CU Softball Preview at Rensselaer (4/27)

Bella Doyle

Softball | 4/25/2025 7:00:00 AM

Only four games remain on the conference schedule for the Clarkson University Softball team and the Golden Knights have already clinched a spot in the Liberty League Playoffs, but the team is looking for more when it faces Rensselaer this weekend.

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The Series: The Engineers have won six straight contests against the Knights, including a sweep of Clarkson by a score of 16-1 last year. The last win for the Knights came in 2019 (the two teams did not play in either 2020 or 2021).

Playoff Scenarios: With a split, Clarkson would hold future tiebreakers against RPI thanks to its wins over both University of Rochester and Ithaca College. A sweep guarantees Clarkson a spot in the conference's top three, avoiding the four-five seed play-in game.

Key Stats for Clarkson (19-12, 7-3 Liberty League): Clarkson players have already broken three single-season standards in 2025, with Devin Fitzpatrick nearly doubling up the single-season home run mark with 12 and just topping the total base mark by two with 77, while Isabel Haspil has recorded 18 walks, one more than the previous mark. Zoey Kovach has a shot at Clarkson's doubles mark (14) with 12 so far in 2025, and Fitzpatrick is two short of Clarkson's RBI mark (35).

Key Stats for Rensselaer (22-8, 6-4 Liberty League): The Engineers have a solid pitching staff with an ERA barely over 2.00 for the season. Ava Markert has tossed 83.1 innings and struck out 58 with an opponents' average of just .210, leading to a 1.76 earned run average. Gaby Heim isn't far behind with 58 strikeouts in 72.2, limiting teams to a .215 average for a 2.02 earned run average. On offense, Callista Adorno has the top slash line at .420/.505/.693 with five home runs and 25 RBI.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Fitzpatrick: P/IF; 5' 8"; Junior; R/R

#18 Zoey Kovach: C/UT; 5' 7"; Junior; R/R

#5 Isabel Haspil: IF/OF; 5' 5"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Fitzpatrick
: 5' 8"; Junior; R/R
: P/IF

#18 Zoey Kovach
: 5' 7"; Junior; R/R
: C/UT

#5 Isabel Haspil
: 5' 5"; Freshman; R/R
: IF/OF

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Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Fitzpatrick

#18 Zoey Kovach

#5 Isabel Haspil

Players Mentioned

#3 Devin Fitzpatrick

#18 Zoey Kovach

#5 Isabel Haspil