Baseball goes 2-1 in opening weekend of RussMatt Central Florida Invitational

AUBURNDALE, F.L. – The RIT baseball team split a series with Dickinson on Saturday, winning 10-2 and losing 13-3, before defeating Illinois Tech. 4-2 on Sunday, in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.

GAME ONE – RIT 10, Dickinson 2 (7 inn.)
Sophomore designated hitter Trent Rappwent 3-for-4, including a solo home run, collecting 3 RBI on the day, while senior pitcher John Arnold threw five scoreless innings, leading the Tigers in a 10-2 victory over Dickinson in game one of a doubleheader, Saturday.

• Two RBI singles from junior right fielder Adam Marsh and sophomore third baseman Charlie Slaymaker, gave the Tigers an early 2-0 lead in the first inning
• Junior shortstop Randy Dodig earned an RBI single in the second, increasing RIT’s lead to three
• Rapp doubled in the third, scoring Slaymaker and Marsh, followed by a single from first-year left fielder Mikey Zacher that scored Rapp, giving the Tigers a 5-0 lead
• In the fifth, Rapp hit a solo home run and sophomore second baseman Jarin Moses earned a single that scored two base runners, putting RIT ahead 9-0
• Dodig hit his second RBI single of the day, scoring Rapp and increasing the Tigers’ lead to 10 in the sixth inning
• After five scoreless innings from Arnold, Dickinson scored two runs in the sixth off of two throwing errors
• Sophomore pitcher Luc Rising came to the mound in the seventh and helped the Tigers secure a 10-2 victory

GAME TWO – Dickinson 13, RIT 3 (7 inn.)
Junior shortstop Randy Dodig, sophomore second baseman Jarin Moses and graduate student catcher Gil Merod all went 2-for-3 as the Tigers fell to Dickinson, 13-3 in game two of a doubleheader, Saturday.

• An RBI double from Moses and a fielding error by Dickinson gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead in the first
• Dickinson scored one run off of an RBI single in the second, cutting RIT’s lead to two
• In the fourth, Dickinson’s batter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, putting the Red Devils within one
• Dickinson hit a two-run homer in the fifth, taking a 4-3 lead
• A grand-slam and an RBI single in the sixth, put the Red Devils in front 9-3
• Dickinson scored its final four runs in the seventh off of an RBI single and a three-run homer

GAME THREE – RIT 4, Illinois Tech 2
Junior right fielder Adam Marsh went 2-for-4, including a game-winning two-run homer, while sophomore relief pitcher Luc Risinggave up one hit as the Tigers defeated Illinois Tech, 4-2, Sunday.

• After a scoreless first inning, sophomore third baseman Charlie Slaymaker scored on a passed ball, putting the Tigers in front 1-0
• Illinois Tech scored one run on a sacrifice fly in the second, tying the game
• Marsh earned an RBI single in the third, scoring junior shortstop Randy Dodigand giving the Tigers a 2-1 lead
• Illinois Tech tied the game at after earning an RBI single in the third
• A two-run homer from Marsh in the fifth, gave RIT a 4-2 lead
• Rising came to relieve graduate student pitcher Alex Slotter in the sixth and threw four scoreless inning, only allowing one hit, securing a 4-2 victory for the Tigers

WHAT’S NEXT
The Tigers continue the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational playing MSOE on Tuesday (Mar. 12) at 4:30 p.m.