Baseball splits first two games of Liberty League Crossover Series at Union; wins 8-6, loses 12-2
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The RIT baseball team split the first two games of the Liberty League Crossover Series against Union, Saturday; winning 8-6, losing 12-2.
GAME ONE – RIT 8, Union 6
- Sophomore Trent Rapp gave RIT an early 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI single to center
- Union tied the game 1-1 in the second on an RBI single
- In the third, sophomore Jarin Moses hit a 2-run homer, giving the Tigers a 3-1 advantage
- Sophomore Charlie Slaymaker hit a 2-run homer and senior John Bagley hit a solo home run in the fourth, increasing RIT's lead to five runs
- In the fifth, Union scored five runs cutting the Tigers' lead to one
- Junior Adam Marsh hit an RBI double down the left field line in the sixth, making it 8-6 in favor of the Tigers
GAME TWO – Union 12, RIT 2
- RIT took an early 2-0 lead in the first on two RBI singles from sophomore Trent Rapp and senior Kyle Poorman
- Union scored five runs in the first and took a 5-2 lead
- The Garnet Chargers scored their sixth run in the third on a throwing error by the Tigers defense
- Union took a 7-2 lead in the fourth on a throwing error
- The Garnet Chargers scored four runs in the fifth on a 2 RBI single and a 2 RBI triple
- Union scored their 12th run in the sixth on an RBI single
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers play game three of the Liberty League Crossover Series against Union, tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.
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