LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball closes out the homestand this week when the Keydets battle Stonehill on Tuesday and Wednesday at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.
Game Schedule and Probables
Game 1 | Tuesday at 1 p.m.
- TBA vs. TBA
Game 2 | Wednesday at 1 p.m.
- TBA vs. TBA
The Keydets (12-3) split last weekend's series with Holy Cross, earning victories in the first and last games of the four-game set. VMI is now 12-0 when scoring 10 or more runs and has tallied seven run-rule wins. This will be the first meeting between VMI and Stonehill in the program's history.
Keys to the Keydets
Leading the offense has been
Bradley Garner who is slashing .462/.718/.635 with 18 hits and 18 RBIs to go with a pair of doubles and home runs, 20 walks, and 14 steals. Garner's .635 on-base percentage and 14 steals are ranked in the top five in the nation with his 20 walks standing in the top 10.
Last weekend,
Boston Torres lit up the Crusaders, going eight for 14 at the plate with 10 RBIs. Torres racked up eight RBIs against Holy Cross on Friday, the most in a game since 2020. Also putting up big numbers was
Grayson Fitzwater who tacked on 10 RBIs with a big grand slam in the comeback victory on Sunday.
Kazuya Jordan capped off the weekend with a walk-off single, giving the Keydets a come-from-behind victory on Sunday.
The Keydets continue to lead the country in stolen bases (103), stolen bases per game (6.87), walks (154), scoring (13.0) and on-base percentage (.532).
Owen Prince still holds the stolen bases title with 29 steals, just seven shy of the VMI single-season record. Following suit is Jordan, Garner, and
Max Perry who have 16, 14, and 13 steals, respectively, to close out the top 10.
Scouting the Skyhawks
Stonehill enters the week with a 0-10 record with its latest losses coming at the hands of High Point last weekend. As a team, the Skyhawks are batting .243 with 63 runs and 57 RBIs. Stonehill's pitching staff holds an 11.95 ERA after allowing 115 runs with 56 strikeouts and 72 walks. The Skyhawks are in year three of their transition period after moving up to NCAA Division I in 2022.
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