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A pitcher for Rochester Institute of Technology decides on a pitch in a game against Alfred State on April 1, 2025
RIT Athletics / Natasha Kaiser
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Winner RIT RIT 4-5
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Sage RSCBASE 2-0
Winner
RIT RIT
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Sage RSCBASE
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
RIT RIT 2 3 0 0 0 9 0 0 14 13 1
Sage RSCBASE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2

W: Luensmann, Jack (1-1) L: Evan Grimes (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball cruises past Russell Sage, 14-1

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The RIT baseball team erupted for nine runs in the sixth inning and received a dominant combined pitching effort to defeat Russell Sage, 14–1, on Sunday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RIT opened the scoring with two runs in the first inning, including an RBI single from senior Jarin Moses and an RBI fielder's choice from senior Charlie Slaymaker.
  • The Tigers added three more in the second, aided by a wild pitch, an RBI groundout from graduate student Max Matteucci, and another wild pitch that brought home senior Trent Rapp.
  • Rapp tripled twice (first inning, sixth inning) and doubled in the second, finishing with four hits, including a triple to open the sixth-inning rally.
  • Matteucci delivered four RBIs, including a two-run double in the sixth that broke the game open.
  • Moses added three RBIs, highlighted by an RBI double in the sixth that capped the nine-run frame.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Rapp finished 4-for-5 with four runs, two triples, a double, and an RBI.
  • Matteucci went 2-for-4 with four RBI, including a double.
  • Moses drove in three while going 2-for-3 with a double, walk, and hit-by-pitch.
  • Isaac Braegelmann, a junior, reached base four times (single, three walks) and scored twice.
  • On the mound, senior right-hander Jack Luensmann struck out 11 over 5.0 innings, allowing just two hits and one run to earn the win.
  • RIT posted 13 hits and drew seven walks while being hit by pitches three times.
  • The Tigers' pitching staff allowed only two hits and struck out 13, while the defense turned a 1-6-1 double play in the seventh.
  • RIT improves to 5–5 overall.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT continues its Florida trip tomorrow (Mar. 9), taking on Wheaton (Mass.) at 11 a.m. in Auburndale.