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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The Rensselaer baseball team wrapped up its Liberty League regular season schedule with a doubleheader split with Skidmore, Sunday afternoon at Castle Diamond. The Thoroughbreds (26-11; 12-10 Liberty League) took the opener, 14-1, while the Engineers (23-13; 16-6 Liberty League) came back to take the nightcap, 12-1.
In the first game, Skidmore sent 11 players to the plate in a five-run second and then scored six runs on two hits in the third on the way to the 14-1 win. The team scored its first 11 runs without an extra base hit. While the Thoroughbreds were hot on offense, pitcher Zack Rudman didn't allow a hit until one out in the fifth on the way to his fifth win of the season. Rudman (5-1) allowed an unearned run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts in six innings. He benefited from three double plays.
Skidmore senior Zach Brown hit his first collegiate home run on senior day, a solo shot to left field in the fourth inning. Brown finished 1-2 with two RBI and three runs. Matty Tatkow, Rob Rubenstein, Eric Watkins and Jeremy Selecky had two hits each for the Thoroughbreds. Bryan Lowry had two RBI with a sacrifice fly and bases loaded walk.
Levi Washburn (2-1) took the loss, going the first 1.1.
Kyle Kopacz had an RBI single in the fifth for the lone RPI run.
In game two,
Mike Campisi (4-3) tossed a complete game, allowing six hits and one run, while striking out five and the Engineers used a five-run third inning to build up a 6-0 lead on their way to a 12-1 win.
They added three more runs in the fourth on a three-run homerun from
Tanner Boucher, who finished with two hits and four RBI.
Kyle LaVigne went 2-4 with four runs scored and
Cody Vincent scored three runs.
Brown finished 2-3 with two doubles and a run scored and Lowry also went 2-4 with an RBI. Bobby Stafutti (3-2) took the loss, tossing the first 2.1 innings.
Both teams return to action this weekend at the Liberty League Tournament, hosted by RPI.