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Baseball hosts Bard in home final

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—The Skidmore College baseball team closes out the Liberty League schedule with a home and home Liberty League series against Bard. The Thoroughbreds host the Raptors (9-23, 4-12 Liberty) on Saturday at 12 p.m. and travel to Bard on Sunday 12 p.m.
 
Skidmore (10-22, 5-15) finishes the season at NYU on May 7 and 8. 
 
Josh Brown tops the team with a .364 average. He has a team-high 13 doubles, four home runs and 33 RBI. Steven Gilbert (.357) and Shankar Mani (.356) are also hitting the ball well for the Thoroughbreds.
 
Andrew Aikins is 3-3 on the mound with a 5.00 era in six starts. Reliever Ben Murphy is 1-0 with a 2.91 era in 11 appearances.
 
David Schlosser leads Bard with a .350 average. Adam Carafotes is hitting .342 with five home runs.
 
John Wendt is 2-0 on the mound with a 1.14 era in four starts. Releiver Alex Bunnell is 3-1 with two saves and a microscopic 0.79 era.
 
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Players Mentioned

Andrew Aikins

#27 Andrew Aikins

P
6' 6"
Sophomore
Josh Brown

#7 Josh Brown

OF
6' 2"
Junior
Steven Gilbert

#1 Steven Gilbert

OF
5' 8"
Junior
Shankar Mani

#8 Shankar Mani

2B/P
5' 6"
Sophomore
Ben Murphy

#23 Ben Murphy

P
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Andrew Aikins

#27 Andrew Aikins

6' 6"
Sophomore
P
Josh Brown

#7 Josh Brown

6' 2"
Junior
OF
Steven Gilbert

#1 Steven Gilbert

5' 8"
Junior
OF
Shankar Mani

#8 Shankar Mani

5' 6"
Sophomore
2B/P
Ben Murphy

#23 Ben Murphy

6' 0"
Junior
P