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PREVIEW! Eight Home Events on Saturday

By Owen Haas '25

Eight different teams are in competition on Saturday with six of them hosting contests. The action in the Capital District starts with women's lacrosse taking on RIT at 12pm. Women's tennis faces William Smith at 12:30pm at Tri-City Fitness, while baseball (Bard) and softball (Cobleskill) have doubleheaders beginning at 1pm. No. 19 men's lacrosse also plays RIT, the No. 1 team in Division III, starting at 2pm and men's tennis hosts Hobart for a match at 2:30pm.

Men's and women's track & field travels to Clinton, N.Y. for the Hamilton Invitational.

Sunday's events include men's tennis hosting Vassar at 2pm, baseball heading to Bard for a game at 1pm and golf in the Hershey Cup. The golf match continues on Monday in Pennsylvania.

Below is a summary of the contests and any direct links to follow them, when applicable. All coverage links can also be found HERE. Let's Go Red!

Grace Brolly
Grace Brolly
Justin Park
Justin Park

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD at Hamilton Outdoor Invitational
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD at Hamilton Outdoor Invitational
Saturday at 11am
Pritchard Track | Clinton, N.Y.
NOTE: Originally scheduled to compete in Tufts Snowflake Classic
NOTE: Engineers to compete on eight different days in April

Lauren DeLeo
Lauren DeLeo

WOMEN'S LACROSSE (5-2; 1-1 Liberty League) vs. RIT (3-5; 2-2 Liberty League)
Saturday at 12pm
Renwyck Field | Troy, N.Y.
NOTE: Engineers are 6-2 all-time against RIT, including three straight victories
NOTE: RPI is 3-1 at home and on road vs. Tigers

Natalie Cipriano
Natalie Cipriano

WOMEN'S TENNIS (8-6; 2-1 Liberty League) vs. William Smith (2-5; 0-0 Liberty League)
Saturday at 12:30pm
Tri-City Fitness | Latham, N.Y.
NOTE: Engineers riding three-game winning streak
NOTE: First home match with Herons since April 24, 2016

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Parker Gelfuso
Parker Gelfuso

BASEBALL (7-8; 0-3 Liberty League) vs. Bard (6-7; 1-2 Liberty League)
Saturday at 1pm | Doubleheader
Robison Field at Karl Steffen Ballpark | Troy, N.Y.
NOTE: Engineers have won 15 of 19 all-time meetings with Raptors
NOTE: RPI is 7-0 all-time vs. Bard

BASEBALL (7-8; 0-3 Liberty League) at Bard (6-7; 1-2 Liberty League)
Sunday at 1pm
Honey Field | Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
NOTE: First road game of season for Engineers after 17 straight in Troy
NOTE: Rensselaer is 2-2 on Sundays this season

Logan O'Neill
Logan O'Neill

SOFTBALL (8-10; 0-0 Liberty League) vs. SUNY Cobleskill (2-6; 0-0 NAC)
Saturday at 1pm | Doubleheader
Doris Robison Field | Troy, N.Y.
NOTE: First meeting between Engineers and The Fighting Tigers
NOTE: Third straight doubleheader in Troy for RPI

Nick Porter
Nick Porter

No. 19 MEN'S LACROSSE (8-1; 2-0 Liberty League) vs. No. 1 RIT (9-0; 1-0 Liberty League)
Saturday at 2pm
ECAV Stadium | Troy, N.Y.
NOTE: Second straight game in Troy between nationally-ranked teams 
NOTE: Engineers are 2-3 in last five home games with Tigers

Emilio Van Cotthem
Emilio Van Cotthem

MEN'S TENNIS (6-2; 1-0 Liberty League) vs. Hobart (8-4; 0-0 Liberty League) 
Saturday at 2:30pm
Tri-City Fitness | Latham, N.Y.
NOTE: Rensselaer has won four straight matches
NOTE: RPI is 8-2 in last 10 vs. Statesmen

MEN'S TENNIS (6-2; 1-0 Liberty League) vs. Vassar (5-5; 2-1 Liberty League)
Sunday at 2pm
Tri-City Fitness | Latham, N.Y.
NOTE: Fourth straight home match for Engineers
NOTE: RPI is 8-2 in last 10 matches with Brewers

Owen Himmer
Owen Himmer

MEN'S GOLF at The Hershey Cup
Sunday at 8am
Monday at TBD
Hershey Country Club | Hershey, Pa.
NOTE: Rensselaer's first action since mid-October
NOTE: Fourteen schools in field

UPCOMING:

Women's lacrosse hosts Bard on Tuesday in a Liberty League contest starting at 6pm.

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