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High Fives UVA Cover
7
Winner VCU VCU 28-14
5
Virginia VA 22-21
Winner
VCU VCU
28-14
7
Final
5
Virginia VA
22-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 7 9 0
Virginia VA 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 12 1

W: Serrano, Edwin (3-4) L: Stephen Schoch (2-1) S: Davis, Tyler (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RAMS COMPLETE DRAMATIC COMEBACK AT VIRGINIA, 7-5

Score: VCU 7, Virginia 5
Location: Charlottesville, Va. (Davenport Field at Disharoon Park)
Records: VCU 28-14, Virginia 22-21
 
The short story: VCU scored seven unanswered runs in the final three innings to complete a dramatic comeback and sweep the season series against Virginia.
 
FIRST PITCH
  • Junior designated hitter Liam Hibbits registered a game-high three RBIs, all from a go-ahead bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth.
  • Junior reliever Edwin Serrano earned his third win of the season, striking out four Cavaliers and allowing just one run across three full innings.
  • Both Tyler Locklear and Hunter Vay went 2-for-4 with a walk, while Locklear scored the winning run.
  • Junior right fielder Jack Schroeder scored from both of his at-bats, reaching on an error and collecting a double.
  • Freshman lefty Tyler Davis threw a scoreless ninth inning to notch his fifth save of the year.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cavaliers jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning, extending their advantage to 5-0 by the end of the sixth.
  • The Rams registered hits in five of the first six frames, but failed to bring a run home.
  • Freshman shortstop Connor Hujsak cut the lead to 5-2 in the top of the seventh with a two-run home run deep into the left field stands, scoring Schroeder who had reached on an error.
  • Junior center fielder Hogan Brown followed Hujsak's big fly with a double down the right field line, then advanced to third on a wild pitch. A hard-hit RBI groundout from Locklear scored Brown and cut the deficit to 5-3.
  • Serrano kept the Rams within striking distance with two straight 1-2-3 innings that included three strikeouts.
  • Schroeder led off the ninth with a double to right, then moved to third on a Brown groundout. With two outs, Michael Haydak was hit by a pitch, then took second on a wild pitch before Locklear walked to load the bases.
  • Senior left fielder Brandon Henson drew a bases loaded walk that brought VCU to within a run.
  • Hibbits smoked a double to right center that cleared the bases and gave the Rams a 7-5 lead that they did not relinquish.
 
NOTABLE
  • VCU has won 12 straight games, the second-longest active streak in Division I and the longest Rams win streak since 2018.
  • The Rams also beat Virginia, 5-3, on April 20 at The Diamond.
  • Hujsak's two-run shot was his fifth homer of the season and third in the last six games.
  • VCU is 17-5 against teams from the state of Virginia this season.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams, who lead the Atlantic 10 South with a 9-3 conference record, travel to Saint Louis for a crucial four-game A-10 series. VCU opens the series against the Billikens Friday, May 7 at 4 p.m. ET. 
 
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