SCHENECTADY, N.Y. –  Union hit three home runs to upend visiting Russell Sage College 5-1 this afternoon.

Down 3-0 after four, sophomore infielder Christian Brown (Troy, NY/Troy) put the Gators on the board with an RBI double in the fifth.

Freshman infielder Liam McIlroy went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI to pace Union (8-7).

The Gators (10-12), winners of ten of their last 15 games, begin a three-game Empire 8 Conference home series with St. John Fisher on Friday.

Notes: A pair from RSC earned Empire 8 Conference weekly honors on Feb. 27…Senior outfielder James Lubanski (Port Washington, NY/Paul D. Schreiber) was selected the Player of the Week, while sophomore Liam Doyle (West Sayville, NY/Connetquot) was named the Pitcher of the Week…Sophomore infielder Frank Colletta (Holtsville, NY/St. John the Baptist) was chosen the E8 Player of the Week on March 6... Sophomore outfielder Brendan Espinal (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) garnered E8 Rookie of the Week accolades on March 27…Pitcher Matthew Denatale (Rhinebeck, NY/Rhinebeck), a graduate student, took home the the Conference Pitcher of the Week honor on April 3...2023 marks the second season for the program…2023 marks the second season for the program…The Gators reached the semifinals of the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament in their inaugural spring…22 players returned to the squad…Sophomore pitcher/infielder Liam Doyle (West Sayville, NY/Connetquot), sophomore infielder Andrew Knapp (Nanuet, NY/Nanuet), and sophomore outfielder Leandro Guzman (New Britain, CT/New Britain) highlighted the group of returning players.

Gator Golf Classic: Golfer Registration for the 18th Annual Gator Golf Classic, to be held on Friday, June 2 at Colonie Golf and Country Club, is now open.

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