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Zander Gilmartin earned the win during Wednesday's action.
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Rensselaer RPI 23-13
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Winner Middlebury MIDBASE 22-10
Rensselaer RPI
23-13
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Final
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Middlebury MIDBASE
22-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rensselaer RPI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Middlebury MIDBASE 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 X 12 13 1

W: Gilmartin, Zander (1-1) L: M. Nelson (4-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Balanced Offense & Strong Pitching Push Baseball Past RPI 12-2

The Middlebury baseball team scored three runs in four separate innings and struck out a season-high 17 batters on Wednesday, securing a 12-2 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
 
HIGHLIGHTS
  • The Engineers took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run single to left-center field by Alex Coombes.
  • Aiden Han and Kyle McCausland started the bottom of the frame with back-to-back walks before jogging home on a three-run roundtripper off the bat of Nathan Samii to left center for a 3-2 edge.
  • The Panthers increased their lead to four (6-2) in the third. Samii led off with a triple to right and scored on a base hit to right from Ben Slaughter. A few batters later, Will Ashley brought home Slaughter and Gus Parker on a single to left.
  • Middlebury tacked on a trio of tallies in the fifth. Isaac Rosario ripped a two-run base knock to center, while Ashley tallied a sacrifice fly to make it 9-2.
  • In the bottom of the eighth, the Panthers pushed the advantage to 10 (12-2) with three runs, highlighted by run-scoring at-bats by Brayden Matthews and Brian Olson.
  • Charlie Kutz came on to pitch the ninth, striking out three of the four batters he faced for the final 12-2 decision.
NOTES
  • Samii continued his torrid stretch at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a homer, triple and two singles. He scored three times and paced Middlebury with four RBI.
  • Kunal Handa made his 42nd career appearance on the mound, which is tied for fourth in Panther history. 
  • Eight pitchers appeared for Middlebury in the triumph, surrendering just six combined hits while striking out a season-best 17.
  • The programs played for the 61st meeting with the Panthers owning a 34-27 edge in the series that started in 1907. Middlebury has won the last nine matchups dating back to 2019.
  • The Panthers pushed their winning streak to nine straight, matching the third-longest stretch in program history.
Middlebury returns to competition on Saturday, hosting Tufts in doubleheader action to kick off a best-of-three NESCAC Quarterfinal weekend.
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