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A baserunner heads home for Rochester Institute of Technology in a game against Ithacs
RIT Athletics / Mikaela Engstrom
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RIT RIT 2-4
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Winner Mount Union MTU 7-1
RIT RIT
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Final
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Mount Union MTU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RIT RIT 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 7 10 2
Mount Union MTU 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 X 10 7 0

W: Ellis (1-0) L: Miller, Liam (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball falls to Mount Union, 10-7

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The RIT baseball team dropped a 10–7 decision against Mount Union on Saturday afternoon in a neutral-site game on the campus of John Carroll. The Tigers scored in six different innings and collected 10 hits, including a two-run homer from graduate student Max Matteucci, but a six-run fourth inning by the Purple Raiders proved too much to overcome.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Senior Jackson Rusiecki doubled to left in the first and later scored on senior Trent Rapp's RBI single for an early 1–0 lead.
  • Evan Kurtz, a junior, walked and moved to third on a single from senior Caelen Kim before scoring on a pickoff attempt to bring RIT within 3–2.
  • With two outs in the fifth, Kim doubled down the right‑field line to drive in Kurtz and senior Charlie Slaymaker, tying the game at 4–4.
  • Senior Jarin Moses singled and scored on Matteucci's two-run homer to right to make it a 9–6 Mount Union lead in the sixth.
  • Rapp singled and scored on Moses' RBI double to left in the eighth, trimming the deficit to 10–7.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Kim went 3-for-5 with three RBI, including a two‑run double.
  • Moses reached base four times (2-for-3, two walks) and scored twice.
  • TRapp finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
  • Matteucci hit his first home run of the season, a two‑run shot in the sixth.
  • Sophomore pitcher Ryan Moran struck out four in 3.1 innings of relief, allowing just one earned run.
  • The Tigers totaled 10 hits and nine walks but stranded 12 runners.
  • RIT slips to 2–4 on the season.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The tigers travel south to compete in the annual Russ Matt Florida Invitational for six games, starting with a matchup against SUNY Maritime on Friday, Mar. 6 at 3 p.m.