LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team is set to host the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) this weekend in a Southern Conference series in Gray-Minor Stadium. Friday's single game will begin at 4 p.m. while a doubleheader Saturday starts at 1:30 p.m.
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The Spartans took two of three against VMI in Lexington during the 2019 season. The last time the two teams met was in an elimination game at the SoCon Tournament on May 23, 2019. Despite an outstanding start by
Jacob Menders, UNCG scored two in the top of the ninth to win 4-2.
In their last outing on Tuesday, the Keydets held a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning, but the University of Richmond rallied for an 8-4 win. The Spiders led 3-0 before the Keydets scored four in the bottom of the fourth.
Trey Morgan led off with a double and
Will Knight followed with a walk.
Zac Morris walked to load the bases with one out and
JT Inskeep also walked to score the first run. A Richmond error brought a second run home and
Cody Warner doubled to bring home Inskeep and Morris and give VMI the lead.
Inskeep and Morgan each finished with a hit and a walk.
Ryan Huffman tossed two scoreless innings of relief and
Sam Ewald threw a perfect inning out of the bullpen.
UNCG is on a four-game losing skid after a strong start to the season. The Spartans (11-9/0-3 SoCon) dropped a three-game series at home to Samford University last weekend and fell at Duke University Tuesday 5-2. Red-shirt sophomore outfielder Corey Rozier leads the team with a 1.111 OPS with three doubles, three triples, five home runs, 23 RBI and 19 runs scored.
