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3
VCU VCU 9-21, 3-8 A-10
4
Winner George Washington GW 17-13, 6-5 A-10
VCU VCU
9-21, 3-8 A-10
3
Final
4
George Washington GW
17-13, 6-5 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 9 0
George Washington GW 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 8 1

W: Matt Bruno (3-0) L: Moore, Max (0-2) S: Andrew Cutler (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

REVOLUTIONARIES EVEN WEEKEND SERIES WITH RAMS

Score: GW 4, VCU 3
Location: Arlington, Va. (Barcroft Park)
Records: VCU 9-21 (3-8), George Washington 17-13 (6-5)
 
THE SHORT STORY: VCU baseball scored three unanswered runs over the sixth and seventh innings to cut the deficit to one, but was unable to overcome George Washington's early lead, evening the series at one game apiece on Saturday.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • The Rams outhit the Revolutionaries 9-8 in the game, bringing their hit total on the weekend to 20 in two games
  • Out of the bullpen, James McGrady and Cade Dressler combined for 6.2 innings of work and 10 strikeouts, allowing just three hits and three walks
  • Dressler notched a career-high eight strikeouts over four shutout innings
  • Nate Kirkpatrick had back-to-back two hit games and belted his second double of the weekend
  • Centerfielder Bobby Lane made his first start of the season and tallied his first hit of the year, also reaching base on a hit-by-pitch
  • VCU played a clean defensive game with its third consecutive game with no errors committed
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Revolutionaries got on the board first, with a pair of run-scoring singles in the opening inning and scratching two runs across in the second inning to run their lead up to 4-0
  • McGrady entered in the second, allowing one inherited run to score on a sacrifice fly before stranding three Revs
  • After two scoreless frames, Dressler entered in the fifth inning to continue holding George Washington off at the plate
  • Freshman second baseman Nick Flores got the Rams on the board in the sixth with a sacrifice fly, cutting the lead to 4-1
  • In the seventh inning, three doubles made it a one-run ballgame as Kirkpatrick sliced one to left field and Jacob Lee and Will Henson followed suit to score a pair of runs
  • Leaving two on base in the eighth and unable to get runners on base in the ninth, VCU fell just short of extending the game, falling 4-3
 
UP NEXT:
The Rams will conclude the series against George Washington with a Sunday rubber match at 10 a.m., as they play for their second consecutive weekend series victory. Then, VCU will return home to The Diamond to host Virginia at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8.
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