Baseball | 3/6/2010 5:19:14 PM

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PHOENIX, AZ - The RIT baseball team (2-5) completed its spring trip by dropping a pair of games to Rockford College, 12-5 and 20-11 at the RussMatt Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

In game one, RIT took a 1-0 first inning lead on a RBI single by Geoff Dornes (Landsville, PA/Hempfield).  Justin Smith (Livonia, NY/Livonia) led off with a single.  Ben Robertson (Mecklenburg, NY/Trumansburg) dropped a perfect bunt and reached base.  Dornes then singled Smith in.

Rockford scored twice in the third inning and never trailed from there.

Smith was 2-for-3 for the Tigers, scoring two runs and stealing a base.  Ryan Campbell (Brockport, NY/Brockport), Kreag Bradley (Victor, NY/Victor) and Jeff Creagh (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Forks) each drove in a run.

Cory Langtry (Moravia, NY/Moravia) started on the mound for RIT, allowing two runs in 2 2/3 innings.  Charles Yarrington (Rochester, NY/Pittsford Sutherland), who earned the win in relief for RIT on Wednesday, took the loss, allowing three earned runs in 2/3 of an inning.

In game two, RIT jumped out a 10-1 third inning lead before Rockford roared back.

Senior catcher Chris Brol (Ijamsville, MD/Urbana) was a career-best 4-for-4 and scored three runs in the loss.  Dornes was 2-for-3 with three RBI and run scored and a stolen base.  Kyle Desrosiers (North Attleboro, MA/Xaverian Brothers) was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI.  Robertson was 2-for-3 with two walks.

The Tigers return to action on Sunday, March 21, as they host Keuka in a doubleheader at 12 p.m.