The St. John Fisher College softball team picked up two key wins against Empire 8 opponent Alfred University on Senior Day at Fisher's field.  With the two wins, Fisher guarantees itself a spot in the Empire 8 Conference Championship.  The Cardinals move to 24-11 on the year and 9-4 in the Empire 8, while Alfred falls to 17-13, 7-5.

Game One: Fisher 1, Alfred 0

Designated player Danielle Leone scored the lone run of the game after she led the third inning off with a double to left center.  Leone, who normally pitches for the Cardinals, was brought in with two outs by Meghan Burns with a single to right field.

Sarah Stefanon kept the Saxons off the board with a complete game shutout, pitching 12 strikeouts and allowing just two hits in the game.

Game Two: Fisher 6, Alfred 1

Jessie Smyrski got Fisher on the board early on when the Cardinals' second batter sent a solo shot over the center field wall in the bottom of the first.

The Cardinals capitalized again in the second inning.  After getting runners on second and third, the Saxons elected to intentionnaly walk Krista Robarge bringing up Fisher's ninth hitter in Kate Disbrow.  Disbrow hit a shallow single to right field that, although caught, allowed Sarah Fordyce to tag at third and score.  The Saxons tried to make the play at home, but Fordyce's slide knocked the ball loose from the catcher, making it 2-0.

After singling on another short hit, Disbrow crossed the plate in the fourth inning to put Fisher up by three.  Burns came through with a deep double to center field, her second RBI of the day.

In the fifth inning, Lindsey Holtz gave the Cardinals even more of a cushion with a two-out double to left field that scored Leanne Merchant, who reached on balls, and Kayla Goodberlet who led the inning off with a single.

The Cardinals added one more in the sixth when Smyrski's hit was dropped by the center fielder, allowing Disbrow to score from third.  Disbrow reached on a walk, was pushed to second on a sacrifice bunt by Burns and moved to third on a passed ball.

The Saxons scored their only run in the top of the seventh, but Maressa Mistretta's solo home run was for naught.

Stefanon went back-to-back in the circle on Saturday, pushing her season record to 13-4.  The senior struck out another seven batters in game two, her final game on Fisher's field.

Goodberlet led Fisher with four hits on the day, including three in the second game.  Eight other Cardinals added hits, with Burns, Smyrski and Leone registering one in each game.

Fisher will return to action on Sunday when they finished Friday's halted game at Nazareth.  Fisher will enter the game on the field, up 5-0 in the second inning over the hosts.