Score: VCU 7, UMass 6
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Winning Pitcher: Owen Tappy (4-1)
Losing Pitcher: Mikey Jensen (0-2)
Records: VCU 17-9 (1-0 A-10), UMass 7-13 (0-1 A-10)
 
The short story: VCU trailed 6-3 after five innings before mounting a comeback with Anderson Fulk recording a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11^th inning.

LEADING OFF

• Fulk went a 3-for-6 at the plate with a season-high five RBIs and a home run
• Graduate pitcher Owen Tappy earned the win to improve to 4-1 on the season, throwing two scoreless innings and allowing just one hit
• Redshirt junior pitcher Jack Hoeymans pitched four shutout innings, recording a season-high eight strikeouts
• Aden Hill went 2-for-5 with a solo home run
• UMass was led by Carter Hanson who went 4-for-6 with two RBIs

THE STRETCH

• The Minutemen jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, using an RBI single with two runners on and pushing the second run across on an RBI groundout
• In the bottom of the second inning, VCU answered with Fulk hitting a three-run home run down the right field line to put the Rams up 3-2
• UMass retook the lead, getting three runs in the top of the fourth inning and another in the fifth  on a Hanson solo home run to hold a 6-3 advantage
• Hill hit his own solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to right field to make it 6-4
• The Rams took advantage of a pair of UMass errors in the ninth inning, tying the game at 6-6 after Ethan Brooks scored on a fielding error by the Minutemen
• The Rams' Fulk hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11^th inning to score Nic Ericsson

NEXT UP
VCU and UMass play the second game of their A-10 series on Friday, March 29 at 4 p.m. at the Diamond. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.