BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – VMI Baseball (16-17, 2-4 SoCon) experienced some misfortune Friday evening to start the series against Gardner-Webb University (11-18, 2-7 Big South) at John Henry Moss Stadium.
The Keydets battled hard until the end but ultimately fell, 4-3, to the Runnin' Bulldogs. VMI will look to even the series tomorrow afternoon.
Key Stats
- VMI drew eight walks with
Justin Starke and
Owen Prince leading the team with two walks apiece
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Trey Morgan was a dual threat for VMI, going six innings with three strikeouts on the mound and then dishing out two doubles at the plate
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Grayson Fitzwater and
Cole Raile each knocked in one RBI
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Caden Plummer was untouchable in relief, throwing two innings with no hits or runs while striking out three
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Kazuya Jordan stole three bases
Scoring Summary
- VMI went up 1-0 in the third inning after Fitzwater doubled to left center field to score Morgan
- Gardner-Webb retaliated with a pair of runs to go up 2-1 in the fourth
- Smart base running by the Keydets knotted it up after
Jimmy Koza got caught in a purposeful rundown to score Jordan
- Despite tying the game in the sixth, VMI lost the lead after a strong showing at the plate from the Bulldogs scored two runs
- VMI showed more of its strategic base running skills in the eighth inning after Prince scored from second on an infield ground out, cutting the deficit to just one
Next Up for the Keydets
- Keydets will continue the series tomorrow at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m.
- Broadcast will be live on ESPN+
