Lane Potter hit two doubles and Kyle Donnelly struck out 14, but Oneonta Post 259 lost its opening game in the District 6 Tournament, 6-4, to Cortland on Sunday at Vestal High.

Cortland catcher Sean Finucane homered in the fourth and eighth innings, the latter giving Vestal a 6-4 lead.

Oneonta took a 3-1 advantage into the sixth inning, when Cortland scored four times off Donnelly (5-1). Donnelly, The Daily Star Player of the Year for high school baseball, allowed nine hits and walked two in the scheduled nine-inning game.

Aaron Galutz’s two-run single put Cortland ahead, 4-3, in the sixth. Galutz’s older brother, Brandon, plays for On[an error occurred while processing this directive]eonta State.

"The only two balls that were hit hard were the home runs, but they did a good job of going the other way with (Donnelly’s) offspeed stuff," Oneonta coach Mike Jester said of Cortland.

Finucane’s first homer put Cortland ahead, 1-0. The Green Wave (20-11) came back with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Lance Ratchford highlighted the rally with a two-run single.

Oneonta then loaded the bases with one out but failed to score again off winning pitcher Stephen Wright.

"We had a chance to expand the lead to 4, 5 or 6-1, but couldn’t get the big hit," Jester said.

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Oneonta faces a long road in the losers’ bracket of the 14-team, double-elimination tournament. Next up is Horseheads at 2 p.m. today at Johnson City High.

CORTLAND 6, ONEONTA 4

Cortland 000 104 010 — 6 9 0

Oneonta 000 300 100 — 4 7 2

Stephen Wright (W) and Sean Finucane. Kyle Donnelly (L,5-1) and Matt Marcewicz, Cody Losie (9). 2B — Lane Potter (O) 2. HR — Finucane (C) 2.