Virginia Commonwealth University

Score: Old Dominion 7, VCU 6
Location: Norfolk, Va. (Ellmer Family Baseball Complex)
Records: VCU 23-21, Old Dominion 22-22
 
VCU baseball was unable to subdue Old Dominion's ninth-inning rally on Tuesday night, falling to the Monarchs 7-6 at the Ellmer Family Baseball Complex.
 
LEADING OFF:

• Nick Flores had his second three-hit game in the last three contests, going 3-5 with a stolen base
• Quinn Maher tallied a game-high three RBI on a walk and run-scoring double
• Michael Petite extended his team-leading reached base streak to 14 games with a double in the first inning
• Junior left-hander Bryce Carter went 1.1 frames without allowing a run and giving up just one hit on the mound
• Junior right-fielder Trent Adelman was hit by two pitches, one for an RBI
• The Rams were outhit 11-9 by the Monarchs

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• VCU opened the scoring in the contest, working up a 4-0 lead through three innings on RBI free passes drawn by Trent Adelman and Maher and a pair of run-inducing double plays, while Hunter Gotschall carried a no-hitter into the fourth inning
• Old Dominion worked its way back to tie the game at 4-4 with a pair of two-run frames in the fourth and the sixth
• Carter and Nick Frers held off the Monarchs offense in the next two innings, while Maher belted a two-out double in the eighth to score a pair of runs
• ODU completed its comeback in the ninth with four hits to take its decisive 7-6 lead in walk-off fashion

 
UP NEXT
VCU will return to The Diamond to continue its Atlantic 10 schedule against Saint Louis on Friday-Sunday, May 1-3. All of the contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.