The Onondaga Community College baseball team pushed its winning streak to five games after handing SUNY Broome a 12-2 loss in the opening game before falling in the second game of a Mid-State Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday night at the Baseball Complex.

With the wins, Onondaga improves its standing to 21-17 while the Hornets fall to 4-16 overall.

Game One: SUNY Broome 2, Onondaga 12 (Five Innings)

After a scoreless first inning of play, Onondaga would erupt for four runs on five hits in the bottom of the second frame with the Austin Bush delivering the big blow in the form of a two-run triple.  As the inning continued, Onondaga would score two more runs with both Justin Mathers and Eric Thompson collecting an RBI apiece after lining singles to give the Lazers a 4-0 lead.

Onondaga would add a run in the second inning before putting up six more in the third as Paul Fitzgibbons delivered a bases-clearing triple to push the Lazers lead to 11-0.

The Hornets were able to break the scoreless drought in the fifth with a pair of runs, but it wouldn't be enough as another Lazers' run in the home half of the fifth provided Onondaga with all it would need for the mercy rule win.

Reynaldo Hernandez moved to 5-2 with the complete-game win.  The lefthander allowed eight hits and struck out nine.

Game Two: SUNY Broome 9, Onondaga 6

In the nightcap, the Lazers found themselves in a seven-run hole in the first inning after the Hornets ripped five hits before the Lazers could return to their dugout.

Onondaga would get two back in the bottom of the first as John Larca scored an unearned run before Zack Ortiz scored Dylan Nardocci on a base hit to centerfield to bring it to 7-2.

Fitzgibbons would cut the deficit to four runs in the fourth inning after crossing home plate on an RBI knock by Thompson before the freshman outfielder would bring the Lazers to within two runs with a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth.

SUNY Broome would plate two more runs in the seventh before closing things out in the home half of the frame to walk away a 9-6 winner.

Nate Budge took the loss after lasting two-thirds of inning before being relieved by Ryan Martin who tossed 5.2 innings.

The Lazers and Hornets will do battle again at 4 p.m. on Thursday when they play a conference doubleheader in Binghamton.