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4
Winner VMI VMI 9-20
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VCU VCU 15-12
Winner
VMI VMI
9-20
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Final
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VCU VCU
15-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 7 1
VCU VCU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1

W: Will Lopez (1-1) L: Serrano, Edwin (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BASEBALL DROPS HEARTBREAKER TO VMI, 4-1

Score: VMI 4, VCU 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 15-12, VMI 9-20
 
The short story: The Keydets used a bases-clearing triple in the top of the ninth to hand the Rams a non-conference midweek loss.
 
FIRST PITCH
  • Redshirt sophomore right-hander Mason Delane started on the bump for the Rams, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings and striking out three batters.
  • Redshirt junior lefty Maddison Furman relieved Delane with 2.0 scoreless frames.
  • Freshman righty Chase Hungate allowed a single run across 3.0 innings, collecting a game-high four strikeouts.
  • Redshirt junior first baseman Michael Haydak went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored VCU's lone run.
  • Will Lopez threw the final 1.2 innings without allowing a run to earn the win for VMI.
  • The Rams left seven runners on base, while the Keydets stranded six.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After Haydak led off the bottom of the first with a walk, sophomore shortstop Connor Hujsak smoked a two-out double to the gap in right center to bring home Haydak.
  • Delane cruised through the first inning with a pair of strikeouts, and induced an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play in the second.
  • Furman escaped a bases loaded jam in the fourth with a second 6-4-3 double play.
  • After Reeves Whitmore was hit by a pitch and took second on a wild pitch, Cole Jenkins delivered an RBI single through the right side to tie the game at 1-1 in the seventh.
  • VMI loaded the bases in the top of the ninth on a VCU throwing error, a walk, and an infield single. A triple down the right field line by Ty Swaim cleared the bases and scored three unearned runs that were the difference in the game.
 
NOTABLE
  • Haydak has reached base in the leadoff at-bat of the game in six straight contests. He also leads the Rams with 10 multi-hit games this season.
  • Hujsak and Haydak extended their hitting streaks to eight and seven games, respectively.
  • Redshirt sophomore third baseman Tyler Locklear drew a pair of walks and extended his reached base streak to 10 games.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams host Davidson for a crucial three-game Atlantic 10 series at The Diamond from April 8-10. VCU was picked to win the conference in a preseason poll of the league's coaches, while the Wildcats sit atop the league standings with a 22-5 record, and a 3-0 mark in conference play. The games will be streamed on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased here.
 
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