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Zach Peters pitching vs. Saint Louis Game 3
7
Saint Louis SLU 17-30, 8-16 A-10
10
Winner VCU VCU 26-21, 15-9 A-10
Saint Louis SLU
17-30, 8-16 A-10
7
Final
10
VCU VCU
26-21, 15-9 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Louis SLU 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 8 0
VCU VCU 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 X 10 12 0

W: Peters, Zach (4-1) L: Earing, Caden (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

VCU SWEEPS FOURTH A-10 WEEKEND, BEATS BILLIKENS, 10-7

Score: VCU 10, Saint Louis 7
Location: Richmond, Va. (The Diamond)
Records: VCU 26-21 (15-9), Saint Louis 17-30 (8-16)
 
VCU baseball climbed back to tie for second in the Atlantic 10 with a dominant series sweep of Saint Louis, completing the 3-0 weekend with a 10-7 victory on Sunday at The Diamond. The Rams combined for 12 hits and double-digit runs for the second time in the series.
 
LEADING OFF:
  • Zach Peters, who was credited with his fourth win of the season, crossed the 60-strikeout threshold on the season to tie Patrick Steitz with a team-leading 66
  • Everett Vaughan (1), Cooper Campbell (5) and Peters (7) combined for 13 strikeouts, the most in a game since opening weekend
  • Eight of VCU's nine starters reached base, with four reaching safely three times
  • Trent Adelman and Nate Kirkpatrick recorded three hits apiece
  • VCU tied its most A-10 wins in a season since 2022
  • The Rams' fourth conference sweep of the season also tied for VCU's most in its Atlantic 10 history
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Saint Louis bats got off to a loud start, working up a 6-0 lead through two frames, using a two-run triple to take a first-inning lead before tacking on four runs on three hits in the second
  • VCU tied the game at 6-6 with two runs over each of the next three frames, including a two-run sacrifice fly from Michael Petite and run-scoring base hits from Quinn Maher, Adelman and Kirkpatrick
  • In the sixth inning, SLU scored its final run on an RBI single off the bat of Krew Bond, earning a 7-6 lead in the top half of the frame
  • The Rams had an immediate answer in the home half of the inning, scoring four runs to take the decisive 10-7 lead
  • Alec Warden came across with the tying run on a Dante DeFranco single, before Petite walked to load the bases for Jacob Lee's go-ahead walk and Nick Flores laced a single through the left side to score two
  • Peters allowed two baserunners over the final three frames, slamming the door on the Rams' sweep of the Billikens, 10-7
 
UP NEXT
VCU will take to the road for its next four games, visiting Norfolk State on Tuesday, May 5, before continuing its Atlantic 10 schedule at league-leading Saint Joesph's on Friday-Sunday, May 8-10. All four contests will be aired on ESPN+.
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