Utica Splits with SUNYIT; Fisher Beats Allegheny; Stevens Trumps Vassar
UTICA v SUNYIT
Utica College 5, SUNYIT 3 - Baseball Game One Final
SUNYIT 6, Utica College 0 - Baseball Game Two Final
ST. JOHN FISHER v ALLEGHENY
The St. John Fisher College baseball team took down Allegheny College 5-2 on Wednesday night at Russell Dietrick Field, home of Sinlge-A New York Penn League member Jamestown Jammers, in Jamestown, NY.
Fisher got on the board in the first when
Brad Rush doubled off the high part of the left field fence, driving in
Ben Bostick, who led off with a walk and stole second base.
Nick Flemister drove in Rush in the very next at-bat, singling down the left field line.
The Cardinals added two more in the third, this time with
Mike Fahy driving in the runs. With two outs, Fahy teed off on a pitch, driving the ball into left field. Fahy drove in Rush and
Sean Osterman before ending the inning by being thrown out at second trying to stretch the single into a double.
The Gators finally got on the board in the seventh, but Fisher answered back. After Allegheny posted two in the top, it elected to intentionally walk
Brad Rush with two outs in the bottom, as first base was open with Roeder on second.
The Gators then made a pitching change, relieving their starter as the Cardinals' season-high batting average came to the plate, represented by Flemister. Flemister needed just one pitch to make Allegheny pay, singling up the middle to score Roeder from second, giving Fisher a 5-2 advantage.
STEVENS v VASSAR
The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to cap off a come-from-behind victory over Vassar College, 5-3, on Wednesday afternoon. This marks the second comeback win after eight innings for Stevens this season, who is now 16-14 overall.
The Ducks trailed, 1-0, after the first inning and then went down, 3-0, after two but blanked Vassar for the remainder of the game and chipped away at the deficit until the offense tallied three runs in their last at bats of the contest for the win.
Stevens' first run of the ballgame was scored by Marc Calleo after he singled to lead off the fifth. Calleo moved up to second base on a passed ball and then to third on a base hit from Gregg Nickels. Dan Allen drove Calleo in on a fielder's choice before stealing his first of two bases in the game.
In the sixth, sophomore Brian Hennelly reached base on a one-out double and scored on a single from Calleo. Hennelly picked up two hits in four at bats with a stolen base.
Senior Michael Donovan delivered the big blow in the game with a one-out, two-run double in the ninth inning with the bases loaded. Stevens put three runners on by way of walks before Donovan drove in Calleo and Jayson Yano. Allen tacked on the insurance run by way of a wild pitch.
Stevens travels to Lehman College on Friday for a single game before hosting SUNY Brockport for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. on April 20.