Baseball falls to St. John Fisher, 13-8

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The RIT Tigers lost to St. John Fisher on Wednesday, 13-8, despite a late comeback that included first year Jarin Moses' fifth home run of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Fisher scored the first 11 runs of the game, scoring six in the third, two in the fourth, and three in the fifth to jump ahead to the 11-0 lead.
• The Tigers got on the board in the top of the seventh with a double by first year third baseman Charlie Slaymaker. Slaymaker would later score on a sacrifice fly by junior shortstop Randy Dodig to make the score 11-2.
• The Cardinals got back the two runs in the eighth to up their lead to  13-2, including a solo home run by Brian Norsen.
• The Tigers had a six-run comeback in the ninth that included RBI singles by graduate student first baseman Ian Libby and junior center fielder John Bagley, culminating in a two-out, two-run home run by Moses to make the score 13-8.  The Tigers were unable to score another run, however, and went down in defeat.

GAME NOTES:

• Bagley went 3-for-5 with an RBI to raise his season average to .458.
• First year pitcher Liam Miller went two scoreless innings in his first collegiate start, allowing one hit and a walk.
• Senior pitcher Matt Vitro threw a scoreless inning of relief.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Tigers return to Liberty League play with a doubleheader at Hobart on Saturday, April 22. First pitch in Game 1 is scheduled for 12:00 P.M.