Christopher Cecere

Rensselaer Athletics Weekly Review & Preview

5/8/2023 7:51:00 AM

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SOFTBALL (31-7; 13-1 Liberty League)

Rensselaer closed out the regular season by sweeping a doubleheader at St. Lawrence (13-0 & 6-2) and earned the top seed in the Liberty League Tournament. The Engineers will host the five-team playoff on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Doris Robison Field.

1. RPI (13-1; .826 winning percentage vs. teams .500 and above)
2. Rochester (13-1; .727 winning percentage vs. teams .500 and above)
3. Ithaca (10-4)
4. Union (6-8; DH sweep of Clarkson)
5. Clarkson (6-8)

Thursday	Pairings	Time
Play-In Game	No. 4 Union vs. No. 5 Clarkson	10 a.m.
Game 1	No. 1 RPI vs. No. 4 Union or No. 5 Clarkson	12:30 p.m.
Game 2	No. 2 Rochester vs. No. 3 Ithaca	3 p.m.
Friday
Game 3	Winner game 1 v. winner game 2	10 a.m.
Game 4	Loser game 1 v. loser game 2	12:30 p.m.
Game 5	Loser game 3 v. winner game 4	3 p.m.
Saturday
Game 6	Winner game 3 v. winner game 5	Noon
Game 7	If needed, same teams as game 6

Should live stats and/or live video be available, those links can be found by clicking HERE.

May 5, 2023; Rochester, NY; during the 2023 Track and Field Liberty League Championships at Edwin Fauver Stadium. Photo: Christopher Cecere

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MEN'S TRACK & FIELD AND WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

For the 14th time in the last 15 years, the men's track & field team captured the Liberty League Championship with graduate student Josh Cohen earning co-Field Performer of the Meet. The women were third of the eight schools. A select number of student-athletes will continue to compete in their attempts to qualify for the NCAA Championships, including on Sunday at Utica (10am).

Should live results and/or live video be available, those links can be found by clicking HERE.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE (11-5; 6-4 Liberty League)

The Engineers saw their season end in the Liberty League Tournament with a first round loss at Union (12-11).

No. 33 MEN'S TENNIS (14-7; 6-2 Liberty League)

Rensselaer won its NCAA Tournament First Round match over Lebanon Valley (5-0) before losing the next day at No. 10 Johns Hopkins (5-0). While the team's season has ended, sophomore Aiden Drover-Mattinen has been selected to play in the NCAA Championship as an individual and will do so beginning on May 18.

No. 18 MEN'S LACROSSE (9-7; 6-1 Liberty League)

RPI had its season concluded in the semifinals of the Liberty League Tournament with a 13-10 loss to Union.

BASEBALL (25-15-1; 12-7 Liberty League)

The Engineers finished the season with a 1-2 weekend against Ithaca in the conference's crossover series.

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