Story written and posted by Anthony Perry '08, Fisher College Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information

WEYMOUTH, MASS. – The Fisher College Baseball team ended their week with a double-header split against Eastern Nazarene College this afternoon, winning the opener 13-7 before falling in the night cap 12-6. The split sends the Falcons to an overall record of 19-4 while the Lions remain above .500 at 6-5.

Game One: Fisher College 13, Eastern Nazarene College 7 (Final)

It took six innings before the Fisher offense awoke and when they finally did, they totaled 11 runs on 12 hits to erase a 7-2 deficit on their way to a 13-7 win.

The 15-hit barrage was paced by senior Mitchell Lundholm (Plymouth, Mass.), who finished going 3-for-5 with a RBI. Sophomore John Batista (Lawrence, Mass.) launched his third home run of the season as he went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and four RBI in the opener while freshman Emmanuel Rosado (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) also knocked in four on his 2-for-5 day at the dish. Junior Jacob Deziel (Merrimac, Mass.) connected on his first home run of the season in the third inning as he ended the day going 2-for-5 with two RBI and the homer.

Senior Jose Galan (Alta, Puerto Rico) was credited with the win to improve to 4-0 on the year as he pitched two innings of one-hit relief while striking out five of the nine batters he faced. Freshman starter William Carpenter (Brentwood, N.H.) allowed seven runs (six earned) on eight hits over his four innings of work. Senior Johann Doerrer (Dolgeville, N.Y.) was the unsung hero as the right-hander kept the Lions bats off the board to allow the comeback to happen. Doerrer pitched three scoreless innings and surrendered just three hits.

Eastern Nazarene saw sophomore starting pitcher Francis Ferguson (Jefferson, Mass.) go 2-for-3, two RBI at the plate with a two-run homer in the first and three other Lions record multiple hits in the loss. Ferguson also received the loss on the mound as he allowed eight runs (all earned) on eleven hits over 7.2 innings. Senior Brenndan Rogers (Hanson, Mass.) gave up five unearned runs in his inning of work before freshman Jordy Vazquez (Stamford, Conn.) recorded the final out in the ninth.

Game Two: Eastern Nazarene College 12, Fisher College 6 (Final)

The offense continued as the Falcons scored four runs in the first inning but Eastern Nazarene was able to answer with five in the home half as they took a game two 12-6 victory to for the double-header split.

Batista finished with three RBI on his 3-for-4 showing at the dish to lead the Fisher offense. Lundholm and Deziel each added RBI hits as they both went 1-for-3 in the game. Junior Norberto Ceballos (Loiza, Puerto Rico) picked up his first loss of the season as the right-hander allowed five runs (all earned) on two hits over his 0.2 innings as the team's opener. Each of the four relievers for Fisher allowed runs in the contest.

The Lions were catapulted by graduate-student catcher Cliff Guerrero (Boston, Mass.), who connected for his second home run of the season on his 2-for-3, two RBI night. Freshman Cam Barry (Manchester, Conn.) laced a bases clearing triple in the first to go 1-for-4 with three RBI and senior Steven Pesce (Harrison, N.Y.) added two RBI finishing his day at the plate going 2-for-4. Graduate-student right-handed pitcher Jamie Carey (Amherst, Mass.) pitched a complete game for his first win of the year as he allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits while striking out eight.

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Fisher will remain on the road as they travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for a two-game set at Point Park University. First pitch of the double-header is slated for 12pm on Tuesday, March 30. Eastern Nazarene will also be on the road this upcoming Tuesday as they travel to Standish, Maine for a 4pm game at Saint Joseph's College (Maine).