The Roos improved to 7-10 overall and will play the winner of No. 1 Fisher College vs. No. 4 College of St. Joseph in the winners' bracket game on Thursday at 11 a.m.

The Roos got off to a good start when they lead 1-0 after the first inning. Jacques DeMars (Vermontville, N.Y.) drew a two-out walk and then scored on an RBI single from Jerome Branagan (Croghan, N.Y.).

The Green Knights tied the game in the bottom of the second inning. Blake Wright smacked a lead-off single and then scored on an RBI single from Nate Kirwan.
SUNY Canton then broke open the game with five runs in the top half of the third inning. The Roos had three hits in the inning and Vermont Tech committed two errors that directly led to runs.

The Roos scored once in the seventh inning when Dominic Creazzo (Massena, N.Y.) singled in Branagan who had reached base on an error, once more in the eighth inning on an RBI triple from DeMars and then three more times in the ninth inning including an RBI double by Creazzo.

Creazzo finished 3-for-5 with a run. Keith Shults (Canajoharie, N.Y.) was 3-for-6 with two runs. Matt Holcomb (South Glens Falls, N.Y.) and Tom Coles (Norwich, N.Y.) each added two hits apiece.

The Roos received another solid pitching performance from freshman Anthony Brauchle (Clay, N.Y.) who fanned six batters and scattered seven hits over seven innings. Branagan came on in relief and recorded five strikeouts, including the final three to end the game. Branagan also pitched himself out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning.

Jordan Hodge was 2-for-3 with a double and run to lead the Green Knights. Seven other Vermont Tech players had one single each. Jeff Savage went 8 1/3 innings and allowed 12 hits and one walk with five strikeouts. Joseph Clough closed out the game for Vermont Tech who will play again Wednesday night in the losers' bracket.