Plattsburgh State senior Colin Ross stepped up to the plate in the 10th inning with the game tied at 6.One dink and the rest was history. A walk-off home run to give the Cardinals a 7-6 win over SUNY Oneonta. On senior day, too. When asked about what he would remember the most about his career as a Cardinal, Ross said, “That is definitely a big part of it. Just being with the group of guys and showing up to the ball field every day and try to get some wins.” The Red Dragons would build an early 4-0 lead, but in the fourth inning, things would change with the Cards on a three-score run. Jackson Pam then hit an RBI-double that sent in Braden Calkins to tie things up at 4-4. In the sixth inning, the Red Dragons took back their lead as Zachary Rowe singled to left field for an RBI as Sean Clinton scored. They would go up 6-4.Plattsburgh State would bring it to 6-5 before Tyler Martin hit a sacrifice fly to score William Keefe.Then Ross would bring it home as the Cardinals improved to 10-12 on the year. “Just a sitting fastball, looking to put the ball in play, and good things happen,” Ross said when asked about what he saw. The softball team also had its senior day at Cardinal Park on Saturday as it hosted a doubleheader against Oneonta. In the top of the fourth Inning, Tatum Passonno would secure an RBI-double to left field that sent in Ella Kean for a Red Dragons score. They would take a 3-0 lead after the top of the fourth. The Cardinals would get a run on the board before Sara Issacs hit an RBI single to give Jayln Linderman the score as the Cardinals trailed, 3-2. In the bottom of the fifth, freshman Maya Weinerman ripped one to center field to send in Issacs and Meghan Stork to give Plattsburgh State a 4-3 lead. The Cardinals would hold on to game 1 and also take game 2, 4-3. “I had a really great four years. I was really lucky with the coaching staff and the players,” senior Morgan Ormerod said. “I made a lot of friends, so I’m lucky. Definitely going to remember the team. I made a lot of great friends, and they all are amazing to be around all the time.”
Plattsburgh State senior Colin Ross stepped up to the plate in the 10th inning with the game tied at 6.
One dink and the rest was history. A walk-off home run to give the Cardinals a 7-6 win over SUNY Oneonta. On senior day, too.
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When asked about what he would remember the most about his career as a Cardinal, Ross said, “That is definitely a big part of it. Just being with the group of guys and showing up to the ball field every day and try to get some wins.”
The Red Dragons would build an early 4-0 lead, but in the fourth inning, things would change with the Cards on a three-score run.
Jackson Pam then hit an RBI-double that sent in Braden Calkins to tie things up at 4-4.
In the sixth inning, the Red Dragons took back their lead as Zachary Rowe singled to left field for an RBI as Sean Clinton scored. They would go up 6-4.
Plattsburgh State would bring it to 6-5 before Tyler Martin hit a sacrifice fly to score William Keefe.
Then Ross would bring it home as the Cardinals improved to 10-12 on the year.
“Just a sitting fastball, looking to put the ball in play, and good things happen,” Ross said when asked about what he saw.
The softball team also had its senior day at Cardinal Park on Saturday as it hosted a doubleheader against Oneonta.
In the top of the fourth Inning, Tatum Passonno would secure an RBI-double to left field that sent in Ella Kean for a Red Dragons score. They would take a 3-0 lead after the top of the fourth.
The Cardinals would get a run on the board before Sara Issacs hit an RBI single to give Jayln Linderman the score as the Cardinals trailed, 3-2.
In the bottom of the fifth, freshman Maya Weinerman ripped one to center field to send in Issacs and Meghan Stork to give Plattsburgh State a 4-3 lead.
The Cardinals would hold on to game 1 and also take game 2, 4-3.
“I had a really great four years. I was really lucky with the coaching staff and the players,” senior Morgan Ormerod said. “I made a lot of friends, so I’m lucky. Definitely going to remember the team. I made a lot of great friends, and they all are amazing to be around all the time.”
