JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – VMI Baseball (25-24, 6-10 SoCon) had a tough start to its series against East Tennessee State (28-15, 10-6 SoCon) Friday afternoon at Thomas Stadium.
The Keydets' conference woes continue after falling to the Buccaneers, 8-3. VMI can bounce back tomorrow and knot up the series.
Key Stats
- Four of the Keydets' six hits were extra-base hits
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Grayson Fitzwater went 2-for-3 with two RBI, a double, and a home run
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Trey Morgan earned a hit to extend his on-base streak to 35 games
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Owen Prince extended his hitting streak to 10 games and his on-base streak to 20 games
- Three Keydets were hit by a pitch
- Prince and
Cole Jenkins each doubled
- Morgan dished out four strikeouts on the mound
Scoring Summary
- Despite ETSU getting the first run in the first frame, VMI tied it in the fifth after
Kazuya Jordan scored on a
Justin Starke RBI groundout
- Bucs put up six runs between the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to extend their lead
- In the top of the eighth, Fitzwater powered a two-run homer to right field to cut the deficit to four
- ETSU followed up with one more run to make it 8-3
Next Up for the Keydets
- Keydets continue the conference series on Sunday with a double header
- Due to the threat of inclement weather, Sunday will be played as a double header with game one starting at noon
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