Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton baseball team closed out its 2022 regular season with a doubleheader v. Plattsburgh State on Senior Day on Sunday. The Cardinals swept the doubleheader by scores of 11-5 and 12-6.

The Roos honored their 11 seniors Noah Reyes, Mackenzie Mather, Riley Manso, Juan Diaz, Jesus Garcia, Kevin Kapfer, Dyllon Bougor, Danny Lucey, Don Louis Rodriguez, Greg Pinkney and Zach Miner in a ceremony between games.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game1: Plattsburgh State 11, SUNY Canton 5 | Game 2: Plattsburgh State 12, SUNY Canton 6
• Location: SUNY Canton Baseball Field – Canton, NY
• Records:  Plattsburgh State (19-15) | SUNY Canton (10-29)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Plattsburgh jumped out to a 5-2 lead after two innings and scored six runs in the fourth and fifth innings to open a 11-2 advantage after five innings.
• Garcia singled home two runs in the bottom of the first to get the Roos on the board.
• Canton tacked on three runs in the sixth. Nathan Welch walked in Kapfer and Rodriguez doubled home Mather and Garcia.
• Mather, Garcia and Rodriguez recorded a hit each in the opener with Garcia and Rodriguez driving in two runs each.
• Joey Dirocco led the Cardinals with three hits, while Nolan De Melfi drove in four runs. Both players homered for the visitors.
• Ryan Nista earned the win on the mound tossing five innings without allowing an earned run. He struck out eight batters and walked one.
• Lucey took the loss giving up three earned runs in three innings with five walks.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• Plattsburgh jumped out to a 4-1 lead after an inning in the nightcap and added two runs in the fifth and three each in the seventh and eighth.
• The Roos scored one run each in the first and second and two each in the fifth and eighth.
• Eight different players had a hit in the nightcap for Canto with Miner and Frank Nieto driving in two each. Nieto had a home run and Bougor and Nick Shoemaker doubled, while Mather tripled.
• Alex Komblau went 4-for-6 with 2 RBI for Plattsburgh, while Michael Ascanio drove in three runs on a double and home run.
• Kolby Mordecki earned the win for Plattsburgh allowing four runs with four strike outs and two walks in five innings.
• Miner took the loss giving up three earned runs with seven strike outs and five walks in 4.2 innings.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
This concludes the regular season for the Roos as they await postseason seeding, which will be released later this week.
 


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.