Two Wins for Fisher, Stevens and Utica
ST. JOHN FISHER v ITHACA
The St. John Fisher College baseball team earned a pair of victories over host Ithaca College on Saturday. With the wins, Fisher improves to 17-16 overall while Ithaca falls to 12-13. It is the first time since the Cardinals were 2-1 on the year that Fisher, 10-2 in its last 12 games, has moved over the .500 plateau.
Game 1 – Fisher 6, Ithaca 3
Fisher trailed 3-0 after two innings, but scored the game's final six runs to earn the win.
Kevin Berge was masterful in relief, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts over five scoreless innings.
The Cardinals got on the board in the third inning.
Joe Simmons singled, and following a double from
Mike Roman, scored a sacrifice fly from
Shane Barley. Fisher added two more runs in the fifth.
Victor Konstantinovsky tripled to start the inning and scored on a single from Roman. Barley then doubled to right-center to score Roman, tying the game at 3s.
With two outs in the top of the sixth, pinch-hitter
Nate Roethel delivered a two-run single, scoring
Matthew Cahill and
Cody Wiktorski.
The Cardinals added another run in the top of the seventh, with
Calvin Woolhiser singling in Roman.
Game 2 – Fisher 2, Ithaca 0
Marc Iseneker pitched nine scoreless innings to help Fisher secure the win. The righty surrendered just two hits, while striking out 10.
Fisher broke the scoreless tie in the sixth inning after Wiktorski led off with a single. Three batters later,
Tyler Troccia ripped a double to bring in the first run of the game.
The Cardinals added another run in the eighth inning on a single from
Malcolm Kelsey to score
Scott Eisenmenger.
Roman and Troccia each registered two hits in the game.
UTICA v HOUGHTON
Senior
Ryan Watson (Deerfield, NY/Whitesboro) led the Utica College baseball team Saturday to a sweep over Houghton College at the UC Baseball Field. Watson had his hand in both victories with a walk-off single in game one and earning the win on the mound in game two. UC won game one 5-4 and game two 7-6 as it extended its win streak to five in a row.
The Pioneers improve to 17-11 overall and need just four more wins to tie the most victories in a season in over 24 years. The 1991 Pioneers went 21-8 under Head Coach Don Guido. The 1987 baseball team under Head Coach
Jim Spartano (Division I) posted a program-record 25-7 overall record. The 1987 baseball team was inducted into Utica College's Pioneer Hall of Fame last Spring.
UC is back on the diamond Monday as it greets Houghton again for Friday's make-up game. First pitch of the nine-inning game is set for 4 p.m. at the UC Baseball Field.
The Highlanders fall to 15-19 on the season and have now lost eight of their last nine.
Utica 5, Houghton 4 - Game One Final
The Highlanders took an early lead as they managed one run with a two out rally in the first. A two-out walk proved tough for UC as Houghton worked the first score of the game on a single to left field. HC would add another run in the third on three hits as it led 2-0.
UC answered in the bottom of the fourth with a two-out rally of its own as designated hitter
Matthew DeMartino (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) blasted a three-run homer to left center giving the Pioneers a 3-2 edge.
Houghton retaliated with a home run of its own in the next frame. Senior Michael Kerr smacked a two-run home run over the center field wall as HC regained the lead, 4-3, at the midway point.
The Pioneers did not give up however as they used a two-run seventh to earn the comeback and the game one victory.
Benjamin Hobaica (Clinton, NY/Clinton) tripled to left field to lead off the inning and later scored on a
Jake Ryan (Kingston, NY/Kingston) rope to tie the game up at 4-4. Ryan advanced to second on an
Adam Pexton (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) sac bunt before scoring the game winning run on a
Ryan Watson(Deerfield, NY/Whitesboro) walk off single up the middle.
Junior
Joshua Webb (Verona, NY/VVS) evened his season record at 3-3 on the hill as he tossed his fifth complete game of the year. Webb allowed four runs on nine hits while striking out eight.
Utica 7, Houghton 6 - Game Two Final
The Pioneers carried their momentum into game two as they put up three quick runs in their first at bat. UC used four straight hits, with two outs, to take an early 3-0 lead.
Watson started off the rally with a single and scored on a
Brandon Thomas (West Winfield, NY/Mount Markham) base knock to right field. Thomas would then come all the way around to score off a
Thomas Dinnen (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas ) triple to the right center gap for Utica's second score.
Bryce Patterson (Corning, NY/Corning East) drove in Dinnen on an infield single for UC's third run of the inning.
Utica added four more runs, two in the fourth and fifth, as it moved to a 7-1 cushion. The Highlanders did answer however with five runs in the top of the sixth on two hits, a wild pitch and one UC error as the visitors pulled within one, 7-6.
Stephen Szatko (Sauquoit, NY/Sauquoit Valley) relieved Watson in the sixth and shutdown down the Highlanders allowing just one hit as he earned the ten out save.
Watson improved to 3-1 on the hill as he worked 5.2 innings allowing seven runs (six earned) while striking out five.
Brandon Thomas (West Winfield, NY/Mount Markham) went 3-for-4 in game two while
Thomas Dinnen(Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas ) and
Bryce Patterson (Corning, NY/Corning East) each added two hits, two runs scored and one RBI.
STEVENS v ELMIRA
The Stevens Institute of baseball team swept a doubleheader 6-1 and 14-4 against Elmira College on Saturday.
The Ducks are playing their best baseball of the campaign, running their unbeaten streak to nine and improving to 24-10 on the season. Elmira is now 2-24.
Game 1: Stevens 6, Elmira 1
After a scoreless first inning, Stevens tallied the first run of the afternoon on an RBI single from sophomore
Michael Mule'. Junior
Jayson Yano started the inning reaching on a hit by pitch and stealing second base. Yano drove the other run as he reached on an error, which scored freshman
Tommy Baronner who hit a two-out double to right center.
Elmira put their only run of the first contest on the board in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Mike Burghardt. A sacrifice fly by sophomore
Zeph Walters in the top of the fifth gave the visitors the two-run edge back, and in the top of the seventh Walters delivered the big hit to tack on two insurance runs, booming a one out double to left-center.
Freshman
Alex Detweiler allowed five hits and one unearned run over six innings striking out seven to earn the win while Baronner went 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base.
Hayden Rothenberg had two of the five hits for the Soaring Eagles who got a complete effort from Dennis Rudolph.
Game 2: Stevens 14, Elmira 4
The Ducks wasted no time in game two, tacking on four runs in the top of the first, with Yano delivering a two run single and seniors
Brian Hennelly drawing a bases loaded walk and
Gregg Nickels delivering a sacrifice fly respectively. Yano added another RBI in the top of the second on a sac fly and junior
Nick Sieber kept up his torrid ways, belting a ribbie double to left field.
A Sieber single scored Yano in the fourth, but Rudolph delivered an RBI single to left center to break up the shutout in the home half of the inning. Another sacrifice fly, this time off the bat of junior
Jonathan Toro extended the lead to 9-1, and senior
Marc Calleo scooted home a passed ball. Dylan Bellinger cranked a three run homer to center field, but a two-run single by Sieber and an RBI knock by Mule' countered the homer.
Toro crossed home four times, while Sieber and Yano had four RBI's each with Sieber also having four hits. The Ducks were busy on the base paths, swiping six bags in the nightcap. Senior
Gary Boardman went five innings, allowing three hits while striking out seven. The bullpen quintet of sophomores
Bret Viola,
William Korosec,
Bridger Cohen and the debut of
Nick Muglia, along with junior
Danny McIntyre, held Elmira to two hits over four innings, notching five punchouts.
CANTON v Alfred State
Visiting Alfred State College took a pair of games from the SUNY Canton baseball team to open up a three game weekend set on Saturday. The Pioneers (11-21) took the opener 5-2 before a 10-8 victory in the nightcap against the Roos (9-26).
Game 1
Alfred State scored three runs in the second and third to open up the early advantage. The Pioneers added two crucial insurance runs in the top of the seventh. SUNY Canton looked to rally in the bottom of the frame.
Seth Douglas (Reedsburg, WI) ripped a two out triple to score
Wilson Matos (Brooklyn, NY) from first. Matos would come home on a throwing error by the second baseman to get the Roos within 5-2, but a strike out ended the game.
Khalil Bratton (Queens, NY) took the loss on the mound giving up two earned runs in six innings of work. He struck out three and walked six.
Keenan Shannon (Ballston Spa, NY) gave up two earned runs in one-third of relief action, while
Casey Garcia (Miramar, FL) retired both batters he faced. Douglas led the Roos with two hits and an RBI, while
Travis Schindler (West Islip, NY) also had a two hit outing.
Game 2
Each team scored one run in the opening inning of the nightcap but it was the second inning that saw a majority of the scoring as a combined 12 runs crossed the plate. After Alfred State opened up an 8-1 lead in the top half of the inning the Roos responded with five runs of their own.
Christian Nazario-Cruz (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) singled home Schindler. Douglas walked in
Jesse Barton (Belle Glade, FL) and
Jeremy Baez (Bronx, NY) used a 2 RBI base hit to score Nazario-Cruz and Matos.
Chris Roenbeck(Plattsburgh, NY) rounded out the scoring in the frame with a sacrifice fly to left to plate Douglas.
The Pioneers stretched their lead to 10-6 in the third scoring on a double play and single. The Roos responded in the bottom half as Douglas scored Barton on a sacrifice fly and Baez plated Nazario-Cruz on an RBI single.
The Roos advanced a runner into scoring position in the sixth and seventh innings, but neither team scored the rest of the way as Alfred State earned the two run victory.
Juan Rosa (Naguabo, Puerto Rico) took the loss on the hill tossing 1.2 innings giving up eight earned runs. He struck out two and walked four. Garcia and
Jake St. Mary (Brushton, NY) both saw time in relief without surrendering a run and combining for six strike outs.