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Zachary Peters delivers pitch in his second win of the A-10 Championship
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Winner VCU VCU 34-22, 34-22 Atlantic 10
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Richmond RICH 33-23, 20-10 Atlantic 10
Winner
VCU VCU
34-22, 34-22 Atlantic 10
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Final
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Richmond RICH
33-23, 20-10 Atlantic 10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 7 10 1
Richmond RICH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 0

W: Peters, Zach (7-1) L: Gay, Justin (0-4)

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VCU VCU 34-23, 20-10 Atlantic 10
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Winner Rhode Island URI 26-29, 16-14 Atlantic 10
VCU VCU
34-23, 20-10 Atlantic 10
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Final
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Rhode Island URI
26-29, 16-14 Atlantic 10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 X 5 7 0

W: Sabbath, Joe (4-5) L: Campbell, Cooper (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU SPLITS FRIDAY CONTESTS IN A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP

Game One Score: No. 3 VCU 7, No. 6 Davidson 4
Game Two Score: No. 5 Rhode Island 5, No. 3 VCU 4
Location: Tysons, Va. (Capital One Park)
Records: VCU 34-23 (20-10), Richmond 33-23 (0-10), Rhode Island 26-29 (16-14)
 
VCU baseball returned to play at 9 a.m. after experiencing its second rain delay in as many tournament games, this time with an overnight suspension, and defeated cross-town rival No. 2 Richmond, 7-4. VCU fell in the semifinal game against No. 5 Rhode Island, 5-4, to drop to the consolation bracket.
 
At 9:35 p.m. VCU began its third game of the day, nearly completing an inning before being suspended once again. Play will resume against No. 1 Saint Joseph's at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 23.  
 
LEADING OFF:
  • Jacob Lee, Nick Flores and Nate Kirkpatrick all hit home runs, bringing the Rams' total on the season to 65, just one shy of tying the program record
  • In game one, Lee, Flores and Alec Warden each collected two hits, matched by Teige Lethert and Quinn Maher in game two
  • Elias Holbert tossed 5.2 innings in his start against the Spiders, allowing three hits, an unearned run and a walk, while fanning six
  • Zach Peters earned his second win of the tournament in the Rams' win over Richmond, advancing to 7-1 on the season
  • VCU stranded 10 runners on base against Rhode Island, falling in the game by a run despite outhitting URI
  • VCU extended its A-10 Championship winning streak, stretching back to 2021, but fell in the afternoon game to snap the streak at 13
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Game One
  • Richmond scratched the game's first run across in the first inning, aided by an error to start the scoring
  • VCU answered promptly and loudly, with a Nick Flores solo no-doubter in the bottom of the second inning to even the score, before adding three more runs over the next three frames, capped by Lee's solo home run for VCU's 4-1 advantage
  • The game was suspended in the bottom of the seventh inning with VCU leading 4-1
  • On Friday, Richmond tied the game at 4-4 with a home run in the first two batters faced following the suspension, but again VCU had an answer
  • Kirkpatrick drew a one-out walk and Maher singled, setting up for Warden and Dante DeFranco to double in runs for VCU's 7-4 victory
  • Peters went scoreless for the final two innings to advance the Black & Gold to the semifinals
Game Two
  • VCU got on the board first, 2-0, with a pair of RBI doubles from DeFranco and Lethert
  • With a pair of RBI base hits, Rhode Island evened the score, 2-2, which would hold until Kirkpatrick blasted his solo home run to deep left field to take VCU's 3-2 lead
  • Two Rhody big flies produced another lead change, plating three runs in the sixth that VCU would not be able to overcome, falling 5-4 in the afternoon game
 
UP NEXT
VCU will continue its fourth game of the A-10 Championship against No. 1 Saint Joseph's at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia, as it looks to advance to the Championship Final. More information on the A-10 Championship is available at Championship Central.
 
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