The St. John Fisher College baseball program went 1-1 on Monday, as the Cardinals wrapped up its trip to Florida with an overall record of 4-7. Fisher will return to action over the weekend at Mount Union University.
Fisher 3, Hampden-Sydney 2 (14 innings) After falling behind 2-0, the Cardinals scored the game's final three runs to pull out the win.
In the seventh, Fisher got on the board with
Matthew Cahill, who went 2-for-4 on the day, scoring on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the ninth, with the bases loaded and two outs, Cahill scored his second run of the game with
Mike Roman getting hit by a pitch.
It would stay tied at 2-2 going into the bottom of the 14
th, when Fisher delivered the game-winning run. After Roman walked, he advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from
Calvin Woolhiser. He advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored the game-winning run on a balk.
Jack Trotman was 4-for-5 in the game with two stolen bases, while Woolhiser and
Cody Wiktorski each added two hits and a stolen base.
The pitching staff was masterful in the win. Starting pitcher
Terry Engels allowed two runs and eight hits over six innings.
Loukas Brigham allowed just one hit over five innings with four strikeouts, while
Kevin Berge earned the win, pitching three scoreless innings.
Heidelberg 6, Fisher 3 Fisher jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but Heidelberg scored five in the eighth to pick up the win.
The Cardinal took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third with
Victor Konstantinovsky scoring on a ground-out from
Cody Wiktorski. In the fourth inning, Konstantinovsky ripped a two-run double to right-center scoring
Malcolm Kelsey and
Frank Carnevale.
With Fisher holding a 3-1 lead and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Heidelberg scored five runs – all unearned – to take the lead for good. Fisher sent the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but couldn't complete the comeback.
Joe Simmons was 2-for-2 for the Cardinals, while
Stephen Lewis pitched seven inning, allowing just five hits and one earned run.
