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Dawson Newman delivers pitch vs. Holy Cross
3
Army ARMY 5-7
11
Winner VCU VCU 8-8
Army ARMY
5-7
3
Final
11
VCU VCU
8-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Army ARMY 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
VCU VCU 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 11 11 2

W: Holbert, Elias (1-0) L: Ramirez, Anthony (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU OUTSCORES ARMY 26-9 IN WEEKEND SERIES SWEEP

Score: VCU 11, Army 3
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 8-8, Army 5-7
 
VCU baseball paired seven scoreless innings out of the bullpen with 11 unanswered runs to complete its weekend sweep of Army, 11-3. Allowing just three runs in each contest and scoring in the double digits twice, the Rams outscored the Black Nights 26-9 across three games.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • VCU tied yesterday's run total for the third-most this season (11) and reached double-digits for the fifth time
  • Elias Holbert earned his first victory as a Ram, tossing three scoreless innings of one-hit ball and setting a new career high with four strikeouts
  • Also out of the bullpen, Dawson Newman's only baserunners were due to two fielding errors, going 1.2 innings with no hits, runs, or walks allowed
  • Closing the game on the mound, Zach Peters tied his season-high seven strikeouts, notching all seven outs via the strikeout. He gave up just one hit and one walk over his 2.1 innings of work
  • Dante DeFranco led the Rams' offense with three hits, while Michael Petite tallied a game-high three runs
  • Alec Warden had his second three-RBI game of the weekend series
  • VCU returned to .500 on the season with the sweep, moving to 8-8 on the season
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Army outscored VCU 3-0 in the first three innings, using two run-scoring base hits to take a lead and stranding all four of the Rams' early baserunners
  • Warden opened the scoring for the Rams, chipping away with an infield single that scored Petite
  • VCU broke open the game with back-to-back five run innings in the fifth and sixth
  • Taking advantage of four free passes, two base knocks by Jacob Lee and Warden combined with a go-ahead sacrifice fly from Quinn Maher to extend the Rams' lead to 6-3
  • Combining for five hits in the next frame, the Rams smacked four of them for extra bases, including a two-run triple off the bat of Petite
  • The Rams completed their weekend with a perfect 3-0 record, taking their fourth victory in the last five games
 
UP NEXT
VCU will open conference play next weekend as it welcomes La Salle to The Diamond for the program's first Atlantic 10 games since 2021. Admission to Friday's 1 p.m. game will be free to fans, and the series will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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