April 2, 2023

Wolves Edged by Cardinals 7-4

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Batting

Keuka
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
St. John Fisher
2B: Noah Campanelli; Ben Lavery
3B: none
HR: James Murphy
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Keuka College Baseball team lost their Empire 8 Conference opener on Sunday afternoon, losing at St. John Fisher University 7-4.

Matt Vaccaro (Fayetteville, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius) led the Keuka College (3-8, 0-1 Empire 8) offense with a pair of hits. Spencer Brown (Feura Bush, N.Y. / Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk) pitched six innings for the Wolves with five strikeouts.

St. John Fisher University 7 vs. Keuka College 4

The Cardinals took the lead over the Wolves in the second inning with a run, then added two more in the third. A two-run home run by St. John Fisher gave them a 5-0 lead after five innings.

Keuka College got on the board in the sixth. Matt Vaccaro singled and stole second. With two outs, Nolan Quinn (Aurora, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit) singled to score Vaccaro. The Wolves continued to capitalize with two outs. Later in the inning, Josh Tryon (Elmira, N.Y. / Thomas A. Edison) hit an RBI single to score Quinn. A walk then loaded the bases and Brady Booher (Rochester, N.Y. / Eastridge) worked a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-3.

The Wolves cut it to a one-run game in the seventh, again started with a Vaccaro single. Back-to-back walks loaded the bases with one out. Unfortunately for Keuka, a sacrifice fly by Connor Springer (Irondequoit, N.Y. / Irondequoit) was all Keuka could score as Fisher remained ahead 5-4.

The Cardinals added a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Wolves got a runner on in the eighth and ninth, but were unable to rally as Keuka College fell to St. John Fisher 7-4.

KC Notes:

  • The Wolves fall to 1-39 all-time against St. John Fisher
  • With five strikeouts in the game, Spencer Brown moved into sixth on the Keuka College career strikeout list
  • The RBI single for Josh Tryon was the 50th hit of his career
  • Seven runs is the fewest Keuka College has allowed against St. John Fisher since the 2009 season

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves and Cardinals will complete their Empire 8 series on Monday afternoon. Keuka College play at St. John Fisher in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.