Baseball takes two from Hobart; 6-3, 7-6
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team won both games of a Liberty League doubleheader against Hobart; 6-3 and 7-6, Monday.
GAME ONE – RIT 6, Hobart 3 (7 inn.)
Junior center fielder Sam Kulp and sophomore third baseman Charlie Slaymaker earn 2 RBI each as the Tigers beat Hobart, 6-3 in game one.
- The Statesmen score on an RBI single in the first and take an early 1-0 lead
- An RBI single to left center from sophomore second basemen Jarin Moses and an RBI double from Slaymaker, gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead in the third
- In the fourth, Kulp grounded out to second, scoring first-year right fielder Mikey Zacher. Shortly after, Moses reached first on a throwing error by Hobart's third basemen and graduate student left fielder Zach Mecca scored, putting RIT in front 5-1
- Kulp earned his second RBI of the day on a single that scored Mecca, increasing the Tigers' lead to five
- Hobart scored two more runs in the sixth after one batter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, followed by an RBI single, putting the Statesmen within three
- Sophomore relief pitcher Luc Rising allowed only one hit in the seventh, earning the save for the Tigers
GAME TWO
First-year first baseman Ben Fitzgerald goes 2-for-4 with a team-high 2 RBI as the Tigers rally to defeat Hobart 7-6 in game two.
- Sophomore second baseman Jarin Moses hit a double to left center that scored junior shortstop Randy Dodig. The next batter, sophomore designated hitter Trent Rapp singled to right center and scored Moses, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the first inning
- Hobart took a 3-2 lead in the first on an 2 RBI double and a ground out to second that scored the runner on third
- In the fourth, junior center fielder Sam Kulp singled to left center and scored first-year right fielder Mikey Zacher, tying the game at three
- After six scoreless innings from the combined efforts of senior starting pitcher John Arnold and graduate student relief pitcher Matthew Chase, the Statesmen scored three runs and took a 6-3 lead
- In the eighth, sophomore third baseman Charlie Slaymaker singled to center field and Moses scored. The next at-bat, senior catcher Kyle Poorman hit an RBI single that advanced Slaymaker to third. A single from Fitzgerald scored both Slaymaker and Poorman, giving the Tigers a 7-6 lead
- Chase completes the game and shuts out the Statesmen in the final two innings, earning the win for the Tigers
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers host Keuka on Wednesday (March 27) at 3:00 p.m.
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