Marc Iseneker threw a three-hit shutout and the St. John Fisher Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to beat Kean, 9-0, Thursday night at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at PNC Field in Moosic, PA.
Iseneker faced just 30 batters as he hit one hitter and struck out for to improve to 7-2.Â
Mike Roman had four hits and Cody Wiktorski had two hits and drove in two runs and Malcolm Kelsey and Evan Ryan both had two hits for Fisher. Nate Roethel hit a two-run homer.
Frank Urso, Tyler Heisch and Shayne Fontana had hits for Kean. Chris Amato worked seven scoreless innings for Kean before Fisher erupted in the eighth.
Wiktorski avoided the tag to beat out an infield single with one out in the top of the eighth and moved to third on Jack Trotman’s double inside the first base bag. With the infield in, Roman lined a single to right to give Fisher a 2-0 lead and took second when the throw to the plate deflected off pinch-runner Ryan Prevost.
Scott Eisingmenger ripped a single to left to make it 3-0 and Roethel followed with a two-run homer to right.
Kelsey singled to left and Jack Vivinetto walked before Ryan bounced a double over third base for a 6-0 lead. Wiktorski singled up the middle to score two more runs and lined a single to center to end the scoring.
St. Fisher improved to 36-11 and will face UMass-Boston in the winner’s bracket final, Friday at 4:30.
Kean is 27-17 and will play Haverford in an elimination game, Friday at 1:15.
