Fisher sweep Conference Awards

Freshman Brittany Calderon (left) and Junior Jackie Streeter

Boston, MA – After an impressive week, which saw the Fisher Baseball team win 4 games and the Fisher Softball team winning 2 games, the Conferene took notice. On the softball side, junior Jackie Streeter (Westminster, MA) has been named the Sunrise Conference Softball Player of the week and freshman Brittany Calderon (Rockland, MA) has been named the Sunrise Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week. Streeter, batted .733, drove in nine runs, scored six times and ripped a pair of triples this week. She went 3-for-4 with five RBIs and a double in an 11-3 win over Green Mountain. She then went 2-for-3 and scored twice as Fisher completed the sweep of the Eagles in a 14-4 win. Streeter also pounded out six more hits with four more RBIs in a pair of losses to the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Calderon was 1-1 on the week and struck out three batters and allowed six hits and no walks in an 11-3 win over Green Mountain College. She then recorded eight strikeouts and allowed two walks and 10 hits in a 6-5 loss to the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Juniors Pat Shanahan (left) and Edwin Pena

Here are the award winners for Baseball. Junior Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ) was named the Sunrise Conference Baseball Player of the Week and fellow classmate Patrick Shanahan (Haverhill, MA) was named the Sunrise Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Pena batted .316 with seven RBIs, three runs and two home runs. He blasted a three-run shot in a 12-0 win over the University of Maine Farmington. He then ripped another homer and drove in three more runs in a 12-0 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Pena was also went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a 5-1 win over the Owls. Shanahan is honored after his performance in a 12-0 win over the University of Maine Farmington. He fanned 12 batters and held the Beavers to just three hits and three walks.

Fisher Baseball opens up Conference Play with two wins

Haverhill, MA – Fisher College Baseball continued its winning ways this past weekend as they beat Sunrise Conference opponent University of Maine at Presque Isle twice on Saturday, March 28. Fisher used a 5 run fifth, to take the first game 6-1 and belted two home runs in game two to win easily 12-0.

In game one, starting pither Sammy Luciano held UMPI to 1 run, 4 hits and striking out 5 over 7 innings in a complete game effort. Sophomores Mike Oliveira (Tewksbury, MA) and Kevin Ryan (Chesire, CT) help paced the Fisher offense (both were 2-3 at the plate) as they set the table for both junior Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ), who was also 2-3 with an RBI, and senior Eddy Delcarmen (Boston, MA) who had a clutch triple in the fifth inning.

Game two, however, was a different story. Fisher jumped all over UMPI pitching right away as they scored 8 runs in the first inning. Pena continued his season long trend of mashing the ball as he hit a 3 run Home Run and fellow classmate Zack Thompson (Salem, MA) finally broke out of his slump as he hit his first career home run, a 2 run shot over the brick wall in right. Sophomore Kevin Michael (Ipswich, MA)pitched 5 strong shutout innings, as sophomore Mark Dorso (Waterbury, CT) and junior Eddie Guererro (Boston, MA) combined to shutout UMPI, Fisher’s second shutout in as many days.

Fisher’s next game will be Tuesday, March 31^st in Haverhill against Sunrise Conference opponent Vermont Technical College.

Fisher Baseball drops one to Fitchburg State

Haverhill, MA - The Fisher College Baseball team lost more than just their game last night in Haverhill Stadium. Junior Rob Mondello, who started the game on the mound, was hit with a line drive just above the knee cap from the second batter he faced. Mondello will likely be out 1-2 weeks. Fisher wound up losing to Fitchburg State 10-2. Senior Tom Englehardt (Haverhill, MA) and sophomore Kevin Ryan (Chesire, CT) led the Falcons with 2-4 nights. Also collecting hits for Fisher College were juniors Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ) and Juan Eusebio (Union City, NJ) and senior Eddy Delcarmen (Boston, MA).

Fitchburg State's offensive attack was paced by senior Andy Sauer, who was 3-5 and 2 RBIs. Senior Nick Ryan (Lowell, MA) kept the Fisher offense quiet all night, going 7 2/3 innings and surrendering 2 runs on 7 hits.

Fisher College returns to Haverhill Stadium on Friday afternoon when they host the University of Maine at Farmington. Game time is set for 3pm.

Texas Trip - Day 8

Hello to all in Falcon Nation! Same deal as yesterday's game with the live updates (hopefully not the same result on the field), I will update this page as soon as I get back from the field. You can watch the live stats of the game by clicking HERE. Just click on the ((w)) next to the Univ of Houston-Victoria games.

Hope everyone is having a great day and GO FALCONS!!!!

Here it is, as promised, the entire game play by play. Enjoy!!

Here are the starting lineups for today’s double header. Fisher College will be wearing their Navy Blue jerseys with white navy blue pinstripe pants. Houston Victoria will be wearing their home white jerseys with white pants. Thank God, yesterday they wore their red tops and scored 24 times.

Fisher College (4-10)

#11 Mike Oliveira 2B

#14 Tom Englehardt 3B

#24 Edwin Pena C

#4 Eddy Delcarmen DH

#48 Matthew McDougal-Shaver 1B

#5 Rob Mondello CF

#8 Jon Olivo RF

#9 Matthew Hendy SS

#10 Juan Eusebio LF

#41 Patrick Shanahan LHP

Houston-Victoria

#10 Jon McDonald 2B

#24 Bromberg DH

#1 James Green CF

#13 Zane Williams RF

#2 Tony Rothman SS

#11 John West 3B

#12 David Baker LF

#25 Leo Garcia 1B

#28 Josh Darnell C

#7 Bobby Gomez LHP

Top 1 – Due Up: Oliveira, Englehardt, Pena

Oliveira singles up the middle. Englehardt doubles down the right field line. Pena singles to right, Oliveira scores, Englehardt advances to third. Gary Lunetta is now on to courtesy run for Pena. Delcarmen lines one to first, it goes off of Garcia’s glove. Englehardt scores and Lunetta advnaces to second. McDougal-Shaver lays down a sacrifice bunt, Gomez to McDonald, 1 out. Runners move to second (Delcarmen) and third (Lunetta). Mondello hits one to West at third, West throws home to try to get Lunetta, who was off on contact. Lunetta crashes into Darnell and wins the battle as Darnell cant hang on to the throw. Lunetta scores, Delcarmen stays at second and Mondello is aboard at first via fielder’s choice. Gomez throws a wild pitch which allows the runners to advance to second and third. Olivo lifts into no man’s land in shallow right, Delcarmen scores. Mondello advances to third. Hendy pops one up behind the first base bag, Garcia makes the catch, 2 outs. Eusebio swings at the first pitch and grounds to first, Garcia fields it and steps on first to end the inning.

4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Score after ½ inning of play, Fisher 4 – Houston Victoria coming up

Bottom 1 – Due Up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald singles to center. Bromberg strikes out swinging on a curve ball. 1 out. Green walks and on ball four, Shanahan throws a wild pitch which allows McDonald to advance to third. Williams doubles off the centerfield wall. 2 runs score. Rothman is hit by a pitch. Runners now at first and second. Another wild pitch by Shanahan, runners advance to second and third. West walks, bases now loaded. Baker singles over Oliveira’s head, Williams scores. Bases still loaded. Garcia hits a sac fly to center, Rothman scores and West advances to third. Darnell hits one towards first, McDougal-Shaver dives and it goes past his glove. Oliveira covers ground well and is able to field it and throw to Shanahan who covers first for the 3-4-1 put out to end the inning.

4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 1 inning, Houston Victoria 4 – Fisher 4

Top 2 – Due Up: Oliveira, Englehardt, Pena

Oliveira swings at the first pitch and drives one to deep left center, Green is there to make the catch. 1 out. Englehardt hits a rocket to short, Rothman fields it and throws on to Garica at first for the second out. Pena chops one to third, West makes the running play and throws to Garcia, inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1 ½ , all tied at 4

Bottom 2 – Due Up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald strikes out looking on a fastball painted on the outside corner. 1 out. Bromberg goes down looking as Shanahan paints another fastball on the outside corner. 2 away. Green walks on a full count. Green immediately steals second. On a 2-1 pitch, Green attempts to steal third but Pena throws from his knees to Englehardt who applys the tag for the final out.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 2 innings, still tied at 4

Top 3 – Due Up: Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver, Mondello

Delcarmen grounds to short, McDonald makes a nice sliding play, fields it and throws to Gracia for the out. 1 away. McDougal-Shaver hits a ball to deep left center, Baker is there and it goes off the end of his glove for a two base error. McDougal-Shaver now at second. Mondello hits a single to right, the slow Minnesotan is held up at third, runners now on the corners. Olivo pops one up in the infield, McDonald makes the catch, 2 out. Gomez throws a wild pitch and McDougal-Shaver tries to score, Darnell plays the carum and truck stricks McDougal-Shaver for the third out.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 2 ½, still tied at 4

Bottom 3 – Due Up: Williams, Rothman, West

Williams walks. Rothman strikes out swining on a curve ball, 1 out. West singles to shallow right, Williams advnaces to third. Baker stikes out on a check swing. 2 outs and runners on the corners. Garcia hits a hard ground ball to third, Englehardt’s throw to first is low and McDougal-Shaver can’t pick it, two runs will score. Darnell hits a ball into shallow center, Mondello fields it and tries to throw out Garcia at the plate. Mondello’s throw sails to the backstop, that allows Darnell to advance all the way to third. McDonald walks, runners now at first and third. McDonald steals second. Runners now at second and third. Bromberg strikes out swinging to end the inning.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 3 innings, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 4

Top 4 – Due Up: Hendy, Eusebio, Oliveira

Hendy grounds to short, Rothman to Garcia, 1 out. Eusebio singles over the head of first baseman Garica. Oliveira pops one out to shallow right, Williams is there to make the catch. 2 outs. Englehardt stikes out swinging, ball gets away from Darnell. Darnell is able to pick it up and throw to Garica to retire the side.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 3 ½, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 4

Bottom 4 – Due Up: Green, Williams, Rothman

Green hits one to deep left, Eusebio is there to make the catch, 1 out. Williams strikes out swinging, 2 outs. Rothman lines on to second, Oliveira is there to make the diving catch. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 4 innings, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 4

Top 5 – Due Up: Pena, McDougal-Shaver, Mondello

Pena pops one up in the infield, Rothman makes the catch, 1 out. Delcarmen singles through the right side of the infield for a hit. McDougal-Shaver singles down the left field line, that will score Delcarmen. #43 JT O’Niell is onto pinch run for McDougal-Shaver. Pinching Change for Houston Victoria, #6 Chris Neiser comes out of the bullpen. Mondello chops one slowly up the middle, O’Niell was running on the pitch, Rothman throws to first for the second out. Runner at second. Freshman #32 JJ Navas is onto pinch hit for Hendy. Houston Victoria Head Coach Terry Phul makes the move to the pen as #15 Colter Zoch is onto pitch, replacing #6 Neiser. Navas hits one hard back to the mound, Zoch is able to knock it down and throw to first to end the inning.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 4 ½, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 5

Bottom 5 – Due Up: West, Baker, Garcia

Position Changes for Fisher: McDougal-Shaver re-enters for O’Niell and is playing first. Hendy re-enters for Navas and is playing short. Zack Thompson enters the game for Olvio and is playing center. Mondello moves from center to right.

West singles to left. West then steals second. Baker grounds out to first, McDougal-Shaver fields it and steps on first. West advances to third on the ground out. 1 out. Garica pops one up in the infield, Oliveira is there to make the catch. 2 outs. Darnell pops one out to right, Mondello is there to make the catch and end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 5, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 5

Top 6 – Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Englehardt

Eusebio grounds to third, West to Garcia, 1 out. Oliveira strikes out swining on a full count, 2 outs. Englehardt grounds out back to the mound, Zoch to Garcia, inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 ½, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 5

Bottom 6 – Due Up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald grounds one to short, Hendy to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Bromberg strikes out for the fourth time this game for out # 2. Green walks on a full count. Williams doubles past the diving Mondello in right, Green scores. #33 Eddie Guerrero is throwing in the bullpen. Rothman chops one to second, Oliveira muffs the grounder and Williams, running aggressively, scores on the play. That’s the end of the day for Shanahan, who deserved better, as Head Coach Scott Dulin brings in Guerrero. Rothman tries stealing on a 1-1 count and is hosed down by Pena, Pena to Oliveira, inning over.

2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Score after 6, Houston Victoria 9 – Fisher 5

Top 7 – Due Up: Pena, Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver

Pena hits one up the box, Zoch makes an athletic play as he does a 360 degree spin and is able to field it. He throws to Garcia, 1 out. Delcarmen pops one up in foul ground, Garcia makes the catch for out # 2. McDougal-Shaver strikes out swining to end the inning and the game.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Score in Game One, Houston Victoria 9 – Fisher College 5

Winning Pitcher: Bobby Gomez (3-3)

Losing Pitcher: Patrick Shanahan (0-2)

Save: Colter Zoch (2)

Game Two starting lineups

Fisher College

#11 Mike Oliveira 2B

#14 Tom Englehardt 3B

#24 Edwin Pena C

#4 Eddy Delcarmen DH

#48 Matt McDougal-Shaver 1B

#5 Rob Mondello RF

#1 Zack Thompson CF

#9 Matt Hendy SS

#10 Juan Eusebio LF

#6 KevinRyan RHP

Houston Victoria

#10 Jon McDonald 2B

#1 James Green CF

#13 Zane Williams 1B

#2 Tony Rothman SS

#11 John West 3B

#12 David Baker RF

#25 Leo Garcia DH

#28 Josh Darnell C

#8 Ray Maldonado RHP

Top 1 – Due Up: Oliveira, Englehardt, Pena

Oliveira flies out to right, Baker makes the catch, 1 out. Englehardt singles into shallow center. Pena flies out to center, Green makes the catch, 2 out. Delcarmen hits the first pitch he sees, 420 feet over the centerfield fence for a two run homerun. McDougal-Shave strikes out swinging to end the inning.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after ½ inning, Fisher 2 – Houston Victoria coming up

Bottom 1 – Due Up: McDonald, Green, Williams

McDonald hits one to short, Hendy’s throw is just a little short to first and McDonald is credited with a single. Green hits a two run homerun to right, game now tied at 2. Williams hits a triple past the diving centerfielder Thompson. #17 Kevin Michael begins to get loose in the Fisher bullpen. Rothman hits one down the 1^st base line, McDougal-Shave shows his cat-like reflexs and makes the diving play to stop the ball and touches first for the first out. Williams scores. West swings and misses on strike three, ball gets away from Pena, but he’s able to get to it and throw a seed to first for the second out. Baker hits a ball over Englehardt’s head at third for a single. Garcia bounces one to third, Englehardt to McDougal-Shaver, to end the inning. Kevin Michael will sit down in the bullpen now that the inning is over.

3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 1, Houston-Victoria 4 – Fisher 3

Top 2 – Due Up: Mondello, Thompson, Hendy

Mondello strikes out swinging, 1 out. Thompson strikes out swinging, 2 away. Hendy gets jammed and grounds out weakly to first, Williams picks it up and steps on the bag for the third out.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1 ½, Houston Victoria 3 – Fisher 2

Bottom 2 – Due Up: Darnell, Neiser, McDonald

Darnell strikes out swinging to begin the inning. 1 out. Neiser walks. McDonald walks, runners now at first and second. Michael starts to throw again. Green singles to right, Neiser scores and McDonald advances to third. Williams hits a sac fly to left, Eusebio makes the catch and McDonald scores. Rothman hits the first pitch and grounds back to the mound, Ryan to McDougal-Shaver, inning over.

2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 2 innings, Houston Victoria 5 – Fisher 2

Top 3 – Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Englehardt

Eusebio strikes out swinging, 1 out. Oliveira strikes out swinging, 2 out. Englehardt lines one out to right, Baker makes the catch to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 2 ½, Houston Victoria 5 – Fisher 2

Bottom 3 – Due Up: West, Baker, Garcia

West works a lead off walk. Baker hits one to third, Englehardt to Oliveira to Stretch Armstrong (aka McDougal-Shaver) for the 5-4-3 double play. Garcia singles through the left side. Darnell strikes out swinging to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 3 innings, Houston Victoria 5 – Fisher 2

Top 4 – Due Up: Pena, Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver

Pena hits the first pitch and grounds out to second, McDonald to Williams, 1 out. Delcarmen hits one to the left side, West to Williams, 2 outs. McDougal-Shaver looks at strike three and that will end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 3 ½, Houston Victoria 5 – Fisher 2

Bottom 4 – Due Up: Neiser, McDonald, Green

Neiser lines out to left, Eusebio makes the catch, 1 out. McDoanld walks on four straight. McDonald is caught napping as Ryan picks him off. 2 outs. Green walks. Williams singles up the middle on a hit and run. Green advances to third. Rothman hits one to right, Mondello has a bad read on it and it falls in for a hit. Green scores and Williams advances to third. Head Coach Scott Dulin has seen enough as #33 Eddie Guerrero comes out of the bullpen and into pitch for Ryan. Guerrero strikes out West to end the inning.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 4 innings, Houston Victoria 6 – Fisher 2

Top 5 – Due Up: Mondello, Thompson, Hendy

Mondello strikes out swinging, 1 out. Thompson copies Mondello and strikes out for the 10^th time in 1 at bats this season. 2 outs. Hendy makes it a hat trick as all three batters this inning go down by way of the K.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 4 ½, Houston Victoria 6 – Fisher 2

Bottom 5 – Due Up: Baker, Garcia, Darnell

Baker hits a no doubter home run over the left field fence. Garcia hits one back to the mound, Guerrero to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Darnell hits one past the diving Oliveira for a single. #24 Josh Bromberg is onto do the courtesy running. Neiser hits a rocket to Englehardt, it takes a wicked bad hop and Neiser is aboard with a single. McDonald hits a double into the right center gap, Bromberg scores, Neiser advances to third. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes several moves as Rob Mondello comes into pitch from right field, Richie Welch will enter the game in McDougal-Shaver’s spot and play right and Delcarmen moves from DH to first base. Green walks, bases now loaded. Williams singles thru the right side, two runs score. Runners now at first and second. Rothman hits into an inning ending 4-6-3 double play (Oliveira to Hendy to Delcarmen).

4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 5, Houston Victoria 10 – Fisher 2

Top 6 – Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Englehardt

Eusebio swings at stirke three in the dirt, Darnell to Williams, 1 out. Oliveira strikes out looking on a questionable boarder line fastball on the corner, 2 out. Englehardt walks on four straight. Pena flies to right, Baker makes the catch to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 ½, Houston Victoria 10 – Fisher 2

Bottom 6 – Due Up: West, Baker, Garcia

West walks on four straight. Baker hits into a 5-4-3 double play (Englehardt to Oliveira to Delcarmen) 2 outs. Garcia flies out to center to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 6, Houston Victoria 10 – Fisher 2

Top 7 – Due Up: Delcarmen, Welch, Mondello

Pitching Change for Houston-Victoria: #18 Mike Arevealo now into pitch.

Delcarmen lines out to first, 1 out. Welch strikes out swinging, 2 out. Mondello strikes out swinging to end the game and the road trip.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Houston Victoria 10 – Fisher 2

Winning Pitcher: Ray Maldonado 8-0

Losing Pitcher: Kevin Ryan 1-2

Texas Trip - Day 7

Welcome ladies and gentleman, to Fisher College Falcon Baseball. Unfortunately, I can not do a live blog during the game since there is no internet connection at Riverside Stadium.

Here is the entire game play-by-play, be careful when you read this... it gets ugly.

Welcome fans. Here is the entire game play-by-play for this afternoon’s game between your Falcons of Fisher College versus the host University of Houston at Victoria Jaguars. Last night game was lost in the bottom of the 7^th , when Fisher gave up 8 runs. The game was very close as Houston-Victoria had a slim 4-2 lead going into that fateful 7^th. Tom Englehardt will be the Desingated Hitter today following being hit by a pitch in the knee from last night’s starter Casey Newman. Freshman Gary Lunetta will be his replacement at thrid base. Here are the complete starting lineups for both schools. Fisher will be the visiting team and wearing their home white pinstripes. Houston-Victoria will be wearing their red jerseys with their white pants.

Fisher College

#11 Mike Oliveira 2B

#4 Eddy Delcarmen 1B

#14 Tom Englehardt DH

#24 Edwin Pena C

#5 Rob Mondello CF

#8 Jon Olivo RF

#20 Gary Lunetta 3B

#6 Kevin Ryan SS

#22 Samuel Luciano RHP

Houston-Victoria

#10 Jon McDonald 2B

#24 Josh Bromberg DH

#1 James Green CF

#13 Zane Williams RF

#2 Tony Rothman SS

#11 John West 3B

#12 David Baker LF

#25 Leo Garcia 1B

#28 Josh Darnell C

#34 Austin Hitt RHP

Top 1 – Due Up: Oliveira, Delcarmen, Englehardt

Oliveira grounds one to short, Rothman to Garcia, 1 out. Delcarmen singles off of the glove of Rothman who tried to make the play in the hole. Englehardt swings at the first pitch and grounds to third, West throws to McDonald covering second to force out Delcarmen. 2 outs, Englehardt on first. Pena singles off of the left field wall, Englehardt advances to third. Austin Brodie is now on to courtesy run for Pena. Mondello chops one weakly up the middle, Rothman makes the paly and throws to Garcia to end the inning.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after a half inning, Fisher 0 – Houston Victoria coming up

Bottom 1 – Due Up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald hits the first pitch from Luciano and deposits it over the left field wall for a home run. Bromberg hits a line drive base hit over Ryan’s head at short. Green pops one up in the infield, Delcasremn is under it, 1 out. Williams continues where he left off last night and hits a two run home run to left. Rothman doubles to right. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes a visit to the mound to talk to Luciano. The Fisher bullpen is quiet. West strikes out looking, 2 away. Baker strikes out swinging to end the inning.

3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 1, Houston Victoria 3 – Fisher 0

Top 2 – Due Up: Olivo, Lunetta, Ryan

Olivo strikes out swinging to begin the inning. 1 out. Lunetta strikes out looking on an outside fastball. 2 outs. Ryan strikes out swinging to end the inning.

0 runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1 ½, Houston-Victoria 3 – Fisher 0

Bottom 2 – Due Up: Garcia, Darnell, McDonald

Garcia check swings and taps one to the right side of the mound. Delcarmen fields it and tosses to Luciano covering first for the out. 1 down. Darnell singles to the left center gap. #6 Chris Neiser is on to courtesy run for Darnell. McDonald swings at the first pitch again and singles sharply up the middle. Runners now at first and second. Bromberg hits one up the middle, Oliveira fields it, tags out McDonald but throws it away. Neiser scores and Bromberg advances to second. Wild pitch, that allows Bromberg to go to third. Green hits one back to Luciano, who throws to Delcarmen to retire the side.

1 Run, 2 hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 2 complete, Houston Victoria 4 – Fisher 0

Top 3 – Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Delcarmen

Eusebio strikes out swinging, 1 out. Oliveira hits one up the middle, Rothman is there to make the play, 2 outs. Delcarmen lifts one to right center, Williams is there to make the catch and retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 2 ½, Houston-Victoria 4 – Fisher 0

Bottom 3 – Due Up: Williams, Rothman, West

Williams pops one weakly to Lunetta, 1 out. Rothman skies one in the infield, no one can make the catch and Rothman is aboard with a hit. West walks. Runners now at first and second. Baker hits a ground ball in the hole at short, Ryan makes the incredible play as he fields it and throws to Oliveira covering second to force out West. 2 outs. Baker reaches via fielder’s choice and Rothman advances to third. Garcia hits one into the left center gap, Rothman scores. Garcia takes too wide of a turn at first and is tagged out by Delcarmen to end the inning.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 3, Houston Victoria 5 – Fisher 0

Top 4 – Due Up: Englehardt, Pena, Mondello

Englehardt grounds out to second, McDonald to Garica, 1 out. Pena singles underneath the glove of the diving McDonald at second for a base hit. Brodie is back into courtesy run. Mondello strikes out swinging, 2 outs. Olivo hits one up the box, Hitt makes the play to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 4 – Due Up: Darnell, McDonald, Bromberg

Darnell hits one towards short, Ryan can’t make the play and is charged with the error. Neiser is back into courtesy run for Darnell. McDonald hits the third pitch he sees on the day and hits another home run to left. Bromberg pops one up in foul ground, Delcarmen makes the catch for the first out. Green is hit by the pitch. Green steals second on a good throw from Pena but Ryan is unable to apply the tag. Williams walks. Rothman hits a line drive to right, Olivo makes the catch for the second out. Williams misreads the sign at first and takes off for second, Green doesn’t go anywhere and is forced to make the move to third. Pena chases him down and makes Green commit to third. Green is eventually tagged out by Ryan to end the inning.

2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 4, Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 0

Top 5 – Due Up: Lunetta, Ryan, Eusebio

Lunetta strikes out swinging. 1 away. Pinch Hitter for the Falcons #26 Jesse Avalos, he is hitting fro Ryan. Avalos is hit by a pitch, barely on the shirt. Another pinch hitter for Fisher, #47 Matt Mondello is now hitting for Eusebio. Matt Mondello strikes out swinging. 2 outs. Another pinch hitter for Fisher, #9 Matthew Hendy is on to hit for Oliveira. Hendy is a grounder to the left side of the mound, West fields it and throws to Garcia to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 4 ½ , Houston Victoria 7 – Fisher 0

Bottom 5 – Due Up: West, Baker, Garcia

Position changes for the Falcons. It’s a lot easier if I write it like this

Batting Order (replaced/was)

#9 Matt Hendy SS (replaced Oliveira)

# Reynaldo Nunez 1B (replaced Nunez)

#14 Tom Englehardt DH

#24 Edwin Pena 3B (was at C)

#28 Richie Welch CF (replaces R. Mondello)

#8 Jon Olivo C (was in RF)

#20 Gary Lunetta 2B (was at 3B)

#26 Jesse Avalos RF (replaces Ryan)

#47 Matt Mondello LF (replaces Eusebio)

#33 Eddie Guerrero RHP (replaces Luciano)

West hits one to short, Hendy throws it to first but can’t get the speedy West. Guerrero’s pick off attempt is a little wild and West advances to second. Baker strikes out looking, 1 out. Garcia hits one to right, Avalos is under it to record the second out. Darnell hits a two run homer to left. McDonald swings at the first pitch again, and grounds to short, Hendy to Nunez, to end the inning.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5, Houston Victoria 9 – Fisher 0

Top 6 – Due Up: Nunez, Englehardt, Pena

Freshman JJ Navas starts to swing a bat and will likely pinch hit for Englehardt. Nunez strikes out swinging, 1 out. Navas is now hitting for Englehardt. Navas grounds to second baseman McDonald, who throws to first for the second out. Pena strikes out swinging to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 ½, Houston Victoria 9 – Fisher 0

Bottom 6 – Due Up: Bromberg, Green, Williams

Pinching Change - #43 JT O’Niell is on to pitch for Fisher College

Bromberg walks. O’Niell’s curve ball attempt goes behind Green for a wild pitch, that allows Bromberg to advance to second. Green walks, runners now at first and second. Austin Brodie and Mark Dorso now beginning to get loose in the Falcon ‘pen. Williams hits one to first, Nunez “Buckner’s” the play as it goes through his legs. That allows Bromberg to score and Green to go all the way to third. Williams ends up on second. Rothman hits a swinging bunt down the third base line, no play for anyone and a run scores. Runners now at first and third. Both Brodie and Dorso have sat down and Joe Aniki begins to throw in the pen along with #56 Yeouritz Monterio. West walks. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes another pitching change as Yeoritz Monterio comes in to the ball game. Monteiro walks Baker, that forces in a run. Garcia is hit by a pitch, another run comes in. Darnell hits a two RBI sinlge past the diving Pena at third. #6 Chris Neiser is on to pinch hit for McDonald. Neiser walks, and that the end of the day for Monterio as Head Coach Scott Dulin makes the call to the bullpen and Joe Aniki comes into pitch. Bromberg gets a base hit up the middle, one run scores. Another run scores on Welch’s error. Green hits one into the right center gap. One run scores. Williams hits another ball into the right center gap. Another run scores. Rothaman deposits another ball into the gap, another run scores. Score is now 20-0. #62 Mark Dorso is on to pitch. Hopefully he can record the first out. West hits a three run home run to left. That’s the third straight batter to hit a home run off of Dorso. Baker hits a double down the left field line. Pinch hitter for Houston-Victoria #15 Colter Zoch. Zoch hits one to third, hits off of Pena’s chest for an error. Another pinch hitter #27 Chase Graves is now hitting for Darnell. Dorso finally records the first out of the inning by getting Graves to strike out swinging. Neiser gets hit by the pitch, that’s the end for Dorso as Bench Coach Bill Englehardt comes out and makes the pitching change. #13 Austin Brodie now on to pitch. Pinch hitter #7 Bobby Gomez hits a sac fly to center, 2 outs. Pinch Hitter #8 Ray Maldonado hits a ball to third, Pena fields it cleanly and throws a 98 mph fastball to Nunez, Nunez can’t handle it and Maldonado reaches via error. Bases now loaded. Williams strikes out swinging to FINALLY end the inning.

15 Runs, 9 Hits, 3 Errors, 3 Left on Base

Score after 6 innings, Houston-Victoria 24 – Fisher 0

Top 7 – Due Up: Welch, Olvio, Lunetta

Position Changes for Houston Victoria: Williams moves from RF to 1B, Garcia moves from 1B to 3B, West moves from 3B to 2B and McDonald moves to RF from 2B.

Welch hits a ground ball to second, West to Williams, 1 out. Olivo hits a ground ball to Williams at first, he corals it and tosses to Hitt who covers first for the second out. Lunetta strikes out swinging to end the game.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Score from Victoria, TX, Houston Victoria 24 – Fisher 0.

Texas Trip - Day 6

Welcome Ladies & Gentlemen to another installment of Fisher Baseball. Tonight's game features your Falcons of Fisher College vs the Jaguars of the University of Houston at Victoria. Tonight's game is being played at beautiful Riverside Stadium. The game is about to begin.

Here are the starting lineups:

Fisher College

#11 Mike Oliveira 2B
#28 Richie Welch CF
#14 Tom Englehardt 3B
#24 Edwin Pena C
#4 Eddie Delcarmen DH
#48 Matthew McDougal-Shaver 1B
#5 Rob Mondello RF
#6 Kevin Ryan SS
#10 Juan Eusebio LF
#18 Jarlin Gomez RHP

Houston Victoria

#10 Jon McDonald 2B
#24 Josh Bromberg DH
#1 James Green CF
#13 Zane Willams RF
#2 Tony Rothman SS
#11 John West 3B
#12 David Baker LF
#25 Leonardo Garcia 1B
#28 Josh Darnell C
#22 Casey Newman RHP

Fisher will be wearing their navy blue jerseys with their navy blue pinstripe pants. Houston-Victoria will be wearing their home whites.

Top 1 - Due up: Oliveira, Welch, Englehardt

Oliveira strikes out swinging on a full count. One out. Welch swings at a ball down in the dirt for strike 3 (dropped third Strike) - Darnell to Garcia. Two outs. Englehardt lines out to LF Baker. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1/2 inning -Fisher 0, Houston-Victoria coming up.

Bottom 1 - Due up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald flies out to deep left. Eusebio was there to make the catch. One out. Bromberg copies McDonald and flies out to left. Again, Eusebio was there. Two away. Green hits a fly ball to shallow center. Eusebio was there to make the running catch to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1 inning - Fisher 0, Houston-Victoria 0

Top 2 - Due up: Pena, Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver

Pena hits one into the left center gap. Both Green and Baker dive but come empty. Pena is aboard with a double. Gary Lunetta is now in to do the courtesy running. Pass ball on Darnell which allows Lunetta to advance to third. Delcarmen walks. Runners now at first and third. Newman's pick-off attempt at first is wild. Lunetta scores and Delcarmen advances to second. McDougal-Shaver strikes out swinging. One out. Another pass ball on Darnell allows Delcarmen to advance to third. Mondello hits a ground ball to second, McDonald cannot make the play. Delcarmen scores and Mondello reaches via error. Ryan hits into an inning-ending 4-3 double play.

2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Score after 1 1/2 innings - Fisher 2, Victoria 0

Bottom 2 - Due up: Williams, Rothman, West

Williams doubles to right center. Rothman flies out to center. Welch is there to put it away. One out. West swings at the first pitch and grounds to third, Englehardt to McDougal-Shaver, two outs. Baker singles to shallow center. Williams scores. Gracia hits a sky high pop-up to left in foul territory. Eusebio makes the catch. Inning over.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 2 complete - Fisher 2, Victoria 1

Top 3 - Due up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Welch

Eusbio lines out to center. One out. Oliveira swings and misses on strike three, ball gets by Darnell who then picks it up and throws to Garcia for the second out. Welch grounds up the middle, Newman stabs at it, makes the play and tosses to first. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 2 1/2 - Fisher 2, Victoria 1

Bottom 3 - Due up: Darnell, McDonald, Bromberg

Darnell hits a home run to left. Score now tied at 2. McDonald walks. Bromberg strikes out swinging, ball in the dirt. Pena blocks it and cannot make the throw to second and McDonald steals second. One out. Gomez balks. This allows the runner, McDonald, to move to third. Green triples off the right field fence. McDonald scores. Willams grounds one to second, Oliveira fields it and throws to McDougal-Shaver for the second out. Green scores on the play. Rothman lines out to second baseman Oliveira to end the inning.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 3 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Top 4 - Due up: Englehardt, Pena, Delcarmen

Englehardt is hit by the pitch somewhere in the knee area. He seems to be okay as he stays in the game and is running at first. After a lengthy at bat, Pena pops out to second baseman McDonald. One out. DelCarmen walks...again. First and second occupied for McDougal-Shaver. McDougal-Shaver hits one softly to short, runners advance. Rothman is still able to throw out McDougal-Shaver at first. Two outs. Mondello, on a check swing, taps one back to the mound, Newman to Garcia. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 4 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Bottom of 4 - Due up - West, Baker, Garcia

West strikes out swinging on a high fast ball. One out. Baker walks. Garcia strikes out on three nasty change-ups. Two outs. Darnell swings and misses on another nasty change-up to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 4 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Top 5 - Due up: Ryan, Eusebio, Oliveira

Ryan strikes out swinging. One out. Eusebio strikes out looking on a questionable slider, low and away. Two outs. Oliveira hits one into the hole on the right side. McDonald has trouble fielding it. Oliveira is aboard at first and is credited with a base hit. Welch walked. Runners now at first and second. Englehardt swings at a bad pitch off the outside corner and taps it back to Newman who flips to first to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 4 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Bottom 5 - Due up: McDonald, Bromberg, Green

McDonald strikes out looking. One out. Bromberg hits a liner to center. Welch makes the catch. Two outs. Green goes down by way of the K as he swings and misses on a fastball. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Top of 6 - Due up: Pena, DelCarmen, McDougal-Shaver

Pena smokes one to deep center. The wind knocks it down and Green is able to make the catch. One out. Delcarmen hits one hard to third. It goes off West's glove and Delcarmen is aboard on the error. McDougal-Shaver flies out to center on a full count. Two outs. Freshman JJ Navas is swinging a bat in the on-deck circle. There's action in the Victoria bullpen. Looks like #15 is starting to get loose. Mondello taps one back to the mound, Newman to Garcia. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 5 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Bottom of 6 - Due up: Williams, Rothman, West

Williams hits a fly ball to left center. Eusebio is there to put it away. One out. Rothman swings at the first pitch and hits a ground ball to short. Ryan is up with it and throws to McDougal-Shaver. Two outs. West hits a ground ball to short. Ball takes a strange hop but Ryan is able to field it cleanly and throw to McDougal-Shaver for the third out.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 6 complete - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Top 7 - Due up: Ryan, Eusebio, Oliveira

Pitching change for Victoria - #15 Coulter Zoch replaces #22 Casey Newman.

Ryan swings at the first pitch and hits a grounder to third. West makes the throw on the run. One out. Eusebio bunts the first pitch back to Zoch who throws to Garcia. Two outs. Scrappy Doo (Oliveira) singles again to the right side. Welch strikes out swinging to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 6 1/2 - Victoria 4, Fisher 2

Bottom 7 - Due Up: Baker, Garcia, Darnell

Baker walks to begin the inning. Action down in the Fisher pen, as both flamethrowers Mark Dorso and Pat Shanahan begin to throw. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes a trip to the mound. Baker steals second. Garcia singles through the left side of the infield, runners now at first and second. And that’s the end of the night for Gomez as Head Coach Scott Dulin makes the call to the bullpen and Freshman Austin Brodie answers that call. Darnell greets Brodie with a line drive to the right center gap. Welch dives for it but can’t make the catch and the ball goes all the way to the wall. Two runs score and Darnell is on with a triple. Score now 6-2. McDonald follows that triple with a single to right, Darnell scores and the score is now 7-2 Houston-Victoria. Bromberg singles past Englehardt. McDonald, who was running on the play, advances all the way to third. Head Coach Scott Dulin comes out and makes the change as the flamethrowing righthander from Waterbury, CT #62 Mark Dorso is on to pitch. Dorso has trouble finding the stike zone as he walks Green on four straight. Williams hits a 2-1 pitch over the left-center field fence for a grand slam. That now puts Houston-Victoria ahead 11-2. Reliever Austin Brodie is charged with 3 earned runs. And Rothman hits a home run, that’s back-to-back jacks as the game is called due to the mercy rule.

8 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Score from beautiful Riverside Stadium here in Victoria, TX... University of Houston at Victoria 12, Fisher College 2.

Texas Trip - Day Five Recap

Post Game Recap:

Mondello's gem helps Fisher go 1-1 on the Day

Junior Rob Mondello pitches 8 strong innings to earn his first win

With two 9 inning games being played, Fisher need a strong pitching performance in atleast one game. That performance came in game two, as junior Rob Mondello (Haverhill, MA) threw 8 innings giving up 1 run, allowing 8 hits and striking out 4 for his first victory of the season. Fisher beat the University of Texas at Brownsville 7-1. Fisher's offense also continued to stay hot as junior catcher Edwin Pena (Union City, NJ) belted two home runs, his first multi-homer game of his career, and finished the day 5-6 with 5 RBIs.

Junior Catcher Edwin Pena

However, Fisher dropped the first 9 inning game of the day to Valley City State University 15-8. The score makes it sound more lopsided than it was. Fisher had a one run deficit going into the bottom of the seventh, as Tom Englehardt (Bradford, MA) hit a three run home run to make it 6-5 VCSU. In the bottom of the 7th, Fisher's bullpen gave up 7 runs and Valley City would add 2 more in the 8th. Fisher tried to come back by scoring 3 in the top of the 8th, but the rally fell short.

Fisher looks to continue this impressive road trip to Texas today, March 19th, when they take on the University of Houston-Victoria in a 7pm est contest. You can follow all the action right here starting at 6:45 pm est.

Texas Trip - Day 5

"Let's Play Two" - Erine Banks

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Fisher College Falcon Baseball! Today is an interesting day that features two 9 inning games. In the first game today, Fisher will take on Valley City State University and in game two, Fisher will play the host University of Texas at Brownsville. You can watch the live dakstats of this game by clicking here. Just remember to click on the ((w)) next to the Valley City game. Also make sure you keep refreshing this page, that way you can stay up to date with your Falcons.

Here are the lineups for Game One!

Fisher College

#28 Richie Welch CF
#20 Gary Lunetta 3B
#14 Tom Englehardt DH
#8 Jon Olivo C
#39 Reynaldo Nunez 1B
#26 Jesse Avalos RF
#47 Matthew Mondello LF
# 9 Matthew Hendy 2B
#6 Kevin Ryan SS
#17 Kevin Michael RHP

Valley City State University

#2 Tanner Bombenger 2B
#7 Preston Jensen RF
#9 Josh Evans DH
#25 Josh Standing Elk 3B
#24 Garrett Jackson 1B
#10 Matthew Borgford CF
#16 Mike Danielson LF
#4 Justin Connell C
#8 Mark Kerkowich SS
#20 Roberto Rodriguez LHP

Fisher College will the visiting team in this game, which is being played at Scorpion Field on the campus of the University of Texas at Brownsville.

Top 1 - Due Up: Welch, Lunetta, Englehardt

Welch grounds out to first, Jackson is there to make the play, 1 out. Lunetta swings at fastball away and he is down by way of the K. 2 outs. Englehardt taps one back to the mound, Rodriguez going to his left, can not field it cleanly. Englehardt reaches first. Olivo works a wall after being down 0-2, runners now on first and second. Zack Thompson is on to do the courtesy running for Olivo. Nunez strikes out looking to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after a half an inning, Fisher 0 / Valley City 0

Bottom 1 - Due Up: Bombenger, Jensen, Evans

Bombenger strikes out looking on an inside curve ball. 1 out. Jensen singles to shallow center. Evans grounds back to the mound, Michael fields it, throws to Ryan at second (forces out Jensen), who then throws it to first for the inning ending 1-6-3 double play.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after one complete inning, Fisher College 0 / Valley City 0

Top 2 - Due Up: Avalos, Mondello, Hendy

Avalos strikes out swining on three straight, 1 out. Mondello grounds to third, Standing Elk throws to Jackson, 2 outs. Hendy grounds out to short, Kerkowich to Jackson to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after an inning and a half, Fisher 0 / Valley City 0

Bottom 2 - Due Up: Standing Elk, Jackson, Borgford

Standing Elk grounds one up the middle, Hendy is there to make the play, throws onto Nunez, 1 away. Jackson swings at the first pitch and singles over Lunetta's head at third. Borgford hits a bomb off the wall in deep right center for a triple, Jackson scores. Curve ball in the dirt, Olivo can't get in front of it. The ball goes to the backstop and Borgford scores. Danielson is hit by a pitch. Connell singles through the right side of the infield, Danielson moves up to second. Cliff Vazquez is on to do the courtesy running for Valley City. Kerkowich grounds to short, Ryan fields it and throws onto Lunetta at third to get the lead runner. 2 outs with runners at first and second. Bombenger grounds one back to the mound, Michael fields it cleanly and throws to Nunez to end the inning.

2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after two complete innings, Valley City 2, Fisher 0

Top 3 - Due Up: Ryan, Welch, Lunetta

Ryan swings at the first pitch and grounds out to second, Bombenger to Jackson, 1 out. Welch walks. Lunetta lifts a fly ball to right-center, Jensen is there to make the catch, 2 outs. Englehardt grounds to short, Kerkowich to Jackson to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 2 and a half, Valley City 2 / Fisher 0

Bottom 3 - Due Up: Jensen, Evans, Standing Elk

Jensen hits a two hopper to second, Hendy to Nunez, 1 out. Evans walks. Evans then steals second on a 1-1 count. Standing Elk is down by way of the K as he swings an misses on a curve ball. 2 outs. Jackson hits a grounder to short, Ryan to Nunez, inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 3 innings of play, Valley City 2, Fisher 0

Top 4 - Due Up: Olivo, Nunez, Avalos

Olivo breaks up the no hitter with a ground ball to second that took a Fisher bounce up and over Bombenger's shoulder. Thompson replaces Olivo as the courtesy runner. Thompson is thrown out trying to steal second. 1 out. Nunez pops one up to shallow left, Kerkowich is under it to make the catch, 2 outs. Avalos grounds one back to the mound, Rodriguez grabs it and flips to first for the out. Inning over.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 3 and a half, Valley City 2 / Fisher 0

Bottom 4 - Due Up: Borgford, Danielson, Connell

Borgford hits a seeing eye single past the outstretched glove of Ryan for a base hit. Danielson swings at the first pitch and lines out to Ryan at short. 1 out. Connell hits a ball to short, Ryan flips to Hendy (forces out Borgford) who throw one in the dirt to Nunez. Nunez can not make the pick and Connell reaches first. Vazquez is on to courtesy run. Vazquez steals second. Kerkowich grounds to third, Lunetta to Nunez, inning over.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Socre after 4 innings, Valley City 2 / Fisher 0

Top 5 - Due Up: Mondello, Hendy, Ryan

#10 Juan Eusebio has grabbed a bat and is on to pich hit for Matt Mondello. Also #11 Mike Oliveira is swinging a bat in the on-deck circle and will likely pinch hit for Matt Hendy. Eusebio swings at the first pitch and grounds one to third. Standing Elk makes a nice backhanded play and throws out the speedy Eusebio for the first out. Oliveira comes up to pinch hit for Hendy. Scrappy Doo works a full count walk and is aboard at first. Ryan's struggles continue as he strikes out swinging for the second out. #24 Edwin Pena is starting to swing a bat. Welch hits one into the right center gap, Jensen is there to make the running catch to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 4 and a half, Valley City 2 / Fisher 0

Bottom 5 - Due Up: Bombenger, Jensen, Evans

Changes for the Falcons, Pena is now in hitting in the 2nd spot of the order and playing third. McDougal-Shaver is now in playing first and hitting 5th in the order. Thompson is now playing center and hitting 6th spot of the Falcon order. Welch moves from center to right.

Bombenger hits the first pitch to second, Oliveira is there to make the play, he throws onto McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Jensen strikes out swinging on a pitch in the dirt, Olivo picks it up and throws to McDougal-Shaver who makes an outstanding gumby-like stretch to record the second out. Evans hits a fly ball to center, Thompson is there to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 innings, Valley City 2 / Fisher 0

Top 6 - Due Up: Pena, Englehardt, Olivo

Pena hits the first pitch down the left field line for a double. Englehardt is intentionally walked. Runners now at first and second. Olivo swings at the first pitch and flies to center, 1 out. McDougal-Shaver hits a single to shallow center. Bases now loaded for Thompson. Thompson walks on four straight and gets an RBI the easy way. Eusebio chops a slow roller to third, Standing Elk throws to second to force out Thompson, Englehardt scores to tie the game. Runners now at first and third with 2 outs. Oliveira lines out weakly to second, Bombenger makes the catch to end the inning.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 5 and a half, all tied up at 2.

Bottom 6 - Due Up: Standing Elk, Jackson, Borgford

Standing Elk hits the first pitch to right, Welch is there to put it away. 1 out. Jackson hits the first pitch down the left field line for a double. #21 Derek Zitzow is on to pinch run for the Vikings. After throwing a first pitch ball to Borgford, Fisher College Head Coach Scott Dulin comes out to talk to Michael. Fisher decides to intentionally walk Borgford. Runners now at first and second with 1 out. Danielson hits a RBI double to right center, Zitzow scores, Borgford advances to third. Austin Brodie begins to get loose down in the Falcon pen. Side Note (humorous) home plate punches out Connell on the second strike. Connell then hits a single to left, 2 runs score and Connell advances to second on the relay throw home. #23 Ian Jansen is now in to be the courtesy runner for Connell. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes the call to the bullpen, Freshman Austin Brodie answers that call and is now on to pitch for the Falcons. #4 Eddy Delcarmen is getting loose in the Fisher pen. Kerkowich hits a ball into center for a RBI base hit. Bombenger hits a fly ball to center, Thompson makes the catch for the second out. Brodie commits a Balk, Kerkowich advances to second. Jensen hits a ball to short, Ryan's throw to first is a little wide and McDougal-Shaver can't handle the throw. It goes off his glove and Kerkowich tries to score. Brodie picks up the ball and throws home to gun down Kerkowich. Inning over.

4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 6 innings of play, Valley City 6 / Fisher 2

Top 7 - Due Up: Ryan, Welch, Pena

Ryan grounds one softly to third, Standing Elk to Jackson, 1 out. Welch walks. Welch advances to second on the wild pickoff attempt. Pena singles to left, Welch advances to third. Englehardt hits his 2nd Home Run of the trip, this one a key 3 run Home Run over the right field fence. Welch and Pena score. Olivo grounds out to third, Standing Elk to Jackosn, 2 outs. McDougal-Shaver hits a hard grounder to third, Standing Elk fields it on the backhand and throws to Jackson for the 3 out. Inning over.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Score after 6 and a half, Valley City 6 / Fisher 5

Bottom 7 - Due Up: Evans, Standing Elk, Jackson

Pitching Change : #4 Eddy Delcarmen now on to pitch for the Falcons.

Evans walks to begin the inning. #43 JT O'Niell(LHP) is starting to loosen up in the Fisher bullpen. Evans steals second. Standing Elk walks. Runners now at first and second. Head Coach Scott Dulin pays a visit to the mound to check on Delcarmen, who is making his first pitching appearence since having shoulder surgery. O'Niell has sat down in the Fisher pen and #40 Joe Aniki starts to throw. Jackson hits a grounder to third, Pena throws to second to force out Standing Elk. Evans advances to third and Jackson is on at first. 1 out. Borgford walks and the bases are now loaded. Pena comes into talk to Delcarmen. That allowed the bullpen more time to get loose. Head Coach Scott Dulin now comes out to make the pitching change. Left Hander JT O'Neill is now onto pitch for the Falcons. Danielson hits the first pitch into left for a base hit. 1 run scores and the bases are still loaded with 1 out. Connell hits a catchable ball to left, Eusebio lets it fall in front of him another run scores. Borgford advances to third and Danielson advances to second. Jansen is back on to courtesy run for Connell. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes another pitching change as #40 Joe Aniki comes on to pitch. #21 Brian Meikle begins to throw in the Fisher 'pen. Kerkowich walks and Head Coach Scott Dulin makes yet another pitching change, if your keeping count at home thats 3 this inning, as Freshman #21 Brian Meikle is making his college debut. Bombenger hits a soft fly to shallow left center, falls in for a hit, 2 runs score. Runners now at first and second. Meikle's pick off attempt ends up in center field, that allows Kerkowich to advance to third.

7 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Score after 7 innings, Valley City 13 / Fisher 5

Top 8 - Due Up: Thompson, Eusebio, Oliveira

Pitching Change for Valley City, #18 Logan Midthun (LHP) is on to pitch and will hit in the 3rd spot of the Viking batting order.

Thompson strikes out swinging, 1 out. Eusebio singles up the middle. Oliveira singles up the middle. #5 Rob Mondello pinch hits for Ryan. Mondello walks, Ryan re-enters the game and is running at first. Bases now loaded. Welch walks, run scores. Pena hits a sac fly to center. Oliveira scores, 2 outs. Englehardt is intentionally walked. Bases loaded again. Olivo walks, Ryan scores. McDougal-Shaver pops out to second baseman Bombenger in foul ground to end the inning.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 Left on Base

Score after 7 and a half, Valley City 13 / Fisher 8

Bottom 8 - Due Up: Jackson, Borgford, Danielson

Jackson doubles just inside the 3rd base bag, rolls to the wall. #15 Nathan Lutkemeier is now running for Jackson. Borgford walks. Danielson (on a sac bunt attempt) chops one back to Meikle, who throws to second to force out Borgford. 1 out. Runners now at first and third. Connell singles past the diving Ryan at short. Lutkemeier scores, Danielson advances to third, Connell moves up to second on the throw to third by Eusebio. #23 Jansen is onto courtesy run for Connell. #56 Yeuritz Monterio is now on to pitch for the Falcons. Kerowich walks to load the bases. Bombenger hits a sac fly to right, Welch makes the catch and Danielson scores. #26 Shane Schoeneberg pinch hits for Jensen. Schoeneburg hits a fly ball to left, Eusebio makes the catch to end the inning.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 8 innings of play, Valley City 15 / Fisher 8

Top 9 - Due Up: Thompson, Eusebio, Oliveira

Changes for Valley City: #11 Greg Miller on to pitch. #19 Cory Arnason on to play first. #5 Cliff Vazquez in to play left field.

#32 JJ Navas onto pinch hit for Fisher College. Navas singles to left. Eusebio pops out in foul ground to first baseman Arnason, 1 out. Oliveira grounds into a game ending 5-4-3 double play.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Score

Fisher College 8
Valley City 15

Game Two between Fisher College and Texas Brownsville will begin in a little while. Stay tuned.

Getting Ready for first pitch of game two, here are the starting lineups.

Fisher College (3-8)

#11 Mike Oliveira 2B
#28 Richie Welch RF
#14 Tom Englehardt 3B
#24 Edwin Pena C
#4 Eddy Delcarmen DH
#48 Matthew McDougal-Shaver 1B
#6 Kevin Ryan SS
#1 Zack Thompson CF
#10 Juan Eusebio LF
#5 Rob Mondello RHP

Texas-Brownsville (13-16)

#7 Jorge Camorlinga CF
#14 Peter Maldonado RF
#11 Ryan MacDonald LF
#12 Juan Munoz 3B
#24 Jacob Yousef 1B
#8 Matt Warner DH
#28 Gilberto Puente C
#17 Scott Price 2B
# 6 Jose Guerra SS
#9 Evan Hartman RHP

Fisher is wearing their Navy Blue tops with white navy blue pinstripe pants. Texas-Brownsville is in their orange tops with white pants.

Top 1 - Due Up: Oliveira, Welch, Englehardt

Oliveira walks to begin the game. Welch strikes out swinging. 1 out . Englehardt hits a one-hopper to short, Guerra fields it cleanly but throws it wide of second trying to get the force out on Oliveira. The ball winds up in shallow right which allows Oliveira to reach third, and Englehardt (who reached first safely because of the fielder's choice) to reach second. Pena hits a ball to shallow center, Camorlinga cant get there and it falls in, Oliveira scores, Englehardt moves to third and Pena is credited with a RBI double. #20 Gary Lunetta is the courtesy runner for Pena. Delcarmen singles past the diving second baseman, Price, into right field. Englehardt scores and Lunetta advances to third. McDougal-Shaver hits a grounder to Price, it takes a Fisher bounce and bounces off of Price's chest. His only play is to first, Price to Yousef, 2 out. Lunetta is able to score, credit McDougal-Shaver with a RBI. Ryan walks. Runners now at first and second for Thompson. Delcarmen steals third. Ryan is still at first. Thompson strikes out looking on an outside fastball. Inning over.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Score after a half an inning, Fisher 3 / Brownsville 0

Bottom 1 - Due Up: Camorlinga, Maldonado, MacDonald

Defensive Changes for Fisher: #26 Jesse Avalos is in for Thompson and will play Right. Welch moves from right to center.

Camorlinga hits the first pitch from Mondello and grounds out to short, Ryan to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Maldonado hits a grounder up the middle, Ryan ranges well to his left and makes the play. Ryan to McDougal-Shaver, 2 outs. MacDonald hits a ball up the middle, Ryan fields it cleanly but has trouble taking it out of his glove, and MacDonald reaches with a hit. Munoz strikes out swinging on a curve ball for the third out.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after one complete, Fisher 3 - Brownsville 0

Top 2 - Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Welch

Eusebio's bunt attempt fails as he bunts it right back at the pitcher, Hardman to Yousef, 1 out. Oliveira walks for the second time. Oliveira steals second and advances to third on the throwing error by the catcher Puente. Welch singles to center and that will score Oliveira. Welch gets to big of a secondary lead and is picked off at first by the catcher Punete. 2 outs. Englehardt singles to center. Pena continues to destroy anything he sees as he absolutely crushes 0-1 offering to left, that one hops the school building, for a 2 run Home Run. Delcarmen bounces one to third, Munoz takes his time throwing to first and it looks like Delcarmen beat the throw but first base umpire Bobby Rutledge says otherwise and calls him out to end the inning.

3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Score after an inning and a half, Fisher 6 - Brownsville 0

Bottom 2 - Due Up: Yousef, Warner, Puente

Yousef singles past the right side of the infield for a lead off single. Mondello's pick off is a little errant and Yousef advances to second on the throwing error by Mondello. Warner singles up the middle, Yousef comes around to score. Puente hits a grounder to Ryan, who flips to Oliveira (forces out Warner) who then throws onto McDougal-Shaver for the 6-4-3 double play. 2 outs. #27 David Pittman is now pinch hitting for Price. Pittman grounds to first, McDougal-Shaver flips to the pitcher Mondello who touched first for the third out.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Top 3 - Due Up: McDougal-Shaver, Ryan, Avalos

Defensive Changes for UTB: #4 Walter Blume now playing short and Pittman stays in the game and is playing second.

McDougal-Shaver grounds out to third, Munoz to Yousef, 1 out. Ryan walks. Ryan is caught stealing, Puente to Blume, 2 out. Avalos lines out to the pitcher. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

After 2 and a half, Fisher 6 - Brownsville 1

Bottom 3 - Due Up: Blume, Camorlinga, Maldonado

Blume hits the first pitch and doubles down the left field line. Camorlinga's ground ball hits Blume's foot. He is called out. Ryan is credited with the putout. Camorlinga reaches first and is credited with a hit. Maldonado flies out to center, Welch is there, 2 outs. MacDonald walks on a full count. Close pitch, curve ball on the outside corner but Home Plate umpire Jared Higdon said it did not and MacDonald is aboard. After the first pitch to Munoz, Fisher College Head Coach Scott Dulin makes a trip to the mound. The meeting include Mondello and Pena. Munoz then lifts a fly ball to right center, Welch calls off Avalos and retires the side.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Score after 3 innings of play, Fisher College 6 - Brownville 1

Top 4 - Due Up: Eusebio, Oliveira, Welch

Eusebio flys out to center, Camorlinga is there, 1 out. Oliveira grounds to second, Pittman to Yousef, 2 away. Welch lifts a fly ball to left, Maldonado is there waiting and makes the catch to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 3 and a half innings, Fisher 6 - Brownsville 1

Bottom 4 - Due Up: Yousef, Warner, Puente

Yousef lines out to left, Eusebio is there to make the running catch. 1 out. Warner swings and misses on a curve ball (low and away from the right handed hitter) and is down by way of the K. 2 out. Puente hits a laser to left but, its right at Eusebio who makes the catch to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 4 complete, Fisher 6 - Brownsville 1

Top 5 - Due Up: Englehardt, Pena, Delcarmen

Englehardt hits a rocket to second, right at second baseman Pittman. It hits off his chest and is able to throw to Yousef for the first out. Oh my God!!!!!! Pena just blasted his second home run of the game, this one landed on the roof of the school building. That shot was about 400+ feet. Delcarmen grounds out to second, Pittman to Yousef, two away. McDougal-Shaver hits a bomb to left, its off the base of the wall and he is aboard with a single. Yes a single, he is a slow Minnesotan! Ryan rips one up the middle, it gets knocked down by the pitcher Hardman who throws to Yousef at first to end the inning.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 4 and a half, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Bottom 5 - Due Up: Pittman, Blume, Camorlinga

Pittman hits one to short, Ryan to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Blume follows Pittman's advice and hits it to short, same result though as Ryan throws to McDougal-Shaver for the second out. And yet another grounder to short, Ryan throws on the run. Its a low throw but that slow Minnesotan is very flexible as McDougal-Shaver fully extends to pick it out of the dirt and record the third out. Thats the defensive play of the game so far, aka web gem!

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

After 5 innings of play, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Top 6 - Due Up: Avalos, Eusebio, Oliveira

Avalos strikes out swinging to begin the inning. 1 out. Eusebio chops one up the middle, Blume with good range to his left, fields it and throws on to Yousef for the second out. Oliveira ground to third, Munoz to Yousef to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 5 1/2, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Bottom 6 - Due Up: Maldonado, MacDonald, Munoz

Maldonado grounds out to third, Englehardt to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. MacDonald hits one to left, Eusebio is there to make the catch, 2 outs. Munoz hits the first pitch to short, Ryan to McDougal-Shaver to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Top 7 - Due Up: Welch, Englehardt, Pena

Welch strikes out swinging, 1 out. Englehardt grounds one to first, Yousef flips to Hardman. 2 outs. Pena's now up... they should prolly walk him. Considering that's he is 2-2 with 2 HR's. Well they pitched to him. Pena gets jammed on an inside fastball and grounds out to third, Munoz to Yousef. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Bottom 7 - Due Up: Yousef, Warner, Puente

Yousef hits a ground ball to short, Ryan to McDougal-Shaver, 1 out. Warner strikes out swinging on a high fastball, 2 out. Puente hits one hard back to the mound, Mondello makes a stab at and comes up lucky, he flips to McDougal-Shaver for the third out.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 7 innings, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Top 8 - Due Up: Delcarmen, McDougal-Shaver, Ryan

Pitching Change: #16 Sam Buchanan is now in to replace Hardman after 7 innings and 112 ptiches.

Delcarmen strikes out swinging, 1 out. McDougal-Shaver hits a grounder to second, Pittman to Yousef, 2 outs. Ryan hits a grounder to first, Yousef fields it cleanly and steps on first for the third out.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Score after 7 1/2 innings of play, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Bottom 8 - Due Up: Pittman, Blume, Camorlinga

Pittman swings at the first pitch and flies out to center, Welch is there to put it away, 1 out. Blume check swings and hits a tapper in front of the plate, Pena jumps on it and throws to first where McDougal-Shaver makes the stetch to recordthe second out. Pinch Hitter Brian Bustos has come up to bat. Bustos singles up the middle. Another pinch hitter, #19 Tyler O'Neal is now batting. O'Neal hits a 2-2 offering through the 5.5 hole and UTB now has runners at first and second with two outs. Fisher College Head Coach Scott Dulin comes out to the mound, the entire infield converges for a meeting of the minds. RHP #62 Mark Dorso is begining to get loose in the Falcon bullpen. MacDonald hits a one hopper to McDougal-Shaver, who flips to Mondello covering but, Mondello can't hold on to the ball and is charged with an error. Bases now loaded. #1 Alfredo Celedon is pinch hitting. He hits a ground ball to short, Ryan fields it and steps on second to end the inning.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 3 Left on Base

Score after 8 innings, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Top 9 - Due Up: Avalos, Eusebio, Oliveira

Defensive Changes for UTB: Bustos stays in the game and plays 1B, Yousef moves to LF, MacDonald now in CF, O'Neal stays in the game in RF,

Avalos pops it up in the infield, Blume is there to make the catch. 1 out. Eusebio swings at the first pitch and grounds back to the mound, Buchanan to Bustos, 2 outs. Oliveira singles up the middle. Welch grounds one to second, Pittman to Blume which forces out Oliveira and retires the Falcons here in the top of the 9th.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Score after 8 1/2, Fisher 7 - Brownsville 1

Top 9 - Due Up: Yousef, Warner, Puente

Pitching Change: #62 Mark Dorso is now in to pitch. **Note: UTB played "Bad to the Bone" as Dorso was throwing his warm up pitches.**

Yousef singles to right to begin the inning. #33 Eddie Guerrero begins to throw in the Fisher bullpen in case if Dorso gets in trouble. Dorso fans Warner for the first out. Puente hits a taylor made double play ball to short, Ryan to Oliveira to McDougal-Shaver. Game Over!

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Final Score from Scorpion Field here on the campus of the University of Texas at Brownsville, Fisher College 7 - UTB 1.

Winning Pitcher is Rob Mondello who records his first win of the season. Losing Pitcher is Evan Hardman who falls to 1-3.

Fisher will head off to Victoria, Texas tonight where they play 4 games against the University of Houston at Victoria. Game time is set for tomorrow at 7 pm est.

Thank You and have a good night!

Texas Trip - Day Three Recap

Post Game Recap:

Fisher splits double header with Valley City

Senior Tom Englehardt hit a 2 run HR to help Fisher earn a spilt with VCSU

Tom Englehardt (Bradford, MA) had an outstanding day as Fisher College split a double header against Valley City State University. Fisher dropped the first game of the day 12-0 in a shortened 5 inning game due to the mercy rule. Valley City beat up on starter Zack Thompson (Salem, MA), who was making his first start of the year. The Vikings touched him up for 8 runs in 3.1 innings. On the other side, Fisher could not solve the Vikings starting pitcher Shane Schoeneburg.

In game two, Fisher flipped the switch and came out swinging. Englehardt led the charge by going 4 for 4 with a 2 run HR to right, which landed in Mexico. Also doing well for the Falcons was starting pitcher Kevin Ryan (Cheshire, CT). Ryan threw a complete game gem, allowing 4 runs, striking out 6 and surrendering 5 hits over the course of 7 innings. Freshman JJ Navas (Beverly, MA) recorded a double in his first college at bat. Fisher won game two by a score of 9-4.

With a rare off day tomorrow, the Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Valley City one more time with a 9 inning game. Game time is 3pm est. Immediately following that game, Fisher will take on Texas-Brownsville in a 9 inning contest.


OTHER FISHER BASEBALL NEWS

Fisher Graduate re-signs with Southern Maryland

Anthony Perry ('08) re-signed with the Blue Crabs

It was announced today that Fisher College graduate and Fisher College Falcon, Anthony Perry '08, has officially signed a contact to play for the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the independent Atlantic League for the 2009 season. Perry was the first Fisher College athlete to sign a pro contract last summer after his stellar senior season. During the 2008 season in Southern Maryland, Perry appeared in 26 games playing 5 different positions. He is expected to serve in a backup/bullpen role for the 2009 Blue Crab squad. In his four years here at Fisher, Perry collected 167 hits, a career batting average of .335 and 102 RBI. Perry also holds several school records including Games Played (171), Stolen Bases (69), and Triples (14).

"I'm excited to go back and continue to do what I love, play baseball." said Perry. "Last year (Southern Maryland Manager) Butch (Hobson) gave me an opportunity to play at the next level and I am thankful that he has given me another opportunity again this year."

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are based out of Waldorf, MD. They are entering their second year of existence. Opening day for the Blue Crabs is slated for April 23rd at home versus the Long Island Ducks. For more information on the Blue Crabs, please visit www.somdbluecrabs.com.

Texas Trip Day 3

Hello fans, welcome back to another edition of Fisher Falcon Baseball!

This site might be a little behind today due to the fact that i have to do the dakstats-websync which can be found here. Just click on the ((W)) beside the Valley City Game.

Here are the starting lineups

Valley City State (2-6)

#2 Tanner Bombenger SS
#7 Preston Jenson RF
#9 Josh Evans CF
#25 Josh Standing Elk 3B
#16 Mike Danielson DH
#10 Matt Borgford LF
#23 Ian Jansen 2B
#19 Cory Arnason 1B
#4 Justin Connell C
#26 Shane Schoeneberg P

Fisher College (2-6)

#11 Mike Oliveira SS
#20 Gary Lunetta 2B
#14 Tom Englehardt 3B
#24 Edwin Pena DH
#4 Eddy Delcarmen 1B
#8 Jon Olivo C
#28 Richie Welch CF
#26 Jesse Avalos RF
#10 Juan Eusebio LF
#1 Zack Thompson LHP

Fisher College will be the home team in this game which is being played at the University of Texas at Brownsville. Fisher will be wearing their white navy blue pinstripes while Valley City State University will be wearing their maroon tops with gray pants.

Top1 - Bombenger, Jensen, Evans

First pitch of the game, Thompson drills Bombenger. Jensen hits a 3-1 offering between Oliveira and Englehardt for a base hit. Runners now at first and second. Evans hits a ground ball to Oliveira who flips to Lunetta at second to force out Jensen. Lunetta has trouble getting the ball out of his glove and we now have runners at the corners with 1 out. Evans steals second. Runners now at second and third. Standing Elk hits a RBI Base hit up the middle, one run scores. Danielson is hit by the pitch. Bases now loaded. Borgford singles to center, another run scores. Bases still loaded. Jansen hits a ground ball to short. Oliveira to Lunetta to Delcarmen, double play, Thompson is out of the jam.

2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Bottom 1 - Oliveira, Lunetta, Englehardt

Oliveira grounds out to short, Bombenger to Arnason. 1 out. Lunetta singles through the left side of the infield. Englehardt then rips one to right, Lunetta advances to third. Pena swings at the first pitch and pops it up to short, Bombenger makes the catch, 2 out. Delcarmen then swings at the first pitch and grounds out to short, Bombenger to Arnason, 3 out.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 Left on Base

Top 2 - Arnason, Connell, Bombenger

Arnason singles up the middle, then steals second on the first pitch to Connell. Connell walks, and Cliff Vazquez is on to do the coutesy running. Bombenger hits a triple down the right field line, 2 runs will score and its now 4-0 Valley City. Jensen hits a weak ground ball to Delcarmen who applies the tag for the first out. Bombenger stays at third. Evans then rips a triple into the right center gap. Bombenger scores, 5-0 VCSU. Standing Elk lifts a fly ball to shallow right field, Lunetta makes the catch over his shoulder. Evans alertly tags and scores. Danielson strikes out swinging to end the inning.

4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Bottom 2 - Olivo, Welch, Avalos

Olivo singles up the middle.Welch slaps one to left field for a base hit. Olivo moves up to second. Wild pitch allows the runners to move up to second and third. Avalos strikes out swinging on a change up low and away. 1 out. Eusebio hits the hardest ball of his life, but its no avail as it is hit right at Standing Elk who makes the catch and steps on third for the unassisted double play. Tough break for Fisher. Inning over.

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Top 3 - Due Up: Borgford, Jansen, Arnason

Borgford swings and misses on a curve ball for a strike out. 1 out. Jansen swings and misses on an outside two seam fastball for the second out of the inning. Arnason strikes out swinging on a change up. 3 outs. Thompson looks like he has finally started to settle down after a shaky start.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Bottom 3 - Due Up: Oliveira, Lunetta, Englehardt

Oliveira lines one back up the box, which hits Schoeneberg's hip and Oliveira is aboard safely. Lunetta stikes out swinging and Oliveira is caught stealing. A good ol' fashion strike'em out, throw'em out double play. 2 out. Englehardt lifts an easy fly ball to shallow left, Bombeger is there to retire the side.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Top 4 - Due Up: Connell, Bombenger, Jensen

Connell hits a bouncer up the middle over Thompson's head for a single. Vazquez is on to courtesy run. He then steals second. Olivo's throw is too late to get him. Bombenger hits a fly ball to deep right, Avalos is there to make the catch and Vazquez tags and advances to third. Jensen hits a RBI single between Lunetta and Delcarmen. Thats the end for Thompson as #56 Yeuritz Monterio comes in to pitch. Monterio throws a curve ball in the dirt (about 54 feet) and the runner advances to second. Evans hits a bomb to deep right center for an RBI triple. Score is now 9-0 VCSU. Standing Elk hits a sac fly to deep center. Jensen scores. Danielson grounds out to Englehardt who throws across the diamond to Delcarmen to end the inning.

3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base

Bottom 4 - Due Up: Pena, Delcarmen, Olivo

Pena reaches on a error by the right fielder Jensen. Who totally muffed the fly ball. Delcarmen hits a ground ball to Jansen who tags Pena and throws on to first for the double play. 2 outs. Olivo, after a tough at bat, walks. Welch hits a chopper to short, Bombenger flips to Jansen for the final out. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Top 5 - Due Up: Borgford, Jansen, Arnason

Vazquez is now pinch hitting for Borgford. Vazquez is hit by the pitch, up around the forearm area. Thats the end of the day for Monterio as Matt Hendy, the sidearmer, is on in relief. Garrett Jackson is pinch hitting for Jansen. Jackson singles to right, Vazquez stops at second. Arnason singles to center, one run scores. Welch's throw to third is wild and another run is in. Connell gets an RBI single to left. Arnason scores. Letkemeier is now the courtsey runner. He then steals second. Bombenger walks. Hendy is replaced by LHP JT O'Niell. Jensen flies out to left, 1 out. Evans htis a soft grounder to the mound, it goes off of O'Neill's glove, Englehardt fields it and throws on to Delcarmen for the second out. Standing Elk grounds to third, Englehardt to Delcarmen. Inning over.

3 runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Bottom 5 - Due Up: Avalos, Eusebio, Oliveira

Avalos strikes out swinging, 1 out. Eusebio beats out a ground ball to short. Oliveira hits a rocket to right, but Jensen is there to make the running catch. 2 outs. Lunetta hits an easy fly ball to center, Evans is under it to end the game.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

End of Game due to Mercy Rule. Game Two of this double header will start shortly.

Final Score from Scorpion Field, Valley City 12 - Fisher 0.

Here are the lineups for the second game. Fisher is the home team.

Valley City State University

#24 Garrett Jackson C
#7 Preston Jensen RF
#9 Josh Evans CF
#25 Josh Standing Elk 3B
#16 Mike Danielson DH
#10 Matt Borgford LF
#23 Ian Jansen 2B
#19 Cory Arnason 1B
#8 Mark Kerkowich SS
#21 Derek Zitzow P

Fisher College

#11 Mike Oliveira SS
#28 Richie Welch CF
#14 Tom Englehardt 3B
#24 Edwin Pena C
#4 Eddy Delcarmen 1B
#5 Rob Mondello 2B
#48 Matthew McDougal-Shaver DH
#47 Matthew Mondello RF
#10 Juan Eusebio LF
#6 Kevin Ryan RHP

Top 1 - Due Up: Jackson, Jensen, Evans

Ryan's curve ball slips and hits Jackson in the helmet. He is all right, and Vazquez is on to courtesy run. Jensen chops one out in front of the plate, Pena jumps on it and throws him out a first. Vazquez advances to second. Evans pops one up to shallow right, Rob Mondello is under it to make an eventful catch. It bounced out of his glove but he is able to catch it in the air for the second out. Standing Elk hits a weak grounder to short, Oliveira up with it and throws on to Delcarmen for the out. Inning over. I'm glad this one started better than the last game.

0Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 1 - Due Up: Oliveira, Welch, Englehardt

Oliveira walks on four straight. Welch hits one to deep right, Jensen is there, 1 out. Englehardt smashes one down the right field line for a double, Oliveira is held up at third. Pena is jammed and hits a soft roller to third, Standing Elk makes the play to retire Pena. 2 out. Delcarmen is hit by the pitch. Bases now loaded for Rob Mondello. Mondello is hit by a pitch with two strikes, thats an RBI as Oliveira makes the walk home. Englehardt goes to third, Delcarmen to second. Bases still loaded for the Minnesotan McDougal Shaver. McDougal-Shaver is hit with another two strike pitch. Thats his second RBI in as many days, as Englehardt scores. Bases loaded for Matt Mondello. Matty Mo chops on to third, Standing Elk throws it away, Delcarmen and Rob Mondello scores, McDougal-Shaver advances to third. Eusebio with a base hit to center, McDougal-Shaver scores. Oliveira becomes "that guy" and ends the inning with a fly out to right.

5 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error, 2 Left on Base

Top 2 - Due Up: Danielson, Borgford, Jansen

Danielson stikes out swinging on a slurve. 1 out. Borgford hits a weak grounder to second, Rob Mondello misplays it as it hits off his glove and Borgford on by way of the error. Jansen hits a fly ball to right, Matt Mondello is there to make the second out. Arnason swings and misses on a ball in the dirt, Pena corrals it and throws to Delcarmen to retire the side.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 2 - Welch, Englehardt, Pena

Welch walks to begin the inning. Englehardt hits one through the first baseman for a RBI base hit. Welch scores. Pena swings at a 3-1 offering and grounds into a 6-4-3 double play (thats shortstop to second base to first base). 2 outs. Delcarmen strikes out swining to end the inning.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Top 3 - Due Up: Kerkowich, Jackson, Jensen

Kerkowich hits one up the middle, Oliveira trys to make a play but holds on to it. Base hit for Kerkowich. Jackson flies one to right, Matt Mondello is there, 1 out. Jensen hits a liner destened for the second base gap, but Rob Mondello makes a sensatioanal diving catch for the second out. Evans hits a bomb over the head of centerfielder Welch for a RBI triple. Standing Elk hits a ground to Rob Mondello, who fields it cleanly and tosses to first for the third out.

1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 3 - Due Up: Rob Mondello, Matt McDougal-Shaver, Matt Mondello

Rob Mondello singles through the 5.5 hole. McDougal-Shaver lines into a double play, he smoked a ball right at the shortstop who caught it and the air and doubled up Rob Mondello who was running on the play. Matt Modello gets a base hit over the shortstop's head. Eusebio grounds into an inning ending fielder's choice. Matt Mondello is forced out at second.

0 Runs, 2 Hits (by the Mondello bros), 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Top 4 - Due Up: Danielson, Borgford, Jansen

Danielson is retired on three straight by way of the K. 1 out. Borgford flies out to left, Eusebio is there, 2 away. Jansen walks on a terrible call by the home plate umpire, who should've rung him up. Arnason hits a grounder to short, Oliveira can't handle to hop, runner advances to second. Arnason is aboard with an error. Kerkowich flies out to center. Inning over.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 4 - Due Up: Oliveira, Welch, Englehardt

Oliveira hits a 3-1 pitch to right, Jensen is there to make the catch. 1 out. Welch doubles down the left field line. Englehardt hits a no doubt BOMB down the right field line for a two-run HR. Pena flies out to left, 2 outs. Delcarmen hits one through the left side for a single. Rob Mondello hits a grounder to third, Standing Elk up with it and makes the throw to retire the side.

2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Top 5 - Due Up: Jackson, Jensen, Evans

Jackson grounded out to third, Englehardt to Delcarmen. 1 out. Jensen hits one to second, Rob Mondello fields it cleanly but throws it into the Falcon dugout. Jensen is now on second base. Evans stikes out swinging for the second out. Standing Elk strikes out looking on a curve ball, side retired.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 5 - Due Up: McDougal-Shaver, Matt Mondello, Eusebio

Pinch Hitter - #32 JJ Navas for McDougal-Shaver
New Pitcher - #18 Logan Midthun (LHP)

Navas with a double to deep right, off the base of the wall. Matt Mondello hits a routine grounder to third, Standing Elk to Arnason, 1 out. Eusebio copies Matt Mondello and grounds out to third. 2 out. Oliveira flies out to right. Inning over.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Top 6 - Due Up: Danielson, Bongford, Jansen

Danielson strikes out swining. 1 out. Borgford walks on four straight balls. Jansen walks. Head Coach Scott Dulin makes a visit to the mound to try to calm down Ryan, who is up to 90 pitches on the day. Arnason hits a fly ball to right center, Welch makes the catch and Borgford scores. Jansen advances to second. Kerkowich singles off of Oliveira's glove. One run scores. Jackson hits a double to the right-center gap, 2 runbs score. Jensen hits a fly ball to center, Welch makes the catch, inning over.

3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Bottom 6 - Due Up: Welch, Englehardt, Pena

Pitching Change: #11 Greg Miller now pitching for Valley City

Welch hits an easy fly ball to center. Evans is there, 1 out. Englehardt smokes one into shallow center. Pena flies out to deep left. 2 out. Delcarmen lifts a fly ball to center, Evans drops it. That allows Englehardt to score. Delcarmen is replaced by #20 Gary Lunetta. Rob Mondello pops one up in foul ground, to the right of the 1st base coach's box. Arnason is there to retire the side.

1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error, 1 Left on Base

Top 7 - Due Up: Evans, Standing Elk, Danielson

Evans flies out to right, 1 out. Standing Elk singles to right. Justin Connell is now pinch hitting. Connell hits on to deep right, Eusebio is there to make the catch. 2 out. Borgford lines out to left center, Eusebio makes the nice running catch to end the game.

0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors, 1 Left on Base

Final Score from Brownsville, TX - Fisher College 9, Valley City 4.

Post Game Notes:

Kevin Ryan throws a complete game (112 pitches) win for the Falcons. He improves his record to 1-1 on the young season.

Tom Englehardt went 4-4 including a monster bomb (2 run HR) to right, that landed somewhere in Mexico. Overall on the day he was 5 for 6.

Freshman JJ Navas (Beverly, MA) recorded his first college hit with a ringing double of the base of the wall in right.

Post Game Recap:

Fisher splits double header with Valley City

Senior Tom Englehardt hit a 2 run HR to help Fisher earn a spilt with VCSU

Tom Englehardt (Bradford, MA) had an outstanding day as Fisher College split a double header against Valley City State University. Fisher dropped the first game of the day 12-0 in a shortened 5 inning game due to the mercy rule. Valley City beat up on starter Zack Thompson (Salem, MA), who was making his first start of the year. The Vikings touched him up for 8 runs in 3.1 innings. On the other side, Fisher could not solve the Vikings starting pitcher Shane Schoeneburg. In game two, Fisher flipped the switch and came out swinging. Englehardt led the charge by going 4 for 4 with a 2 run HR to right, which landed in Mexico. Also doing well for the Falcons was starting pitcher Kevin Ryan (Cheshire, CT). Ryan threw a complete game gem, allowing 4 runs, striking out 6 and surrendering 5 hits over the course of 7 innings. Fisher won game two by a score of 9-4.

With a rare off day tomorrow, the Falcons will be back in action Wednesday when they take on Valley City one more time with a 9 inning game. Game time is 3pm est. Immediately following that game, Fisher will take on Texas-Brownsville in a 9 inning contest.