Canton, NY – Visiting Utica College used a late comeback to sweep a pair of games against the SUNY Canton baseball team on Thursday. The Pioneers overcame an 11-7 deficit in the opener to win 15-11 and took the nightcap 4-2.
Game 1The Roos got out to a quick 3-0 lead after two innings in the opener.
Christian Nazario-Cruz (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) scored in the first and second innings on wild pitches, while
Chris Jones (Deerfield Beach, FL) drove in
Seth Douglas (Reedsburg, WI) on an RBI single in the first.
The Pioneers answered with the biggest inning of the day driving seven runners across in the top of the third. SUNY Canton responded with three in the bottom of the third in large part to miscues by Utica.
Travis Schindler (West Islip, NY) walked to score Jones, Nazario-Cruz was hit by a pitch plating
Brandon Welch (Constable, NY) and
Wilson Matos (Brooklyn, NY) reached on an error to scored
Nicolas Demarais (Plattsburgh, NY).
Trailing 7-6 SUNY Canton took an 11-7 lead after five innings scoring five in the fifth. Douglas used a 2 RBI double to plate Matos and Nazario-Cruz. Jones followed with a 2 RBI base hit plating Douglas and
Jeremy Baez (Bronx, NY). Demarais rounded out the inning with a single to score Jones.
The Roos were unable to hold the four run advantage as Utica exploded for eight runs in the sixth and seven on the way to a 15-11 victory.
Derek Harkin (Ottawa, ON) earned the no-decision giving up three earned runs in 5.1 innings. He struck out six and walked three.
Dom Deliberti (Staten Island, NY) took the loss surrendering two runs, both unearned, in two-thirds of an inning.
Game 2The Pioneers got off to a quick start in the nightcap scoring three runs in the first inning on a bases clearing double. SUNY Canton got two back scoring one each in the fifth and sixth. Douglas singled home Nazario-Cruz and Welch used a base hit to plate Jones. Utica added an insurance run in the top of the seventh leading to the 4-2 final.
John Mancini (Scotia, NY) tossed a complete game giving up four earned on five strikeouts and three walks.
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About SUNY CantonSUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.
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