KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — The Keuka College Baseball team was swept in their final home games of the season at Kuhl Field on Saturday.
Keuka College (15-17-1, 7-10-1 Empire 8) dropped the opener to St. John Fisher College 11-0. The Cardinals then topped the Wolves 8-2 in the nightcap to complete the sweep.
St. John Fisher College 11 at Keuka College 0
It was a fast start for starting pitcher Jared Beckley (Windsor, N.Y. / Windsor), setting down St. John Fisher in order in the first. However, the Cardinals would get on the board with three runs in the second.
The Cardinals would break the game open in the fifth with six runs to take a 9-0 lead. The Wolves scattered hits throughout the game. Keuka got leadoff hits in the second, fifth, and seventh, but was not able to breakthrough. St. John Fisher added two more in the seventh as they defeated the Wolves 11-0.
Lead Wolf: Playing on senior day, Jimmy Griffin (Syracuse, N.Y. / East Syracuse-Minoa) led the Keuka attack with a pair of hits. The senior had a single and a double in game one. It was his fourth double of the year, setting a new personal best.
St. John Fisher College 8 at Keuka College 2
The Cardinals took the early lead plating three runs in the top of the first. The Wolves looked to quickly answer. Matt Vaccaro (Fayetteville, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius) led off the bottom of the first with a single. Following a Nick Brown (Liverpool, N.Y. / Liverpool) walk, Ryan Seales (Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs) singled to center to score Vaccaro. Unfortunately for Keuka, the Cardinals starter settled into the game and got the next three batters to fly out to end the inning.
St. John Fisher added a run in the third. Keuka attempted to answer as Vaccaro led off with another single, but he would be thrown out attempting to steal second. The Cardinals then added three more in the fourth to lead 7-1 after four.
The Green and Gold got back on the board in the fifth, turning a Tyler Lewandowski (Milltown, N.J. / Spotwood) leadoff walk into a run with a Nick Brown RBI single. St. John Fisher got that run back in the seventh and continued onto the 8-2 victory.
Lead Wolf: Matt Vaccaro set the table for the Wolves. Batting leadoff, the sophomore accounted for half of Keuka's offense with three of Keuka's six hits in game two.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves are now 1-36 all-time against St. John Fisher College
- Keuka College stole a base in both the first and second games. The Wolves now have 37 on the year, sixth-most in program history
- Ryan Seales' RBI single in game two was his 100th career hit. The senior also moved into the top ten in career RBIs
- Aaron Simons (Rome, N.Y. / Rome Free Academy) had his career-best nine-game hitting streak snapped in game one
- Nick Carbone (Amsterdam, N.Y. / Amsterdam) pitched four innings of effective relief for Keuka in game two. He went four innings allowing only one run. He did not walk a batter while striking out four
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves and Cardinals will complete their season series on Sunday. The Empire 8 doubleheader at St. John Fisher College is set for a 1 p.m. first pitch.