LEXINGTON, Va.  – Juniors Zac Morris and Cole Garrett each had four hits Saturday as the VMI baseball team outscored Holy Cross 11-10 in the third game of a four-game series at Gray-Minor Stadium. The Keydets (4-3) won both ends of a doubleheader Friday.

Morris scored three runs with two stolen bases and was only a home run shy of the cycle.

How it happened:
*A third-run first frame and a three-run third inning gave VMI a 6-3 lead. Brett Cook hit a two-run home run in the first while Justin Starke blasted a two-run homer in the third
*A five-run Crusader fourth inning put the visitors ahead 8-6, but four more VMI runs in the bottom of the fourth made it a 10-8 game. Morris tripled and Cook nailed a two-run double in the inning
*Trey Morgan sent the Crusaders down in order in the ninth to earn his first save of the year

Other Highlights:
*Morgan had two hits for VMI with a walk
*Starke had a hit and a walk
*Nathan Hawley worked 3 2/3 innings out of the bullpen, keeping the Keydets in the lead
*CJ Egrie was 3-5 with three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases for Holy Cross

Next Time:
The Keydets go for the rare four-game series sweep Sunday at 1 p.m.