Canton, NY – Senior John Mancini (Scotia, NY) pitched a gem of a game giving up just three hits in a complete game shutout as the SUNY Canton baseball team earned a 6-0 victory against Houghton College on Friday in the Empire 8 Tournament hosted by Utica College.

Mancini had a remarkable outing on the mound striking out 11 batters while walking just three in nine innings of work. The Scotia, NY native got off to a quick start as he fanned nine batters and gave up just two hits in the first five innings of work.

The Roos (14-29) gave Mancini plenty of run support as Chris Roenbeck (Plattsburgh, NY) ripped a two run homer to right center field in the second to plate Brandon Welch (Constable, NY). Welch scored Jeremy Baez (Bronx, NY) on an RBI single to right in the third inning to extend the lead to 3-0.

SUNY Canton added two more in the fifth. Seth Douglas (Reedsburg, WI) legged out a one out infield tingle and stole second. After Baez got hit by a pitch both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Nicolas Demarais (Plattsburgh, NY) showed patience drawing a walk to load the bases. The Highlanders issued another walk, this one to Welch, to bring Douglas across. Roenbeck then reached on an error to score Baez.

The Roos added one more run in the seventh. Baez reached on a one out double to left center and with two down in the inning Welch drove him home on his third RBI of the game on a base hit to right. Welch led SUNY Canton with two hits while driving in three runs. Roenbeck finished with 2 RBI as SUNY Canton was helped out by five Houghton fielding errors. Jesse Barton (Belle Glade, FL) also doubled for the Roos.

With the win seventh seeded SUNY Canton advances to the third place game of the 2015 Empire 8 Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Roos will face the  St. John Fisher College.
 
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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.