Baseball holds off Hobart, 4-3
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Graduate student John Arnold recorded 10 strikeouts through 8.2 innings to help RIT win 4-3 at home against Hobart in their Liberty League opener, Friday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior first baseman Adam Marsh hit a single to drive in Randy Dodig and John Bagley in the bottom of the third to give RIT an early 2-0 lead.
- In the seventh inning, Jackson Rusiecki singled into center field to bring Dodig and pinch runner Mikey Zacher to double the Tigers' lead.
- The visiting Statesmen scored three runs in the top of the ninth before senior relief pitcher Dylan Joseph forced the last out with a grounder to third base.
GAME NOTES
- On the mound, Arnold lasted all but the final out of the game for RIT, making 139 pitches. The graduate student notched 10 strikeouts and three walks, allowing just four hits. The win improves Arnold's record to 3-1 on the season.
- Rusiecki, a sophomore, went 3-of-4 at the plate, including a double.
- With two runs, Dodig leads the team with 16 runs through 14 games and has recorded at least one hit in the last seven games.
- The Tigers improved to 12-2 on the season and are winners of their last 11 games.
UP NEXT
The Tigers travel to Geneva, N.Y. tomorrow (Mar. 22) for a doubleheader against Hobart. First pitch is scheduled for noon.
Latest Men's Baseball
- Baseball falls at home to Alfred State, 14-3ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team dropped a non-conference game at home to Alfred State, 14-3, Tuesday.
- Schedule changes announced for Softball, BaseballROCHESTER, N.Y. – With rain predicted in Wednesday's forecast, several RIT athletic events have been rescheduled.
- Two Tigers land Liberty League weekly accoladesROCHESTER, N.Y. - Two RIT student-athletes were honored by the Liberty League with weekly honors. Sophomore Katherine Killian was named the Women's Lacrosse Defensive Performer of the Week and junior Jackson Rusiecki was the Baseball Performer of the Week.
- RIT Athletics Preview: Mar. 31 – Apr. 6SOFTBALL
- Baseball tops St. Lawrence in seven innings, 16-0ROCHESTER, N.Y. – First-year pitcher Owen Fisher threw seven strikeouts through five innings to help RIT defeat St. Lawrence, 16-0, Saturday.
- Baseball splits doubleheader with St. Lawrence; falls, 4-0, wins 7-6ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team split a doubleheader at home against St. Lawrence, Friday.