The St. John Fisher College baseball team split its doubleheader with visiting Utica College on Sunday. In the first game, Fisher's Josh Cox set the College-record for strikeouts in a game with 16, as the Cardinals posted a 10-6 victory. In the nightcap however, Fisher's 18-game winning streak vs. Utica came to end, as the Pioneers held on for a 9-7 win. Fisher (16-6 overall, 6-2 Empire 8 Conference) returns to action at 4 p.m. on Thursday and will host Medaille College.

Junior pitcher Josh Cox set the Fisher single-game record for strikeouts with 16 in the win. It was an interesting game to say the least.  Fisher led 10-0 with the two outs in the top of the seventh and final inning, with Cox pitching a one-hitter. The game, however, turned into a save situation for Ryan Trauger, who retired the only batter he faced to preserve the win.  Cox allowed three hits and four walks in the win, raising his record to 4-1 on the year.  He struck out at least two batters in every inning but the sixth.

Offensively, Ben Bostick was the only multi-hit player for Fisher. The sophomore finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI. Steve Karnyski and Ben Ward also scored two runs in the win.

The Cardinals, who trailed 8-1 going into the bottom of the third inning, sent the tying run to the plate in their final at-bat, but a diving catch in right field ended the game.   Leo Fusilli went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, while Ross Langevin also went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.  Ward was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI, while Bostick singled twice and scored two runs. Matt Klock also finished with two hits, while Chris Roeder doubled in a run and scored a run.