Pioneers Drop Tight Contest vs. Canton
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Alfred St. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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SUNY-Canton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Brandon Welch collected a game winning bunt single in the 8th inning to lift SUNY Canton to a 4-3 victory over Alfred State as the two teams completed a three-game weekend series. The Pioneers took two out of three in Canton over the weekend and won the season series 4-3.
Andrew Weigman (Genesee Valley) got the Pioneers on the board with a RBI ground out in the 2nd. Canton tied it up in the 2nd and took a lead with another run in the 3rd. Cullen Franz (Cazenovia) tied it up in the 4th with a RBI single and Chris Borden (Scotia-Glenville) connected on a two-out double in the 5th to give Alfred State back the lead.
Canton took advantage of a throwing error in the 5th to tie it up. Welch delivered the game-winning bunt single after back-to-back singles to lead off the 8th inning. The Pioneers had the tying run on base in the 9th but could not plate the tying run.
Borden finished 2 for 4 with a RBI, Nicholas Padley (Sweet Home) was 2 for 4, and Franz was 2 for 5 with a RBI. Connor Odonoghue (Avon) pitched 7.1 innings allowing nine hits and three earned runs. He walked three and struck out two.
Keenan Shannon was 3 for 4 to lead the Kangaroos while Welch was 2 for 3 with a RBI. John Mancini pitched a scoreless 8th to earn the win while Robbie Osterer got the final three outs for the save.
The blue & gold return to action on Tuesday when they host Pitt-Bradford at 3:30 p.m. for a single 9-inning contest.
