Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 St. John Fisher 7, Utica 0 - Game One Box Score

St. John Fisher 13, Utica 4 (5 inn.) - Game Two Box Score

Pittsford, NY – The Utica College softball team lost a pair of games at regional power St. John Fisher College on a wet and rainy day on the Pittsford, NY campus Sunday.  The Pioneers were held scoreless as they lost game one 7-0 and the Cardinals came right back and earned a convincing 13-4 (5 innings) win in the night cap.  Junior Mallory Ingalls (Oriskany, NY/Oriskany) went 3-for-6 on the day, while classmate Bridgette Plummer (Saratoga Springs, NY/Schuylerville) added three hits, one run scored and one RBI.  Freshman Courtney Fitzgerald (Albany, NY/Colonie Central) totaled two hits and two RBIs for the Pioneers.

UC's record moved to 19-12 overall and 2-6 in conference play, while the Cardinals improved to 23-7 and 5-3 in conference play.  Utica returns to the diamond on Wednesday when it plays host to non-conference foe University of Rochester for a two game set at Greenman Field.  The first pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Game One – Fisher 7, Utica 0 - Final

Fisher jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead in game one over the course of the first two innings of action.  UC was able to scatter two hits in those first two innings, but they could not manage to cross the plate.  Utica threatened in the top of the third inning when Meghan Matan (Latham, NY/Shaker) and Christy Traglia (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk) both reached base safely, but the Cardinal pitching, led by Jennifer Vanek, proved to be too much as it retired the next three batters in succession. 

Vanek was able to hold UC to just five hits in game one, while striking out five in the complete game victory. Plummer, Fitzgerald, Ingalls and Dominique Carcone (Frankfort, NY/New Hartford) all recorded one hit for UC.

Senior hurler Heather Kingsbury (Williamson, NY/Williamson) pitched 4.1 innings in the loss, while Cassidy Thompson (Bend, OR/West Valley) came on in relief and allowed just one run to cross the plate in the final 1.2 innings of action. 

Game Two – Fisher 13, Utica 4 (5 Innings) - Final

Fisher did not slow down in game two as they poured in all 13 of their runs in their first four at-bats of the game.  The Pioneers opened the game up with a 1-0 lead in the first inning behind one hit and two errors from the Cardinals.  Plummer drove home Matan after an error by Fisher's shortstop to account for UC's first inning run. 

Fisher would score seven runs between the bottom of the first and second innings to mount a 7-1 advantage.  UC made one last spurt, scoring three runs in the top of the third inning, but the Cardinal's offense was just too much.  Utica's strong third inning was sparked by five hits and one SJFC error.  After Matan and Traglia both reached base successfully, Fitzgerald drove the them home with a double to cut UC's deficit to 7-3.  Senior Haley Butler (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) later drove home Plummer to cut Fisher's lead to 7-4.

That was all the scoring UC would get as the Cardinals earned the run-rule victory by posting three runs in each of the next two innings. 

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