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RIT’s Mikey Zacher, #9, celebrates after hitting a grand slam on April. 12, 2026, at Tiger Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. RIT Baseball defeats Bard Baseball 18-1. RIT Baseball vs Alfred St. (Sawyer Emery/RIT Sports Network).
RIT Athletics / Sawyer Emery
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Bard BARD 9-13, 3-6 LL
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Winner RIT RIT 15-11, 9-3 LL
Bard BARD
9-13, 3-6 LL
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Final
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RIT RIT
15-11, 9-3 LL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bard BARD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
RIT RIT 4 1 0 0 2 11 X 18 17 2

W: Miller, Liam (1-1) L: Ryan Lora (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball defeats Bard to sweep series, 18-1

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT baseball rolled to an 18-1 win over Bard to pick up the three-game series sweep at the RIT Baseball Complex, Sunday.
 
The Tigers broke the game open with an 11-run sixth inning and finished with 17 hits in the seven-inning contest.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Bard scored a run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly, but RIT answered immediately with four runs in the bottom half of the inning.
  • Senior Roberto Reade drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly before graduate student Hayes Waddell ripped an RBI triple. Senior Charlie Slaymaker and junior Evan Kurtz followed with RBI singles to make it 4-1.
  • RIT added to the lead in the second on a sacrifice fly from Waddell.
  • The Tigers pushed across two more runs in the fifth inning on an RBI single by junior Mikey Zacher and an RBI single from senior Trent Rapp.
  • RIT erupted for 11 runs in the sixth, sending 15 batters to the plate.
  • Zacher highlighted the inning with a grand slam to left-center, while senior Jackson Rusiecki followed with a solo home run.
  • Senior Jarin Moses and Waddell added two-run homers in the frame, and junior Dewey Rautzhan and sophomore Zachary Meehl each delivered RBI hits.
 
GAME NOTES
  • RIT finished with 18 runs on 17 hits and drew 11 walks.
  • Zacher went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, five RBIs, two runs scored, and two stolen bases.
  • Waddell was 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run, and four RBIs as Rusiecki went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and an RBI.
  • Slaymaker finished 3-for-4 with a double, four runs scored, and an RBI.
  • Moses added a two-run home run and drove in two.
  • Senior Liam Miller earned the win on the mound, working 5.2 innings and allowing one unearned run on two hits with seven strikeouts.
  • Joseph Wozny and James Kelly combined to finish off the final 1.1 innings without allowing a run.
  • The Tigers improved to 15-11 overall and 9-3 in Liberty League play.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT  visits Keuka for a non-conference showdown on Wednesday (Apr. 15) with first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m.