Canton, NY – Mackenzie Currie, Kayla Chavarri and Jordan Knapp all had four or more hits on the day but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a doubleheader to visiting SUNY Delhi by scores of 7-3 and 12-4 on Sunday afternoon.

The games were the first home contests for the Roos since April 25th, 2019.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Delhi 7, SUNY Canton 3 | Game 2: SUNY Delhi 12, SUNY Canton 4 | 5 INN.
• Location: SUNY Canton Softball Field – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Delhi (6-0, 4-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (1-8, 0-4 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME 1 – BOX SCORE  

• Delhi opened a 4-0 lead after three innings plating one run each in the first and second and another two runs in the third.
• The Roos got on the board in the top of the fourth when Angelina LoPiccolo scored Kayla Chavarri on a ground out to short.
• The Broncos responded with three more runs in the bottom of the fourth.
• Canton added one run each in the fifth and sixth innings. Mackenzie Currie hit a solo shot to left field in the fifth and Madison Austin brought Chavarri across on an RBI ground out in the sixth.
• Jordan Knapp went 3-for-4, while Currie was 2-for-4 with the Roos first home run of the season. Chavarri was 2-for-3 scoring twice, while Sophia Harris, Shaylyn DeVito and LoPocciolo also had one hit each.
• Chavarri took the loss for the Roos allowing four earned runs with six strike outs and two walks in 6.0 innings.
• Mel Papuli picked up the victory for the Broncos allowing two earned runs with two strike outs in the complete game effort.
• Mackenzie Sparacino, Shelby Nolan and Papuli led Delhi with two hits each, while Katelynn Rose drove in a pair of runs.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Broncos scored once in the bottom of the first but the Roos responded with one run each in the top half of the second and third innings.
• Chavarri and Beane led off the second inning with back-to-back singles and Chavarri scored on a DeVito sacrifice fly.
• In the third Currie led off with a double to center field and Knapp followed with a base hit to third. Knapp stole second and Currie got home on a throwing error by the catcher.
• The Broncos combined for 10 runs with three in the second and seven more in the third inning.
• Canton added a pair of runs in the fourth inning on a Currie 2 RBI single to right center scoring Austin and Harris.
• Delhi scored one final run in the bottom of the fifth for the 12-4 run-rule victory.
• Currie and Bentley were both a perfect 3-for-3 in the nightcap as Currie drove in two runs. Chavarri and Beane both finished 2-for-3, while Knapp and Austin had one hit each.
• Beane took the loss allowing 10 earned runs with four strike out sand three walks. Katelynn Rose picked up the complete game win surrendering four earned runs with a strike out.
• Dakota Baker paced the Broncos with three hits, two runs and 2 RBI. Sparacino, Nolan, Jessica Kwasnik, Carissa Crandall and Rose all had multi-hit outings in the nightcap.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Roos are scheduled to return to the diamond for a NAC doubleheader v. SUNY Poly on Saturday.
   

About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 21 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.