Canton, NY – Kayla Chavarri and Jordan Knapp pounded out four hits each on the day but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a doubleheader to SUNY Cobleskill by scores of 7-3 and 8-5 on Sunday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Cobleskill 7, SUNY Canton 3 | Game 2: SUNY Cobleskill 8, SUNY Canton 5
• Location: SUNY Canton Softball Field – Canton, NY  
• Records: SUNY Cobleskill (9-13, 7-1 NAC) | SUNY Canton (7-18, 3-4 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Cobleskill jumped out to a 3-0 lead after five hits in the opening inning and added four in the fifth to lead 7-0 after five innings.
• The Roos rallied with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Jordan Knapp singled home a pair of runs scoring Sophia Harris and Mackenzie Currie. Alexandria Mikula brought across Sophia Padilla-Gundersen on a ground out.
• Canton went down in order in the seventh as the rally came up short.
• Knapp went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, while Kayla Chavarri was also 2-for-3. Harris and Alaina Beane had one hit each.
• Jillian Nitchman led the Tigers going 3-for-4 with two runs and 4 RBI.
• Victoria Decker picked up the win for Cobeslkill throwing a complete game allowing three runs with five strike outs and a walk.
• Chavarri took the loss for the Roos surrendering seven runs with three strike outs and a pair of walks.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Tigers jumped out to an 8-0 lead after their at-bats in the fifth of the nightcap.
• The Roos responded with two runs in the fifth on a pair of Selena Tasli and Angelina LoPiccolo RBI singles.
• The Canton bats came alive in the seventh scoring three runs. Harris singled home LoPiccolo, Currie scored Madison Austin on an RBI single and Knapp brought home Harris.
• The Roos brought the game-winning run to the plate with the bases loaded but a foul out ended the Canton rally.
• Harris, Knapp and Chavarri all had two hits each with Harris, Knapp, LoPiccolo, Currie and Tasli driving in runs.
• Emma Duarte led Cobleskill going 3-for-4, while Alyssa Villielm, Nitchman and Abigail Scheurich all had two hits each. Nitchman and Maya Davies homered for the Tigers.
• Marissa Wheeler earned her second win in as many days on the mound for Cobleskill allowing five runs with six strike outs and six walks in the complete game effort.
• Beane took the loss giving up four earned runs with a strike outs and three walks in seven innings.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The softball team is back in action on Tuesday when they visit SUNY Potsdam for a doubleheader 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.