LIBERTY LEAGUE SATURDAY
The Engineers welcome Clarkson to Doris Robison Field on Saturday afternoon (1pm), for their first of two Liberty League doubleheaders on the weekend ... RPI visits Skidmore on Sunday (1pm).
NO. 12 WILLIAMS SWEEPS
The Ephs held on for a 4-3 victory in Game 1, before taking Game 2 by a 13-0 score to sweep a doubleheader at RPI on Wednesday afternoon ... The Engineers fell one run short a comeback in the opener, as junior
Veronica DeStefano launched a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, before RPI loaded the bases with two outs.
ALL-TIME VS. CLARKSON
RPI owns a 9-2 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to April 27, 2014 – a 6-1 Engineers victory in Troy ... The Engineers are 6-1 at home against the Golden Knights and 8-2 in conference play.
RECENTLY
The Engineers have won three straight meetings and 4 of 5 ... Clarkson's last win came on April 30, 2017 – 7-6 in Potsdam.
2018 VS. THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS
RPI swept a doubleheader at Doris Robison Field last season, winning 7-1 and 11-1 on April 21, 2018 ...
Veronica DeStefano went 3 for 5 with two steals in the opener, with
Sarah Harms throwing a complete game ...
Rebecca Kienz then had a 3 for 3 game in the nightcap, backed by a 5.0 complete game from
Jaime Cleasby ...Â
ASKINS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEKÂ
Freshman
Erin Askins earned Liberty League Rookie of the Week after hitting a team-best .500 (8 for 16), with a double, a home run, five runs scored and four runs batted in.
STREAKS
After amassing the second longest winning streak in program history of 16 games, the Engineers have now lost four straight games coming into the weekend.
