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Jacob Lee helmet taps after 23rd home run, breaking into career top 10
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Longwood LWU 18-11, 4-5 Big South
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Winner VCU VCU 17-11, 8-1 A-10
Longwood LWU
18-11, 4-5 Big South
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Final
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VCU VCU
17-11, 8-1 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Longwood LWU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
VCU VCU 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 6 11 0

W: Weygandt, Cooper (1-1) L: Hoover, Brady (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU EXTENDS WIN STREAK TO FOUR, DOWNS LONGWOOD, 6-1

Score: VCU 6, Longwood 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 17-11, Longwood 18-11
 
VCU baseball continued to stack wins on its weekend sweep, taking its fourth-straight victory over Longwood with a dominant performance out of the Rams' bullpen. The Lancers were held to just one run in the contest, while the Rams' offense stacked double-digit hitting to win 6-1.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • VCU had 11 hits, marking its 14th game with a double-digit hit
  • Jacob Lee launched his sixth home run of the year to enter the Rams' career top 10. The sophomore tied Joe Meador and Jim Lewentowicz at 10th all-time with 23 home runs
  • Nick Flores extended his hitting streak to seven games, ticking his career hit total up to 98
  • Eight of the Rams' nine starters tallied at least one hit, with Lee, Nate Kirkpatrick and Alec Warden collecting two apiece
  • For the first time since VCU did it twice on opening weekend, the Rams gave up just one run
  • Cooper Weygandt earned his first win in Black & Gold, tying career highs with 3.0 innings pitches and three strikeouts, while allowing one hit and no runs
  • Caleb Clover and Brody Leyboldt each tossed a pair of innings and allowed just one hit each
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Rams surrendered their lone run of the game in the first inning, as a productive out from Jaedan Carter opened the scoring, 1-0
  • VCU had its initial answer in the bottom of the first frame as Michael Petite and Kirkpatrick laced a pair of two-out hits to left field, tying the score at one apiece
  • The only other scoring inning in the game was all VCU, as the Rams collected five runs on six hits, including bunt singles by both Warden and Flores
  • Clover and Leyboldt held it down for the next four innings, allowing just four baserunners to keep VCU's 6-1victory intact
 
UP NEXT
VCU will return to the road on Friday-Sunday, April 3-5 as it takes on Rhode Island at Bill Beck Field in Kingston, Rhode Island. Sunday's contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
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