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7
Winner Davidson DAV 23-6, 4-1 A-10
2
VCU VCU 16-13, 3-2 A-10
Winner
Davidson DAV
23-6, 4-1 A-10
7
Final
2
VCU VCU
16-13, 3-2 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Davidson DAV 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 7 9 3
VCU VCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0

W: HELY, Blake (4-0) L: Dressler, Cade (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RAMS DROP 7-2 DECISION AGAINST DAVIDSON

Score: Davidson 7, VCU 2
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 16-13 (3-2 Atlantic 10), Davidson 23-6 (4-1 A-10)
 
The short story: Davidson's Blake Hely carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning as the Wildcats evened a conference series with the Rams.
 
FIRST PITCH
  • Sophomore left-hander Campbell Ellis started on the mound for the Rams, striking out four batters across 4.0 scoreless innings and allowing just one hit.
  • Redshirt sophomore third baseman Tyler Locklear went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.
  • Redshirt junior first baseman Michael Haydak went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.
  • Hely threw 7.0 innings, striking out eight and allowing two runs on one hit.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ellis got a pair of strikeouts looking to make quick work of the Wildcats in the first, and got help from a diving stop at second by redshirt sophomore Ben Nippolt to keep it scoreless in the second inning.
  • Davidson got a one-out double in the third, but another backwards K from Ellis and a pop-up got VCU out of the inning without further damage.
  • A three-run home run opened the scoring for the Wildcats in the fifth, followed by a double steal of second and home to push the advantage to 4-0. An RBI single in the seventh made it 5-0.
  • The Rams put together a rally in the bottom of the eighth, sparked by sophomore pinch hitter Devan Barnett reaching base on a ground ball up the middle, followed by a Haydak single to put runners on the corners. Redshirt junior right fielder Logan Amiss grounded out to the pitcher to score redshirt sophomore Scottie O'Bryan, who pinch ran for Barnett.
  • Locklear followed up with a double to the gap in left center to score Haydak and cut the lead to 5-2.
  • Davidson added insurance runs in the top of the ninth with a two-run double.
 
UP NEXT
The Rams close their series with a rubber match against the Wildcats Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. from The Diamond. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased here.
 
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