SKIDMORE SOFTBALL LIBERTY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
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Southside Field – University of Rochester
Rochester, N.Y.
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Thursday, May 5 – Saturday, May 7
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COVERAGE:
TOURNAMENT PAGE
LIVE VIDEO
LIVE STATS
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 5
Game 1 - #4 Skidmore vs. #1 Rochester – 12 p.m.
Game 2 - #3 Rensselaer vs. #2 Ithaca – 2:30 p.m.
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Friday, May 6
Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 10 a.m.
Game 4 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – 12:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 – 3 p.m.
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Saturday, May 7
Game 6 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 – 12 p.m.
Game 7 – Same teams as Game 6 (if necessary) – 2:30 p.m.
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SKIDMORE (24-12, 7-7 LL):
- The Thoroughbreds won their final four games vs. Clarkson and RIT to clinch playoff spot.
- Skidmore is second behind RPI in the league in hitting. As a team, Thoroughbreds are batting .313 and lead the conference with a .380 on-base percentage.
- Skidmore is the hardest team in the tournament field to strike out, having fanned just 118 times in 36 games (3.28/game).
- Offensively, Megan White leads Skidmore and the Liberty League in hitting at .484. She is also the league leader in OBP (.524) and doubles (17).
- Meghan Robertson is also in the top-10 in the conference with a .388 batting average.
- In the circle, Hannah Davis (12) and Lindsey Raimondi (11) are the top two in the conference in wins.
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SERIES VS. OPPONENTS:
- vs. Rochester: 0-2 in 2022. Yellowjackets have won last nine meetings.
- vs. Ithaca 0-2 in 2022. Bombers 8-1 since joining Liberty League for 2018 season.
- vs. Rensselaer 1-1 in 2022. Thoroughbreds winners in two of last three meetings.
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- Winner of double-elimination tournament receives automatic berth to 2022 NCAA Tournament.