LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team's Southern Conference game Friday against UNC Greensboro (UNCG) has been moved up from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather. The contest opens the three-game set in Gray-Minor Stadium, the Keydets' first home conference games of the season.
Game Schedule & Links (Subject to Change)
Game 1 – Friday – 1 p.m. –
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Game 2 – Saturday – 2 p.m. –
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Game 3 – Sunday – 1 p.m. –
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The Keydets rallied all the way back from 5-0 and 6-1 deficits Tuesday night to tie the game, but Virginia Tech used a three-run ninth inning to win 9-7.
Cole Jenkins rapped an RBI double in the eighth to tie the game, but the
Hokies hit three-straight home runs in the top of the ninth to take a 9-6 advantage. The
Keydets scored one in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run at the plate but VT closed out the contest. Junior Ty
Swaim went 3-5 with two runs scored and Jenkins,
Trey Morgan and
Brett Cook each doubled and walked.
SoCon Rankings:
The Keydets have several players listed prominently among the conference statistical leaders roughly halfway through the regular season.
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Justin Starke is sixth in the SoCon in batting average (.373), fourth in slugging percentage (.657), tied for second in hits (38), third in RBI (28), tied for sixth in home runs (6), second in total bases (67) and tied for second in stolen bases (17)
*Swaim ranks first in runs (34), tied for second in hits (38), fifth in total bases and first in stolen bases (19)
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Grayson Fitzwater is 10
th in batting average (.361) and ninth in on base percentage (.478)
*Morgan is sixth in on base percentage (.504), tied for seventh in hits (32), first in walks (24) and fourth in stolen bases (15)
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Zac Morris is tied for third in runs (27), tied for fourth in RBI (25), third in total bases (57) and tied for second in stolen bases (17)
About UNCG:
The Spartans won two of three games last weekend against Western Carolina to improve to 13-12 overall. UNCG won five-straight games in the conference tournament last May to capture the SoCon title.
Kennedy Jones is hitting .350 this season with 23 runs, 20 RBI, four doubles and four homers. Zack Budzik has a .345 batting average, 23 runs scored and 11 stolen bases. The Spartans ran third in the conference in team ERA (5.84).
