ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.—Ben Murphy tossed a complete game, five-hit shutout to lead the Skidmore College baseball team to a 4-0 win in the first game of a Sunday Liberty League doubleheader over Bard. The Raptors came back to win the series final 9-2.
 
The Thoroughbreds are 13-23 overall and finish the Liberty League schedule at 8-16. Bard is 10-27 and 5-15.  Skidmore will close out the season next weekend with three games at N YU.
 
GAME 1
Murphy (2-0) powered through the Bard lineup in just his second start of the season. He hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 17 innings.
 
The Thoroughbreds scored a pair of runs in the fourth and two in the seventh. Steven Gilbert had an RBI triple in the seventh and scored on a wild pitch.  
 
Gilbert finished 2-4. Chris Lorenz was 1-3 with a triple and Mike LaVita was 1-3 with an RBI.
 
GAME 2
Bard took advantage of five Skidmore errors to score six unearned runs in the 9-3 win. Jeb Clarke was 1-3 with a double and scored both of his team's runs. Jack Walter had a pinch hit single.
 
Starter Jacob Berish (1-1) was tagged with the loss. He allowed two unearned runs in four innings, walking five and striking out three.