CANTON, N.Y. - Kristina Maggiacomo (South Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) fired the ninth no-hitter in program history and first since 2009 on Wednesday afternoon, as the senior struck out 15 batters in five innings of work, with the game ending after five innings due to the run-rule. Maggiacomo allowed just one batter to reach, as a wild pitch to what would have been the final batter of the game allowed a runner to reach base, ending a bid at a perfect game. Maggiacomo joins five other Cardinal hurlers who have thrown a no-hitter, with the most recent being Heather Loughran on March 14, 2009. 

The Cardinals swept the doubleheader over the 'Roos by scores of 15-0 and 11-0, winning both in run rules, as the offense was outstanding and the pitching was even better. Julia Golino (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) earned the win in game two to move to a perfect 7-0 on the year, giving up just one hit and striking out 16 batters, tying the mark for the second-highest strikeout total in a single game. Golino also had four hits on the day, including the first homer of her career, as Michelle Gonzales (Grass Valley, Calif./Nevada Union) and Kylie Persampire (Bellmore, N.Y./Wellington C. Mepham) each homered as well. 

Plattsburgh moves to 16-4 on the year, the most wins since their 2018 campaign when they finished 19-19, as they still have 16 games left on the schedule. They next host Buffalo State for doubleheader conference action on Friday, April 21 beginning at 3 p.m. with Senior Day set to occur on Saturday, April 22 after the completion of the games that day against Fredonia. SUNY Canton falls to 2-16 and matches up with SUNY Cobleskill in their next games, taking on the Fighting Tigers for four games over the weekend. 

Game One: Plattsburgh State 15, SUNY Canton 0 (5 innings)

Maggiacomo was the story in game one, dominating over five innings and allowing just one ball to be put into play, as Mackenzie Currie popped up to second base to lead off the second inning. Maggiacomo then struck out the next 12 batters she faced to finish the no-hitter, as she nearly had a perfect game if not for a wild pitch allowing a batter who had struck out to reach. Still, Maggiacomo accomplished another rare occurrence in the final inning of the game, striking out four batters to complete the no-hitter.

Offensively, the Cardinals had 16 hits to drive in 15 runs in game one, with Claire Palmer (Suffern, N.Y./Suffern) leading the way with a 3-4, two RBI, two runs, one walk performance. Makayla Manalo (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) reached base four times, going 2-2 with three runs scored, three RBI, doubling and walking twice. Golino, Rebecca Diller (Halfmoon, N.Y./Winthrop Central), Kelsy Waite (Winthrop, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central), and Gonzales each had multi-hit efforts with Diller driving in two runs in the win. 

The Cardinals led just 3-0 heading into the fifth inning when the offense erupted for a 12-run frame. The scoring in the fifth began with an RBI single from Gonzales, with multiple run-scoring hits coming after, highlighted by a three-run double by Manalo and two-run singles from Diller and Gwen Noll (Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony's). Palmer capped the frame with an RBI single to center, putting her team up 15-0.

In the bottom of the fifth, Maggiacomo completed her no-hitter with four strikeouts, finishing a fantastic effort with one of the best-pitched games in program history. With the win, she moves to 6-3 on the season and lowers her season ERA to 2.55 and her WHIP to .99.

Abigail Sawyer took the loss for Canton, pitching five innings and giving up all 16 hits and 13 earned runs. 

Game Two: Plattsburgh State 11, SUNY Canton 0 (6 innings)

In the team's second game of the day, Golino continued the fantastic pitching, striking out 16 batters and giving up just one hit in six innings of work. She finished just one strikeout off of the program record set by Jaclyn Leitze in 2006 when she struck out 17 batters. 

Offensively, the Cardinals teed off on the opposing pitching with six extra-base hits in game two and three homers. Golino was 2-4 with a homer and four RBI and Persampire was 2-4 with four RBI as well, homering and doubling for the Cards. Gonzales hit her second homer of the season, driving in two runs and scoring twice, while Palmer had another multi-hit game, her 12th of the season. 

The Cards jumped out to an early lead as Gonzalez homered to right center in the second inning to bring home two runs and Golino followed later in the frame with an RBI single. Meanwhile, Golino was doing just as Maggiacomo did in game one in the circle, as she struck out 11 of the first 12 batters she faced. She allowed a batter to make contact with a groundout to herself in the fifth, and gave up the only hit of the day for the 'Roos to Angelina LoPiccolo in the same inning, as she doubled to right center. 

Plattsburgh continued to add runs onto their lead, as they tacked on three in the fifth with an RBI fielder's choice from Gonzales and a Persampire homer to left to bring in two runs. A five-run sixth capped the scoring for Plattsburgh setting up the run-rule as Golino hit a three-run homer to left center and Persampire doubled home two runs to bring the lead to 11-0. 

Golino finished the game by striking out the side, leading her team to the doubleheader sweep, and giving herself her first complete game shutout of the season.

Caitlyn Reed took the loss for Canton as she pitched all six innings, giving up 10 hits, 11 earned runs, and walking seven, while striking out three.