NEW HAVEN, Conn. – VMI Baseball was swept in Saturday's doubleheader by Yale at George H.W. Bush Field.
The Keydets, who fall to 13-6, dropped both games in the doubleheader to the Bulldogs. In game one, VMI's slow start ended with an 11-6 loss followed by a tough 6-2 defeat in game two.
Game One Key Stats
- VMI scored six runs off 10 hits with six RBIs.
- The Keydets drew five walks and were hit by four pitches.
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Cole Raile went three for five with an RBI and a stolen base.
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Owen Prince and
Grayson Fitzwater each had two hits.
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Ayden Schnarrs drew two walks and had one hit and a RBI.
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Boston Torres led the squad with a pair of RBIs with one steal.
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Justin Spiegel tossed 3.2 innings in relief, earning a pair of strikeouts and allowed just one hit and no runs.
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Max Perry had one hit, RBI, run, and walk.
- VMI's bullpen allowed just one hit and no runs in its final four innings.
Game One Scoring Summary
- Yale kicked off the day with an 11-0 surge, scoring five in the first followed by four in the second and two more in the fourth.
- The Keydets cut the deficit in the fifth off back-to-back RBIs by Raile and Torres.
- VMI rallied with one out in the ninth inning, getting one run on a sacrifice fly by Torres followed by a single by Fitzwater, a bases-loaded walk by Schnarrs, and a Perry single to make it a five-run game, but left the bases loaded.
Game Two Key Stats
- VMI earned two runs off six hits with two RBIs.
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Boston Torres went yard, earning two RBIs for his 10th multi-RBI game.
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Caden Plummer had another quality outing on the mound, pitching seven innings with six strikeouts.
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Ryan Peterson led the team with two hits.
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Kazuya Jordan tallied one hit and one run with one stolen base.
- With his hit in game two,
Grayson Fitzwater extends his hitting streak to five games.
Game Two Scoring Summary
- Torres homered to right field in the third inning to put the Keydets in front early, 2-0.
- However, in the same inning, Yale retaliated with two runs to tie it.
- Runs in the fourth and fifth put the Bulldogs ahead.
- Back-to-back sacrifice bunts extended Yale's lead, 6-2, in the eighth.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets conclude the series against the Bulldogs tomorrow with an 11 a.m. first pitch.
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