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The nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College baseball team overcame six errors to extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 7-5 victory over the Widener University Pride on Sunday afternoon.

With the win, the Cardinals improve to 12-1 on the season.

Fisher jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the second when Joe Simmons notched a 2-RBI double down the left field line to score sophomores Mike Roman and Cam Allen.

After Fisher added another run in the fourth, Widener battled back to score three in the fifth inning. Widener would tally four straight hits together, and the Cardinals would commit three errors that allowed the Pride to tie the game, 3-3.

The Cardinals would reclaim the lead after Allen hit a triple down the left field line to score Roman, who led the sixth inning off with a single. Cody Wiktorski would follow with a groundball to the shortstop, but Allen would be called out at home on a play at the plate. After Mike Fahy singled and Chris Roeder walked, the bases were loaded for Nick Flemister, who grounded out to end the Cardinals threat. 

The seesaw battle would continue through the bottom half of the inning as the Pride would tie it quickly after three straight hitters reached base, and with help from the fifth Fisher error, a SAC fly would give Widener its first lead of the game, 5-4.

With Fisher still trailing 5-4 in the eighth inning and down to its final four outs, senior Brad Rush delivered a two-out, bases-clearing double to score three runs. Wiktorski and Simmons led the inning off with back-to-back singles before Fahy would reach on a fielder's choice. After Roeder walked to load the bases, the stage was set for Rush's two-out, 3-RBI double that proved to be the game-winning RBI.

Wiktorski led the offense, going 4-for-5 with a run scored. Fahy also picked up three hits and scored a run, while Simmons and Rush combined to go 4-for-9 with five RBI.

Rynerson battled through six innings of work, allowing eight hits, five runs (three earned), and striking out two. Junior Josh Amann picked up his second win of the season, throwing two scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits, no runs, and a strikeout. 

Ryan Smith would throw the ninth inning to record his career-high second save of the season, allowing one hit and striking out one.

The Cardinals will return home after a 4-0 weekend, outscoring opponents 32-12, and hitting six home runs. Fisher will return to action at 3 p.m. on Tuesday against College at Brockport at Fisher's Dugan Yard.