POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 17, 2014) – The Vassar College baseball team is coming off a solid 7-5 victory over Mount St. Mary College on Wednesday afternoon. This weekend, the Brewers travel to Rochester, NY to take on the Yellowjackets of the University of Rochester in back-to-back doubleheaders.
 
Vassar College (9-6, 4-2 Liberty)
(Vassar College Baseball Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)

Game Details
Opponent: vs. Rochester (15-12, 10-6 Liberty)
Links: (Rochester Baseball Home Page)(Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Rochester, NY
Facility:  Towers Field
Date: April 18, 2014
Time: 1 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats)
 
Opponent: vs. Rochester (15-12, 10-6 Liberty)
Links: (Rochester Baseball Home Page)(Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Rochester, NY
Facility:  Towers Field
Date: April 19, 2014
Time: 12 p.m.
Game Coverage: (Live Stats)
 

Vassar College vs. Rochester
Category	Vassar	Rochester
Batting Avg.	.303	.287
SLG%	.408	.341
OB%	.392	.361
FLD%	.933	.950
SB-SBA	7-12	36-56
ERA	5.24	3.25
AVG. AGAINST	.263	.244
BB	64	119
K	93	144

 
What To Look For
The Brewers travel to Rochester for four pivotal Liberty League games. The Brewers are currently third in the conference, while Rochester is fifth. However, because of all of the postponements, Rochester has played ten more conference games than Vassar and that experience in back-to-back doubleheaders may prove useful against the Brewers.
 
A Look At The Brewers
Vassar is on a hot streak, winning four of their last five games. Against Mount St. Mary, freshman Trent Berg (Milton, MA/Boston College) pitched a perfect three innings to earn the victory. The Brewers hit .303 on Wednesday, while holding the Knights to just a .226 average. Sophomores Nick Johnson (San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius) and Cory Wuenschell (Pittsburgh, PA/Mount Lebanon) both hit doubles for the Brewers as Johnson finished going 2-for-5 and Wuenschell hit 1-of-3 on the day.
 
The Vassar batters are hitting .303 on the season. Brett Zasiski (Randolph, NJ/Randolph), whose batting average of .471, slugging percentage of .863, and on-base percentage of .609 all lead the Brewers and the Liberty League. Johnson is currently fifth in the conference with a hitting percentage of .390, while sophomore Brooks English (Milton, MA/Milton Academy) is eighth in the league at .375. Johnson leads the team with 17 RBI, while English is close behind with 16.
 
The pitching staff for the Brewers has been solid, posting a 5.24 ERA. Berg is currently 4-0, with a 2.45 ERA and fellow freshman Adam Erkis (Villanova, PA/Radnor) is 3-0, with a 2.96 ERA. Berg is holding opposing hitters to just a .141 batting average. Senior Joe Lovizio (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) leads the team with 21 strikeouts. In the bullpen, sophomore closer Connor Cucalon (San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius College Preparatory) still has not allowed an earned run in 5.2 innings.
 
A Look At The Yellowjackets
Like the Brewers, Rochester is also heading into this weekend with momentum, winning five straight and seven of their last eight. In a 6-0 victory against Ithaca College on Wednesday, seven Yellowjackets combined to hold the Bombers to just four hits and a .143 hitting percentage.
 
Offensively, Rochester is hitting .287 on the season. Sophomore Matt Todd leads the Yellowjackets with a batting average of .400, which is good for third in the Liberty League. Sophomore Nolan Schultz is currently 11^th in the conference with a hitting percentage of .363. Junior Brendan Garry leads the team with 18 RBI, while Schultz follows 17 RBI.
 
The pitching staff for the Jackets has been stellar, posting an ERA of 3.28, which leads the Liberty League. Sophomore Dan Warren is 3-0 on the season, and leads the Liberty League with a 0.57 ERA, allowing just five runs in 31.1 innings pitched. Warren and sophomore Michael Mondon lead the team with 25 strikeouts each. Sophomore closer Evan Janifer is also having a solid year, with just a 0.68 ERA and five saves.
 
Against Rochester All-Time
Vassar is 6-25 all time against Rochester. The Brewers split last year's meeting with the Jackets, winning the nightcap of each doubleheader, 2-0 and 3-2, respectively.
 
Long Ballers
Vassar is currently #57 in the nation in home runs, averaging 0.43 per game.
 
One-Two Punch
The Brewers are currently 69^th in the nation in double plays, turning 0.86 per game.
 
Double Master
Johnson currently leads the nation in doubles with 0.71 per game, while Zaziski is fifth with 0.64 per game. Overall, the Brewers are currently 53^rd in the nation in doubles, averaging 2.14 per game.
 
Catching On
Zaziski is currently eighth in the nation in batting average at .471, and sixth in runs at 1.5 per game. Teams are starting to not catch onto this efficiency, as Zaziski also is 13^th in the nation in walks with 0.93 per game.
 
Freshman Standout
Berg is currently #22 in the nation in hits allowed, averaging just 5.28 per nine innings.
 
Up Next
Vassar returns home to face St. Lawrence University in a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 22 at 1:00 and 3:30 pm. The Brewers then remain home for a nonconference, nine-inning game against Manhattanville College on Wednesday.