Plattsburgh, NY – Zach Miner hit his first home run of the season in the opener and Kevin Kapfer drove in three runs in the nightcap but the SUNY Canton baseball team dropped a pair of games 23-5 and 4- 3 to host Plattsburgh State on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Plattsburgh State 23, SUNY Canton 5 | Game 2: Plattsburgh 4, SUNY Canton 3
• Location: Chip Cummings Field – Plattsburgh, NY
• Records:  Plattsburgh State (8-6) | SUNY Canton (3-16)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• The Roos got on the board first when Miner hit a solo shot to right field in the top of the fourth. The Cardinals responded with six runs in the bottom of the fourth.
• The Canton bats tallied three runs in the fifth to get within two. Don Louis Rodriguez singled home Noah Reyes, Nathan Welch plated Dyllon Bougor on a single and Rodriguez scored after Alphonse Fuca singled.
• Plattsburgh exploded for nine runs in the fifth and added three in the sixth, four in the seventh, and one in the eighth en route to a convincing win.
• Canton would tack on one more run on a Miner sacrifice fly in the eighth.
• Fuca and Reyes led the Roos with two hits each, while Miner drove in a pair of runs.
• Peter Gregory picked up the win for the Cards throwing five innings allowing three earned runs with nine strike outs and a walk.
• Steve Messerschmitt and Conner Gonzalski had three hits and 3 RBI each for the hosts.
• Jackson Troiano took the loss for Canton surrendering six runs all of which were unearned with three strike outs in 3.2 innings.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• Plattsburgh jumped out to a 2-0 lead with one run each in the third and fourth innings.
• Kevin Kapfer drew the Roos even in the fifth when he scored Rodriguez and Miner on a 2 RBI single to left.
• The Cardinals regained the lead with one run in the sixth.
• Canton answered once again when Kapfer produced another run scoring Reyes on an RBI base hit to left.
• The Roos walked three batters in the bottom of the seventh including the winning run as the Cardinals earned the walk-off win.
• Chris Santic picked up the win for the hosts throwing 0.2 innings with one strike out.
• Ty Reed was credited with the loss walking the final two batters of the game.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The baseball team continues non-conference action on Wednesday when it visits St. Lawrence at 4 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.