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Baseball Hosts Lehigh on Tuesday

The Broncs and Mountain Hawks square off as part of the Liberty Bell Classic

2018 Rider University Baseball
Liberty Bell Classic
GAME 20 – Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Rider Broncs (5-14) vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (9-11)
First Pitch:
3:30 PM
Live Stats: SideArm Stats
Twitter: @RiderUBaseball

What You Need to Know
- The Rider University baseball team returns to the Garden State for their 2018 home opener on Tuesday, March 27 against Lehigh. The contest is part of the 2018 Liberty Bell Classic.

- The Broncs had a weekend series with LIU Brooklyn cancelled last weekend due to the winter storm that hit the Lawrenceville area last week.

- Rider will have fresh legs with their last game coming eight days ago (March 18) at Elon.

- The Broncs have won three straight home openers at Sonny Pittaro Field.

- Senior Jake Bender is the only Rider every day starter hitting over .300. He is batting .319 with a team-high 23 hits.

- Earlier this season, Bender and junior Riley Mihalik both recorded the 100th hits of their careers.

- Joe Simone and Kyle Johnson are tied for the team lead with 12 runs scored apiece.

- Senior Harrison McClure leads the team with eight extra-base hits (6 2B & 2 HR) and 10 RBIs.

- Out of the bullpen, junior Jordan Silverman has made a team-high 11 appearances.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Bender

#8 Jake Bender

INF
5' 11"
Senior
Kyle Johnson

#5 Kyle Johnson

INF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Harrison McClure

#3 Harrison McClure

P/OF
6' 1"
Senior
Riley Mihalik

#26 Riley Mihalik

1B
6' 2"
Junior
Jordan Silverman

#44 Jordan Silverman

P
6' 1"
Junior
Joe Simone

#17 Joe Simone

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jake Bender

#8 Jake Bender

5' 11"
Senior
INF
Kyle Johnson

#5 Kyle Johnson

5' 9"
Sophomore
INF
Harrison McClure

#3 Harrison McClure

6' 1"
Senior
P/OF
Riley Mihalik

#26 Riley Mihalik

6' 2"
Junior
1B
Jordan Silverman

#44 Jordan Silverman

6' 1"
Junior
P
Joe Simone

#17 Joe Simone

5' 11"
Sophomore
OF