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Ava Markert of RPI softball in action versus Oneonta on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in Troy New York
Maggie Kelley
6
Winner Rensselaer RPI 27-10
2
Clarkson CLK-SB 22-15
Winner
Rensselaer RPI
27-10
6
Final
2
Clarkson CLK-SB
22-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rensselaer RPI 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 6 13 1
Clarkson CLK-SB 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 1

W: Markert, Ava (13-5) L: Devin Fitzpatrick (13-7)

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Winner Rensselaer RPI 28-10
3
Rochester ROCSB 24-13
Winner
Rensselaer RPI
28-10
5
Final
3
Rochester ROCSB
24-13
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rensselaer RPI 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 9 4
Rochester ROCSB 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 1

W: Markert, Ava (14-5) L: Maddie White (7-5)

Game Recap: Softball | | Adrian Donnelly - Assistant Athletic Director for Communications

RPI Eliminates Clarkson and Rochester, Earns Chance to Face Ithaca in Championship Tomorrow

ROCHESTER, NY - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) softball team eliminated Clarkson and Rochester today to claim a spot in the Liberty League Championship tomorrow afternoon.

The Engineers started the day with a 6-2 victory over Clarkson before securing a 5-3 triumph against defending champion and top-seeded Rochester. The two wins give RPI the opportunity to challenge Ithaca in the conference title, with the Engineers needing two wins against the Bombers to take the championship.

Addison Shaffer broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh with a two-out, two-run single. Shaffer won the nine pitch at-bat with a single to right that scored Sydney Speanburg and Evann McDowell.

Shaffer had started the scoring earlier in the contest with an RBI single that plated Callista Adorno in the top of the first. After an unearned run by Rochester in the second, Adorno scored again on a single by Sarah Decker in the third.

The Yellow Jackers were benefited two more unearned runs in their half of the third to put RPI in another one-run deficit, however a double by Speanburg in the fourth brought around Ryleigh Falvey to tie the score and set up the go-ahead rally in the seventh.

The Engineers had gotten past Clarkson in their first elimination game of day. Four Engineers produced two or more hits in win against the Golden Knights, including a 3-for-4 performance from Shaffer. Speanburg, Evann McDowell, and Lauren Cosselman finished with two hits each as well.

RPI owned the first six runs in the opener, with Olivia Termia and Speanburg both driving in one run and McDowell and Adorno contributed two RBI apiece. McDowell led the Engineers with two runs scored.

Ava Markert received the win in the circle in both games today. Markert allowed just two hits in 5.0 innings against Clarkson before going to distance versus Rochester. Markert struck out three batters in each appearance.

First pitch of tomorrow's title meeting against Ithaca is set for 12:00 pm, with a second, winner-take-all contest to immediately follow should the Engineers win.

 
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