SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The RIT Tigers lost both ends of a doubleheader to Skidmore on Sunday, falling 11-5 in the opening game and 5-3 in the second game.
GAME 1- Skidmore 11, RIT 5
Junior center fielder
John Bagley went 1-2 with a home run and junior shortstop
Randy Dodig went 4-5 with two doubles in the Tiger's opening game loss to Skidmore.
- RIT took an early lead on a single in the first by senior left fielder Chris Reilly to score Dodig and make the score 1-0.
- The Tigers extended the lead to 4-0 in the third, as Reilly was hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded, Bagley drove in a run on a sacrifice, and sophomore right fielder Adam Marsh had an RBI single.
- Skidmore tied the score in the third with a four-run rally that culminated in a two-run single by Brendan O'Neill.
- The Thoroughbreds took the lead, 9-4, in the fourth with a five-run inning that included a three-run home run by Sam Kornet.
- Bagley hit his home run in the fifth to narrow the score to 9-5.
- Skidmore added two more runs in the sixth to get to the 11-5 final score.
GAME 2- Skidmore 5, RIT 3
A late home run by senior designated hitter
Zach Mecca wasn't enough, as the Tigers came up short to Skidmore in the final game of the doubleheader, 5-3.
- Skidmore had its first run score in the first on a one-out groundout to take the early 1-0 lead.
- The Thoroughbreds added four more runs in the second inning on an O'Neill double and a three-run home run by Jackson Hornung.
- Mecca hit his three-run home run with two outs in the seventh and final inning to narrow the score to 5-3, but Skidmore got the next out to end the game.
- Graduate student Eric Sipling threw four innings of relief, allowing only two hits.
WHAT'S NEXT:
RIT heads to St. John Fisher for a non-conference game with the Cardinals on Wednesday, April 19. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 P.M.