Baseball | 5/7/2023 5:03:00 PM
PITTSFORD, NY – The St. John Fisher University baseball team ended their regular season at home, as they hosted Utica University for game three of a three-game series. A six-run eighth inning helped push the Cardinals to a 9-4 victory. After today's result, Fisher moves to an overall record of 27-12 and a conference record of 18-0. Utica is now 23-13 overall and 13-5 in E8 play.
The Cardinals are the first team in E8 history to finish the season with an undefeated record in league play. St. John Fisher also tied its league record for wins in a regular season, set in 2022, when they went 18-2 in league play. The Cardinals also went 17-1 in 2021 and 15-1 in 2017.
The Cardinals fell behind in early, facing a 4-0 deficit heading into the bottom of the third. Starting the scoring for Fisher, Brian Norsen reached first on an error, with two runners scoring. In the bottom of the fifth, John Wells scored on a balk. The bottom of the eighth saw Ethan Fulton double down the left field line, bringing home two runners. Two batters later, Ethan Bowers singled to left center, driving in two more runs. Right after, John Wells singled to left field, with two more runners scoring.
Starting for the Cardinals, Benjamin Huckans pitched the first 2.0 innings, facing 10 batters, striking out two, and allowing four hits and two runs. Christian O'Brien pitched the third frame, giving up two runs, one earned, on two hits. Logan Persse took on the fourth and fifth inning and allowed just one hit. Joseph Tronetti tossed 3.0 innings and allow no runs and no hits. Jason Wall took care of the ninth, mowing down the final three batters on 14 pitches.
Up next, Fisher hosts the Empire 8 Championship, as the No. 1 seed. The double elimination tournament will begin on Thursday, May 11and go through Saturday, May 13.
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