NORFOLK, Va. – The VMI baseball team was defeated Wednesday at Norfolk State University 3-0 in a non-conference game on Marty Miller Field.
The Keydets (18-15) swept a three-game series against the Spartans last month in Lexington, outscoring the visitors 40-17.
How it happened:
*Norfolk State lefthander Dalton Barham threw a complete game shutout against the top hitting team in NCAA Division I for batting average, limiting VMI to just two hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts
*The Spartans scored all of their runs in the third, aided by a two-run double from Jacob Council
|Highlights:
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Will Riley tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit and no walks with one strikeout
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Nathan Hawley closed out the game by retiring all three batters he faced
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Holden Wilkerson got the start for VMI on the hill, striking out six over 4 2/3 innings
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Justin Starke and
Trey Morgan each singled and stole a base for VMI while
Cole Garrett walked
*Dionte Brown had two hits for Norfolk State (8-22)
Next Time:
The Keydets host SIU Edwardsville this weekend in a three-game non-conference series.
