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Engineers
Chris Grome
Perry Laskaris '07
Chris Grome
11
Winner Rensselaer RENSSELA 13-15
3
Union (N.Y.) UNION (N 13-15
Winner
Rensselaer RENSSELA
13-15
11
Final
3
Union (N.Y.) UNION (N
13-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rensselaer RENSSELA 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 11 13 1
Union (N.Y.) UNION (N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 12 2

W: Grome, Chris (5-1) L: C. Murdock (2-2)

1
Rensselaer RENSSELA 13-16
2
Winner Union (N.Y.) UNION (N 14-15
Rensselaer RENSSELA
13-16
1
Final
2
Union (N.Y.) UNION (N
14-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rensselaer RENSSELA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0
Union (N.Y.) UNION (N 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 2 3 1

W: C. Suter (5-2) L: Mahns, Evan (0-2) S: J. Goldblum (5)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Perry Laskaris, Athletics Communications Specialist

Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Union

Engineers win opener, 11-3, before falling, 2-1

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Junior Joey Saia hit two home runs, including a grand slam to lead the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to an 11-3 victory over Union College, on Saturday afternoon at Shuttleworth Park. The Engineers, who dropped the nightcap, 2-1, are now 13-16 overall (5-10 Liberty League), while the Dutchmen move to 14-15 (8-9 Liberty League).

RPI scored the first nine runs of Game 1, jumping out to a 3-0 lead after one and a 4-0 advantage after two.

In the Engineers' five-run fifth, senior shortstop George Rainer walked with the bases loaded to bring in the first run of the frame, before Saia launched a grand slam, plating Rainer, Aiden Hicks and Ayush Krishnappa.

The Dutchmen trimmed the visitors' lead to 9-1 in the bottom of the seventh, getting a run on a homer off the bat of Sebastian Pike. The next inning, they made it 9-3, thanks to an RBI-single from Colby Nash and a sac fly from Justin Cabanas.

Saia extended the RPI lead to 11-3 in the top of the ninth, roping his second home run of the game and fourth of the season over the fence in left. The two-run shot also plated Rainer, who had reached for the third time in the game.

Graduate student left-hander Chris Grome (5-1) allowed just one run on eight hits over 7.0 innings. He struck out one and walked one. Senior Chris Murdock (2-2) took the loss for Union, surrendering eight runs (7 earned) on eight hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out three and walked four.

In the nightcap, Union never trailed, scoring a run in the bottom of the first on a solo homer from Kobe Mentzer.

After two scoreless frames, RPI pulled even in the top of the fourth, when fifth-year senior Hudson Livesey singled to left, plating graduate student Jake Defayette.

Ryan Cowles drove a home run to center in the bottom of the fifth to give the Dutchmen the lead for good.

The Engineers mounted threats in the sixth and seventh, getting runners to third and second base, respectively, but could not score the tying run.

Freshman Chris Suter (5-2) gave up one unearned run on six hits over 5.2 innings to earn the win, while Jason Godlblum earned his fifth save, working the final 1.1 innings of the contest. RPI's Ryan Yerby took the no-decision on the hill, giving up one run on two hits over 4.0 innings. He struck out even and walked three.

Both teams are back in action tomorrow afternoon for the series finale at Robison Field at Karl Steffen Ballpark (12:15pm).
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