WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Cardinals fought off a Bison rally in the fourth and fifth innings when Bison catcher Ryan Lentz doubled, bringing centerfielder Kevin Alley home in the fourth, along with a Justin Wilson single, bringing first baseman William Jacobs home to edge the Cardinal lead, 3-2.

The Bison then held the Cardinals scoreless for two innings until Joseph Maca doubled, bringing two Cardinal runs in, making the score 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth.

Over the seventh, Mike Michalski sent pitcher Jeremy Dolan's ball past the left field fence for a three-run homer, distancing the Cardinals for good and ending the scoring at 8-2.

Jon Berscheit leads the Bison bats with a .375 average, or 15 hits in 40 at-bats. Ryan Lentz (p/c/2B/ss) has a .339 BA with 21 hits in 62 at-bats over 19 games.

March's Athlete of the Month Kevin Alley continues his stellar defense with a team-high 72 put-outs from centerfield. Alley also is batting .333 (24 hits in 72 at-bats, over 21 games) and has 17 stolen bases (in 17 attempts).

Jeremy Dolan and Justin Wilson round out the batting leaders with a .313 average, putting up 20 hits over 64 at-bats in 21 games; Wilson has a .303 average with 20 hits in 66 at-bats. Wilson also is second on the team in stolen bases, with 11, in 11 attempts.

The Bison (4-17, 0-9 CAC) face the Cardinals again on Saturday, April 14 in a home matchup. The first pitch will be thrown at noon.