Cobleskill, NY – Senior Mackenzie Currie eclipsed the 100 career hit mark with a five hit day as the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a road North Atlantic Conference (NAC) doubleheader at SUNY Cobleskill by scores of 6-2 and 11-3 on Friday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Cobleskill 6, SUNY Canton 2 | Game 2: SUNY Cobleskill 11, SUNY Canton 3 (5 INN.)  
• Location: Fighting Tiger Park – Cobleskill, NY
• Records: SUNY Cobleskill (8-19, 4-3 NAC) | SUNY Canton (2-18, 0-8 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Canton took an early lead in the opener when Sophia Gundersen scored on a Currie RBI single.
• The Fighting Tigers drew even with a run in the bottom of the second and things would stay locked at one until a four run fifth for the hosts. They extended the lead to 6-1 with another run in the sixth.
• The Roos got one back with a Currie RBI single in the seventh to score Caitlyn Reed. The hit was the 100th career hit for Currie as she becomes the fifth player in the NCAA D-III era to accomplish the feat.
• Currie led the Roos going 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Angelina LoPiccolo and Jheri white had the other Canton hits.
• Olivia DeMott led the Tigers with two hits, while Alexis Miranda and EmmaRae Easton drove in three and two runs, respectively.
• Marissa Wheeler picked up the win for the hosts throwing a complete game giving up two runs with 12 strike outs and four walks.
• Abigail Sawyer took the loss surrendering five runs with five walks and a strike out in six innings.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE
 

• The Roos jumped out to an early lead with a Currie RBI single scoring Taryn Morrissey in the top of the first, but Cobleskill responded with three runs in the bottom of the inning for the 3-1 lead after one.
• Canton got within one in the third when Gundersen scored on a Currie double to right field. The Roos would tie things at three in the fourth when Jodie Soltau singled home Angelina LoPiccolo.
• The Tigers ultimately put things out of reach with an eight-run fourth inning to earn the run rule win in five innings.
• Currie and Sawyer had two hits each for the Roos with Currie driving in a pair of runs. Four players had one hit each.
• Kimberly Olsen was credited with the win throwing a complete game giving up three runs with three strike outs and a walk.
• Caitlyn Reed took the loss allowing five earned runs and six walks with three strike outs in four innings.
   

WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will play another doubleheader on Saturday at 12 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.