The St. John Fisher College baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the No. 3 Cardinals rallied for a 6-1 in over No. 4 Utica College in the Empire 8 Conference Championship on Thursday at Utica's Donovan Stadium.    With the win, Fisher improves to 24-17, while Utica falls to 20-14-1.
 
Utica used three singles to score to take a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
 
Fisher scored its first run of the day in to bottom of the fifth.  Matthew Cahill walked, moved to second on a single from Joe Simmons and scored on a fielding error.
 
The Cardinals took their first lead of the day in the bottom of the eighth.   Shane Barley reached and advanced to second on a throwing error.  Freshman Scott Eisenmenger then hit one to the warning track that the centerfielder dropped, putting two runners in scoring position.
 
Cody Wiktorski snapped the 1-1 tie with a two-run double down the line in left.   Fisher added two more runs in the frame with a double from Simmons, scoring Wiktorksi and pinch-runner Tom Kline.
 
Simmons then scored on a wild pitch to put the Cardinals up 6-1.
 
Fisher's Ryan Smith earned the win on the mound, pitching a scoreless eighth and ninth inning.  Stephen Lewis went 7.0 innings, allowing seven hits and one walk, while striking out five.
 
Fisher will play a least two more games this weekend with its next contest at 2 p.m. Friday against Stevens Institute of Technology at Murnane Field in Utica. For more tournament information, visit the Empire 8 Championship website.