FOUR-GAME SET ON TAPÂ
Six games into their 11-game homestand, the Engineers welcome Clarkson to Robison Field for a four-game series this weekend ... Saturday's doubleheader is scheduled for a 1pm start, while first pitch on Sunday will be at noon.
RENSSELAER SWEEPS SLU
RPI took both games of its doubleheader against St. Lawrence on Wednesday by scores of 3-2 and 1-0 ... Senior
Sean Welling delievered the walk-off sacrifice fly in Game 1, while classmate
Sam Lawrence produced the only run of Game 2 in the bottom of the fourth inning – a solo home run to left ... Freshman
Erick Zecha worked 6.0 shutout innings for his first collegiate win in the nightcap.
RPI LEADERS
Senior catcher
Sean Welling is batting a team-high .407 (11 for 27) with five doubles, a home run and eight runs batted in ... Senior captain
Sam Lawrence is second at .357 (25 for 70) ... He leads the club in doubles (6), home runs (4) and runs scored (15) ... Junior shortstop
Ethann Meister is hitting .319 (22 for 69) with three doubles, two triples and a home run ... He has driven in eight runs.
ENGINEERS PITCHING
Freshman
Christopher Palmiero is 1-1 with a 2.33 earned run average in five games (3 starts) ... He has allowed 18 hits in 19.1 innings, striking out 27 and walking seven ... Senior
Adam Aponte is 2-1 in 12 relief appearances, collecting a team-high two saves ... He has 22 strikeouts in 16.0 innings.
SCOUTING CLARKSON
Dom Pirro paces the Golden Knights regulars with a .404 (21 for 52) batting average ... He has three doubles, a triple and two home runs, driving in nine ... Will Coleman is second at .323 (10 for 31) with four runs and four RBI ... Cam Bando rounds out the top three hitters at .289 (13 for 45) with two triples.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS ARMS
Ted Wilson is 3-0 with a 1.96 earned run average in five games (3 starts) ... Mike Bubniak (2-1) has a 3.86 ERA in three appearances (2 starts), while Andrew Smith (0-3) has a 4.50 ERA in two starts, including the club's only complete game.