Skidmore Baseball Launches Into Season with 32 Runs in One Day
Members of the Skidmore College baseball team celebrate junior Eddie Galvao’s two-run homer in a Mar. 14 game against Otterbein in Florida. Photo via Kyle Lancto/Skidmore Athletics.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — There are many factors that can determine the outcome of a baseball game, from a well-balanced lineup to a lights-out bullpen. But there’s one strategy that’s almost always guaranteed to work: score a crap ton of runs.
Skidmore College did just that while on an extended road trip to Fort Myers, Florida that helped kick off their 2025 season. On Mar. 14, the Thoroughbreds played two games: one against Dean College in the morning and the other against Otterbein University in the afternoon. Skidmore won both, by scores of 17 to 3 and 15 to 5 respectively, resulting in the total accumulation of 32 runs in one day.
Against Dean, the Thoroughbreds put up 5 runs in the first inning and 8 runs in the sixth. Offensively, Skidmore was led by two-run doubles by Zachary Leiderman and Ewen Donald. On the mound, starter Ethan Barnett allowed only 2 runs in 6 innings, striking out 3 batters in the process.
In the game against Otterbein, Skidmore was tied at the top of the eighth inning, when Eddie Galvao smacked a two-run, go-ahead dinger that sparked a whopping 13-run rally. In that same inning, Trey Bourque cranked out a bases-clearing triple to help give the Thoroughbreds an insurmountable lead.
The victories served as needed rebounds after the Thoroughbreds were handed a pair of back-to-back losses earlier in the week against Illinois Wesleyan and Haverford.
Overall, Skidmore exited their nine-game appearance at the Gene Cusic Classic in the Sunshine State with 6 wins and 3 loses. Another loss at McDaniel to open the season gave them a 6-4 overall record prior to their home opener against Vassar on Mar. 21. That game is scheduled to be played at the David Alexander Castle Diamond at Ingram Park while the school’s new turf field on Daniels Road finishes construction.