UC Sweeps Canton; Elmira Drops Pair to Keuka
UTICA v CANTON
The Utica College baseball team swept a doubleheader at SUNY Canton Thursday afternoon taking game one 15-11 and winning game two 4-2.
Brandon Thomas (West Winfield, NY/Mount Markham) led the UC offense going 5-for-8 with six RBI and four runs scored.
The Pioneers improve to 15-11 and are right back in action Friday as they welcome Houghton College to the UC Baseball Field for game one of a three-game set. First pitch on Friday is set for 4 p.m.
The Kangaroos fall to 9-24 on the season and remain home this weekend as they greet Alfred State for three games on Saturday and Sunday.
Utica 15, Canton 11 – Game One Final
The home team opened up the scoring with three runs over its first two at bats and led 3-0 after two innings of play. Canton scored two runs in the first on three hits and added another run in the second on two base knocks.
The Pioneers answered in the top of third as they batted around the order scoring seven runs on three hits and the help of two walks and two Canton errors.
Brandon Thomas(West Winfield, NY/Mount Markham) and
Benjamin Hobaica (Clinton, NY/Clinton) each had drove in two runs with RBI singles giving UC a 7-3 lead.
The Roos used a five run fifth to retake the lead, 11-7, on five hits including a two-run double. However, the Pioneers responded with five scores of their own in the top of the sixth with three hits and one Canton error. UC used back-to-back doubles to regain the lead, 12-11. Thomas and catcher
Thomas Dinnen (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas )each smacked two-run doubles.
UC put up three insurance runs in the seventh as it posted its 14
th win of the season, eclipsing the most wins in a season in nine years.
Thomas registered five RBI going 3-for-5 while
Jake Ryan (Kingston, NY/Kingston) went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored in the game one victory.
Utica 4, Canton 2 – Game Two Final
The Pioneers scored three runs in the first inning of game two and never looked backed as they improved to 15-11 on the season. UC's
Ethan Bliss (Cooperstown, NY /Cooperstown)got the win with 5.2 innings of work striking out four while allowing just two runs.
Matthew DeMartino (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) led the offense going 3-for-4 with four RBI while Patterson and
Ryan Watson (Deerfield, NY/Whitesboro) each chipped in with two hits in the game two victory.
ELMIRA
The Elmira College baseball team dropped a pair of seven-inning games to Keuka College this evening. Both offenses showed out in a 18-7 slugfest that the Wolfpack won in game one while it was more a pitcher's duel in game two as Keuka came away with a 6-1 victory.
Dylan Bellinger'17 extended his hitting streak to four games with a 4-for-7 performance from the plate in the two games. The Elmira native had four RBI in the first game and two of his three hits in the opening game went for extra bases.
The other players recording multiple hits on the day were
Hayden Rothenberg'17 and
Dennis Rudolph'18. Rothenberg was 3-for-7 with three runs scored from the leadoff spot while Rudolph was 2-for-7 at the plate.
Game One: Keuka 18, Elmira 7
There was plenty of offense to go around in the opening innings of the first game as the two teams scored a combined 13 runs through three innings. Keuka got two runs in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead, but EC strung together a four-run first inning, capped-off by a two-run single by
Rey Colon '18, to go on top, 4-2. Elmira was unable to hold the lead, however, as the Wolfpack would get four runs of their own in the top of the second inning to take a 6-4 lead. The flurry of runs continued as the Soaring Eagles tied the score at six with a two-RBI double by Bellinger.
Unfortunately, EC could not keep Keuka off the scoreboard as the Wolfpack got one run in the top of the third inning and three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take a 10-6 lead. The Soaring Eagles were able to keep the game within reach and had chances to cut into the deficit, but Keuka broke the game open with a five-run sixth inning. After EC scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Wolfpack added three runs in the seventh inning for the 18-7 finish.
Game Two: Keuka 6, Elmira 1
In contrast to the first game, there was only one run scored in the first two innings, an unearned run that the Wolfpack were able to get in the top of the first inning. Then, after an Elmira pitching change for the third inning, Keuka turned the 1-0 game into a 4-0 game with three runs in the third inning.
After the Wolfpack made it 5-0 in the fourth inning, EC cut into the deficit with their first run of the game. The Soaring Eagles threatened to get more in the inning, with runners on second and third, but Keuka worked out of the jam to keep their four-run advantage. Elmira would allow one more run in the seventh inning, bringing the game to its 6-1 finish.