Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Plattsburgh, NY — After a triumphant 16-3 win in game-one, the State University of New York at New Paltz baseball team could not complete the doubleheader sweep against Plattsburgh State Saturday, dropping game-two, 11-6 to force a rubber match game-three.
 
Moving to 12-18 overall and 4-13 in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC), the Hawks will look to ruin the Cardinals playoff chances Sunday on the home team's senior day. A win Sunday for Plattsburgh State could propel the Cardinals past Oneonta State and The College at Brockport to earn a spot in the postseason.
Plattsburgh State took the first lead in game-one in the second inning, going up 1-0, but SUNY New Paltz came back firing in the top of the third to put up a crooked number. An RBI single by junior catcher and outfielder Matthew McGee got the scoring started for the Hawks. Sophomore first baseman Dean Stalzer and sophomore outfielder David Juechter each added an RBI groundout, while another run scored on a passed ball and another on an error, which give SUNY New Paltz a commanding 5-1 lead.
 
The Cardinals stayed in the game with another run in the fourth inning to come behind 5-2. Staying at that score until the eighth inning, SUNY New Paltz broke the game open in the top half. RBI singles by junior catcher Zachary Warenius and senior shortstop Ryan Frost, along with a senior outfielder Danny Campbell double, a run on a throwing error and two runs on walks with the bases loaded brought the Hawks on top 12-2 with six outs to go.
 
A grand slam by senior first baseman Justin Ganca was the last blow SUNY New Paltz needed in the top of the ninth. Plattsburgh State scored once more in the bottom of the inning, but was not enough to come back from the huge deficit. The Hawks won game-one 16-3 and were hungry for more in game two.
 
Stalzer hit an RBI double to put SUNY New Paltz up 1-0 in the first inning of game-two. The Cardinals offense finally woke up in the second inning however, racking up four runs to take the lead back 4-1.
 
The Hawks composed an answer of four runs for themselves in the top of the third, with a two-RBI double by McGee and two RBI singles by Campbell and Ganca propelling SUNY New Paltz back in front 5-4. Plattsburgh State's bats came right back in the bottom of third inning to break the game open, scoring seven runs on five hits and an error to take the commanding 11-5 lead.
 
McGee hit another RBI double in the top of the seventh inning, but it would not be enough to mount a comeback. The Cardinals took game two of the series 11-6.
 
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