Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College baseball team completed the four-game sweep of Rochester with a pair of wins Saturday at Castle Diamond.  The Thoroughbreds earned a 12-4 win in the opener and held on for a 5-4 victory in game two.
 
Skidmore improves to 10-2 overall and 4-0 in league play, while the Yellowjackets fall to 3-9 and 0-4.
 
In the opener, Jordan Keysor struck out 10 in six innings of work and Leejay Pollacchi blasted a grand slam to lead the Thoroughbreds.
 
Skidmore got out to a quick 1-0 lead on a Brian Lowry RBI groundout in the first and added three more in the third inning behind a two RBI single from Matty Tatkow.  Zack Rudman made it a 6-0 game in the fifth on a two RBI double.
 
Rochester answered back in the bottom of the fifth as Alex Caghan and Ethan Sandler drew back-to-back bases loaded walks before Chris Davis cut the lead to 6-4 on a two-run single.
 
The Thoroughbreds responded in the top of the sixth as they drew three straight walks to load the bases for Pollacchi, who crushed a grand slam to left before Jeremy Selecky plated another run with an RBI single, giving Skidmore an 11-4 lead.  They would add another in the seventh to cruise to a 12-4 victory.
 
Pollacchi went 2-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored and Rudman finished 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI.
 
Keysor improved to 2-1, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out a career-high 10 in six innings.  Michael Zarella took the loss for the Yellowjackets, allowing four runs (one earned) on five hits in three innings.
 
In game two, Rochester got on the board first behind a Rob Barnard RBI single in the fourth.  The Thoroughbreds took the lead in the sixth on a two RBI single from Rob Safir and made it a 3-1 game after Geoff Green scored on a wild pitch.
 
The Yellowjackets cut the lead to 3-2 in the sixth on a solo shot from Caghan, but Skidmore extended its lead in the eighth behind a Rudman sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single from Tatkow.
 
In the bottom of the ninth, Rochester drew walks in its first two at-bats and was able to cut the lead to 5-4 on a pair of RBI groundouts by Sam Slutsky and Tim LeSuer, but Nick Bannon struck out the final batter to earn his fourth save and give the Thoroughbreds the weekend sweep.
 
Freshman Nick Petrella improved to 2-0, allowing two runs on seven hits in six innings, while Jeremy Diller took the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits in 5.1 innings of work.
 
Skidmore returns to action on Saturday at Vassar, while the Yellowjackets are at St. John Fisher on Wednesday.
 
Skidmore College 12, U. of Rochester 4 (Mar 24, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, NY) (Game 1)
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Skidmore College..... 103 025 1 - 12 12  0      (9-2, 3-0 Liberty)
U. of Rochester..... 000 040 0 -  4  6  2      (3-8, 0-3 Liberty)
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Pitchers: Skidmore College - Jordan Keysor; Jeff Spindel(7) and Geoff Green; Mike Pannozzi.
U. of Rochester - Michael Zarella; Brian Sheffler(4); Ethan McGowan(6); Josh Schulman(6);
Chris Coleman(6) and Brendan Garry.
Win-Jordan Keysor(2-1)  Loss-Michael Zarella(0-2)  T-2:35  A-150
HR SKIDMORE - Leejay Pollacchi.
Weather: 50's, Overcast
E. McGowan faced 2 batters in the 6th.
 
Skidmore College 5, U. of Rochester 4 (Mar 24, 2012 at Saratoga Springs, NY) (Game 2)
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Skidmore College..... 000 003 020  -  5  8  0      (10-2, 4-0 Liberty)
U. of Rochester..... 000 101 002  -  4  8  3      (3-9, 0-4 Liberty)
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Pitchers: Skidmore College - Nick Petrella; Max Martins(7); Nick Barra(7); Andrew Bannon(9) and
Geoff Green. U. of Rochester - Jeremy Diller; Adam Sullivan(6); Stephen Cool(7); Tim LeSeur(9)
and Tyler DeClerck.
Win-Nick Petrella(2-0)  Save-Andrew Bannon(4)  Loss-Jeremy Diller(2-1)  T-2:25  A-150
HR ROC - Alex Caghan.
Weather: 50's overcast