CANTON, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State baseball team had six pitchers limit host St. Lawrence University to three runs, only one of which was earned, in a 5-3 victory over the Saints in its non-conference finale Wednesday afternoon at Tom Fay Field.
 
Sophomore pitcher Jack Scardino (East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) was credited with the victory, as he pitched two innings of relief, allowing one unearned run while striking out one batter. Sophomore pitcher Chris Santic (Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland) earned the save, shutting the door with just one hit allowed in the ninth. St. Lawrence utilized seven pitchers in the loss, with sophomore pitcher Joe Perras serving as the pitcher of record.
 
Junior shortstop Andrew Veit (Yaphank, N.Y./Bellport) paced the Cardinal bats, going 2-for-4 with one run scored. Senior left fielder Jake Delaney and junior first baseman Jimmy Liberatore each had multi-hit outings for the Saints.
 
Plattsburgh State rises to 20-15 overall with the victory, assuring itself of a final record above .500. The Cardinals open up a regular-season-ending, three-game State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) series against SUNY Brockport at Chip Cummings Field on Friday, May 6, at 3 p.m. St. Lawrence drops to 17-16 overall with the loss and next hosts Vassar College in a doubleheader on Saturday, May 7, at 1 p.m.
 
St. Lawrence got on the board first, as Liberatore scored on an RBI infield single from first-year shortstop Jackson Brinker in the bottom of the second. Plattsburgh State took a 2-1 lead in the fifth, as sophomore second baseman Alex Kornblau (Pound Ridge, N.Y./Fox Lane) drew a bases-loaded walk before junior right fielder Conner Gonzalski (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) plated Veit with an RBI groundout. The Saints leveled the tally in the home half of the fifth, as first-year center fielder Caleb Clark drove in a run with an RBI double.
 
The Cardinals took the lead for good in the top of the sixth with a three-run inning. Senior left fielder Aaron Roman (Pelham, N.Y./Pelham Memorial) kicked off the scoring with an RBI double that pushed across graduate student first baseman Steve Messerschmitt (Fishkill, N.Y./Carmel) before coming around to score on a wild pitch. First-year center fielder Michael Ascanio (Armonk, N.Y./Byram Hills) made it a 5-2 game when he drove in first-year catcher Adam Wein (North Rockland, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep) with an RBI double to right field. While St. Lawrence got a run back in the eighth, Santic closed out the game in the ninth to seal the win.