Davenport, FL – Zach Miner led the Roos with two hits but Vassar College scored seven runs in the ninth inning to earn a 12-9 come-from-behind win v. SUNY Canton on Monday.  

THE BASICS

• Result: Vassar 12, SUNY Canton 9
• Location: Northeast Regional Park Field 2 – Davenport, FL
• Records: Vassar (4-5) | SUNY Canton (1-8)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos opened the scoring with one run in the second on a Frank Nieto sacrifice fly scoring Nick Shoemaker.
• Vassar took its first lead of the game with three runs in the third but Canton responded with two in the bottom of the third including a sacrifice fly from Alphonse Fuca.
• SUNY Canton opened a four run lead with one run each in the fifth and seventh innings and two in the sixth.
• Vassar bounced back in a big way with two runs in the eighth and a seven spot in the ninth inning as they led 12-7 heading to the Roos final at-bats.
• Canton got two unearned runs across but was unable to get any closer.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Zach Miner led the Roos with two hits and two runs. Don Louis Rodriguez and Frank Nieto had a hit and 2 RBI each. Fuca, Dyllon Bougor and Noah Reyes had the other hits for Canton, while Fuca, Bougor and Reyes all drew two free passes each.
• Nick Greenhawt led the Vassar bats with four hits, while Daniel Laderman, Reid Lapekas, Andrew Kanellis and Ty Murray drove in two runs each.
• Luke Barrientos earned the win tossing three innings in relief giving up a run with four walks and two strike outs.
• Gavin Neuland took the loss allowing three runs over 0.2 innings with a walk.
   

WHAT'S NEXT?
The baseball team is off on Tuesday before squaring off with Gallaudet on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.    
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton 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 23 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 SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.