Entering Tuesday, Nick Cody (Cortland/Cortland H.S.) stood five strikeouts shy of the Panthers baseball single-season record. Taking the ball in the opener against the #5-ranked team in the country, Cody reached the record in the second inning and kept going, finishing with 12 strikeouts, providing a fitting cap for a fantastic season for the right hander. Unfortunately, the Panthers couldn't give Cody the win, as the team lost 6-0 in the opener. Game two went to the Thunderwolves by a final of 25-6. Tompkins Cortland ends the season with a record of 4-30. Niagara heads to the playoffs with a record of 44-8.

Game One: Niagara 6, Tompkins Cortland 0  

Prior to Tuesday, the most times Niagara had struck out in a game this season was nine times. Cody set the tone from the opening batter. He struck out the first three hitters and six of the first seven. The Ks kept coming, reaching nine through four innings. The final three came over the last four outs, giving Cody an even dozen for the game and 75 for the season. In addition to the season record, he also established the career mark (99), and finished with three of the top six individual game strikeout totals in program history.

Unfortunately, Cody's special outing against one of the most powerful offenses in the nation didn't translate into a win. He allowed six runs – just two earned – and the Tompkins Cortland offense couldn't match Niagara. Despite having just three hits, the Panthers had chances, but couldn't take advantage, stranding two runners in scoring position and having two others thrown out trying to steal third.

In addition to Cody's sparkling game, batterymate Jacob Bogacz (Morrisville/Morrisville-Eaton H.S.) had a solid game, going 2-for-3 at the plate.

Game Two: Niagara 25, Tompkins Cortland 6  (5 innings)

Game two was about as opposite from game one as could be, at least from a pitching standpoint. Where Cody tossed a strong complete game, the Panthers used five pitchers to get through five innings in game two. Niagara took advantage of a combined 17 walks, five errors, and three hit batters, to score 25 runs on 15 hits.

At the plate, Eli Gordon (Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.) drew two walks and worked his way around to score both times. Parker Stein (Spencerport/Spencerport H.S.) went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a run scored, and Brenden Ryder (Roscoe/Roscoe H.S.) went 1-for-1 with an RBI.