LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball capped off the nine-game homestand with a victory over Stonehill at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium Wednesday afternoon.
The Keydets (13-4) avenged yesterday's tough loss with an 11-4 triumph over the Skyhawks. With the win, VMI finishes the home stint 6-3 and has scored double-figures in all 13 wins this season.
Key Stats
- VMI posted 11 runs off 10 hits with 10 RBIs and 10 walks.
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Evan Parmer had a masterclass relief outing to earn his second win on the bump, tossing 6.2 innings with 11 strikeouts.
- The Keydets had six stolen bases and six extra-base hits.
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Bradley Garner went two for three with a pair of doubles and a team-high four RBIs.
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Cole Raile launched his eighth home run of the season and finished the day with two hits, three runs, and three steals.
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Kazuya Jordan tallied a triple and a double along with two runs.
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Ryan Peterson and
Owen Prince each recorded a pair of RBIs.
- Every Keydet that came to the plate reached base safely at least once.
Scoring Summary
- Scoring started in the third when Stonehill got a pair of runs off a two-run homer.
- VMI got one back in the bottom half of the third inning off a Prince single.
- The Keydets added two more runs thanks to a Skyhawk error and a Peterson RBI in the bottom of the fourth.
- Stonehill tied the game in the fifth with another home run, 3-3.
- VMI scored six-straight runs between the fifth and seventh innings, starting with a Prince sacrifice fly and Raile's long ball followed by a RBI double by Peterson, a two-RBI double by Garner, and a Fitzwater sacrifice fly to make it 9-3.
- The Skyhawks got one back in the eighth but another two-RBI double in the gap by Garner sealed the game.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets begin a seven-game roadtrip, starting with a three-game series at Yale this weekend in New Haven, Connecticut.
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