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RIT’s Liam Miller, #2 prepares a pitch on Tue, April 1, 2025, at Rochester Institute of Technology, during RIT’s Baseball game against Alfred.Natasha Kaiser/RIT Sports Network
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RIT RIT 19-12, 13-4 Liberty
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Winner Rochester ROC 13-20, 6-12 Liberty
RIT RIT
19-12, 13-4 Liberty
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Final
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Rochester ROC
13-20, 6-12 Liberty
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
RIT RIT 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Rochester ROC 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 2

W: James Nelson (6-3) L: Kelly, James (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball falls to Rochester in 10 innings, 6-5

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team fell, 6-5, in a 10-inning contest to Rochester, Sunday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The visiting Tigers struck first in the top of the first inning as senior Jarin Moses hit a two-run home run to left-center, scoring senior Trent Rapp to give RIT an early 2-0 lead.
  • RIT added to the lead in the top of the third when Charlie Slaymaker delivered a two-run single up the middle, pushing the Tigers' lead to 4-0.
  • Rochester answered in the bottom of the inning with three runs, highlighted by a bases-loaded double from George Farley IV, to make the score 4-3.
  • The Tigers added another run in the fifth as senior Roberto Reade singled home Moses following Moses' leadoff double, extending the lead to 5-3.
  • Rochester tied the game in the bottom of the fifth with two runs on a sacrifice groundout and an RBI single to even the score at 5-5.
  • Both teams were held scoreless from the sixth through the ninth innings as RIT relievers Nolan Bonnell and James Kelly combined to limit the Yellowjackets' offense.
  • In the bottom of the 10th inning, Rochester walked it off with a sacrifice fly from Grady Davis, scoring the winning run to secure the 6-5 victory.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Moses finished 2-for-4 with a home run, double, three runs scored, and two RBIs. The home run is Moses' sixth of the season.
  • Senior Charlie Slaymaker went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, accounting for both runs in RIT's third-inning surge.
  • RIT collected eight hits in the game, including a double from Rapp and three extra-base hits overall.
  • Liam Miller, a senior, started on the mound for RIT, striking out seven over four innings.
  • The RIT pitching staff combined for seven strikeouts while limiting Rochester to 10 hits across 10 innings.
  • With the loss, RIT moves to 19-12 overall and 13-4 in Liberty League play. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to action on Friday (May 1) to open the best-of-three Liberty League Crossover series. The opponent and starting time is to be determined.