Canton, NY – Angelina LoPiccolo broke up a perfect game in the opener and a no-hitter in the nightcap, but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a pair of games 15-0 and 11-0 to visiting Plattsburgh State on Wednesday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: Plattsburgh State 15, SUNY Canton 0 (5 INN.) | Game 2: Plattsburgh State 11, SUNY Canton 0 (6 INN.)
• Location: SUNY Canton Softball Field – Canton, NY
• Records: Plattsburgh State (15-4) | SUNY Canton (2-15)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Kristina Maggiacomo was dominant in the opener for the Cardinals throwing a no-hitter with 15 strike outs. LoPiccolo broke up the perfect game as she reached first base on a wild pitch dropped third strike in the bottom of the fifth.
• Plattsburgh led just 3-0 after three innings but blew the game open with a 12-run fifth inning.
• Claire Palmer led the Cardinals with three hits and two RBI, while Mikayla Manalo had two hits and drove in three runs scoring three more. Julia Golino, Rebecca Diller, Kelsy Waite and Michelle Gonzales all had multi-hit outings for the Cardinals.
• Abigail Sawyer took the loss for the Roos surrendering 13 earned runs with three strike outs and seven walks.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Cardinals opened a 3-0 lead in the second inning of the nightcap on a Gonzales homer and a Golino RBI single.
• Plattsburgh tacked on three more runs in the fifth and five in the sixth for the 11-0 final.
• Golino carried a no-hitter into the fifth that was broken up by a LoPiccolo double, as she registered Canton's lone hit.
• Palmer, Golino and Kylie Persampire all registered two hits each with Golino and Persampire driving in four runs each. Golino, Gonzales and Persampire all homered.
• Golino finished with a one-hitter to improve to 7-0 on the season tossing six innings with 16 strike outs.  
• Caitlyn Reed took the loss allowing 11 runs with three strike outs and seven walks.
   

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Friday when they visit SUNY Cobleskill for a NAC doubleheader beginning at 2 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.