LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball (13-14, 1-3 SoCon) secured its first Southern Conference victory of the season after taking down Wofford College (16-7, 3-1 SoCon) in an offensive slugfest, 15-11, at Gray-Minor Stadium Thursday evening.
The Keydets put up 14 hits, outhitting the Terriers who are ranked number one in batting average in NCAA Division I. This is the second time VMI has scored 15 or more runs and the seventh double-digit scoring game this season.
Key Stats
- Keydets knocked three home runs by the end of the second inning
- VMI totaled 10 extra base hits
- 12 of the Keydets' 15 runs were scored through the first four innings
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Trey Morgan got the start on the bump for VMI, going four innings and tossing six strikeouts in the process
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Nathan Hawley earned his second win after coming in relief, tossing 3.2 innings and striking out six
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Brett Cook dished out a team-high four RBI off two hits
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Grayson Fitzwater scored three times and drove in three runs
- Six Keydets earned two hits and five Keydets scored more than once
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Trey Morgan drew three walks
Scoring Summary
- Despite Wofford getting a 1-0 lead out of the gate, VMI's bats got hot early by scoring four runs in each of the first two innings
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Cole Jenkins started the surge with an RBI single right before
Brett Cook rocketed a home run into the leftfield hill to make it 4-1 Keydets
- Terriers cut the deficit in half but
Cole Raile returned the favor with a solo shot over the centerfield wall to make it 5-2 early in the second
- Later in the inning,
Justin Starke doubled in another run before
Grayson Fitzwater joined in on the action, belting a two-run bomb to expand the lead, 8-2
- After Wofford scored one in the fourth, the Keydets continued to pour it on the Terriers, nabbing four more runs thanks to a pair of extra base hits from
Grayson Fitzwater and
Ty Swaim
- With Wofford cutting the lead to 12-7 in the fifth, VMI added insurance in the fifth and sixth innings with doubles from
Justin Starke and
Owen Prince
- With the Terriers making a comeback late,
Marcus Van Alstine shut down Wofford's high-powered offense, going the last 1.1 innings and allowing no runs
Next Up for the Keydets
- Keydets continue the series against the Terriers tomorrow
- Tomorrow's first pitch is set for 2 p.m.
- Broadcast will be live on ESPN+
