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.
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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. Â
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