Thanks to a doubleheader-sweep at University of Mary Washington on Sunday, the St. John Fisher College baseball program owns an 8-1 overall record – the best start to a season in the program's 27-year history. 

Senior All-American Justin D'Amato pitched six strong inning and raised his career record to 30-4, as Fisher cruised to a 10-3 win in the opener.   In the nightcap, the Cardinals snapped a 4-4 tie in the top of the seventh inning and held on for a 5-4 win over the host Eagles.

Fisher will return to action on Friday at Franklin & Marshall College.
 
Game One: Fisher 10, Mary Washington 3

Fisher never trailed in the game, jumping out to a 4-2 lead after two innings and broke the game wide open with five runs on five hits in the fifth inning.  Sophomore infielders Cody Wiktorski and Mike Roman each picked up three hits.  Joe Simmons went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI, while Cam Allen and Brad Rush also added two hits and scored twice.  Mike Fahy finished 2-for-2 with two RBI. 

Justin D'Amato was workman-like in his six innings of action.  The southpaw scattered seven hits over six innings and allowed just two earned runs, while fanning three.  Josh Amann pitched a perfect seventh.
 
Game Two: Fisher 5, Mary Washington 4

Fisher trailed 2-1 after two innings, but scored the next three runs to take a 4-2 lead in the sixth.    The Eagles rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth, but Fisher's Chris Roeder singled and scored the game-winning run on an RBI-single from freshman Malcolm Kelsey in the seventh.  Shawn Corrigan recorded the final four outs and picked up the win on the mound, raising his record to 3-0.
Mike Roman, Nick Flemister and Joe Simmons both picked up two hits and scored a run.   Simmons also swiped two bags. 

Starting pitcher Mike Rynerson went 5.2 innings, allowing nine hits, three earned runs, but did not factor in the decision.