WAREHAM, Mass. — Colin Fisher (Arkansas) had to wait quite some time before taking the mound on Friday against the Wareham Gatemen.
It was because the offense provided him a ton of run support, putting together a whopping eight runs in the first inning en route to a 9-8 win before Fisher could take the bump in the bottom of the frame.
Most pitchers might be out of rhythm having to wait that long, but it didn't make a difference for Fisher.
"It actually kinda makes it easier as a pitcher," Fisher said. "Just throw strikes, allow them to hit it and trust the defense. No worries at all really."
He might've let the Wareham bats hit the ball, but it was only for his defense to make plays behind him, as Fisher was lights out on the mound.
The southpaw tossed a scoreless five innings on the mound with five strikeouts, allowing just a pair of hits.
"My command was probably the best thing that was working for me —I guess you could say all four pitches," Fisher said. "All four of them were in the strike zone. I was able to throw pretty much wherever I wanted. That was probably what helped me out the most today."
His accuracy was a key point in his performance. His four pitches in his arsenal are a pair of fastballs, a curveball and a changeup and all of them were locked in. In addition to his five strikeouts and no runs allowed, he also walked zero hitters.
Succeeding with his control was a big point of emphasis for Fisher when he decided to play summer ball with Bourne.
"I wanted to work on my command — kind of struggled with that this year and my two fastballs," Fisher said. "I just wanted to figure out the two differences and how they work against good hitters like up here on the Cape."
He is coming off of a sophomore season at Arkansas where his ERA increased from his freshman campaign, going from 2.67 to 4.62.
So far for Bourne he's posted a 3.86 ERA with 17 strikeouts and has walked eight batters, but if he continues to pitch the way he did against Wareham, those numbers will steadily improve in no time.
"It's been awesome playing against great kids and people from all over the country," Fisher said. "Just being able to throw out here has been great."
The Razorbacks are coming off of a season where they came up just short up a College World Series appearance, losing in the semifinals to LSU.
Fisher talked about how awesome the experience was, but he's hoping to take his experiences with the Braves and carry it over into a strong 2026 season where Arkansas has a more favorable postseason result.
"Omaha was awesome," Fisher said. "Everything about it. Even though we didn't come out the winners, it was still awesome. It was a great experience. Love to be there again next year."
