LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team broke a 28-year-old program record and tied an NCAA mark Sunday as the Keydets defeated visiting Norfolk State University 15-4 in seven innings to sweep the three-game series in Gray-Minor Stadium.
VMI stole 14 bases Sunday to snap the old school record for most stolen bases in a game of 12 set against Juniata on March 10, 1995.
Justin Starke stole four, while
Ty Swaim,
Trey Morgan,
Zac Morris and
Addison Clark each took two.
The Keydets also broke the NCAA Division I record for most stolen bases in an inning with nine in the second frame, breaking a mark that had been on the books since the 1993 season
The sweep of NSU is the team's third already this season, following a four-game sweep of Holy Cross in late February and a three-game sweep of Coppin State University in early March. The Keydets are 13-8 overall and 12-2 at home.
Other Highlights:
*VMI scored 10 runs in the fourth inning, the most runs scored in a single frame since the 2011 campaign
*Starke went 2-2 with three runs, two RBI and two walks
*Swaim finished 3-4 with three runs and three RBI and was also hit by a pitch
*Morris drilled a two-run home run and finished 2-4 with a triple, three runs and three RBI
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Cole Garrett was 2-2 with two RBI and a walk while
Owen Prince also had two hits
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Will Riley earned the win for VMI, striking out five over four innings, allowing just one run and three hits with no walks
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Marcus Van Alstine tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts and
Alex LaRou fanned all three batters he faced
*Justin Journette was 2-3 with a home run for Norfolk State
Next Time:
VMI travels to #17 Virginia Tech Wednesday at 4 p.m.
