2024 RSC Baseball News
-
Espinal Selected for the E8 25th Anniversary Baseball TeamJune 25, 2024ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College outfielder Brendan Espinal (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) was selected for the Empire 8 Conference 25th Anniversary Baseball Team.
-
Four Gators Make the 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball Team, selected by College Sports CommunicatorsJune 04, 2024ALBANY - Four Russell Sage College baseball players were selected for the 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators. Junior outfielder Brendan Espinal, junior infielder Jeff Stearns, outfielder James Lubanski, a grad student, and pitcher Joe Degroot, a grad student, represented the Gators.
-
Espinal and Stearns Honored as All-Region Performers.May 28, 2024Russell Sage College Baseball juniors Brendan Espinal (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendahowa) and Jeff Stearns (Vergennes, VT/Vergennes Union) were both named to ABCA All-Region teams.
-
Espinal Voted Empire 8 Conference Player of the YearMay 14, 2024ALBANY, N.Y. – After capturing the Empire 8 Conference regular season championship in just its third season as a program, Russell Sage College Baseball was well represented on the All-Conference teams.
-
Gators Eliminated 4-3 by Utica in 15 InningsMay 10, 2024SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College was eliminated by Utica 4-3 (15 innings) this morning in the Empire 8 Conference Baseball Championship Tournament, hosted by RSC at Schenectady's Central Park "A" Diamond.
-
RSC Drops E8 Tournament OpenerMay 09, 2024SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College opened the double elimination Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament with a 5-2 loss to visiting Houghton 5-2 this morning at Schenectady's Central Park "A" Diamond.
-
E8 Baseball Championship Tournament, Hosted by RSC, Continues on FridayMay 09, 2024ALBANY, N.Y. – The Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament, hosted by Russell Sage College, continues on Friday.
-
Gators Host Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament Starting ThursdayMay 08, 2024ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College hosts the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament starting on Thursday.
-
Denatale and Stearnes Repeat as E8 Baseball Weekly Award WinnersMay 06, 2024ALBANY - After clinching the top seed in the Empire 8 Conference Championship Tournament, Russell Sage College Baseball graduate student Matthew Denatale (Rhinebeck, NY/Rhinebeck) and junior infielder Jeff Stearnes (Vergennes, VT/Vergennes Union) repeated as E8 weekly award winners.
-
Gators Clinch Number One Seed in Empire 8 TournamentMay 04, 2024Russell Sage College baseball will host the Empire 8 conference tournament next weekend after a doubleheader sweep over Houghton on Saturday. The Gators (23-15/16-2 E8) took game one 2-1 and game two 7-0.
-
Degroot Shoves Complete Game in Series Opening Win Against HoughtonMay 03, 2024Russell Sage College baseball starting pitcher Joe Degroot (Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse) threw a complete game on Friday night against Houghton, punching out five Highlanders in the Empire 8 conference victory.
-
Stearns Hits Two Homers in Wednesday Non-Conference ActionMay 01, 2024Russell Sage College baseball fell 18-7 to Union on Wednesday as they battled in the final non-conference game of RSC's season.
-
Gators Fall 17-8 to SUNY CobleskillApril 30, 2024AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – In a late addition to its schedule, Russell Sage College had its four-game winning streak come to an end with Tuesday night's 17-8 home non-conference loss to SUNY Cobleskill.
-
Stearnes and Denatale Earn E8 Baseball Weekly HonorsApril 29, 2024ALBANY - Following a 4-0 week in league play, Russell Sage College Baseball had two players earn Empire 8 Conference weekly awards for the period ending Sunday, April 28.
-
Gators Explode for Nine Runs in Eighth Inning to Sweep KeukaApril 28, 2024Russell Sage College baseball continued to hit on Sunday against Keuka, as they scored 11 runs on the way to an Empire 8 series sweep. RSC scored a total of 47 runs over the three-game set with the Wolves. Four Gators contributed multiple hits, and the top six batters in the order all registered at least one hit and at least one run scored.
-
Gators Clinch Spot in Empire 8 Conference TournamentApril 27, 2024Russell Sage College baseball swept Keuka in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon with two mercy rule wins, enough to clinch a spot in the Empire 8 conference tournament. The Gators took game one 19-2 and game two 17-4, marking the second time they have scored 30 or more runs in a doubleheader this season.
-
Gators Use Seven Run Eighth Inning to Claim Crucial E8 WinApril 26, 2024Russell Sage College baseball picked up its program best tenth Empire 8 conference win this afternoon at St. John Fisher. The victory gives the Gators the best winning percentage in the Empire 8.
-
Lubanski Continues to Produce in Tuesday Non-conference ActionApril 23, 2024Russell Sage College baseball lost 5-1 this afternoon in a non-conference game against Skidmore.
-
RSC Baseball Ties Program Best with Ninth E8 VictoryApril 21, 2024Russell Sage College baseball used an eight-run second inning to propel to the Sunday afternoon win over Elmira. The 20-6 victory finished off the weekend sweep of the Soaring Eagles and gave the Gators their ninth Empire 8 conference victory of the season, tying a program best.
-
Bats Explode as Gators Sweep Saturday DoubleheaderApril 20, 2024Russell Sage College swept an Empire 8 conference doubleheader with Elmira on Saturday afternoon, taking the first contest 7-4 and the second 15-8.
-
RSC Baseball Falls in Series FinaleApril 16, 2024Russell Sage College baseball completed their three-game series with Utica with a loss on Tuesday, falling 17-7.
-
Denatale Selected E8 Pitcher of the WeekApril 15, 2024ALBANY, N.Y. – Russell Sage College left-hander Matthew Denatale (Rhinebeck, NY/Rhinebeck), a grad student, was selected the Empire 8 Conference Pitcher of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 14.
-
RSC Baseball Rolls Utica in Sunday Doubleheader SweepApril 14, 2024Russell Sage College baseball took both ends of a doubleheader from Utica Sunday afternoon, game one by a score of 11-7 and game two 10-3.
-
Gators Fall in Wednesday Afternoon Non-Conference MatchupApril 10, 2024Four Gators found their way into the hit column on Wednesday in Russell Sage College Baseball's 8-2 non-conference loss at SUNY Brockport..
-
Wild Weekend Series Finishes with Gators Walk-off VictoryApril 07, 2024To finish off a wild weekend series where all three games came down to the final out, Russell Sage College baseball split a doubleheader with SUNY Poly on Sunday, falling 5-4 in game one and winning game two 6-5 in walk-off fashion on a Leandro Guzman (New Britain, CT/New Britain) single.
-
Gators Win Saturday Thriller in Walk-Off FashionApril 06, 2024Down 8-6 with two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Gators junior outfielder Leandro Guzman (New Britain, CT/New Britain) ripped a game-tying triple to right center to tie the game, and scored on a throwing error on the same play as RSC baseball (10-9) walked off SUNY Poly on Saturday Afternoon. The 9-8 final included 25 hits and seven home runs between the two teams.
-
RSC Baseball Falls in High-Scoring Tuesday AffairApril 02, 2024Russell Sage College Baseball lost 18-11 in a Tuesday afternoon non-conference game against Union College.
-
Gators Score 31 as They Roll Past AlfredMarch 31, 2024Russell Sage College baseball used a 31-3 mercy-rule victory to complete the sweep of its three-game weekend series against Alfred on Sunday afternoon.
-
Early Surges Lead Gators to E8 Doubleheader SweepMarch 30, 2024Russell Sage College baseball scored 34 runs on the way to sweeping visiting Alfred in a Saturday afternoon Empire 8 conference doubleheader.
-
RSC Baseball Splits Tuesday Afternoon DoubleheaderMarch 26, 2024After it was rescheduled twice due to weather this past weekend, Russell Sage College baseball finally took their trip to Rochester, splitting a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader with the Cardinals of St. John Fisher.