Box Score

The St. John Fisher College baseball team fell 16-2 to No. 23 Ithaca College in conference play on Friday afternoon in Ithaca. That amount of runs is the most Fisher has allowed since the opener of a doubleheader on March 29, 2009 against Stevens Institute of Technology, a game in which the Cardinals lost narrowly, 17-16. With the loss the Cardinals fall to 15-5 on the season and 2-1 in the conference but will have a chance to bounce back tomorrow with a doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Fisher actually scored quickly, getting a run in the top of the first from Peter Krysztof, who reached on an error by the pitcher and later scored on an error by the catcher.

Unfortunately, starting pitcher Zach Weaver did not have control early on and lasted just one inning, hitting four batters, walking another, allowing two hits and three runs in the loss.

The Bombers got two runs in the bottom of the first and never trailed again before adding the winning run in the second. Ithaca led 7-2 after five but the Bombers exploded for five runs in the sixth inning and added four more in the seventh and eighth combined.

The Cardinals used seven pitchers in the outing to piece together the nine-inning game. Ryan Smith went the most innings for Fisher, going 2.2 innings, allowing just three hits and one earned run while striking out a team-high three hitters.

Steve Karnyski, Ben Bostick, Ben Ward and Krysztof each finished with one hit, as Ithaca's starting pitcher Pat Lemmo went the complete game, allowing just one earned run with six strikeouts.