Bangor, ME – Jordan Knapp and Selena Tasli combined for four of SUNY Canton's six hits on the day, but the softball team fell 8-1 to Cazenovia on Friday in both team's first contest of the double elimination North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Softball Championship tournament.

The Roos will now play Thomas College on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in an elimination game. The Terriers lost 3-2 in eight innings to Husson University in a thrilling extra-innings game on Friday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Cazenovia 8, SUNY Canton 1
• Location: O'Keefe Field – Bangor, ME    
• Records: Cazenovia (16-9) | SUNY Canton (12-21)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 

• Both starters pitched around some early hits getting out of jams over the first couple of innings.
• The Roos had runners on first and second with one out in the top of the second but grounded into a double play to end the inning.
• Cazenovia loaded the bases with one out after back-to-back bunts in the bottom of the second. Kayla Chavarri got the Wildcats to pop up to third and Madison Austin made a great defensive play in left field to save multiple runs and end the inning.
• Canton led off with back-to-back singles in the third, but the Cazenovia defense made a nice play on a fielder's choice gunning down a runner at the plate before striking out the final batter.
• The Wildcats got on the board in the bottom of the third as Serafina French helped her own cause on an RBI single to center. The Roos appeared like they would get out of the inning just giving up the lone run, but an error prolonged the inning as Cazenovia went on the score six unearned runs in the frame.
• Each team added a run in the fifth inning. Sophia Padilla-Gundersen led off drawing a four pitch walk before Tasli singled to left field. With runners on second and third with one out Austin scored Gundersen on an RBI ground out.
• French earned the win for Cazenovia allowing one run on six hits with three strike outs and two walks in seven innings.
• Chavarri took the loss but gave up just two earned runs with a strike out and four walks in six innings.
• Knapp and Tasli had two hits each, while Angelina LoPiccolo and Gundersen had the other Canton hits.
• Caitlin Kelleher and Morgan Marl both went 3-for-4 for Cazenovia with Naomi Kubo and Caila Benning driving in two runs each.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will now play the loser of the Husson-Thomas game on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in an elimination game.
 


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.