The Hobart baseball team will open Liberty League play this weekend with a three-game series against division rival RIT. The teams are scheduled to play a single game in Henrietta, New York, on Friday at 3 p.m. followed by a doubleheader at McDonough Park in Geneva starting at noon on Saturday.
 
GAME COVERAGE

• Game 1: Video | Stats
• Games 2 & 3: Video | Stats

 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart went 3-1 during its spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, improving 7-3 overall.
• RIT is riding a 10-game winning streak and brings an 11-2 record into conference play.

 
TO ARMS

• The Statesmen pitching staff has a Liberty League low 3.22 ERA.
• After three starts, sophomore Trevor Kimball sports a 2-0 record with a team-leading 1.50 ERA.
• Junior Teck Nash has thrown a team-high 19 1/3 innings, striking out a team-high 18.

 
ON THE RUN

• Hobart leads the Liberty League in stolen bases with 46 thefts through 10 games, 12 more than any other team.
• Individually, senior Nate Johnson is tied for the league lead with 12 steals.
• The Statesmen have also used their wheels to post a league-high eight triples.

 
ROARING

• RIT has the Liberty League's most wins and longest winning streak this season.
• The Tigers swept a pair of games from St. John Fisher last weekend, outscoring the Cardinals 23-9.
• RIT has a league-leading 28 doubles and sits second in the conference with 109 runs.
• Senior Randy Dodig is batting a team-high .373 with 10 RBI and 14 runs.
• The Tigers' pitching staff has a 4.39 ERA and an eye-popping 136 strikeouts.
• Graduate student John Arnold is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA and a league-high 30 strikeouts.

SERIES SNAPSHOT

• Hobart and RIT will meet for the 55th time on Friday.
• The Tigers have won all six meetings since the Statesmen reinstated its varsity team in 2023 and hold a 28-26 overall lead in the series.