SANFORD, Fla. -- The Allegheny College baseball team doubled up St. John Fisher University en route to an 8-4 victory over the Cardinals on Friday at Sanford Memorial Stadium in Sanford, Florida.

The Cardinals (4-5) plated the game's first run, but the Gators (4-4) rebounded with six unanswered in the second, third, and fourth innings to take an insurmountable lead. Eight different batters finished with a hit, and seven scored a run for Allegheny, which snapped a three-game skid on its southern spring break trip.

Tied at 1-all in the third, Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion) connected for his second home run in as many days. Skaggs' two-run bomb put Allegheny ahead for good and signaled the end of the day for Fisher's starting pitcher. The second-year catcher then provided two of the team's three runs in the fourth inning with a two-run base hit that extended the lead to 6-1.

After being held in check by Dawson Thomas (Espyville, Pa./Conneaut Area) throughout the early innings, Fisher loaded the bases and drove in three runs in the fifth. Clinging to a 6-4 lead with two runners on, Mitchell Swineford (Duncansville, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) entered out of the bullpen and quickly halted the scoring threat. From there, four Allegheny relievers combined for 4.1 shutout innings with only two hits and one walk allowed.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny scored twice as many runs and nearly doubled Fisher's hit total at 13-to-7.
• JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove), Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)), and Tommy Landsnes (Richmond, Va./Brunswick Academy) each had two hits.
• Skaggs paced all Gators with a 3-for-4 performance at the dish with four RBIs and two runs scored.
• Thomas struck out five and allowed four runs (three earned) in 4.2 innings.
• Swineford received the win with 1.1 hitless innings and one strikeout.
• Alex Nash (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon), Evan Belkin (Austin, Texas/James Bowie), and Bryant-Dawson each tossed a scoreless inning.
• Five of the top six batters in the Fisher lineup had a hit, led by Andrew Roman and Jake Crantz with two apiece.
• Sean Cleary took the loss on the mound after allowing four runs (three earned) in 2.0-plus innings.

News and Notes

• Allegheny and St. John Fisher met for the first time since 2013, as the Gators evened the all-time series at 1-1.
• The Gators finished Friday's game with 13 hits, tied for the most in a game so far this season.
• Skaggs homered for the second game in a row and is tied for the team lead with two home runs.
• Swineford earned his first win in his second career appearance on the mound.

Up Next
Action at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational concludes on Saturday, March 8, when the Gators face Roger Williams University at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Florida. First pitch is slated for 9:30 a.m.