The St. John Fisher College baseball team earned a pair of victories over host Ithaca College on Saturday.  With the wins, Fisher improves to 17-16 overall while Ithaca falls to 12-13.  It is the first time since the Cardinals were 2-1 on the year that Fisher, 10-2 in its last 12 games, has moved over the .500 plateau. 

Game 1 – Fisher 6, Ithaca 3

Fisher trailed 3-0 after two innings, but scored the game's final six runs to earn the win.

Kevin Berge was masterful in relief, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts over five scoreless innings.  

The Cardinals got on the board in the third inning. Joe Simmons singled, and following a double from Mike Roman, scored a sacrifice fly from Shane Barley.  Fisher added two more runs in the fifth.  Victor Konstantinovsky tripled to start the inning and scored on a single from Roman.  Barley then doubled to right-center to score Roman, tying the game at 3s.

With two outs in the top of the sixth, pinch-hitter Nate Roethel delivered a two-run single, scoring Matthew Cahill and Cody Wiktorski.

The Cardinals added another run in the top of the seventh, with Calvin Woolhiser singling in Roman.

Game 2 – Fisher 2, Ithaca 0

Marc Iseneker pitched nine scoreless innings to help Fisher secure the win.  The righty surrendered just two hits, while striking out 10.

Fisher broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning after Wiktorski led off with a single.  Three batters later, Tyler Troccia ripped a double to bring in the first run of the game.

The Cardinals added another run in the eighth inning on a single from Malcolm Kelsey to score Scott Eisenmenger.

Roman and Troccia each registered two hits in the game.

Fisher will return to action at 1 p.m. Sunday with another game against the host Bombers.