The nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College baseball team pounded out 32 hits and racked up 28 runs, as the Cardinals took two games at College of Staten Island on Sunday. Fisher won the first game 19-2, and coasted to a 9-3 win in the nightcap. With the two victories, Fisher, ranked 13
th in the national coaches poll and No. 16 in the D3baseball.com poll, improves to 18-2 on the year. The Cardinals will return to action at 4 p.m. on Wednesday and will host Rochester Institute of Technology.
Game One: Fisher 19, CSI 2Fisher led 4-1 after four innings, but broke it open late, scoring four in the fifth and sixth innings and seven in the seventh.
Justin D'Amato improved his record to 6-0 on the year and 33-4 for his career. The three-time All-American went six innings, while allowing just three hits and striking out four.
Mike Roman led Fisher's offensive attack, going 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored.
Brad Rush was 2-for-2 with three runs and three RBI.
Chris Roeder scored three runs and stole two bases, while
Mike Fahy was 2-for-4.
Nick Flemister drove in three runs, while
Cody Wiktorski was 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
Joe Simmons and
Tom Kline both singled in two runs.
Calvin Woolhiser was 1-for-1 with a triple, while
Nate Roethel was 1-for-1 with a double.
Chris Dugan and
Malcolm Kelsey also singled in the win.
Game Two: Fisher 9, CSI 3After a scoreless first inning, the Cardinals took the lead for good with six in the second. Roeder highlighted the inning, with a three-run double and scored after a single from Wiktorski.
Joe Simmons was 3-for-4 in the game with three runs scored, while Flemister was 2-for-4 in the game. Roeder also picked up two hits and tallied four RBI. Roman added a two-run single in the seventh.
Freshman
Marc Iseneker picked up the win, raising his record his record to 4-0 on the year. He allowed just five hits over five innings with two strikeouts.
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