LEXINGTON, Va. – Red-shirt junior
Justin Starke had three hits and four RBI Friday afternoon to power the VMI baseball team to a 14-4 win over visiting Norfolk State University in seven innings Friday in Gray-Minor Stadium.
VMI is now 11-8 overall and 10-2 at home.
How it happened:
Starke, the starting third baseman, drilled a two-run home run to center field to start the scoring in the first, followed with a run-scoring double in the fourth, and singled in another run in the seventh. With VMI leading 12-4 with one out in the seventh, red-shirt junior
Trey Morgan lofted a two-run double to left center to end the game via the 10-run rule.
Highlights:
*Morgan finished the day with two hits and four RBI
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Jimmy Koza doubled and walked and ended with two runs and two RBI
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Ty Swaim had a hit, walked twice and scored two runs
*Freshman
Hunter Sipe tossed 3 1/3 innings of relief for the win, allowing just one earned run with four strikeouts
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Ty Barker didn't allow a run or a hit in his inning out of the bullpen
*Justin Journette hit a solo home run for the Spartans (3-13)
Next Time:
The two teams are scheduled to face off Saturday at 2 p.m. and finish the series Sunday at 1 p.m. in Gray-Minor.
