Fighting Tigers Drop Florida Finale to Simpson College

DAVENPORT, FLORIDA — The SUNY Cobleskill baseball team wrapped up their Florida trip on Monday morning, falling to Simpson College, 12-2.

David Flora (Windsor, NY) led the Fighting Tigers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Korin Laurilla (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) added an RBI double and a stolen base, while Christian Tedford (Coxsackie, NY/Coxsackie Athens) chipped in with a double and an RBI. On the mound, Tanner Wood (Glenville, NY/Niskayuna) took the loss, allowing five runs—four earned—over 2.2 innings before the bullpen combined for 4.2 innings of relief.

Cobleskill was held to six hits while striking out 12 times, while Simpson capitalized on its opportunities, racking up 11 hits and taking advantage of three Cobleskill errors. The Fighting Tigers worked four walks and swiped two bases but couldn't string together enough offense to keep pace.

After Tedford's RBI double tied the game at 1-1 in the second, Simpson answered immediately, launching a three-run homer in the bottom half to seize control. Cobleskill had a chance to cut into the deficit in the fifth when Flora singled and advanced to second, but an out at the plate stalled the rally. Simpson tacked on two more runs in the seventh, while Cobleskill scratched across its final run in the eighth on Laurilla's RBI double to left.