Canton, NY – John Mancini (Scotia, NY) threw one inning in relief to earn the win and Keenan Shannon (Ballston Spa, NY) posted three hits as the SUNY Canton baseball team defeated Alfred State College 4-3 on Senior Day.

The Roos honored their four seniors Dom Deliberti (Staten Island, NY), Chris Jones (Deerfield Beach, FL), Mancini and Shannon prior to today's contest. The seniors shined brightly on Senior Day, all making their impact in the contest.

Delberti got the start scattering eight hits and three earned runs over seven innings striking out a pair of batters as he got the no-decision. Mancini did not surrender a hit striking out a batter in one inning of relief to earn the win. Shannon had a big day at the plate going 3-for-4 scoring once and Jones posted one hit and scored twice including the game-winning run.

Alfred State (11-22) took the early lead on an RBI ground out in the top of the second. SUNY Canton bounced right back as Travis Schindler's (West Islip, NY) ground out to short scored Jones. The Roos (10-26) took a 2-1 lead on an RBI single to left field from Seth Douglas (Reedsburg, WI) in the third.
 

The Pioneers knotted the game once again on a base hit in the fourth and took the lead with a double to left in the sixth. In an entertaining game, SUNY Canton tied the game at 3-3 on an infield single by Brandon Welch (Constable, NY) and Shannon scored on the ensuing error.

SUNY Canton would take the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth as Jones reached on a lead-off single to right field. Shannon followed suit with a hit moving the lead run to third. Welch executed a terrific bunt legging out the single and giving the Roos the 4-3 lead.

Robbie Osterer (Ottawa, ON) threw one inning of scoreless ball to earn the save. With one out and the tying run on first Christian Nazario-Cruz (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) made a terrific play in center field running down a ball in right center that could have saved a run. Welch gunned down the Alfred State runner at first base to end the game.

The baseball team is back in action on Tuesday when it hosts SUNY Poly for a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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SUNY 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.