Auburndale, FL – Nathan Welch hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs and Hunter LaValley drove in the winning run on a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th as the SUNY Canton baseball team earned a thrilling 9-8 win v. Curry on Sunday.

The win was the first victory as a collegiate head coach for first-year Head Coach Wilson Matos.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 9, Curry 8 | 10 INN.
• Location: Lake Myrtle Park – Auburndale, FL
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-3) | Curry (1-4)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Curry got on the board with three runs in the top of the first, one of which was unearned. The Roos responded with three of their own in the bottom of the frame. Welch reached on an error scoring Nick Shoemaker. Edilberto Rosado laced a 2 RBI single down the right field line to score Nick Barone and Welch.
• The Colonels regained the lead with one run in the second and two in the third to open a 6-3 advantage. They extended their advantage to four with another run in the top half of the sixth.
• Canton had a huge sixth inning plating five runs to open their first lead of the game at 8-7. Shoemaker singled home Alphonse Fuca and Frank Nieto placed a base hit down the left field line to bring across Derek Maldonado. Welch emptied the bases with a three-run homer to right field bringing across Shoemaker and Nieto.
• Curry tied things up with a run in the seventh inning. The Colonels had their first two batters reach base in the top of the ninthb but Morgan De La Garza induced a ground ball double play and with the go-ahead run at third with two outs got a ground ball to end the inning.
• The Roos got back-to-back singles with two outs in the bottom of the frame but a strike out would send things to extra innings.
• Curry saw its first two batters in the 10th reach base on a single and a walk and moved a pair of runners into scoring position with one out on a sacrifice. However, Michael Sandarr was able to get out of a jam getting an infield pop out and a fly out to left to end the Colonel threat.
• In the bottom of the 10th Shoemaker and Nieto reached on back-to-back Curry errors and LaValley came through with a clutch RBI single to center to score Shoemaker for the walk-off win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Welch led the Roos with the home run, two runs and 4 RBI. Barone, Maldonado and Rosado all had multi-hit outings with Rosado driving in a pair of runs. Shoemaker, Nieto and LaValley also drove in one run each.
• Tommy Marshall led the Colonels with three hits and 2 RBI, while Jhonathan Oliveira and Conor Hanlon had 2 RBI each. Brandon Polanco and James Jackson also provided two hits each.
• Sandarr earned the win for the Roos throwing the final inning allowing a hit and a walk. Gavin Neuland took the no-decision allowing five earned runs with a strike out and four walks in five innings. Kayden Guerin tossed two innings in relief allowing one earned run with a strike out and pair of walks. Danny Vargas and Morgan De La Garza threw the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, as they combined to allow just one hit and no runs with three walks.
• Cameron Herndon took the loss for Curry allowing one earned run and four hits with five strike outs over four innings.
   

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Monday when they take on Mount St. Joseph University in a single nine-inning game at 1 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.