Score: VCU 2, Richmond 1
Location: Richmond, Va. (Pitt Field)
Records: VCU 23-20 (12-9), Richmond 25-19 (12-9)
 
Three Rams arms limited Richmond to just a run in the series finale victory over the Spiders as Zach Peters picked up his fifth save in Atlantic 10 play. VCU baseball emerged victorious in the 2-1 battle Sunday.
 
LEADING OFF:

• VCU stranded 10 Richmond baserunners and matched its season-low one run allowed for the fifth time in 2026
• The Rams struck out just three times at the plate, while VCU arms tallied nine strikeouts
• On the mound, Dawson Newman was credited with his fourth win, allowing just one runner to reach safely and stranding two of his three inherited runners
• Peters earned the save in the contest, allowing just two hits over four scoreless frames, while fanning six
• Dante DeFranco and Alec Warden each recorded a double and a run in the contest
• Reaching base twice, Michael Petite was hit by two pitches
• Trent Adelman picked up the lone RBI for the Rams
• The Rams snapped a six-game skid with the win, tying Richmond in the A-10 standings

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• VCU took its first lead of the series in the first inning, as DeFranco belted his second leadoff double of the weekend and rounded the bases with the help of a Richmond error
• Another error-aided play, this time by VCU, allowed the Spiders to tie the game at 1-1 with their lone run in the third inning
• Warden led off the fourth inning with a double and a sacrifice bunt from Teige Lethert put the winning run just 90 feet away for Adelman's go-ahead RBI groundout
• Newman followed with back-to-back scoreless innings, before Peters took over with four shutout frames to close out the 2-1 win and avoid the sweep

 
UP NEXT
VCU will continue its road trip in Norfolk, Va. on Tuesday, April 28, as it looks to split the season series with Old Dominion before returning to The Diamond to take on Saint Louis on Friday-Sunday, May 1-3. All of the contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.