ASHEVILLE, N.C. – VMI Baseball (9-10) witnessed its three-game winning streak end Friday evening at the hands of the University of North Carolina at Asheville (10-7) at Greenwood Field.
The Keydets went down early after allowing three first-inning runs to cross the plate, leaving the Bulldogs room to work late in the game. VMI continues the series tomorrow with the first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
Key Stats
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Justin Starke went 3-for-4 on the evening with three singles and a run
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Ty Swaim and
Trey Morgan each drove in two runs
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Grayson Fitzwater was a perfect 3-for-3 from the plate, smacking a home run late
- Keydets' batters were hit by a pitch three times
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Trey Morgan threw six innings, allowing four earned runs and striking out six
- VMI totaled six runs off 12 hits with one error while UNC Asheville secured eight runs off 13 hits with no miscues
Breaking Down the Box Score
- Bulldogs came out hot, tallying four runs through three innings
- VMI returned fire in the fourth and sixth innings after
Ty Swaim and
Trey Morgan each singled
- After cutting the deficit to just one,
Trey Morgan went 1-2-3 against the Bulldogs' lineup, striking out one on three pitches
- Keydets had the leading run at second with one out in the seventh before UNC Asheville's staff stopped the potential surge
- In the seventh inning, the Bulldogs recorded four runs off five hits against VMI's bullpen
- VMI made it interesting in the eighth after a
Brett Cook double, a
Trey Morgan sacrifice fly, and a
Grayson Fitzwater homer to add three runs
- Despite having the tying run on second and the winning run on first, the Keydets could not bring them home, leaving the bases loaded in the ninth
