Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Ithaca College softball team split a road doubleheader with Fisher Friday evening, defeating the Cardinals by a score of 10-0 in game one before falling in the second contest, 10-2. The split puts Ithaca's record at 16-8, including a record of 5-3 in the conference. Fisher moves to 18-8 overall with a mark of 4-4 in the Empire 8.

Game 1: Ithaca – 10, St. John Fisher – 0
Senior Sam Bender picked up the complete game win for the Bombers in the first contest. She recorded three strikeouts and didn't allow a run in the 5.0 innings of the shortened outing. Sophomore Kelly Robichaud went 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored, two RBI and a home run. Senior Sydney Folk also homered, as she went 1-for-3 with three RBI. In total, four Bombers picked up multiple hits in the victory.

Ithaca got on the board in the bottom of the first, scoring four runs on five hits in the opening frame. With one out and the bases loaded, sophomore Casey Gavin hit one of her two doubles in the contest to bring home the first two runs of the game. Sophomore Erin McQuillan singled to center field two batters later to bring home two more runs and put the score at 4-0.

The Bombers struck again in the second, doubling their lead with four runs on three hits in the frame. With runners at first and second, Folk hit her team-leading fifth home run of the season over the left field wall to push the lead to 7-0. Robichaud capped the scoring run with a solo homer in the next at bat, giving Ithaca the 8-0 lead.

The Bombers added to their lead in the fourth, scoring two more runs on three hits to go up by a score of 10-0. Fisher was unable to close the gap in the bottom of the fifth, giving Ithaca the game one win via the NCAA eight-run rule.

Game 2: Ithaca – 2, St. John Fisher – 10
Sophomore Laura Quicker picked up the loss for the Bombers in game two after giving up three earned runs in the opening frame. Classmate Allison Macari recorded four strikeouts and didn't allow any earned runs in the final 3.2 innings of play. Folk went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI. Senior Julianne Vincent went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.

The Bombers scored the first run of game two in the top of the first inning. With Vincent at second base, Folk sent a double to right center to bring Vincent home for a 1-0 advantage.

Ithaca's lead was short lived, however, as Fisher scored seven runs in the bottom of the opening frame on four hits and two Bomber errors. The Cardinals added to their lead with an insurance run in the second to put the score at 8-1.

Ithaca chipped away at the lead with a run in the third, cutting Fisher's advantage to 8-2. Vincent started the inning with a double, eventually scoring on a single to center field from Folk. The score marked Folk's second RBI of the game and fifth of the doubleheader.

Fisher would add two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, giving the Cardinals a 10-2 lead. The Bombers were unable to score again in the contest, giving Fisher the victory in game two.

The Bombers return home on Saturday, April 19 for a conference doubleheader with Stevens. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.