LOUDONVILLE, NY - Having already secured the series by taking both games of a Friday twin bill, Siena Baseball closed out its three-game set with the Canisius Golden Griffins Saturday from Connors Park. Much to the aid of a four-run sixth inning, Canisius (12-26, 9-14 MAAC) claimed the final game of the series from the Saints (18-27, 13-10) by a 7-4 score. 
 
Gavin Thorburn was the lone Saint to have a multi-hit afternoon, going 2-4 in the contest. Five others had one hit, including Owen Pincince with a home run, and both Noah Brooks and Jeremy Sangalang with a double. Holden Phelps was credited with the loss after starting the game and going five innings deep with five runs (four earned) allowed. The graduate student struck out six to just one walk over 86 pitches.
 
Mason Cisco powered Canisius at the dish, going 2-4 with three RBI, highlighted by a two-run home run. Levi Abbott earned the win following five innings in relief. 
 
The Saints opened the scoring in the top of the third as Josh Thompson brought in Aidan Paradine from third on a sacrifice fly to left. Siena held a slim 1-0 edge until a string of three unanswered Canisius runs beginning in the fourth inning. 
 
Two of the three runs came in the fourth frame, both of which by way of RBI singles to the right side of the field. Then in the top of the fifth, a solo home run off the bat of Justin Bremmer put the Golden Griffins out front 3-1. 
 
Siena got one run back in the home half of the frame when Thorburn came in on a fielder's choice, but the Golden Griffins went on to create some separation the ensuing half inning. 
 
Two batters into the frame, Cisco sent a towering fly ball deep to right field, and appeared to head foul. However, the ball snuck just over the top of the foul pole to count for a two-run home run, making it 5-2. Canisius added two more later in the inning when a bases-loaded hit to the diving Sangalang at short trickled into the outfield and allowed a pair in. 
 
Following a 35 minute rain delay after the seventh inning, Siena added one run in the bottom of the eighth, while Pincince's leadoff home run in the ninth cut the deficit to three. Thorburn nearly made it a one-run game with a similar hit as to counterpart Cisco, but his near homer to left was ruled foul. Nonetheless, Thorburn reached base to set Siena up with the tying run at the dish and no outs. 
 
However, Paradine was set down on strikes, while Jake Sparks lined into a game-ending double play at first. 
 
Siena returns to the diamond on Thur., May 8, to take on Quinnipiac. First pitch from Hamden, CT, is set for 3 p.m.