LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team's final non-conference home game of the season Tuesday against the College of William & Mary has been moved up from a 6 p.m. first pitch to 5 p.m. The contest will wrap-up a 12-game homestand for the Keydets in Gray-Minor Stadium.
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Samford University took two of three from VMI this weekend in Southern Conference play from Gray-Minor, but VMU rallied to win the final game 8-7 Saturday in game two of a doubleheader. The Keydets had come back earlier in the day as well in the first game of the twinbill, but the Bears outlasted VMI 9-7 in extra innings.
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Keydet bullpen was outstanding on the day, allowing just four earned runs over 15 2/3 innings to allow for the two comebacks. The Bulldogs had two on and two outs in the top of the ninth of game two, but Marcus Van
Alstine came on to record the final out and earn his first collegiate save.
Freshman Derrell Fletcher-Knight tossed 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up his first collegiate win.
April Numbers:
VMI junior
Cole Jenkins smashed his way through April, hitting .534 in 17 games with 25 runs and 24 RBI. He blasted eight homers, four doubles and three triples and stole six bases in eight attempts. He had a .570 on base percentage and a 1.000 slugging mark. Jenkins was the Perfect Game/Rawlings National and SoCon Player of the Week on April 10.
Other Top Performers for April
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Ty Swaim, .446 avg., 11 2B, 20 runs, 15 RBI, 10 SB
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Justin Starke, .406 avg., 5 HR, 23 runs, 20 RBI, 8-8 in stolen bases, .701 slugging %
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Cole Garrett, .362 avg., 8 HR, 6 2B, 22 runs, 24 RBI, .797 slugging %
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Nathan Light, 3-1 record in five starts, 29.1 IP
About the Tribe:
William & Mary (27-18) took two of three games from Delaware this weekend in Colonial Athletic Association action. Nate Goranson hit a pair of homers and drove in eight runs as the Tribe came from behind twice to sweep a doubleheader Saturday.
Ben Williamson has a .412 batting average, 10 home runs, 50 runs and 42 RBI – all team highs. Tank Yaghoubi is hitting .343 while Lucas Carmichael has a .309 batting average. W&M has a stellar 3.86 team ERA and has outscored opponents 338-213 this year.
