Little River, SC – Sophia Padilla-Gundersen had two hits on the day, while Angelina LoPiccolo and Mackenzie Currie each had one as the Roos dropped two contests to Mansfield University and University of Saint Joseph, 7-0 and 16-1, respectively, on Tuesday.


THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Mansfield 7, SUNY Canton 0 | Game 2: University of Saint Joseph 16, SUNY Canton 1 | 5 INN.
• Location: North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex – Little River, SC 
• Records:  SUNY Canton (0-5) | Mansfield (6-1) | USJ (2-4)

 
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Mansfield opened the scoring in the second inning off a Morgan Berndt inside-the-park homerun and add two more courtesy of a single by Kayla Vonstein and double by Madison Bailey to take a 3-0 lead.
• The Mountaineers tacked on another run in the third followed by two in the fourth and one more in the fifth to build a 7-0 lead.
• Mackenzie Currie supplied the Roos only hit of the contest in the fourth inning.
• Annabella Putnam earned the win on the mound for Mansfield going all seven innings, allowing just one hit and striking out nine.
• Caitlyn Reed received the loss for the Roos allowing 11 hits while walking two and striking out five in six innings on the mound.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos would take the lead early in the top of the first inning as Caitlyn Reed reached on an error by the first baseman allowing Padilla-Gundersen to score from second.
• USJ answered quickly in the bottom-half of the inning tacking on five runs to take a 5-1 lead.
• The Blue Jays added three more runs in the second before exploding for eight in the fourth to stretch their lead to 16-1.
• Padilla-Gundersen and LoPiccolo accounted for all three hits for the Roos.
• Paige Fekete went the distance for USJ, allowing just three hits while striking out nine in five innings.
• Reed took the loss for the Roos giving up eight runs (six earned) on nine hits over three innings.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos will wrap up their South Carolina trip Wednesday when they face off with Wilson College and College of Mount Saint Vincent at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
 


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.