Men's Baseball | 4/7/2026 2:00:00 PM
Taking a brief break from Liberty League action, the Clarkson University Baseball team travels to Plattsburgh on Wednesday to take on the Cardinals of Plattsburgh State in a single, nine-inning contest at 3:30 p.m. The game will be played at Plattsburgh High School.
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The Series: The two teams will play one game this Wednesday and will meet again for another single-game matchup on April 20th in Potsdam. The Golden Knights and Cardinals met just once last year where Plattsburgh used an eight-run fourth inning to gain a 11-7 victory. Plattsburgh has won the last four meetings between the two programs.
Key Stats for Clarkson (11-10, 3-6 Liberty League): Finishing the weekend 1-2 against Hobart, the Golden Knights handed the Statesmen their first Liberty League loss of the year with a 4-3 walk off win in game one on Saturday. Zach Rider finished 3-4 at the plate with one RBI and would score the winning run off a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Jacob Shirley and Cameron Barbulean combined for 12 strikeouts on the mound in the win, with Shirley gaining his second win of the season after being handed a loss in three of his last four starts. Despite just one hit on the weekend, Beau Vardion continues to lead the Knights at the plate batting .387 (29-75) with 15 RBIs.
Key Stats for Plattsburgh State (9-11, 0-9 SUNYAC): The Cardinals started the year 9-2 overall before losing their last nine contests. Six of those losses have been by three or fewer runs while the last two have both been by just one (3-2, 12-11 versus Oswego State). Frankie Kowal (.368/.514/.561) and Tyler Martin (.339/.414/.403) lead Plattsburgh at the plate so far with 21 hits apiece. Kyan Zamaniyan is the only Cardinal pitcher, who has started five games or more, with an earned run average below 4.00 (3.97), the junior has struck out 14 over 22.2 innings. Classmate Jack Castillo leads the pitching staff with 45 strikeouts over 32.1 innings of work and has eclipsed 10 or more strikeouts in three outings so far.
