Box Score NORFOLK, Va. – The VMI baseball team scored eight runs Tuesday and pounded three home runs but it wasn't enough as Old Dominion University outscored the Keydets 15-8 in a non-conference game from Bud Metheny Stadium.

How it happened:
Aided by two homers, ODU forged a 6-0 lead in the second inning. Jimmy Koza hit his first collegiate home run in the third and Brett Cook followed with a two-run single. Cole Jenkins and Zac Morris would later homer but ODU closed with three runs each in the sixth and seventh innings and two in the eighth.

Highlights:
*VMI had nine hits and seven walks on the afternoon
*Cook finished with three hits, while Ty Swaim had a hit, a walk and two RBI
*Grayson Fitzwater singled and walked twice and Koza and Morris also drew walks
*Jake Ticer paced ODU (3-1) with two home runs and four RBI.

Next Time:
The Keydets are scheduled to host Holy Cross this weekend in a four-game series, starting Friday at 3 p.m. in Gray-Minor Stadium.