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Patrick Steitz delivers pitch in two-hit shutout against Davidson
0
Davidson DC 25-24, 16-12 A-10
10
Winner VCU VCU 30-22, 18-10 A-10
Davidson DC
25-24, 16-12 A-10
0
Final
10
VCU VCU
30-22, 18-10 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Davidson DC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
VCU VCU 0 4 3 0 0 0 3 0 X 10 16 0

W: Steitz, Patrick (7-3) L: Perkins, Wilson (1-3) S: Campbell, Cooper (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

STEITZ, CAMPBELL BLANK WILDCATS; VCU ROUTS DAVIDSON, 10-0

Score: VCU 10, Davidson 0
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 30-22 (18-10), Davidson 25-24 (16-12)
 
VCU baseball reached a double-digit run total for the fifth time in its last eight games, this time, pairing its offensive explosion with a combined two-hit shutout from Patrick Steitz and Cooper Campbell for a 10-0 series-opening victory.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • VCU reached 30 wins on the season, and its 18 A-10 wins are one shy of tying the program record in conference victories
  • The Rams' 10 runs brought their total over the past eight games to 99 runs on 81 hits
  • Steitz earned his seventh win as a Ram with 6.0 innings of one-hit ball and six strikeouts
  • Closing the game on the mound, Campbell tossed 3.0 innings and faced the minimum
  • Quinn Maher and Alec Warden each went 3-4, both with the first three-hit games of their careers and a double in the contest
  • Jacob Lee and Trent Adelman each belted home runs
  • Lee took sole possession of third all-time in home runs with his 15th of the season and 32nd of his career; the only other Ram to post multiple 15+ home run seasons is Tyler Locklear
  • Michael Petite tied Adelman's 21 HBPs from a season ago for sixth-most in single-season program history with his 21st of the season
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • The Rams jumped out to a commanding lead through the first three innings, getting on the board with a Nick Flores RBI double before combining for five hits to drive Flores, Warden and Maher across the plate in the second frame
  • VCU put up its second crooked number in the third inning on a Lee leadoff home run, followed by a run-scoring double from Maher and a squeeze play from Adelman, taking a 7-0 lead
  • Steitz carried the shutout through the sixth frame, yielding to Campbell for the final three innings of work
  • In the bottom of the seventh, Kirkpatrick scored on a Wildcat throwing error and Adelman belted a two-run shot for the Rams' double-digit total
  • VCU earned its 10-0 win to open the final weekend at The Diamond
 
UP NEXT
VCU will continue its quest for the A-10 Championship No. 2 seed in its final regular season weekend on Friday-Saturday, May 15-16, against Davidson. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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