Liberty League Baseball Crossover Series
#3 (East) Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (18-15) vs. #2 (West) University of Rochester Yellowjackets (17-16)
 
Towers Field – University of Rochester
Rochester, N.Y.  
 
COVERAGE:
LIVE VIDEO
LIVE STATS
 
SERIES SCHEDULE:
Saturday, May 4
Game 1 – 12 p.m.
Game 2 - ~3 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 5
Game 3 – 12 p.m. (if necessary)
 
SKIDMORE:

• Skidmore went 7-5 to finish as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Division.
• The Thoroughbreds lost two out of three to Union last weekend, as the Garnet Charged claimed home ice.
• Skidmore earlier won division series over Bard (sweep) and Vassar (2-of-3).
• The Thoroughbreds have scored the third-most runs in the league with 250 through 33 games, or 7.58 per game.
• Skidmore is second, behind Rochester, with 66 stolen bases.
• Zachary Leiderman is sixth in the Liberty League with a 3.85 batting average.
• Sam Kornet is tied for second in home runs (6), seventh in slugging percentage (.602), and seventh in OPS (1.057).
• Trey Bourque is tied for fourth with 11 doubles and is tied for eighth with 35 runs scored.
• Ameer Hasan is third in the league with a 2.79 ERA and sixth with 51.2 innings pitched.

 
ROCHESTER:

• Rochester went 10-5 in the West Division to finish second.
• The Yellowjackets won two out of three last weekend against RIT to clinch the No. 2 seed and right to host the crossover series.
• Rochester has division series wins over St. Lawrence, Hobart, Clarkson, and RIT.
• Rochester is third in the Liberty League in hitting with a .288 team average. The Yellowjackets lead the league with 75 stolen bases. The team steals at a 76.5 success rate.
• Alec Ellison is seventh in the conference with a .377 batting average and eighth with 46 hits.
• Trent Rapp is sixth in slugging percentage (.613) and 10^th in OPS (1.032).
• Adam Marsh is 10^th with 45 base hits.
• Nolan Sparks is second in the league with a 2.74 ERA in first in opponent's batting average (.183).

 
SERIES:

• Rochester defeated Skidmore 9-5 to eliminate the Thoroughbreds from the tournament last season.
• The Yellowjackets have won six in a row in the head-to-head series and are 31-10 since the spring of 2018.

 
NEXT:

• The winner of the best two out of three series will advance to the four-team double elimination Liberty League Tournament next weekend at a location to be determined.