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Brendan McNerney
Perry Laskaris '07

Baseball Perry Laskaris, Athletic Communications Specialist

Baseball Home For Four

Engineers host Clarkson in doubleheaders on Saturday (1pm) and Sunday (12pm)

Brendan McNerney

FOUR-GAME SET ON TAP 
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.
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Players Mentioned

Adam Aponte

#18 Adam Aponte

P
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Sam Lawrence

#10 Sam Lawrence

1B
6' 0"
Senior
R/R
Ethann Meister

#1 Ethann Meister

SS
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Sean Welling

#19 Sean Welling

C
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Christopher Palmiero

#39 Christopher Palmiero

P
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Erick Zecha

#11 Erick Zecha

P
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Adam Aponte

#18 Adam Aponte

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
P
Sam Lawrence

#10 Sam Lawrence

6' 0"
Senior
R/R
1B
Ethann Meister

#1 Ethann Meister

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
SS
Sean Welling

#19 Sean Welling

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
C
Christopher Palmiero

#39 Christopher Palmiero

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
P
Erick Zecha

#11 Erick Zecha

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
P