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Engineers
Ben Koomey
Perry Laskaris '07
Ben Koomey
19
Winner Rensselaer RPI 9-6-1
5
Skidmore SKIDMORE 10-5
Winner
Rensselaer RPI
9-6-1
19
Final
5
Skidmore SKIDMORE
10-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rensselaer RPI 3 0 3 0 6 1 3 1 2 19 20 0
Skidmore SKIDMORE 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 12 4

W: Koomey, Ben (2-1) L: Grayden Harris (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Lancto, Skidmore Athletics

Baseball Collects 19-5 Win Over Skidmore

Koomey K's 13 Through Six in Engineers Victory

TROY, N.Y. – Ben Koomey struck out 13 hitters over six innings of work while the Engineers three and four hitters went a combined 7-for-10 with five RBI and seven runs as the Rensselar Polytechnic Institute (RPI) baseball team defeated the Skidmore College, 19-5, in the weekend series finale on Sunday in Troy. With the win, RPI improves to 9-6-1 on the season, while Skidmore falls to 10-5 on the year.
 
  • RPI improves to 9-6-1 on the year and 1-2 in the Liberty League. Skidmore drops to 10-5 and 2-1.
  • Engineer pitchers struck out 17 Thoroughbred hitters. Koomey punched out a baker's dozen while giving up three runs on eight hits and a walk over six quality innings on the hill.
  • For Skidmore, Jackson Hornung had three hits, including a double, in five trips with a run and an RBI.
  • Cameron Pedemonti was 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored.
  • RPI scored at least one run in each of the last five innings.
  • Joey Saia was 4-for-4 for RPI with three RBI and three runs. He also walked and hit a sacrifice fly.
  • Martin Marintchev scored four runs on a 3-for-6 day. All three of his hits were doubles as he finished with two RBI and a walk.
  • Cole Paquin was 3-for-4 with RBI. His two-run home run in the fifth inning kicked off a six-run RPI rally. The Engineers scored six runs on four hits in the inning. Marintchev drove in two with a double down the third-base line in the inning.
  • Zachary Leiderman was 2-for-2 off the Thoroughbred bench and hit a two-run single in the seventh.
  • RPI got off to a quick start with three runs in the first and three more in the third to take a 6-0 lead.
  • Pedemonti's homer made it 6-1 in the bottom of the third, but RPI's lead swelled to 12-1 with the big fifth inning.
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