Boston, MA - Twice the Vermont State University Lyndon baseball team battled from behind against Fisher College to put themselves in position to beat the host Falcons on Sunday afternoon.  And twice Fisher came up with the big hit in the bottom of the seventh inning to pick up a pair of walk-off victories over the Hornets.  wWith the sweep, Fisher improves to 8-17 on the season, while Lyndon remains winless in eight outings.

Game 1 - Fisher 6, VTSU Lyndon 5

Lyndon jumped out in front in the top of the first inning when TJ Santaw (Newport, VT) led the game off with a triple to deep right center field and later scored on Matt Gonyeau's (St. Albans, VT) double.  Fisher tied things in the home half of the first when Armando Torres walked, stole second, moved to third on a fly out, and scored when Jeremy Renta grounded out.

Fisher took the lead in the bottom of the second inning when Gabriel Rivera drew a two-out walk, moved to second on an error, and scored on Jose Aybar's double.  The Falcons extended their advantage to 4-1 with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

The Lyndon bats came alive in the top of the sixth inning.  Santaw drew a leadoff walk and Kearson Grisham (Choctaw, MS) followed with a base hit.  Matt Doherty then laced a triple to center field, scoring Santaw and Grisham.  Pinch hitter Anthony Ness (Silver Springs, NV) then came through with a base hit to right to drive in Doherty and tie the game at 4-4.

Dale Ostermann (Harrington, DE) relieved Lyndon starter Carlos Rodriguez (La Mirada, CA) in the bottom of the sixth inning and promptly set the Falcons down in order.

Pinch hitter Oscar Paredes (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) led off the top of the seventh inning with a base hit, then was lifted for pinch runner Brandon Fernandez (Sebring, FL).  Fernandez advanced to second on a wild pitch, then stole third.  When Santaw lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Fernandez, Lyndon had a 5-4 lead.

Down to their last at bat, Fisher put the tying run on base when Jatnier Torres drew a one-out walk.  Renta then drove a ground rule double over the right field fence to put the tying run at second and the winning run at third.  Pinch hitter Adrian Colon then delivered the walk off win, doubling down the right field line to score both runners.

Joziel Carmona, the fourth Fisher pitcher of the game, picked up the win, while Ostermann was tagged with the loss.

Game 2 - Fisher 8, VTSU Lyndon 7

Lyndon again broke in front in the top of the first inning of the nightcap.  Santaw and Grisham started things with back to back base hits.  Tyler Murro (Littleton, NH)lifted a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home Santaw.  Three straight walks to Ryan Alt (Poultney, VT), Ness, and Alberto Bustamante (Northridge, CA) brought home Grisham, making it 2-0, Hornets.

Fisher got one run back in the home fourth inning when Yariel Salinas walked and later scored on Brendon Trohon's base hit.

Lyndon extended their lead to 4-1 in the top of the fifth inning.  With one out, Grisham and Doherty delivered back to back singles.  One out later Alt's RBI single drove in Grisham.  Ness followed with a base hit to score Doherty.

Fisher made it a one-run game again in the home fifth.  Rivera tripled leading off, then Torres drove hm in with a base hit.  Fisher loaded the bases courtesy of a walk and a hit batsman, then Torres scored on a wild pitch, cutting the Hornet lead to 4-3.

Dalton Berry (Tavares, FL) led off the Lyndon sixth with a base hit.  He moved to second on Santaw's sacrifice bunt, then to third when Grisham beat out a bunt single.  Doherty's foul sacrifice fly scored Berry to increase the Lyndon lead to 5-3.

Trohon singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning.  Aybar then reached on an error.  After Rivera moved the runners over with a sacrifice bunt, Armando Torres tripled down the right field line, scoring both runners to tie the game.  After Jatnier Torres walked, Renta's RBI single brought home Armando Torres to put Fisher in front.  Jatnier Torres later scored on a Yariel Salinas sacrifice fly, giving Fisher a 7-5 lead through six.

Alt singled to lead off the top of the seventh inning.  After Ness reached on a fielder's choice, Bustamante and Ostermann were both hit by pitches to load the bases.  Ness then scored on a wild pitch and pinch runner Evan Duncan (Little Elm, TX) came home with the tying run when Santaw beat out an infield hit.

With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, Aybar was hit by a pitch.  Rivera then singled to right, and a Lyndon error allowed Aybar to come all the way around with the winning run.

Fernando Ortiz, Fisher's fourth pitcher, picked up the win, while Lyndon reliever Sean Cavanaugh (Londonderry, NH) took the loss.

The Hornets return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Nichols College for a doubleheader.  First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 pm.