Game 1: VCU 5, George Washington 1
Game 2: VCU 11, George Washington 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 27-18 (12-5 Atlantic 10), George Washington 20-25 (8-9 A-10)
 
The short story: VCU won its fifth straight Atlantic 10 game to clinch the series against the Colonials with a doubleheader sweep.
 
Game 1
FIRST PITCH

• VCU and George Washington were even with six hits apiece, but the Rams used a four-run fourth inning to pull away.
• Sophomore left-hander Campbell Ellis (2-4) earned the win on the mound with 4.0 scoreless innings of work, striking out five batters and scattering three hits and a pair of walks.
• Redshirt junior right-hander Evan Chenier and graduate closer Nolan Wilson combined for 5.0 frames to close the game, allowing one unearned run and striking out five between them.
• The Rams got their six hits from six different players.
• Freshman second baseman Marcus O'Malley went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.
• Redshirt sophomores Tyler Locklear and Will Carlone both collected a run and an RBI, while sophomore shortstop Connor Hujsak added an RBI double.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• GW's Logan Leax singled to lead off the top of the second, advancing to third on a stolen base and a wild pitch, but Ellis escaped the jam by striking out the side.
• VCU opened the scoring with four runs in the bottom of the fourth off a string of four hits. Locklear led off the inning and reached second base on a dropped fly ball in left, then moved to third on a redshirt junior right fielder Logan Amiss single to right. Hujsak bounced an RBI ground-rule double over the left field fence, then Amiss scored when Carlone ran out an RBI infield single. After redshirt junior center fielder AJ Mathis reached on a fielder's choice from a sacrifice bunt attempt, O'Malley dropped a two-run double down the left field line to push the VCU lead to 4-0.
• An RBI walk scored an unearned run for the Colonials in the top of the fifth, cutting the lead to 4-1. Chenier then got two outs to escape the bases-loaded jam, and recorded 1-2-3 innings in the sixth and seventh.
• Locklear added an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh, scoring freshman Jesse Robinson, who had pinch run for Jacob Selden after the graduate catcher hit a two-out single to left.

 
Game 2
FIRST PITCH

• Of VCU's 13 hits, five were doubles, tying a season-high.
• For the third time this season, the Rams did not issue a walk in the game.
• VCU executed on the base paths, tying a season high with six stolen bases, four of which came from Hujsak, a career high. The Rams also laid down a season-high four sac bunts.
• Carlone set career highs with four hits and three RBIs, collecting a double and a homer, and scoring two runs.
• Hujsak went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run, and two RBIs.
• Locklear hit a pair of doubles, drew a walk, and scored three runs.
• Selden went 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and a run.
• Redshirt sophomore third baseman Ben Nippolt went 1-for-3 with a walk, a sac bunt, a sac fly, a run, and two RBIs.
• Redshirt junior lefty Maddison Furman struck out a season-high four batters in 3.0 innings of work. Redshirt sophomores Mason Delane and Jack Masloff each threw 3.0 innings as well, earning the win and the save, respectively.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• VCU took a 2-1 lead after Locklear doubled and Hujsak scored him with RBI singles in both the first and third innings.
• GW tied the game with an RBI fielder's choice in the top of the fourth, but Nippolt's sac fly scored Selden, who led off the bottom of the frame with a double, for VCU to retake the lead at 3-2.
• The Rams broke open the game with four runs in the sixth. Redshirt sophomore center fielder Scottie O'Bryan led off with a double, then scored on a throwing error on Nippolt's sac bunt attempt. After Locklear was intentionally walked, Carlone blasted a three-run homer to right center to make it 7-2.
• An RBI groundout pulled a run back for the Colonials in the top of the seventh, but Nippolt restored the lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the frame.
• Aggressive base running gave VCU insurance runs in the eighth, pushing the lead to 11-3. Hujsak walked, stole second and third, then scored on a throwing error. Carlone and redshirt sophomore catcher Nic Ericsson then both scored on wild pitches.

 
NOTABLE

• VCU has won five out of six Atlantic 10 series this season.
• The Rams have won 10 of their last 13 games, and are 24-10 since March 8.
• Carlone's home run was his fourth of the season, third-most on the team.
• Locklear leads VCU with 49 runs, 54 hits, 19 doubles, 40 RBIs, 31 walks, 14 hit-by-pitches, and 16 multi-hit games. He has reached base in 28 straight games.
• Hujsak leads the Rams with 12 stolen bases and 11 multi-RBI games, and has a seven-game hitting streak.
• Masloff has not walked a batter in seven straight appearances, a streak of 22.1 innings.

 
UP NEXT
VCU looks for the sweep of the Colonials Sunday, May 8 at 6 p.m. from The Diamond. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and tickets can be purchased here.