Fort Myers, FL – Senior Madison Austin had an impressive day on Thursday going 5-for-7 at the plate but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a pair of games to SUNY Brockport (5-1) and Wilmington College (14-3) on Thursday at the Gene Cusic Classic.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Brockport 5, SUNY Canton 1 | Game 2: Wilmington 14, SUNY Canton 3 (5 INN.)
• Records:  Brockport (7-4) | Wilmington (6-4) | SUNY Canton (0-8)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• The opener proved to be a pitcher's duel for the most part early on. The Roos got two outs in the bottom of the second but an error led to four unearned runs for the Golden Eagles.
• Other than that, the game was even until the fifth when Canton responded scoring an unearned run of their own. Madison Austin legged out an infield single to third but a throwing error allowed her to take an extra base and Sophia Harris to score from second.
• Brockport added an insurance run in the sixth inning on an RBI ground out to hang on for the win.
• Kayla Chavarri took the loss on the mound giving up just one earned run and striking out two batters with seven walks.
• Julia Palopoli picked up the win for Brockport throwing a complete game surrendering one unearned run with eight strike outs and five walks.
• Madison Austin went 3-for-4 for the Roos, while Selena Tasli, Jordan Knapp and Angelina LoPiccolo also recorded hits.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Wilmington bats exploded for 13 runs on 13 hits in the opening inning of the nightcap.
• Play was much more even the remainder of the way with the Roos outscoring the Quakers 3-1 the rest of the way after multiple substitutions from Wilmington.
• After the Quakers added a run in the second Canton responded plating two in the bottom of the third. Austin singled to left center to score Sophia Padilla who drew a leadoff walk. Tasli followed with an RBI single to center to bring across Austin.
• The Roos added one more run in the fifth when Austin placed a base hit up the middle to plate Alexandria Mikula who reached base on a walk on a 3-2 count.
• Hillary Huffer earned her first win of the season for Wilmington throwing three innings with three strike outs and two walks.
• Alaina Beane took the loss giving up eight earned runs with two strike outs and a walk.
• Austin paced Canton with two hits, while Tasli added one.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Friday when they square off with Skidmore and Wisconsin-Superior at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
 


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.