LEAGUE OPENER: Rensselaer begins its Liberty League schedule on Saturday, when it hosts RIT in a doubleheader at Doris Robison Field ... First pitch is scheduled for 1pm ... The Engineers then welcome Rochester to Troy for a pair on Sunday (1pm).

RENSSELAER SWEEPS PLATTSBURGH: The Engineers needed a four-run top of the 7th inning to earn a doubleheader sweep of Plattsburgh State on Wednesday ... Traling 4-2 entering the final frame in Game 2, RPI plated four runs to take a 6-4 lead and held on to win 6-5 ... The Engineers took the opener, 2-1, behind a complete game from Stephanie Caudle, who struck out 13 batters.

RIT LAST TIME OUT: The Tigers split a non-league doubleheader on March 30 at Keuka College, losing 2-1, before bouncing back for a 4-1 win ... RIT came through with a three run top of the 8th inning in the nightcap, earning Sierra Valentine the 8.0-inning complete game victory ... She had 11 striekouts in the game.

HOME COOKING: Four of RPI's six Liberty League doubleheaders will be played at Doris Robison Field ... The only road league games the Engineers have on the schedule are at St. Lawrence (4/16) and at Skidmore (4/30).