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Caroline Sherman
12
Winner RIT RIT 14-17, 8-6 Liberty
9
Rochester ROC 16-15, 9-5 Liberty
Winner
RIT RIT
14-17, 8-6 Liberty
12
Final
9
Rochester ROC
16-15, 9-5 Liberty
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RIT RIT 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 4 12 11 0
Rochester ROC 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 9 11 2

W: Rising, Luc (2-1) L: Mark Aaronson (3-2)

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RIT RIT 14-18, 8-7 Liberty
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Winner Rochester ROC 17-15, 10-5 Liberty
RIT RIT
14-18, 8-7 Liberty
5
Final
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Rochester ROC
17-15, 10-5 Liberty
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RIT RIT 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 9 0
Rochester ROC 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 8 5

W: Matt Casiero (1-2) L: Sipling, Eric (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball splits regular season finale with Rochester; wins 12-9, loses 6-5

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team split a doubleheader with Rochester; winning 12-9, losing 6-5, Saturday.

GAME ONE – RIT 12, Rochester 9
Junior Sam Kulp and junior Adam Marsh both hit home runs, earning a combined 7 RBI as the Tigers defeated Rochester in game one of a Sunday doubleheader.
  • Rochester took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double and a sacrifice fly
  • In the third inning, junior Adam Marsh tied the game with a two-run homer over the center field wall
  • The Yellow Jackets took back their early lead on a fielder's choice in the third
  • RIT scored four runs in the fourth, taking a 6-3 lead on an RBI single from graduate student Gil Merod and a three-run homer from Kulp
  • In the bottom of fourth, Rochester got within one run on two sacrifice flies
  • The Yellow Jackets tied the game 6-6 in the sixth inning on an RBI single down the left field line
  • In the seventh, senior Kyle Poorman tripled to right center and scored sophomore Jarin Moses. The next batter Charlie Slaymaker, hit an RBI single to center and scored Poorman making it 8-6 in favor of the Tigers
  • Rochester hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, tying the game 8-8
  • In the eighth, the Yellow Jackets took a 9-8 lead on an RBI single
  • Slaymaker was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth, senior John Bagley hit a sacrifice fly to center and Kulp had an RBI single that scored two base runners, putting RIT ahead 12-9
  • Rochester's first batter of the ninth reached first on a single, but the Tigers were able to record outs for the next three batters
GAME TWO – Rochester 6, RIT 5
Sophomore Roberto Reade finished 2-for-4, including a three-run homer and a team-high 3 RBI as RIT falls to Rochester in the ninth inning of Sunday's game two of a doubleheader.
  • Rochester got on the board first with a two-run shot over the center field wall, taking 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first
  • The Yellow Jackets hit another home run in the third, increasing their lead to three runs
  • Sophomore Charlie Slaymaker reached on a throwing error in the sixth, scoring junior Adam Marsh
  • In the seventh, Marsh singled to right field and scored junior Sam Kulp, putting the Tigers within one
  • Rochester took a 4-2 lead in the seventh on an RBI single
  • Reade hit a three-run homer in the eighth, making it 5-4 and giving RIT their first lead of the game
  • The Yellow Jackets tied the game in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double down the left field line
  • In the ninth, Marsh reached on a single with one out. The next batter, sophomore Jarin Moses was hit by a pitch, putting two men on base for the Tigers. Sophomore Trent Rapp then grounded out into a double play
  • Rochester was able to load the bases on two walks, one being intentional, and player being hit by a pitch. The Yellow Jackets then hit an RBI single, earning a walk-off victory over the Tigers
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers clinched the third-seed in the Liberty League West Division and will travel to the East's No. 2 seed Union for the Crossover Divisional Series, Saturday (May 4). Game times TBA.