LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI baseball team trailed just 4-3 in the fifth inning, but fell 9-4 at The Citadel Saturday in a Southern Conference game in Joseph P. Riley Park.
Jimmy Koza drew a bases loaded walk in the fourth inning and
Cole Jenkins followed in the fifth with a two-run double to draw within one run.
Grayson Fitzwater doubled and scored on a
Jed Barrett single in the sixth.
The Bulldogs scored all nine of their runs from the second to the sixth innings, plating two in second and sixth frames, three in the fifth and one each in the third and fourth.
Highlights:
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Justin Starke was 3-5 with a double
*Jenkins had two hits and was hit by a pitch
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Cole Garrett had a hit and two walks while Fitzwater and Barrett also walked
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Tyler Kaltreider threw 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief
*Noah Mitchell was 3-5 with a double and a triple for The Citadel (21-22/6-8)
Next Time:
VMI (23-24/7-9) gets another shot at the Bulldogs in the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m.
