Canton, NY – Sarah Balcom, Ace Rogers and Taryn Morrissey combined for 14 hits, 10 runs and seven RBI, while Caitlyn Reed earned a pair of wins on the mound as the SUNY Canton softball team earned a sweep of Lehman College by scores of 8-7 and 11-5 on Monday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Game 1: SUNY Canton 8, Lehman 7 (7 INN) | Game 2: SUNY Canton 11, Lehman 5
• Location: SUNY Canton Softball Field – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (3-17) | Lehman (7-12-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
GAME 1 – BOX SCORE

• Lehman got on the board first scoring an unearned run in the top of the first in Monday's opener.
• The Roos responded in the bottom half of the inning when Reed doubled home Morrissey who led off the frame with a double.
• Canton added four runs in the third inning. Balcom placed a two RBI double in the gap to left center plating Morrissey and Reed. Talor Ferrucci followed with a two RBI single to left to score Andrea Cary and Balcom.
• The Roos extended their lead to 7-1 with two more runs in the fourth when Cary scored on a wild pitch and Balcom crossed home after Ferrucci reached on a throwing error.
• Lehman scored three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to get within 7-5 after their at-bats in the sixth.
• Canton added what proved to be a crucial insurance run in the bottom of the sixth as Ferrucci scored Balcom on a sacrifice fly.
• The Lightning added two runs in the seventh and got the tying run to second with two outs but the Roos hung on for the win.
• Balcom and Morrissey led the Roos as they both went 3-for-4 and combined to score five runs and drive in two more. Ace Rogers also recorded a pair of hits and Reed, Cary and Ferrucci had one each.
• Patria Sanchez led the Lightning with three hits, while Lizbeth Perez had two.
• Reed picked up her second win of the season giving up seven runs, only two of which were earned, in seven innings. She struck out seven batters and walked three.
• Jireh Espina took the loss surrendering seven earned runs with three strike outs and four walks in six innings.

GAME 2 – BOX SCORE

• Lehman got on the board first with three runs in the first inning of the nightcap and added another run in the second.
• Canton got one back in the bottom of the second when Rogers plated Balcom on an RBI single after Balcom led off the inning with a double.
• The Roos tied things up with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Rogers scored Balcom and Torie Moore on a two RBI single and Sophia Gundersen doubled home Priscilla Soule.
• The hosts took their first lead of the game with three more runs in the fifth. Cary doubled home Reed and Balcom hit a two-run bomb to left center to put the Roos on top 7-4 after five innings.
• The Roos continued to stay hot at the plate adding four more in the sixth inning to blow open an 11-4 lead. Gundersen and Morrisey both scored on wild pitches, Moore doubled home Cary, and Ferrucci plated Balcom on a sacrifice fly.
• The Lightning got one back in their final at-bats on an infield single and RBI, but the Roos closed out another win to earn the sweep.
• Balcom had two hits, a walk, a home run, scored four runs and drove in two. Rogers had a pair of hits and three RBI, while Moore and Gundersen registered two hits, a run and an RBI each. Morrissey had her second multi-hit game of the day and scored once.
• Sanchez, Espina and Kaycee Isley had two hits each for the Lightning.
• Reed earned her second win of the day on the mound allowing five runs with four strike outs and three walks in seven innings.
• Espina took her second loss of the day allowing 10 earned runs with five strike outs and two walks in six innings.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Wednesday for a non-league doubleheader at Wells College at 4 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.