GREENSBORO, N.C. – VMI Baseball (24-22, 6-8 SoCon) produced some clutch at-bats in the ninth inning but it was UNC Greensboro (25-16, 9-5 SoCon) that came up victorious in game two Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium.
The Keydets had a pair cross the plate in the final frame but were one run shy of completing the comeback, falling to the Spartans, 8-7. Despite losing the series, VMI looks to end the weekend on a high note in a rematch against UNCG tomorrow.
Key Stats
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Cole Jenkins went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and one run
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Ty Swaim tallied a team-leading three RBI off a pair of hits
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Owen Prince and
Grayson Fitzwater each drew three walks, accounting for six of the Keydets' eight walks
- After each recording a hit,
Trey Morgan has now reached base in 32 straight games while Swaim extended his on-base streak to a season-high 17 games
- Morgan tossed 6.1 innings with four strikeouts while
Caden Plummer went 1.2 innings with three punch outs and no runs allowed
Scoring Summary
- Just like yesterday's contest, VMI scored the first two runs of the game after Morgan doubled in one run before Swaim singled in the other
- It did not take long for UNCG to erase the deficit, scoring three runs through the first three frames to take a 3-2 advantage
- In the fourth, the Keydets knotted the game up at three with the help of an RBI double from Jenkins
- VMI regained the lead in the sixth inning after aggressive base running off a sacrifice fly and double-steal attempt scored a pair of runs to make it 5-3
- However, a five-run seventh-inning rally from UNCG turned the game upside down, giving the Spartans an 8-5 advance
- Keydets made it interesting in the ninth after a bases-loaded Swaim single scored two, making it 8-7
Next Up for the Keydets
- Keydets close out the weekend series tomorrow with first pitch set for 1 p.m.
- Broadcast will be live on ESPN+
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