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Cooper Campbell delivers pitch vs. Old Dominion
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La Salle LAS 9-10, 0-3 A-10
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Winner VCU VCU 11-8, 3-0 A-10
La Salle LAS
9-10, 0-3 A-10
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Final
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VCU VCU
11-8, 3-0 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
La Salle LAS 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
VCU VCU 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 X 8 12 3

W: Campbell, Cooper (1-1) L: Beck, Josh (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

RAMS SWEEP SECOND-STRAIGHT WEEKEND, OPEN A-10 PLAY UNDEFEATED

Score: VCU 8, La Salle 4
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 11-8 (3-0), La Salle 9-10 (0-3)
 
VCU baseball held La Salle to just one scoring inning for the third consecutive game, completing their second-straight weekend sweep and opening Atlantic 10 play with a perfect 3-0 record for the first time since 2019. Cooper Campbell tossed 5.1 innings of no-hit ball out of the bullpen, allowing the Rams to score seven unanswered runs for an 8-4 victory.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • Campbell retired the final 13 batters he faced, setting career highs with 5.1 innings pitched and seven strikeouts without giving up a hit
  • Zach Peters closed on the mound, not allowing a runner to reach safely
  • Nate Kirkpatrick had a three-hit game for his sixth multi-hit game of the season
  • Left-fielder Nick Flores reached 10 doubles on the year, posting back-to-back double-digit double campaigns
  • Michael Petite tied his career-best three runs for the third time as a Ram
  • With the win, VCU extended its win streak to six games, the longest single-season win streak under Head Coach Sean Thompson
  • The Rams' 12 hits were the third-most in a game this season, while their three hits allowed tied for the second-fewest
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • A passed ball opened the scoring for VCU as Petite scored his first of three runs on the day in the second inning
  • La Salle completed all of its scoring in the third inning, collecting all three of its hits in the game, the final of which was a home run from right-fielder Carter Groen to give the Explorers a 4-1 lead
  • The Rams chipped away over the next two frames, collecting runs on a Jacob Lee sacrifice fly and a successful double steal of home to pull within one run, 4-3
  • With two down in the fifth inning, Lee was hit by a pitch, Petite drew a walk and Kirkpatrick singled in a run before VCU's go-ahead run crossed the plate on a second double steal
  • Back-to-back doubles from Lee and Petite opened the seventh inning's scoring before Quinn Maher drove in his fifth run of the week on a sacrifice fly to extend the Rams' lead to 7-4
  • Flores completed the scoring in the game on an outfield error to give VCU its 8-4 final score for the Atlantic 10-opening weekend sweep
 
UP NEXT
VCU will hit the road for a midweek bout at Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17 at English Field. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX.
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