Potsdam, NY – Jesus Garcia, Ty Reed and Zach Miner had two hits each but the Clarkson bats exploded for 20 hits in a 24-5 win v. the SUNY Canton baseball team in a non-conference game on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: Clarkson 24, SUNY Canton 5
• Location: Jack Phillips Stadium at Snell Field – Potsdam, NY
• Records:  Clarkson (3-6) | SUNY Canton (2-12)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Clarkson jumped out to an early 10-0 lead after three innings scoring five runs each in the second and third innings.
• The Roos would get two back in the top half of the fourth. Jesus Garcia drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on a passed ball. Miner doubled to right to score Garcia. With two outs in the inning Noah Reyes legged out an infield single to bring home Miner.
• The Golden Knights continued to pour it on offensively adding a run in the fourth, two in the fifth and eighth and a nine spot in the sixth inning.
• Canton tacked on a run in the sixth when Nathan Welch scored Don Louis Rodriguez on a sacrifice fly to left. The Roos would add two more in the seventh when Miner plated Reed on a single up the middle and Rodriguez grounded into a double play scoring Garcia.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Reed, Garcia and Miner led the Roos with two hits each, while Rodriguez, Reyes and Kevin Kapfer all had hits.
• Danny Cantor and Sean Eddington had three hits each for the Knights with Eddington and Colby Brouillette combining to drive in nine runs.
• Joseph Godomsky earned the win for Clarkson throwing three innings of scoreless ball striking out two.
• Dylan Allen took the loss for Canton allowing 10 runs with five walks and a strike out in 2.2 innings.
   

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The baseball team is back in action on Saturday when they visit Utica College at 12 p.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.