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Jacob Lee at-bat vs. St. Bonaventure
7
Winner VCU VCU 21-14
6
Fordham FOR 14-21
Winner
VCU VCU
21-14
7
Final
6
Fordham FOR
14-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 7 10 2
Fordham FOR 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 6 10 0

W: Vaughan, Everett (2-0) L: HANAWALT, Chase (1-5) S: Peters, Zach (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU COMPLETES THIRD ATLANTIC 10 SWEEP, DOWNS FORDHAM 7-6

Score: VCU 7, Fordham 6
Location: Bronx, N.Y. (Houlihan Park)
Records: VCU 21-14 (11-4), Fordham 14-21 (6-9)
 
VCU baseball never trailed Fordham on the weekend, completing its three-game Atlantic 10 sweep by staving off a late comeback bid in Bronx, N.Y., on Sunday to take the series finale by a score of 7-6.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • VCU swept its third Atlantic 10 series of the year
  • Everett Vaughan made his longest appearance of the season since returning from injury, going 4.0 scoreless frames with just four hits allowed and striking out three
  • Jacob Lee's two-home run game marked his 25th and 26th career home runs, taking sole possession of eighth in program history
  • Junior outfielder Michael Petite had his second three-hit game of the weekend and extended his hitting streak to five games
  • Zach Peters recorded the final out of the game, fending off Fordham's comeback to pick up his second save of the weekend series
  • VCU and Fordham were tied for hits in the game at 10 apiece
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Mimicking Saturday's slow start, the game remained scoreless through three innings until VCU broke it open with a five-run fourth inning
  • Teige Lethert led off the frame with a base knock, before Maher and Trent Adelman loaded the bases with a walk and single, respectively, opening the door for DeFranco's two-run single and Lee's three-run home run
  • Everett Vaughan hung his fourth zero on the board to conclude his outing, holding onto VCU's comfortable 5-0 lead
  • This weekend's likely heroes provided a pair of late VCU runs on Lee's second homer in the seventh inning and a two-out RBI single for Petite's third hit of the game in the eighth
  • Fordham pressed VCU with a steady trickle of runs, scoring in each of the final five innings, as VCU led 7-4 entering the final frame
  • Fordham came within a run of the visiting Rams in the ninth and Peters entered the game to lock down VCU's final out of the weekend, securing the 7-6 win
 
UP NEXT
VCU will return home to take on No. 13 Virginia on Tuesday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at The Diamond, completing the four-game season series. Tickets for the contest can be purchased here. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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