With inclement weather continuing in Upstate New York, Oswego State baseball is set to play another series at a neutral field site this weekend against SUNY Oneonta.

Maine-Endwell High School will host the two SUNYAC opponents on its artificial turf baseball field known as Gary Crooks Field. SUNY Oneonta will still be the home team as scheduled.

Maine-Endwell is in the Greater Binghamton, New York, area, where Oswego State head coach Scott Landers is from. He graduated from Windsor High School and even coached a season at SUNY Broome. His local connections made it possible for them to schedule the series on such short notice.

“Couple of my buddies actually coach [at Maine-Endwell], and SUNY Oneonta doesn’t have a field yet,” Landers said. “We needed to find a turf field, especially with the conditions.”

Landers has recruited well in the area, having many ties and connections from playing and coaching over the years. Patrick Gosney, Matt Bowman, Nick Chilson and Eli Holton of this year’s team all played high school baseball in the area.

“It’s good,” said Landers on playing in front of friends and family in the area. “There’s a lot of people there that I know. Obviously my family will be out to watch. It’s a good feeling to go home and see people I’m not necessarily close with that could actually come out and watch a game. So, it is a good feeling, but it’d be a lot better if we get three wins out of it.”

Gary Crooks Field was built in 2014 after Legendary Entertainment Chairman Thomas Tull, who played baseball for Maine-Endwell, funded the over $1 million project for the turf field after the previous field was needed for an upgrade. Maine-Endwell is also well known for being home to the 2016 Little League World Series Champions.

The series between Oswego State and SUNY Oneonta will start Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. and the final game of the series coming on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

Photo Provided by Maine-Endwell School District