Justin Starke at UVA
UVA Athletics
8
VMI VMI 6-19, 2-10 SoCon
9
Winner Western Carolina WCU 17-7, 5-2 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-19, 2-10 SoCon
8
Final
9
Western Carolina WCU
17-7, 5-2 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 12 1
Western Carolina WCU 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 X 9 17 1

W: Zach Franklin (3-2) L: Ewald, Sam (0-1)

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VMI VMI 6-20, 2-10 SoCon
16
Winner Western Carolina WCU 18-7, 6-2 SoCon
VMI VMI
6-20, 2-10 SoCon
12
Final
16
Western Carolina WCU
18-7, 6-2 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 12 11 0
Western Carolina WCU 0 5 0 1 4 0 0 6 X 16 15 2

W: Zach Franklin (4-2) L: Jewell, Adam (1-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Western Carolina Outhits VMI Baseball in DH

CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Despite scoring 20 runs Sunday, the VMI baseball team was outscored by Western Carolina University in both ends of a Southern Conference doubleheader, 9-8 and 16-12. Red-shirt freshman Justin Starke had seven hits in the two games, with four runs, six RBI, a double and a home run.

In the opener, VMI took a 2-0 lead in the second off a two-run single from Callen Nuccio. After a Catamount run in the bottom of the second, Cole Garrett blasted a two-run home run to left field in the third to push the lead to 4-1. Trey Morgan, Starke and Zac Morris each had run-scoring singles in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-1 before VCU countered with four in the bottom of the fifth and three in the seventh to take an 8-7 lead. Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the eighth, but WCU scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth.

Starke was 3-5 with two runs, and Morgan, Garrett and Morris each had two hits. Nuccio had a hit and two walks while Cody Warner had a hit and a walk.

Pascanel Ferreras was 5-5 for Western Carolina.

The Keydets led 7-0 in the second inning of the second game but WCU took a 10-7 lead after five. VMI rallied back with a single run each in the sixth and seventh frames, and three in the eighth to go ahead 12-10. The Catamounts finally put the game out of reach with six in the bottom of the eighth.

Starke was 4-6 with five RBI in the nightcap and Morris had two hits. Warner had a triple, three walks and scored four times and Morgan had a hit and three walks. Will Knight had two walks and a hit and Ty Swaim drove in two.

Daniel Walsh and Zack Ketterman each had three hits for Western Carolina (18-7/6-2).  

VMI (6-20/2-10) is scheduled to host Mercer University next weekend in another SoCon series.
 
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