AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The St. John Fisher baseball team used three home runs and strong pitching to defeat Delaware Valley 7-1 on Saturday at Lake Myrtle Park. The Cardinals improved to 5-5 on the season, while Delaware Valley fell to 1-6.
How It Happened
Fisher struck first in the bottom of the third, as Benjamin Huckans launched a solo home run to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
In the fifth, Jordan Perry crushed a two-run home run to extend the lead to 3-0.
Delaware Valley got on the board in the seventh, capitalizing on a passed ball to cut the deficit to 3-1, but Fisher responded in the bottom half of the inning. Huckans walked, advanced to third on a single from Mario Cubello and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Perry to make it 4-1.
The Cardinals put the game out of reach in the eighth, as Jack Griffin led off the inning with a solo home run, and Andrew Roman doubled before scoring on a Jimmy McCardle RBI double, sealing the 7-1 victory.
Ethan Fulton (1-1) earned the win on the mound, pitching six shutout innings with seven strikeouts. He allowed five hits and only walked two batters.
Game Notes
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Perry finished 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
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Griffin and Huckans each homered, with Huckans adding two walks and three runs scored.
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McCardle and Roman each recorded an RBI double
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Ryan Vanderlip pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief. He allowed one hit.
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Conner Walker and Michael Bowler closed out the game, combining for 1.1 perfect innings. Bowler struck out two batters in the ninth.
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Fisher hit a season-high three home runs and recorded six extra-base hits.
Up Next
The Cardinals face RIT in their home opener at 3 p.m. on March 14 at Dugan Yard.
