Game 1
Game 2

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (March 27, 2010) – The Skidmore College baseball team opened its Liberty League schedule with a split at Vassar College Saturday. Both games were decided in the final inning, with the Brewers winning the first, 4-3, and the Thoroughbreds breaking a tie in the ninth inning of the second game for an 8-5 victory.

The Brewers (5-4, 1-1) and the Thoroughbreds (8-4, 1-1) will meet up for another doubleheader tomorrow at Skidmore beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Game One
Heading into the bottom of the seventh and final inning in the first game, Skidmore held a 3-0 lead behind junior starter Nick Laracuente's one-hitter, but some clutch Vassar hitting combined with two costly Skidmore errors led to a walk off 4-3 Brewer victory..

The Thoroughbreds took a 2-0 lead in the third inning as senior third baseman Adam Cornachione drew a leadoff walk and senior second baseman Jeremy Goldman followed him on base with a single up the middle. A perfectly placed sacrifice bunt from senior outfielder Spencer Marcus moved the runners to second and third, and senior shortstop Anthony Ferri took advantage with a two-run single to right field. Skidmore added another run in the top of the seventh, as Ferri hit a two-out single and came home on a double down the leftfield line from sophomore outfielder Brian Lowry.

Skidmore had nine hits in the game, paced by a 4-for-4, one run, two RBI effort from Ferri, while Lowry went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Game Two
Heading into the top of the ninth inning with the game tied 4-4, it was the Thoroughbreds who capitalized on a Vassar miscue to win the nightcap, scoring four unearned runs. Freshman starter Lawrence Flicker got two outs to start the inning, but a fielding error allowed Marcus to reach and start a big inning for Skidmore. A Ferri double moved Marcus to third, and Vassar intentionally walked Lowry, loading the bases for Rudman. Rudman took advantage of the situation with a two-RBI single to centerfield, chasing Flicker and bringing sophomore Race Bottini in to pitch for the Brewers. Senior designated hitter Matt Pisani greeted Bottini with a long double to leftfield, clearing the bases and giving Skidmore an 8-4 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Skidmore junior starter Trevor Brucato went seven innings, allowing one earned run on three hits with five strikeouts and no walks.

Rudman was 4-for-5 with three RBI and two runs, while Ferri was 3-for-5 with two runs.