CU Baseball Preview - vs. St. Lawrence University (4/25-4/27)

Will Leiphart

Men's Baseball | 4/24/2025 4:34:00 PM

Playoff implications surround the final weekend of the regular season for the entire Western Division of the Liberty League as nearby rivals meet up when the Clarkson University Baseball team and St. Lawrence University lock up for a three-game set.

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The Series: Some shuffling of the schedule occurred to avoid rain on Saturday, as the Golden Knights will host St. Lawrence on Friday afternoon and then game three won't be played until Sunday in Canton. Clarkson then takes to the road on Monday for a neutral site game against Hobart College, closing out that series that had its final game postponed from early April. Clarkson has won eight of the last 15 against the Saints dating back to 2021, but the Saints have recorded wins in five of the previous eight contests.

Key Stats for Clarkson (13-11, 5-6 Liberty League West): The Knights have been riding some hot bats for success as of late. Sophomore Beau Vardion is on an eight-game hitting streak in which he is hitting over .500 (16-for-31) with six doubles. Not to be outdone, Cam Jerrett is on a 10-game streak and he was 7-for-13 with four RBI in the three-game set against RIT last weekend. Freshman David Harris entered the RIT series at 1-for-13, but broke out by going 8-for-14 to raise his season average all the way to .333. Joe Figliolino, who went 0-for-6 in the first game against the Tigers, was 5-for-10 in the following day's doubleheader.

Key Stats for St. Lawrence (11-19, 5-6 Liberty League West): As a team, the Saints are hitting just .241 in 2025, but the last seven contests St. Lawrence has been more formidable, hitting .291 with four games of 10 hits or more. Daniel Verrastro is the team's top hitter at .348, having gone 24-for-69 in 22 games. Two St. Lawrence arms saw success against the Knights last year. Michael Hutchins went 8.1 innings in a 5-3 victory over the Knights while local product David Zuhlsdorf struck out eight in 7.2 innings of work, including a 3.2 inning save and a four-inning start.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Joe Figliolino: C; 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R

#4 Cam Jerrett: IF; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

#26 Beau Vardion: IF; 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R

#18 David Harris: OF; 6' 2"; Freshman; L/L

Players Mentioned

#23 Joe Figliolino
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R
: C

#4 Cam Jerrett
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: IF

#26 Beau Vardion
: 6' 2"; Freshman; R/R
: IF

#18 David Harris
: 6' 2"; Freshman; L/L
: OF