CANTON, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State Cardinals closed out their 2026 season on the road against St. Lawrence, falling in both ends of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

In game one, the Saints used a pair of big innings to power past the Cardinals, 14–4. St. Lawrence opened the scoring in the second inning with an RBI double before adding three more runs in the third to take a 4–0 lead.

The game broke open in the fourth, as the Saints erupted for seven runs, taking advantage of timely hitting and defensive miscues to extend the lead to 11–0. Plattsburgh responded late, getting on the board in the fifth on a double play off the bat of Ian Warren (Esopus, N.Y./Highland) that brought home Logan Provost (Mount Kisco, N.Y./Fox Lane).

The Cardinals added three more runs in the sixth, highlighted by an RBI single from Provost and a two-run double off the bat of Luciano Fiorello (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall) to cut the deficit to 11–4. St. Lawrence answered in the bottom half with a three-run home run to seal the 14–4 final.

Game two saw a similar early surge from the Saints, who struck in the first inning with an RBI single to take a 1–0 lead. St. Lawrence then capitalized on multiple Plattsburgh errors in the second inning, scoring four runs, three unearned to extend its advantage to 5–0.

The Saints continued to add on in the third with a pair of RBI singles, pushing the lead to 7–0 before the Cardinals responded in the fourth. Austin Caldwell (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) got Plattsburgh on the board with a two-run single, scoring Frankie Kowal (Shrub Oak, N.Y./Lakeland) and Ryan Hart (Portland, Ore./Jesuit). Fiorello followed with an RBI base hit to plate Caldwell and trim the deficit to 7–3.

St. Lawrence answered once again, scoring in the fourth on an RBI double before adding two more runs in the fifth, one on a sacrifice fly and another on an RBI double to account for the 10–3 final. With the sweep, the Cardinals conclude their season with a 15–18 overall record.