Canton, NY – Nathan Welch and Nick Barone combined for six hits, three home runs and drove in nine runs as the SUNY Canton baseball team earned an 11-10 win in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opener for both teams on Friday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 11, Cazenovia 10
• Location: Canton High School Field – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (4-13, 1-0 NAC) | Cazenovia (4-17, 0-1 NAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to a quick lead with two homers and six runs in the first inning on Saturday. Welch hit a two-run shot to center scoring Nick Shoemaker and Barone cleared the bases with a grand slam scoring Dylan Allen, Alphonse Fuca and Hunter LaValley.
• Canton added a run in the second on a Welch solo shot to right center and added two more runs in the third on a Welch 2 RBI single scoring Barone and Ty Reed.
• Cazenovia got on the board with a solo homer in the fourth inning and Canton added another run in the bottom of the inning on a Reed RBI single to right center bringing home Fuca.
• The Wildcats got within 10-4 with three runs in the fifth and Canton made it 11-4 when Mike Henry scored on an error in the sixth.
• Cazenovia tacked on a run in the seventh and rallied with five runs in their final at-bats. After an error that extended the game the Wildcats scored two more unearned runs and had the tying run at first base but Anthony Bocchino was able to get a ground out to end things.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Welch went 3-for-5 with two runs, a walk and five RBI, while Barone was 3-for-4 scoring twice and driving in four runs. Shoemaker and Allen supplied three hits each, while Reed, Fuca and LaValley all had multi-hit games.
• Cameron Ciampaglia went 3-for-3 with two home runs, two walks and four RBI for Cazenovia.
• Gavin Neuland earned the win for the Roos striking out six batters and walking five surrendering four runs in 5.1 innings.
• Zach Rainville took the loss allowing seven runs with two strike outs and a walk in two innings.
   

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


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.