Quinnipiac Defeats VMI Baseball 10-3
LEXINGTON, Va. – Quinnipiac University (Conn.) forged an early 6-1 lead Friday and went on to defeat the VMI baseball team 10-3 in non-conference action from Gray-Minor Field.
The visiting Bobcats scored one run in the first, two in the second and three in the third to take a 6-1 advantage. Quinnipiac plated three more in the eighth and added one more in the ninth. VMI brought home single runs in the second and third innings, off sacrifice flies from
Jon Clines and
Josh Hollifield. The Keydets had the bases loaded in the seventh trailing 6-2, but couldn't cut into the lead.
Will Knight singled in the ninth for the game's final run.
Knight finished 3-4 with two doubles and a walk to bring his average up to .583.
Zac Morris went 2-4 with a run and
Cody Warner had a hit and a walk. The Keydets left 12 runners stranded on base.
Freshman
Trey Morgan spun three innings of scoreless relief and
Sam Ewald kept QU off the scoreboard for one inning.
Colten Bender went 3-4 with two RBI for Quinnipiac (1-6).
The Keydets (2-7) and Bobcats are scheduled for game two of their three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m.