Canton, NY – Hailey Bentley and Jordan Knapp recorded two hits each in the opener and nightcap, respectively, but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a pair of North Atlantic Conference (NAC) games to first place Cazenovia College on Tuesday.
 
THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Cazenovia 9, SUNY Canton 1 | 5 INN. | Game 2: Cazenovia 9, SUNY Canton 2
• Location: SUNY Canton Softball Field – Canton, NY
• Records: Cazenovia (17-5, 13-3 NAC | SUNY Canton (1-20, 0-14 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Cazenovia jumped out to an 8-0 lead after their at-bats in the third inning.
• The Roos got one back in the third when Sophia Harris scored on a throwing error by the Wildcat catcher. Both Bentley and Harris singled in the inning, while Currie reached base on a walk.
• The Wildcats added another run in the fourth inning for the 9-1 final.
• Abigail House earned the complete game win giving up one unearned run on three hits in 5.0 innings.
• Kayla Chavarri took the loss allowing nine runs, five of which were earned with eight strike outs and two walks.
• Bentley went 2-for-3, while Harris had a hit and scored the lone run.
• Caitlin Kelleher and Megan Krieger supplied three hits and drove in two runs each for Cazenovia.

GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Wildcats tallied five runs in the opening inning of Game 2. Canton got within three bringing two runners across in the third inning.
• Harris scored Alexandria Mikula on an RBI ground out. Mikula led off the inning legging out an infield single. Madison Austin followed with a single to left field and she later scored on a wild pitch.
• Cazenovia added one run in the fifth and three in the seventh for the 9-2 final.
• Knapp went 2-for-3 in the nightcap, while Shaylyn DeVito, Mikula and Austin all had hits.
• Morgan Marl earned the win for Cazenovia throwing 4.0 innings giving up two earned runs with two walks.
• Alaina Beane took the loss for Canton allowing six earned runs with four strike outs and six walks in the complete game effort.
• Lauren Kelleher and Caitlin Kelleher combined to go 5-for-9 with 4 RBI for Cazenovia.

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The softball team is tentatively scheduled to play a NAC doubleheader on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at SUNY Cobleskill. If that is unable to take place due to the heavy rain in the forecast, the Roos will next be in action for a doubleheader on Thursday at SUNY Potsdam at 3 p.m.
   

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.