TROY, N.Y. – Vincent Esposito batted a combined 6-for-9 with a double, triple and two stolen bases while
Seth Roberts and
Jamie Faber pitched for wins as Union sweeps Rensselaer in day two of the doubleheader at Robison Field Sunday afternoon.
Union scored a first-inning run and never trailed in the game as Roberts picked up his first win the year. RPI senior righthander Mike Campisi took the tough-luck loss throwing a 7.0 inning complete game, surrendering four runs on 11 hits. He stuck out two and walked one.
Roberts went 5.0 innings, allowing one unearned run on eight hits. He recorded two strikeouts and one walk. Union catcher
David Peretti led the way offensively going 3 for 4 with two runs batted in.
Rensselaer's lone run in the game one came on a sacrifice fly by sophomore centerfielder Jared Jensen.
In game two, the Dutchmen jumped out an early lead once again, scoring two in the first and two in the second. Senior
Dylan Katz-Wicks kicked things off with a run-scoring double, followed by a sac fly from Peretti.
The Engineers drew even with a four-run bottom of the third, taking advantage of a Union error to extend the inning. Senior first baseman Chuck Erickson delivered the first blow, smacking a single up the middle to score RPI's first two runs. Junior Shane Matthews and Michael Croke followed with run-scoring singles to make it 4-4.
Union regained the lead at 5-4, when junior
Sam Caruso singled-home freshman Mike Fitzsimmons.
A three-run sixth gave Rensselaer its first lead of the day, at 7-5. Jensen drove in a run with a groundout to short, before freshman Nick Annunziata ripped a double to right-center, which platted two.
The lead was short-lived as the Dutchmen took advantage of four RPI errors to score six runs in the top of the seventh. RPI scored two quick runs in the bottom of the frame, but Union was able to get those runs right back and hold on for the victory.
The Dutchmen will take the field again on Tuesday as Union will play host to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for a nine-inning game at Central Park beginning at 3:30 p.m.
