Winter Haven, FL – Dylan Allen and Ty Reed provided two hits each, but errors proved costly as the Roos closed out their Florida trip with a 5-3 loss to St. Norbert College on Saturday morning.

THE BASICS

• Result: St. Norbert 5, SUNY Canton 3  
• Location: Lake Myrtle Park – Auburndale, FL
• Records: St. Norbert (6-9) | SUNY Canton (2-8)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first when Nathan Welch scored Edilberto Rosado from first on an RBI double in the sixth inning.
• The Green Knights responded with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Kieran Gibson struck out the first two batters of the inning and would've had a third consecutive out, but an error extended the inning. After giving up a single, St. Norbert hit a three-run homer and another miscue by the Roos defense allowed a fourth run to score in the frame.
• Canton got within one run midway through the eighth on a Nick Shoemaker RBI single and a Rosado RBI ground out. With a runner on third and one out the Green Knights intentionally walked the Roos slugger Welch. That decision paid off as the following batter grounded into a double play to end the inning.
• St. Norbert tacked on an insurance run on an RBI single in the eighth.
• Trailing by two runs heading into their final at-bats Allen led off the inning with a single. However, two strike outs and a ground out would end the game.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Reed went 2-for-3 scoring once for the Roos, while Allen was 2-for-4. Shoemaker, Welch, Hunter LaValley and Frank Nieto had the other Canton hits.
• Trevor Reinhardt went 3-for-4 with the home run and drove in four runs for St. Norbert, while Sebastien Dubois was 2-for-3 scoring twice.
• Jason Schroeder earned the win for the Green Knights tossing eight innings giving up three runs with three strike outs and a walk. Reinhardt was credited with the save tossing the final inning with a pair of fanned batters.
• Gibson threw eight innings for the Roos allowing five runs, only one of which was earned. He had six strike outs and no walks.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Wednesday when they take on Utica University in a doubleheader at Onondaga Community College beginning 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.