With the win, Fisher improves to 31-13 and will now face SUNY Cortland at 5 p.m. today in the championship game.   If the Cardinals can knock off the top-seeded Red Dragons the two schools will play at 1 p.m. on Sunday with the winner of the double-elimination tournament earning a trip to the Division III College World Series.

 
All three of Fisher's wins in NCAA action this year have featured a flare for the dramatic. On Wednesday, Fisher overcame a 2-0 deficit and scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat No. 7 Brockport. On Thursday night, the Cardinals trailed 6-0 going into the sixth inning, but scored eight runs in the four frames, including two in the ninth, to beat SUNY Farmingdale 8-7.

With one out in the bottom of the 11^th inning and the Cardinals trailing 5-4, junior Phil Pettinella hit his first home run of the year – a line-drive shot over the 20-foot high fence in right field, knotting the game at 5s.  After Ross Langevin struck out looking, Matt Klock was hit by a pitch and moved into scoring position by stealing second.

 
With a 1-2 count, senior Kevin Wing, who entered the NCAA Regional with a team-high 49 hits, but was hitting 1-for-17 this week, singled up the middle to score the game-winning run.

In the top of the 11^th inning, Oneonta's Pete Lindner started the inning off by reaching on a slow roller to third base.   Pinch runner Ivana Plata advanced to second on a pitch in the dirt from Aaron Benton and scored on a single up the middle by Carmine Caputo.

 
Oneonta nearly scored in the 10^th inning, but pitcher Geoff Martone worked out of a jam that featured runners on the corners and no outs.   After the first batter fouled out to the catcher, right fielder Phil Pettinella came charging in to make the catch and threw out the potential go-ahead run at the plate.

 
Benton earned the win for Fisher, pitching one inning of relief, raising his record to 3-0 on the year.

 
The Cardinals trailed 1-0 after the opening inning, but took the lead with two runs in the second and third innings.

 
Leo Fusilli started the second inning with a double and advanced to third on an infield-single by Teagen Barresi.

 
Steve Karnyski doubled down the left field line to score Fusilli, while Barresi scored when Phil Pettinella reached on an error.

 
In the third frame, after Wing reached on an error and Jon Gibbs doubled, Barresi singled to score the two runners.

With two outs in the top of the seventh inning, Dan Randall tied the game at 4-4 with a two-run homer to left field off reliever Martone.

 

Starter Adam Pettinella pitched 6.1 innings and scattered eight hits and allowed just two earned runs. 

 
Wing, Fusilli, Barresi and Ben Bostick each had two hits for Fisher.