HOME-AND-HOME
RPI opens a home-and-home, four-game series with Vassar on Saturday at Robison Field ... First pitch for Game 1 of the doubleheader is scheduled for 1pm ... The two teams then square off on Sunday in Poughkeepsie (12pm).

RENSSELAER SPLITS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
The Engineers took the opener of a non-league doubleheader, 8-0, before falling, 7-3 ... Five players collected mutiple hits for RPI, including junior Ethann Meister, who was 2 for 4 with a triple, two runs scored and two runs batted in ... Brendan McNerney earned the win on the hill, allowing just one hit in 3.1 innings ... He struck out three and walked one.

RPI LEADERS
Junior Ethann Meister is batting a club-best .358 (34 for 95) with seven doubles, three triples, two home runs, 14 runs scored and 18 runs batted in ... Senior captain Sam Lawrence is second at .333 (32 for 96) with seven doubles, four homers, 23 runs and 17 RBI ... Junior Christian Spagnuola is hitting .310 (18 for 58) with a double, six runs and seven RBI, while senior captain Thomas Desmond is batting .269 (21 for 78) with four doubles, two homers, 13 runs and 17 RBI.

ENGINEERS PITCHING
Freshman Christopher Palmiero is 2-1 with a 2.08 earned run average in seven games (4 starts) ... He has allowed 27 hits in 30.1 innings, striking out 36 and walking eight ... Senior Adam Aponte is 2-1 with a 3.20 ERA in 15 relief appearances, collecting a team-high three saves saves ... He has 26 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.

SCOUTING VASSAR
Matt Martino leads the Brewers with a .431 (22 for 51) batting average, recording six doubles, a home run, 13 runs and 12 runs batted in ... Denis Shanagher is second at .368 (28 for 76) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 15 RBI ... Evan Trausch rounds out the top three at .353 (18 for 51) with five doubles, a homer and 13 RBI.

BREWERS ON THE BUMP
Adam Erkis is 1-2 with a 4.93 earned run average in five starts ... He has 26 strikeouts in 34.2 innings ... Bryan Rubin (2-1) has a 2.08 ERA in eight games.