RIVALRY WEEKEND
RPI concludes its 2018 regular season schedule with a four-game series against area-rival Union College on Saturday and Sunday with a home-and-home series ... Play opens at Robison Field in Troy on Saturday (12pm), before heading to Amsterdam on Sunday (12pm).

ENGINEERS SPLIT WITH CLARKSON
Rensselaer won one game on each day of last weekend's four-game set with the Golden Knights.

PLAYOFF PICTURE
RPI is currently the fourth seed in the Liberty League Tournament with four games to play ... Rochester and Union have the inside track to host at 14-3 and 15-4, respectively, with Vassar (8-9, 4 vs. Bard), RIT (9-8-1, 4 vs. Rochester), RPI (10-9, 4 vs. Union) and Clarkson (8-10, 4 vs. St. Lawrence) vying for the final three spots.

SERIES SINCE 2004
The Engineers hold a 32-16 lead in the series since 2004, including a 12-6 mark at Robison Field ... Union has had the upper hand over the last four season, owning a 9-4 advantage, including two wins in the 2015 Liberty League Tournament.

WEEKLY AWARDS
Senior shortstop Ethann Meister and junior righthander Brendan McNerney were named Liberty League Performer and Pitcher of the Week, respectively ... Meister hit .400 for the week, with three home runs and eight runs batted in, while McNerney took a perfect game into the sixth inning of a 1-0 shutout win over Clarkson on Saturday.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Brendan McNerney was named to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week for his outing against the Golden Knights.