ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University softball team were the home team in a double header that was played at RIT against the Tigers. The Cardinals were able to claim the advantage in both games and come away with a sweep. Fisher now moves to 9-5 on the year, while RIT fall to 1-13-1 on the season.
Game One: Win, 9-2
In the first game of the day, Fisher fell behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning. They quickly reclaimed the lead with
Madi Rose working a leadoff walk before being brought home by
Clare Boegel to tie the score at 1-1. Up next,
Mari Spitz grounded out, but it was enough to score Boegel and give the team a 2-1 lead after one.
After working a 1-2-3 inning, the Cardinals offense got back to work in the bottom of the second. After
Kelly Cournoyer worked a walk, three errors by the Tigers allowed for batters to get on base and a run to score. Amelia DeMarino added two more runs with a single to center and it gave Fisher a 5-1 advantage after two.
The two teams scored in the fourth inning, but the Cardinals added another three in the fifth.
Tori LoPresto brought in a run with a sacrifice fly to center field, and then another RIT error allowed Cournoyer to cross home plate. Donlin scored the ninth run of the game after DeMartino put the ball in play for a fielders choice.
Jess Patterson earned the win, pitching 3.1 innings and allowing two runs on three hits. She walked six batters and struck out four in that time.
Ainsley Evanetski came in for relief and threw 3.2 perfect innings, striking out seven batters.
Game Two: Win, 5-0
The opening four innings of game two were scoreless for both teams, with their being only six base runners in that time. In the fifth inning, the Cardinal offense opened up to score all five of their runs.
LoPresto started by reaching base on an error and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Donlin. Rose worked a walk and DeMartino singled to center to score the opening run of the game. Boegel followed it up with a triple to right field that scored two more runs and brought the advantage to 3-0. Boegel later scored on a wild pitch, and after doubling to center, Spitz was pitch ran for by
Maddie Nadrich who scored on an extra-base hit by
Allie Klonowski.
Ormond Cassidy pitched a complete game to secure the win. In those 7.0 innings, she allowed just three hits, no walks and struck out eight batters.
Up next for the Cardinals is a double-header on Saturday, April 1 against Clarkson University on the road.
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