Oneonta, NY – Sophomore Eliezer Vazquez led the Roos on Saturday afternoon in a road conference matchup against Oneonta. Vazquez notched an RBI in the first inning to score junior Chris McLean and later recorded a run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Roos in a 13-2 loss against the Red Dragons.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Oneonta 13 , SUNY Canton 2 (7 INN)
• Location: Red Dragon Baseball Field, NY
• Records: Oneonta (15-6-1, 6-0-0 SUNYAC) | SUNY Canton (3-14, 0-6 SUNYAC)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out early as McLean scored the opening run of the game after an RBI from Vazquez.
• The Red Dragons evened the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning. Oneonta added six runs in the bottom of the second inning to make the game 7-1 in favor of the hosts. The Red Dragons added four more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning
• Canton opened the fifth inning with junior Lance Phillips Jr being hit by a pitch and eventually making his way to third base during the inning on a wild pitch. Junior Edilberto Rosado also drew a walk during his plate appearance in the fifth inning. The Roos were not able to bring either runner home during the inning.
• The Red Dragons added one run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Senior Bradley Mills walked during his plate appearance in the top of the sixth inning but was left on base.
• Oneonta again added one run in the bottom of the sixth.
• Canton did everything they could in the top of the seventh as the Roos put three runners on base during the frame. Freshman Carlos Planas also added a base hit during the top of the seventh inning. Vazquez crossed home during the inning on a wild pitch ending the game at 13-2 in favor of the Red Dragons

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Sophomore AJ Campi took the loss for the Roos while James Torres earned the win for Oneonta.
• The Roos had four walks in the game as Mills, Vazquez each recorded one. Rosado drew two walks in three plate appearances in the contest. Rosado also registered an RBI.
• Logan Hutter and Josh Gilkey led the Red Dragons with a combined three hits and seven RBI in the contest.
• James Torres earned the win tossing five innings with five strikeouts and a walk. 

 
   

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