East Syracuse, NY – Sarah Balcom, Andrea Cary and Emma Hayes combined for seven hits and two RBI in the nightcap, but the SUNY Canton softball team dropped a pair of league games against SUNY Morrisville on Friday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Morrisville 11, SUNY Canton 0 (5 INN) | Game 2: SUNY Morrisville 16, SUNY Canton 8 (6 INN)
• Location: Carrier Park – East Syracuse, NY
• Records: SUNY Morrisville (8-11, 5-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (1-16, 1-9 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Morrisville jumped out to an 11-0 lead after three innings in the opener scoring four runs in the first, five in the second and two in the third en route to the run-rule win in five innings.
• Sophie Keehle and Jessica Budd had two hits each combining to drive in five runs for the Mustangs.
• Priscilla Soule, Ace Rogers and Talor Ferrucci had one hit each for the Roos.
• Piper Kaylor picked up the win for Morrisville tossing four innings without giving up a run with three strike outs and two walks.
• Rogers took the loss allowing nine total runs with five walks.

 
GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• The Roos jumped out to a quick start in the nightcap scoring six runs in the opening inning.
• Soule got Canton on the board scoring an unearned run after reaching on an error. Balcom and Cary scored on a wild pitch and Torie Moore crossed home on another error. Ferrucci brought across Reed on an RBI single and Hayes singled home Ferrucci.
• The Mustangs responded with four runs in the third and five in the fourth to take a 9-6 lead after four innings.
• Canton got within one in the fifth as Cary scored on a wild pitch and Hayes legged out an infield single to score Balcom.
• Morrisville would add four runs in the bottom half of the fifth and three in the sixth for the 16-8 final.
• Balcom led the Roos with three hits and two runs, while Cary and Hayes had two hits each and Hayes drove in a pair of runs.
• Callie Lafontaine had four hits, four runs and two RBI for Morrisville, while Celeste Baldwin posted three hits including two home runs and eight RBI.
• Kaylor earned her second win of the day with five innings in relief allowing two runs with three strike outs and a walk.
• Caitlyn Reed took the loss surrendering 16 total runs with a strike out and four walks.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
These two teams will conclude their NAC series on 12 p.m. with a single game in Morrisville 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.