Gators Wrap Up Spring Break Trip Saturday Against Calvin
Russell Sage College baseball wrapped up their spring break trip with their tenth game in eight days on Saturday against Calvin.
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AUBURNDALE, Fla. – Russell Sage College baseball wrapped up their spring break trip with their tenth game in eight days on Saturday against Calvin.
The run of strong pitching continued for the Gators (6-5), as junior Aidan Green (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro/Onondaga CC) went six strong innings punching out five, and was followed up by two shutout innings by junior Richie Tamsett (Canajoharie, NY/Canajoharie/HVCC).
Offensively, the lone run from RSC came off the bat of senior outfielder Evan Grimes (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) who blasted a solo shot over the right field fence in the third inning for his first big fly of the season.
Grimes added another hit to the line score, finishing as one of two Gators with multiple hits in the Saturday morning contest. Senior outfielder Leandro Guzman (New Britain, CT/New Britain) was the other with a pair of line drive singles.RSC travels back north and returns to action on Sunday against Union.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: RSC looks to build upon the most successful season in program history in 2025…Coming off a 16-2 record in Empire 8 Conference play and a regular season championship, the Gators return 25 players to go along with 18 newcomers…Graduate outfielder James Lubanski (Port Washington, NY/Paul D. Schreiber), senior infielder Jeff Stearns (Vergennes, VT/Vergennes Union), graduate pitcher Joe Degroot (Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse), and senior pitcher/outfielder Evan Grimes (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) highlight the returners…Lubanski, Stearns, and Grimes made first team All-E8 conference, while Degroot found himself on the second team…Four others earned all-conference honors in 2024, including senior outfielder Jared Russell (Colonie, NY/Colonie) and senior catcher Cole Paro (Wolfeboro NH/Kingswood Regional), who were both named third team All-E8… Junior infielder Anthony Rizzo (Latham, NY/Shaker/HVCC), junior catcher Colin Casey (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro/Saint Rose), and graduate pitcher Freddie Callo (Milton, NY/Marlboro/Utica) headline the newcomers Head Coach Nick Pontari brought in…Pontari and his staff were named E8 Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024.
