LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team swept both ends of a non-conference doubleheader Saturday against visiting SIU Edwardsville (SIUE) 13-3 (8 inn.) and 10-4 from Gray-Minor Stadium. The wins improve the Keydets' record to 20-16; the first 20-win season for the program since the 2018 campaign (26-27).
Notables:
*First-year head coach
Sam Roberts also earned his 20
th-career victory as a collegiate head mentor Saturday
*VMI has swept four of five doubleheaders this year and are 9-1 in those games
*The Keydets are 16-5 at home
How it happened:
Junior
Cole Jenkins had seven hits on the day,
Zac Morris had six and
Grayson Fitzwater belted a three-run home run in each game. VMI combined to record 32 hits and 13 stolen bases.
The Keydets got strong performances from both starting pitchers;
Nathan Light in the first and
Will Riley in the nightcap.
Game 1 Highlights:
*Junior lead-off hitter
Ty Swaim went 4-4 with two stolen bases
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Zac Morris was 3-4 with three runs, three RBI, a double and a home run
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Cole Garrett went 3-5 with a double and Jenkins also had three hits
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Trey Morgan was 2-5 with a double
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Jimmy Koza doubled, walked, scored two runs and stole two bases
*Light threw seven innings and allowed just two earned runs, five hits and two walks with four strikeouts to up his record to 2-1
Game 2 Highlights:
*Riley set career-bests in strikeouts (10) and innings pitched (5) while allowing three hits, two walks and one unearned run
*Jenkins was 4-4 with a double
*Morris doubled twice and was 3-4 with two RBI
Next Time:
VMI hosts Old Dominion University Wednesday at 6 p.m. in another non-conference game.
