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John Mancini (Scotia, NY) pitched a gem of a game giving up just three hits in a complete game shutout as the SUNY Canton baseball team earned a 6-0 victory against Houghton College on Friday in the Empire 8 Tournament hosted by Utica College.
Mancini had a remarkable outing on the mound striking out 11 batters while walking just three in nine innings of work. The Scotia, NY native got off to a quick start as he fanned nine batters and giving up just two hits in the first five innings of work.
The Roos (14-29) gave Mancini plenty of run support as
Chris Roenbeck (Plattsburgh, NY) ripped a two run homer to right center field in the second to plate
Brandon Welch (Constable, NY). Welch scored
Jeremy Baez (Bronx, NY) on an RBI single to right in the third inning to extend the lead to 3-0.
SUNY Canton added two more in the fifth.
Seth Douglas (Reedsburg, WI) legged out a one out infield tingle and stole second. After Baez got hit by a pitch both runners advanced on a wild pitch.
Nicolas Demarais (Plattsburgh, NY) showed patience drawing a walk to load the bases. The Highlanders issued another walk, this one to Welch, to bring Douglas across. Roenbeck then reached on an error to score Baez.
The Roos added one more run in the seventh. Baez reached on a one out double to left center and with two down in the inning Welch drove him home on his third RBI of the game on a base hit to right. Welch led SUNY Canton with two hits while driving in three runs. Roenbeck finished with 2 RBI as SUNY Canton was helped out by five Houghton fielding errors.
Jesse Barton (Belle Glade, FL) also doubled for the Roos.
Tim Leathersich (double), Patrick Parsons and Enrico Sukhdeo produced the only Highlander hits. Sukhdeo also added two stolen bases.
Ned Monthie pitched 4 1/3 innings for Houghton, allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits. Joel Clabaugh pitched the final 4 2/3 and allowed one run on four hits.
With the win seventh seeded SUNY Canton advances to the third place game of the 2015 Empire 8 Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Roos will face the loser of the Stevens Institute of Technology and St. John Fisher College contest.