The Oswego State baseball team defeated SUNY Canton in both games of their doubleheader on Monday, extending its win streak to eight games. During game one, a big fourth inning propelled the Lakers to a 6-1 win. In the second game, Oswego’s bats came alive late to lift the team to an 8-4 win. With the victories, Oswego improves to 13-5 on the season, while Canton falls to 4-14.
Oswego continued its trend from the weekend of dominant starting pitching with Bobby Zywicki. The junior gave up just one run in five innings of work, striking out six Canton batters and not issuing a single walk. Mike Abrams came on in relief, giving up only one hit without allowing a run or walk in two innings.
Offensively, the Lakers quickly erased a 1-0 deficit in the second inning. Lukas Olsson led off the inning with a walk and later came around to score on a single up the middle by Josh Hoagland.
In the fourth inning, the Lakers piled on the runs. Rocco Leone knocked in the first run of the inning with a sacrifice fly, and a bases-loaded walk shortly after put Oswego’s third run on the board.
With the bases loaded later in the inning, reigning SUNYAC Athlete of the Week Mike Dellicarri came up to bat. Dellicarri ripped a single down the right field line, and an error by the Canton right fielder allowed the Lakers to put up three runs on the play.
In game two, hitting was the name of the game. After Canton took a 4-1 lead in the top of the fifth, Oswego chipped away. In the bottom half of the inning, Eli Holton singled to left field to drive in Dellicarri and Ryan Enos, pulling the Lakers within a run.
The next inning, with Zach Whelan on second and two outs, Robert Donnelly came through with a clutch single to bring home Whelan and tie the game.
Oswego broke the tie in the eighth inning, putting up four runs on the board to take its first lead of the game. Nick Demarco closed out the game for the Lakers to seal the win.
Demarco pitched 4.2 innings for Oswego, allowing just one hit and no earned runs while striking out seven Canton batters. Starter Ronald Loomis pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits.
Oswego returns to the diamond at 4 p.m. on Wednesday when it hosts St. Lawrence.
