Utica, NY – The SUNY Canton softball team extended its winning streak to six games as it opened its North Atlantic Conference (NAC) slate with a 9-6 and 7-6 sweep of SUNY Poly on Friday at Mohawk Valley Community College.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Canton 9, SUNY Poly 6 | Game 2: SUNY Canton 7, SUNY Poly 6
• Location: Mohawk Valley CC Softball Field – Utica, NY   
• Records:  SUNY Canton (6-14, 2-0 NAC) | SUNY Poly (3-14, 1-4 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• After three scoreless innings in the opener the Roos got on the board first when Selena Tasli was hit by a pitch bringing across Mackenzie Currie.
• The Wildcats responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, all of which were unearned and scored with two outs after an error.
• In a back-and-forth game the Roos tied things up with three runs in the fifth. Jordan Knapp singled home Madison Austin, Sophia Padilla-Gundersen walked in Sophia Harris and Currie scored after Tasli drew a walk.
• The Roos took a 5-4 lead in the sixth when Knapp reached on a throwing error to score Currie.
• Poly responded with a run in the bottom of the sixth to tie things up once again.
• The Roos put up a four spot in the top of the seventh. Padilla-Gundersen scored on a wild pitch, Harris singled home both Tasli and LoPiccolo and Currie plated Harris with a base hit.
• The Wildcats would get one back in the bottom of the seventh and had three hits overall in the frame, but Kayla Chavarri shut the door for the win.
• Chavarri threw a complete game allowing two earned runs with six strike outs and six walks.
• Joy Stevens took the loss in relief throwing one inning allowing four unearned runs with two strike outs and a walk.
• Currie led the Roos going 4-for-5 with three runs and an RBI. Harris went 2-for-4 with two runs and 2 RBI and LoPiccolo also had a pair of hits.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• SUNY Canton scored a pair of runs in the first inning of Game 2 on a Currie RBI ground out and a Knapp RBI single.
• Poly responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning before Canton tallied three of their own in the second.
• LoPiccolo had an RBI single and Austin used a base hit to score two. The Wildcats got one back in the bottom of the frame as the Roos led 5-4 after two innings.
• The game proved to be high scoring in the early innings as Poly added two more in the third to open a 6-5 advantage.
• They would hold that until the seventh inning before Natalie Miner scored on a wild pitch. Alaina Beane, who was also pitching the nightcap, helped her own cause with what proved to be the game-winning RBI single scoring Chavarri.
• After giving up a walk to start the bottom of the ninth, Beane got a ground out and then Currie gunned down a runner on the base paths trying to get to third with one out. Beane then closed out the game with a strike out.
• Beane earned her third win of the season going the distance scattering six earned runs over seven innings with four strike outs and three walks.
• Caitlin Reilly took the loss for Poly allowing four earned runs with a walk and five strike outs.
• LoPiccolo, Knapp and Beane led the Canton bats with two hits each.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos and Wildcats were originally scheduled for a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m. but that has been postponed due to rain in the forecast throughout the day in Utica. SUNY Canton is next scheduled to visit SUNY Potsdam in a non-conference doubleheader on Thursday at 3 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.