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St. John Fisher University Athletics

Hunter Fales
Ella Savoca
18
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 14-5
5
Keuka KEUKA 4-12
Winner
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
14-5
18
Final
5
Keuka KEUKA
4-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 2 5 0 4 4 0 3 0 18 14 2
Keuka KEUKA 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 9 4

W: Huckans, Benjamin (2-0) L: Hunter Corkran (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Abel Austin, Athletics Communications Student Assistant

Baseball Completes Sweep of Keuka; Piles on 18 Runs

PITTSFORD, NY - The St. John Fisher University baseball team finished a dominant sweep of Keuka College on Monday afternoon with an 18-5 victory, their fifth straight victory, and fifth straight contest scoring 18 or more runs. After the sweep, their record improves to 14-5 overall and 5-1 in Empire 8 play.

How It Happened

Fisher continued their blazing hot hitting, scoring 18 runs on 14 hits and four walks, only striking out twice. The Cardinals wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first, as junior outfielder Jackson Frey drove in two runners with a triple. The barrage of run-scoring extra-base hits continued in the top of the second, as sophomore outfielder Jordan Perry tripled, senior infielder Jack Griffin doubled, and sophomore infielder Austin Droge drilled his third home run of the season, extending the Cardinal lead to 7-0. 

Keuka got on the board in the bottom of the third, as a Fisher error followed by a Patrick Altpeter two-run single cut their deficit to 7-2. Both Wolves runs were unearned.

Fisher responded immediately to the Keuka tallies, as Perry singled to lead off the inning and Griffin drove him in on the very next pitch with a double. Frey then roped his second triple of the game to drive in Griffin. The Cardinals continued to put the ball in play, and after a Keuka pitching change, back-to-back Wolves errors led to two more runs and an 11-2 score.

In the fifth, Perry singled and stole second, and the Cardinals took advantage of a wild pitch and an error to manufacture two more runs. Graduate infielder Mario Cubello and freshman catcher Hunter Fales then knocked back to back singles, pushing the score to 15-2.

Keuka gained some momentum, holding the Fisher offense at bay and scoring runs in both the fifth and sixth innings, but it wasn't enough. In the seventh, Griffin scored on an error off the bat of Cubello, and then Fales put the exclamation mark on the victory with a two-run home run, his first collegiate homer.

Senior Benjamin Huckans got the start on the mound for the Cardinals, going five strong innings allowing two earned runs on six hits and striking out two. Sophomore Nathan Benjamin and senior Dylan Becker each worked an inning of relief, holding the Wolves without an earned run in the final two frames.

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals collected seven extra base hits and two stolen bases in the contest.

  • Five different Cardinal batters had multiple hits, with six tallying multiple RBI.

  • Griffin reached base and scored all five times he came to the plate, going 3-3 with two walks, five runs, and two RBI.

  • Frey's two triples matched his career high.

  • Fisher has scored 107 runs in its first six Empire 8 contests, good for an average of nearly 18 runs per game.

Up Next

The Cardinals continue conference play with a midweek contest against SUNY Poly at Dugan Yard on Wednesday, April 1. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.

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