Fisher Falls in an Extra Innings Contest with Saint Vincent
BOX SCORE
The St. John Fisher College baseball team dropped to 3-2 on the season with a 8-7 loss to Saint Vincent College in 13 innings on Tuesday afternoon at the Chain of Lakes Park in Winter Haven, FL.
In the 13th inning after getting two outs, Fisher allowed a single. Saint Vincent then hit a ball into right centerfield and Sean Osterman and Johnny Beck both made a run at the ball and collided as the ball fell just out of reach, allowing the runner from first to score the go ahead run.
Fisher came up in the bottom of the 13th and got a leadoff single from Chris Roeder before Shane Barley moved him into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt to third base. Beck then flied out before Bostick singled to short, advancing Roeder to third. Ben Webb came to the plate next, getting a solid piece and driving the ball into the outfield but right to the centerfielder to end the game.
The Cardinals had the lead early on after giving up three runs in the first inning. Fisher rallied with five runs in the second to take a 5-3 advantage before Saint Vincent knotted things up in the top of the third.
Fisher added the go ahead run in the third when Nick Flemister drove in Matt Creenan with a double after Creenan reached by getting plunked. The Cardinals then added another run in the fifth to make it a 7-5 lead, this time from a Flemister sacrifice fly to score Sean Osterman, who also reached base by getting beaned.
Saint Vincent faced that deficit until the ninth inning, when it rallied with one out, singling twice , advancing on a wild pitch and then scoring on a sacrifice fly and a RBI single to tie the game at 7-7 to push the contest to extras.
Ryan Smith got the start for the Cardinals but did not get a decision, lasting 2.2 innings and giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out five.
The bullpen was solid for Fisher, getting a brilliant 5.2 innings from Mike Rynerson, who allowed just two runs and five hits while fanning five. Ryan Trauger relieved Rynerson in the ninth with two men on first and second. Trauger allowed just one hit and no runs in 0.2 innings of work.
Erin Moskal then entered the game and took a tough loss although he went four innings allowing just one run on four hits. Moskal also struck out a Saint Vincent’s hitter.
The Cardinals lineup mustered just nine hits in 13 innings of play, with Flemister and Roeder being the only players with multiple hits. Both finished with two hits and a run scored, while Flemister had three RBI. Barley and Mike Fahy each went 1-for-1 from the dish on late game appearances.
Fisher will return to action at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow as it faces Coe College.