LEXINGTON, Va. – After a thrilling series win over its league rival, VMI Baseball (23-20, 6-6 SoCon) is headed eastbound to Williamsburg, Virginia for a single-game matchup against William & Mary (25-15, 8-7 CAA) at Plumeri Park Tuesday at 6 p.m.
 
The Keydets head into the week with confidence after defeating The Citadel twice including a walk-off victory on Sunday to win its third-straight Southern Conference series. VMI has now won five of their last six going into the midweek clash.

Game Information
Location: Plumeri Park
Live Stats: VMI vs. W&M

Game Schedule and Probables
Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Last Time Out
- VMI brought home the series win over their biggest rival, The Citadel, after taking two of three including an extra-inning walk-off in game three
- Trey Morgan was a dual threat, tossing a complete game on Saturday and going 5-for-12 at the dish with two homers and four RBI through the entire stretch
- Grayson Fitzwater played hero in game three with his walk-off RBI single to cap off the series
- During Saturday's game, Justin Starke eclipsed 186 career runs, earning him the title of most runs scored in VMI history
 
 
Keys to the Keydets
- For five straight weeks, the Keydets stays at number one in the nation in stolen bases (138) and stolen bases per game (3.21)
- VMI also ranks in the top 25 in walks (237), on-base percentage (.421), sacrifice bunts (32), sacrifice flies (27), and BB/9 (3.38)
- Starke is 16th in walks (38), 24th in runs (50), and 25th in on-base percentage (.515) in NCAA DI
- Owen Prince is 10th in sacrifice bunts (9) while Morgan is 12th in sacrifice flies (7) in the country
- Both Kazuya Jordan (24) and Ty Swaim (21) rank in the top 25 in stolen bases while Jordan produces 0.67 stolen bases per game
- Morgan extended his on-base streak to 29 games, the most by any Keydet this season and most in his career
- Keydets are 16-0 when scoring 10 or more runs
- Head Coach Sam Roberts is just one win shy of surpassing 50 career wins which would make him the fastest coach to reach 50 wins in program history
- VMI's pitching staff has struck out 342 batters, the most in the SoCon
- Morgan is moving up in the record book after playing in his 202nd game and making his 728th at-bat in his VMI career
 

Scouting the Tribe
- William & Mary enters the game 25-15 overall and 8-7 in CAA action
- Tribe was swept by Charleston last weekend but took No. 9 East Carolina to 13 innings despite falling, 14-13, last Tuesday
- W&M has won 16 home games
- Defeated #6 Duke, 4-2, April 9, the highest-ranked victory in W&M history
- Tribe received votes in the NCBWA Top 25 Poll last week and is in the top 100 in RPI rankings
- W&M tends to get on base any way they can, earning the fourth-most walks (260) and 18th-most hit by pitches (80) in NCAA DI
- Tribe is 16-1 when scoring eight or more runs and 13-2 when allowing three runs or less
- Lucas Carmichael is on an eight-game hitting streak for W&M
- Ben Parker is slashing .340/.627/.485 and leads the Tribe with 51 hits, 50 runs, and 10 homers this season
- Joe Delossantos boasts a team-leading 38 RBI with nine home runs and has reached base in 38 in his last 39 appearances
- Luca Trigiani ranks 12th in the nation in sacrifice flies (6)
- W&M's staff has a 4.00 ERA, the 14th lowest in the nation, and a 1.34 WHIP, the 23rd best in the country
- Mark Hindy has been consistent out of the pen, promoting a 5-2 record and a 2.72 ERA off 43 innings pitched and 14 appearances

Series History
- William & Mary lead the all-time series, 66-49
- First matchup was in 1951 in Lexington, VA
- Last meeting was May 2023 when the Tribe beat the Keydets, 6-5 (11 inn.)
- This will be the 115th meeting, the most common opponent for VMI
- Keydets' 49 wins over the Tribe is most over a single opponent