Posted: Feb 21, 2026
Spartans Open 2-2 Against #6 Surry
Game 2
Game 2
Cayuga Community College
9
#6 Surry Community College
4
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cayuga Community College | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
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#6 Surry Community College | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
A great start from Kyle Peryer and another strong day at the plate helped Cayuga Community College Baseball earn a second split with #6 Surry Community College on Saturday.
The Spartans lost Saturday's opener 14-6 but responded with a 9-4 win in the second contest to open the season 2-2 against the Knights, who competed at the 2025 NJCAA Division III World Series at Falcon Park and entered this season ranked sixth. The teams also split a doubleheader Friday.
"We wanted to challenge ourselves early this year, and we did that by opening the season against Surry. They're a great opponent. We had some strong performances to build on, and had opportunities to win all four games but couldn't capitalize. When you're playing a team of that caliber, they make you pay for your mistakes," said Coach John Rizzo. "We're playing another national powerhouse next in SUNY Niagara. We'll make adjustments from these games and continue to grow."
Cayuga held a brief lead in the opener when Eathen Yoon doubled home Jakson Ross and Jeremy Recio in the first, but Surry took the lead in the bottom half of the inning. The Spartans tacked on another run in the second on Ross's RBI single and two more in the third on a 2-RBI sacrifice fly by Tristan Sierra.
Yoon and Recio finished with two hits and a run scored in the first game, with Yoon and Sierra both driving in two runs.
In the second game, the Spartans did all their damage in the first two innings, scoring twice in the first on a double by Ben Hatfield and tallying seven in the second inning. Recio's bases-loaded sacrifice fly opened the scoring in the second, followed later by Tyler Black's two-run single and an RBI double by Sierra.
The nine runs were more than enough for Peryer, who allowed one earned run on two hits in five innings. Ross, Sierra and Joshua Lightburn had two hits, with Lightburn smashing a double and triple and driving in three runs. Hatfield and Black had two RBI, and Ross and Yoon each scored twice.
The Spartans' home opener is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, against #4 SUNY Niagara.