Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

TROY, NY (April 24, 2010) – After Vassar College baseball's offense erupted for six runs in the seventh inning to take a five run lead, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute continued to threaten, scoring three runs over the next three innings, but the Brewer pitchers held off the Engineers for a 9-7 win as Vassar split a Liberty League doubleheader at RPI on Sunday. Vassar dropped the first game 10-1.

The Brewers are now 7-21, 3-15 in the league, while the Engineers are 17-11, 7-7. The teams will play another doubleheader on Sunday, at Vassar beginning at 12:00 p.m. The Brewers' win in game two was Vassar's first win over RPI since a 7-5 victory on April 16, 2004.

Game One
The Engineers scored in all but one inning in the opener, outhitting the Brewers 11-3 as Vassar did not score its lone run until the fifth inning to break up the shutout. Junior third baseman David Ringold went 2-for-3 for the Brewers, scoring Vassar's run on a sacrifice fly from second baseman Liam Lee. Junior catcher Mike Plude also had a hit. Camden Mamigonian led the way for the Engineers, going two-for-four with a three-run home run in the first inning.

Sophomore John MacGregor took the loss, falling to 0-5, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on nine hits in 3.1 innings of work. Freshman Zander Mrlik pitched the final 2.2 innings for Vassar, allowing just one earned run on two hits. RPI starter Andrew Mondo earned the win to improve to 5-1, giving up one earned run on three hits with three strikeouts to one walk in five innings. Jeremy Lockwood-Menard threw two innings of shutout relief for the Engineers.

Game Two
The Brewers bounced back from the tough opener with a convincing performance in the second game, as Vassar's offense broke open a tight game and the Brewer pitchers then held off a comeback-minded RPI team.

For the first half of the game, the Engineers had a response to every Vassar run, as both teams scored two runs in the first and then a run apiece in the fourth inning. Rensselaer took its first lead with a run in the bottom of sixth, but that would prove to be short-lived as the Brewers responded with six runs in the top of the seventh.

Lee started the big seventh inning with a leadoff single to left field, stealing second, and advancing to third on an infield single from freshman shortstop Mike Perrone. Still with no outs, senior outfielder Ari Glantz quickly cleared the bases with a two-run double to right center, giving the Brewers back a one-run lead, 5-4. Vassar tacked on another run as Glantz stole third and scored on a one-out single from sophomore catcher Sal Costanzo, chasing Rensselaer starter Dan Duval from the game. John Dreimiller entered to pitch and his first batter, junior outfielder Devon Luongo, reached base on an error. Junior second baseman Joe Castilla followed with the decisive hit of the game, lofting his first career home run over the left field fence to score three runs and give the Brewers a 9-4 lead.

However, two RPI runs in the bottom of the seventh quickly made the game tense again. Patrick Reardon hit a one out double, eventually scoring on a Mamigonian single that put runners on first and second with one out, chasing freshman starter Lawrence Flicker. Sophomore Race Bottini came in to pitch for Vassar, and though he gave up a run-scoring single to Sujith Murali in his first at-bat, he got a flyout and strikeout to escape the inning with a 9-6 lead. Bottini gave up just one walk in the eighth, and got an out to start the ninth, but after a single from Mamigonian, and a double from Murali, sophomore Scott Allen entered in relief. Although his first batter, Scott Robinson, scored Mamigonian with a sacrifice fly, Allen induced another flyout from the next batter to end the game and earn his first career save.

The Brewers showed their speed to open the game, as Perrone led off with a bunt single, advancing to second on a throwing error from the third baseman, and then moved to third on an ensuing bunt single from Glantz. Ringold scored both runners with a single to left field to give Vassar the early 2-0 lead. The Engineers responded with two runs, one unearned, in the bottom of the inning, but Flicker escaped further damage with one out and runners on first and second, as Robinson lined out to Lee at first base who completed the unassisted double play.

Vassar briefly took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth, as Luongo led off with a single, moved to third on a one-out single from freshman designated hitter David Keith, and scored on an RBI fielder's choice from freshman outfielder Sean Morash. The Engineers responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth, but again, the Vassar defense prevented more serious damage after RPI loaded the bases with no outs. A sacrifice fly from Jonny Rio scored Mamigonian, who led off with a walk, but catcher Costanzo threw out Murali who was attempting to move from second to third. Flicker induced a pop up from the next batter to end the inning with a 3-3 tie. An unearned Engineer run in the bottom of the sixth briefly gave the home team the lead until Vassar's big seventh inning.

Flicker had a strong outing for the Brewers, improving to 3-4 with the win. The freshman southpaw went 6.1 innings, scattering 10 hits to allow six runs (four earned). The Brewers handed Duval just his second loss of the season, as he fell to 4-2, allowing seven runs (six earned) on 11 hits, despite amassing six strikeouts to one walk.

The Brewers had 13 hits in the win, led by leadoff hitter Perrone, who was 4-for-5, with two runs and a stolen base, while Glantz followed him in the order to go 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBIs, and two stolen bases, leading Vassar's six stolen base performance. Luongo was 2-for-5 with two runs, and a stolen base, while Castilla had three RBIs and Ringold had two RBIs.

Murali was perfect at the plate to lead RPI – which also had 13 hits – with a 5-for-5, two RBI, one run performance. Mamigonian (3-for-4, one RBI, two runs) and Reardon (2-for-5, one run) were the only other Engineers with multiple hits.