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RIT’s Charlie Slaymaker, #3, sprints for the ball on Mar. 21, 2026, at Tiger Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. Clarkson Baseball defeats RIT Baseball 10-7. RIT Baseball vs Clarkson. (Sawyer Emery/RIT Sports Network).
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Winner Clarkson CLK 8-4
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RIT RIT 5-8
Winner
Clarkson CLK
8-4
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Final
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RIT RIT
5-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clarkson CLK 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 10 15 1
RIT RIT 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7 11 1

W: Cj Kanick (2-0) L: Fisher, Owen (0-2) S: Nathan Hartley (2)

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Clarkson CLK 8-5, 1-1 LL
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Winner RIT RIT 6-8, 1-1 LL
Clarkson CLK
8-5, 1-1 LL
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Final
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RIT RIT
6-8, 1-1 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Clarkson CLK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 3
RIT RIT 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 8 9 0

W: Luensmann, Jack (1-0) L: Jacob Shirley (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball splits doubleheader against Clarkson

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT split a doubleheader against Clarkson, falling 10–7 in Game 1 before responding with an 8–2 win in Game 2 at Tiger Stadium, Saturday.

The Tigers totaled 18 hits across the two contests and rode a dominant outing from senior right‑hander Jack Luensmann in the second game to earn the split.
 
GAME 1 (Clarkson 10, RIT 7)
  • Clarkson built an early 5–0 lead with two runs in the third and three in the fourth.
  • RIT broke through in the second when Max Matteucci doubled and later came around to score the Tigers' first run of the game.
  • The Tigers cut further into the deficit in the third after Mikey Zacher delivered a run‑scoring hit and Isaac Braegelmann pushed home another run on a squeeze‑bunt RBI, making it 5–3.
  • Clarkson's four‑run fifth inning swung momentum back to the Golden Knights, extending their lead to 9–3.
  • RIT cut into the deficit in the eighth, with a three-run blast over the center field fence to make it a 10-7 game.
  • The Tigers continued to pressure in the late innings but ultimately stranded multiple runners as Clarkson held on for the win.
 
GAME 2 (RIT 8, Clarkson 2)
  • Luensmann worked seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five to earn the victory.
  • Braegelmann reached base twice and scored two runs, including on a squeeze‑bunt play during the decisive sixth inning.
  • Jackson Rusiecki doubled and drove in two, while Zacher added two RBIs as part of RIT's five‑run sixth frame.
  • Evan Kurtz added a double and Slaymaker contributed an RBI during the surge that pushed the Tigers' lead to 8–0.
  • RIT turned three double plays and played error‑free defense behind Luensmann.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT hosts Clarkson tomorrow (Mar. 22) at 10 a.m. in the series finale.