Utica, NY – Nick Shoemaker drove in a SUNY Canton NCAA D-III era single-game record six runs as the SUNY Canton bats led the Roos to a 19-10 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road win at SUNY Poly on Friday.

The six RBI by Shoemaker on Friday breaks the mark previously held by Head Coach Wilson Matos, Seth Douglas, Brandon Welch, Jeremy Baez and Gerardo Torres, who all had driven in five runs in a game. That single-game mark is the best for the Roos in the D-III era and dating back until at least 2012.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Canton 19, SUNY Poly 10
• Location: Peter A. Spina Field – Utica, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (7-15, 4-2 NAC) | SUNY Poly (7-18, 0-6 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• SUNY Canton got on the board first scoring twice in the top half of the second on a Nick Barone RBI single and a Mackenzie Mather sacrifice fly.
• SUNY Poly took their first lead of the game with a four-run third inning.
• The Roos drew even with a pair of runs in the top half of the fourth on a Nick Shoemaker two RBI single.
• Canton blew the game open with 15 runs in the fifth and six innings to take a commanding 19-6 lead after six frames. In the fifth Ty Reed and Derek Maldonado walked in runs, Shoemaker had two RBI base hit and Nathan Welch hit a bases-clearing three RBI double.
• In the sixth Maldonado hit a two RBI double, Shoemaker had a two RBI single, Frank Nieto laced an RBI triple, Welch had an RBI ground out and Barone produced a two RBI double.
• Poly bounced back with two runs in the sixth and four in the seventh but were unable to mount a comeback.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shoemaker went 3-for-6 with a walk scoring twice and driving in six runs to lead the Roos. He now leads the team with 12 multi-hit games this season. Welch had a pair of hits and drove in four runs, while Barone and Maldonado had two hits and three RBI each.
• Ethan Merone and Carter Romansky paced Poly with three hits each.
• Gavin Neuland earned his second win of the season scattering 11 hits and nine runs over six innings. He struck out two and walked one.
• Carter Romansky took the loss for the Wildcats allowing eight runs (two earned) with three strike outs and three walks in 4.1 innings

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will play a NAC doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. in Utica.
 


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.