (Latham, N.Y./Shaker), Nick Goldberg (Commack, N.Y./Commack), Tyler Kohn (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North), Alex Kornblau (Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane), Kolby Mordecki (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham), Zach Rainville (Saranac, N.Y./Saranac), Justice Suafoa (Kinderhook, N.Y./Ichabod Crane), and Adam Wein (North Rockland, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep).

Beninati led the offensive effort on the day, driving in five runs over the two games, as he also finished the first game a double shy of the cycle. Cremin finished the day with three hits and two doubles, which helped him surpass Todd Hughes '08 for the career doubles record, as he recorded his 35^th in game one and 36^th to set the new record in his final Plattsburgh at-bat. Kornblau walked twice and scored two runs in game two, tying him for the career runs mark at 141 and the career walks milestone at 75.

The Cardinals finish their season at 12-21 (4-14 SUNYAC), while the Blue Devils finish their 2025 campaign at 11-23 (4-14 SUNYAC).

Game One: Fredonia 10, Plattsburgh 5

A four-run first inning put the Blue Devils ahead from the outset of game one, allowing them to cruise to a 10-5 win over the Cardinals.

Beninati was 3-4 in game one, as he had a solo home run and a two-run triple, also scoring two runs. Rainville was 2-2 with an RBI off the bench, and Colin Ross (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) was 2-4 with a walk anda  run scored. Kaelen Clarkson (Barrie, Ontario/St. Joseph's Catholic) went six innings and struck out six while allowing just four earned runs, and Justin Sargent (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) recorded three innings of work, striking out three and surrendering two earned runs.

For Fredonia, Alex Ahlstrom was 3-5 with three runs scored and an RBI, and Brady Ventura was 2-4 with three RBI. Mike Protz was excellent on the mound for the Blue Devils, going 7.2 innings and allowing three runs while striking out nine batters.

Two errors in the first inning, along with two walks to start the game, allowed Fredonia to score four first-inning runs despite just one hit to carry a comfortable cushion throughout the game.

The Cardinals got on the board in the bottom of the second inning, as Beninati crushed a ball to left center field, just over the fence for his second homer of the season, putting the Cards down 4-1.

In the third, the Blue Devils were able to tack on two more runs, to extend their lead to 6-1. After consecutive scoreless frames from both starters, Fredonia knocked Clarkson out of the game in the seventh after a leadoff walk and proceeded to score four runs to take a 10-1 lead.

Plattsburgh would not go quietly, as Cremin walked to lead off the bottom of the eighth and Ross walked as well, setting up Beninati's two-out two-run triple. After the triple, Rainville singled home Beninati to trim the deficit to six runs. The Cards added one more run in the ninth on Cremin's program record-tying double, but were unable to add any more runs to fall 10-5 in game one.

Game Two: Plattsburgh 11, Fredonia 6

In game two, a three-run first inning for Plattsburgh set them up to lead throughout the game, while the starter Kohn was excellent in his final career outing. The graduate student right-hander went five innings, striking out four, and allowing just one unearned run while scattering three hits and three walks.

Suafoa was 2-5 with three RBI, while both Cremin and Wein went 2-4 for Plattsburgh. Beninati was 1-3 with two runs scored, two RBI, and two walks, and Kornblau reached twice on two walks, scoring twice and had a sacrifice fly as well. Diaz went two innings out of the bullpen, and Goldberg tossed a scoreless ninth to give the Cards the win.

In the first, Di Rocco singled to lead off the game, and after moving to second on a groundout, Kornblau walked, and both batters moved up a base on a wild pitch. After a strikeout, Beninati smoked a ball to right-center, scoring both runners and putting the Cards ahead 2-0. Beninati proceeded to swipe second base and advanced to third as the errant throw got away from the middle infield of the Blue Devils. The following throw to third also got away from Fredonia, and Beninati scored on the play.

As Kohn gave the Cardinals scoreless frames on the bump, the Cardinals added to their three-run lead in the third, as Suafoa beat out an infield hit to score Kornblau, who had walked to lead off the inning.

In the fifth, Fredonia tacked on an unearned run in the top of the fifth, cutting the Cardinal lead to 4-1.

Plattsburgh gave itself a comfortable cushion on the bottom of the sixth, scoring four runs on three hits and two errors in the inning. Two runs scored just three batters into the frame on a Di Rocco sacrifice bunt that was thrown down the right field line, scoring Catrambone, who had walked to lead off the inning, and Wein, who had singled in the previous at-bat. After a Cremin infield single that was thrown errantly to put runners on second and third, Kornblau brought home a run on a sacrifice fly, and Ross then singled home Cremin to put Plattsburgh up 8-1.

In the eighth, the Blue Devils got the Cardinal bullpen, tacking on five runs on four hits, as Tyler Curtis started the parade with a two-run triple.

The Cardinals were not content with a two-run lead in the ninth and added three runs in the bottom half of the inning, as Cremin started the rally in his final at-bat with a one-out double, setting a new program record. With two outs, the Cards then got a rally going as back-to-back walks set up an RBI HBP by Diltz , and then Suafoa put the team up five runs with a two-run double to right-center in his final at-bat.

In the ninth, Goldberg worked around a one-out single to close out the Plattsburgh State baseball 2025 season with a win.