LEXINGTON, Va. – Due to the threat of inclement weather, the VMI baseball team's three-game Southern Conference series with Wofford College has been moved up.
The two teams will now play a doubleheader Friday starting at 3 p.m. with the third game of the series tentatively slated for Saturday at 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+
The VMI baseball team nearly pulled off an upset of 22
nd-ranked Virginia Tech Tuesday night, but the Hokies rallied for a 7-5 non-conference win.
Following a Hokie home run in the first inning, the Keydets followed with three in the top of the second.
Cole Garrett brought home
Justin Starke and
Trey Morgan with a double and in turn came home on a
Zac Morris single. Starke added to the lead with a run-scoring single in the fifth to score
Cody Warner. Virginia Tech tied the game 4-4 with three in the bottom of the fifth. Morgan doubled in the top of the seventh to bring
Will Knight around to score and give VMI the lead back.
Morgan went 3-5 and Starke had two hits and a walk. Warner and Knight had a hit and a walk and Warner also stole a base.
Ty Barker tossed 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
