POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 17, 2018) – The Vassar College baseball team will travel to Rochester on Wednesday, April 18, to take on the Yellowjackets of University of Rochester.
 
Game Details
Opponent: vs. University of Rochester (6-10, 6-2 Liberty)
Site: Rochester, NY
Facility: Towers Field
Date: April 18, 2018
Time: 12:00 PM (DH)
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Last Time Out: Sophomore Mitchell Mullock tossed eight innings while allowing one run in game two, helping Vassar College knock off Clarkson University 6-1 in game two of a Liberty League doubleheader to salvage the final contest of a four-game set. CU earned game one Saturday 4-0. 
 
A Look At The Brewers (11-10, 7-5 Liberty)

• Vassar has been strong defensively this season, franking first in the conference in fielding percentage at .972, 16^th nationally. VC is also 8^th in the country in double plays per game with 1.06.
• Senior Bobby Kinne is having a great year, ranking first on the team in hitting with a .391 clip. He is also one of just two players nationally that qualifies for the national rankings to have not struck out this season.
• Junior Bryan Rubin has hits in 12 of the 13 last games, including three three-hit performances as he has raised his average to .368 for the season.
• The Brewers have had seven different pitchers start games this year, while sophomore Max Spencer is the only person with five or more starting assignments.
• Senior Matt Hernandez comes into the weekend eighth all-time in assists at Vassar with 229 for his career.
• Freshman Logan Willans has tossed 16.1 innings with an ERA of 0.55, first in the league for pitchers with over 10 innings logged
• Sophomore Mitchell Mullock has a 2.45 ERA over 22 innings in three starts this season, surrendering just six runs while striking out eight batters.
• Bobby Kinne, Evan Trausch, and Tanner Blough are tied for first in the Liberty League in fielding percentage, with no errors between the three of them.

 
A Look At The Yellowjackets (6-10, 6-2 Liberty):

• Rochester is coming off of a long break, playing their last game on April 11^th against Oswego State. Their last three games have been cancelled.
• Despite losing their first six games of the season, Rochester sits in second place in the Liberty League with only two losses in conference.
• The Yellowjackets come into this game with a .309 batting average through 16 games, second best in the Liberty League.
• Sophomore Kyle Trombley leads the team with a.458 batting average, followed by freshman Steve Pickering at .438. Trombley is also second in the Liberty League in bases stolen with 11.
• Graduate Student Will Conroy has been the strongest pitcher so far for the Yellowjackets, posting a 1.74 ERA, the lowest for any pitcher on the team with more than ten innings pitched.
• Rochester is second in the league in double plays with 20, behind only Vassar.
• Junior Jack Herman leads the Yellowjackets in runs batted in, with 15 RBIs on the season.

 
Against Rochester All-Time: Rochester leads the series 15-11 all-time, including the last four wins in four meetings last year. The Brewers looks to avenge a 5-11 loss last year in the Liberty League Championships.
 
Next Time Out: The Brewers will travel to Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA this Saturday for a doubleheader, before returning to Prentiss Field in Poughkeepsie for a double header against Lehman College on Sunday.