FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State baseball team will be competing in the SUNYAC Tournament in Cortland this weekend. The Devils enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed and are slated to take on host Cortland, ranked No. 3 nationally, on Friday at noon.

The double-elimination tournament continues through Sunday.

The Devils are led by a group of eight seniors. Senior Zachary Hugg has been one of the team's most consistent starters this season. All of his five starts have been against SUNYAC competition, with three resulting in wins. He began the season with a 3-0 shutout of Plattsburgh.

Angelo Sciandra had a pair of SUNYAC starts, but will be out of the pen for the tournament. He has posted a 2-2 record this season, while holding opponents to a .244 batting average.

Other top arms for the Devils include juniors Sean Larson and Kyle Grey, as well as sophomore Zachary Jordon.

Larson has been a workhorse in all three seasons with the Devils and has a pair of conference wins. Grey and Jordon have been the 1-2 punch out of the pen. Grey leads the team with a 2.67 ERA in 31 innings of work covering 11 appearances. Jordon leads the team in innings pitched, wins, saves, strikeouts and has surrendered only six walks all season.

A trio of Chautauqua County hurlers -- Evan Carmello (Fredonia), Kyle Morse (Southwestern) and Joseph Tingue (Pine Valley) -- have contributed innings out of the pen. Tingue has seen limited innings to due to an early-season injury, but has thrown well lately.

Offensively, three seniors post the top averages. Jake Nowak is batting .375, ranking fifth in the conference. Nowak has started games at third, short, second, catcher, DH and has four starts on the mound.

Brian Sheehan (.366) tops the Devils in hits, walks, hit by pitches and leads the SUNYAC in on-base percentage while serving as the team's catcher. John Bennett has been a pleasant surprise this season after moving from shortstop to the outfield. He has a .354 average and has played a solid left field.

Senior centerfielder Ian Gallagher leads the Devils with 23 RBI, while another senior, Dan Fetes, is the top doubles hitter as the team's designated hitter. Gallagher and Bennett have teamed up with sophomore Kenny Johnston (.277 average, 14 walks) to form a solid outfield.

Juniors Matt Casilio (.329) and Conner Lorenzo (.310) have provided steady play in the infield at third base and second, respectively. Lorenzo has served as the team's leadoff hitter.

Senior firstbaseman Dillon Lowe was an All SUNYAC performer a year ago, and anchors the middle of the lineup. Defensive specialist Erik Krohl, a sophomore, has been the team's shortstop all season. 

In addition to the Devils and Cortland, Oswego and New Paltz will also compete in the tournament.