LEXINGTON, Va. – A familiar opponent comes to Gray-Minor Stadium Tuesday as the VMI baseball team hosts Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) at 6 p.m. in a non-conference game.
The two teams met seven days ago in Richmond with the Keydets winning 4-1. Sophomore Ty
Swaim laced a two-out, bases-loaded triple in the top of the ninth inning to clear the bases.
Ryan Peterson reached base with one out and
Brett Cook followed with a walk.
Cole Jenkins hit an infield single to load the bases and
Swaim came to the plate after another out was recorded for his go-ahead hit down the right-field line.
The
Keydets got excellent pitching from four different players against the Rams. Ben
Capehart got the start and allowed one run in his 2 1/3 innings.
Tyler Kaltreider followed with 2 1/3 innings as well, scattering three hits and two walks.
Will Riley threw 2 2/3 hitless innings with two walks and three strikeouts before giving way to
Will Lopez. The southpaw was perfect in recording five outs to pick up his first win of the season.
Cole Jenkins had two hits on the afternoon. Michael
Haydak was 2-3 with a walk and scored the Rams run.
The Keydets won the third game of a Southern Conference series Sunday at Samford University 1-0. Kaltreider,
Nathan Light, Riley and Lopez combined for the
Keydets' first shutout since a 10-0 victory over Mercer University on April 17 last year. Kaltreider was unscored upon in both games last week and six innings of work, both Keydet victories.
VMI hosts The Citadel for a three-game SoCon series later this week, starting Thursday at 6 p.m.
