Clinton, NY – Taryn Morrissey, Talor Ferrucci and Andrea Cary all recorded two hits each, but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a three-game weekend NAC series to SUNY Poly on Saturday and Sunday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Poly 20, SUNY Canton 12 (5 INN) | Game 2: SUNY Poly 11, SUNY Canton 0 (5 INN) | Game 3: SUNY Poly 16, SUNY Canton 0 (5 INN)
• Location: Loop Road Athletic Complex – Clinton, NY
• Records: SUNY Poly (16-4, 9-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (1-12, 1-6 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• The Roos got on the board first in the weekend's opener on Saturday evening. Ace Rogers walked to score Morrissey who led off the inning with an infield single.
• The Poly bats exploded for seven runs on four hits in the first inning.
• Canton responded with six runs in the second inning to tie things up at seven apiece after two. Morrissey reached on a throwing error as Sophia Gundersen scored all the way from first. Sarah Balcom walked home Morrissey and Torie Moore walked home Caitlyn Reed. Talor Ferrucci followed with a bases-clearing three RBI double to left center to score Cary, Balcom and Moore.
• Poly added three runs on a hit and two errors in the third inning.
• The Roos responded in the top half of the fourth scoring five runs to take a 12-10 lead midway through the fourth. Ferrucci singled to score Balcom, Emma Hayes reached on an error that scored Moore and Morrissey plated both Ferrucci and Hayes on a two RBI base hit.
• The Wildcats blew the game open with 10 runs on 10 hits in the fourth inning to earn the run-rule win in five innings.
• Morrissey and Ferrucci combined for four hits and drove in six runs.
• Taylor Hunter led Poly with three hits, while Ava Faragon, Amy DeSena, Joy Stevens and Kelly Powell all had two hits each.
• Stevens picked up the win tossing 1.2 innings in relief as she didn't allow a run and struck out three batters.
• Caitlyn Reed took the loss surrendering 17 earned runs with a strike out and nine walks.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE
 

• The Wildcat bats stayed hot in Sunday's opener as they produced 11 runs on 15 hits in the five-inning win.
• SUNY Poly scored two in the first inning and added three in the third and six in the fourth in the victory.
• Balcom and Gundersen had the lone Canton hits.
• Kimberly Birmingham and Jadyn Childers had three hits each for Poly, while Stevens and Alivia Turk had two hits and two RBI each.
• Stevens was credited with her second consecutive win throwing a complete game two hitter with four strike outs.
• Reed took the loss allowing 11 runs with two walks in four innings.

 
GAME 3 – BOX SCORE
 

• SUNY Poly posted 16 runs on 13 hits in the nightcap Sunday while their pitching staff held Canton to just one hit.
• The Wildcats plated two runs in the first, six in the second and eight in the third in the five-inning run-rule win.
• Cary broke up the no-hitter with a single in the fourth inning.
• Turk had a monster game for Poly with three hits and drove in seven runs.
• Trinity Critelli picked up the win with 12 strike outs.
• Ace Rogers took the loss allowing 16 runs with five walks and a strike out.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Tuesday when they visit VTSU Johnson for a doubleheader at 3 p.m.
 


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