CULLOWHEE, N.C. – VMI Baseball dropped its first Southern Conference duel to Western Carolina Friday night at Hennon Stadium.
The Keydets (14-8, 0-1 SoCon) suffered a series-opening loss to the Catamounts, 7-3. VMI went hit-for-hit with Western Carolina but it was the Keydets' four errors that came back to haunt them.
Key Stats
- VMI tallied three runs off seven hits with two RBIs.
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Grayson Fitzwater went two for three with two RBIs and two runs along with a long home run to extend his hitting streak to eight games.
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Cole Raile had a pair of hits including a double.
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Bradley Garner hit one double.
- VMI's final five hurlers allowed no hits, no runs, and struck out four.
Scoring Summary
- VMI struck first in the second inning, scoring on a fielding error.
- Western Carolina tacked on five runs between the second and third frames.
- Fitzwater smashed a no-doubt, two-run rocket to right field to cut the deficit to 5-3.
- The Catamounts returned the favor with two more runs in the same inning.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets continue the series tomorrow with first pitch set for 2 p.m. at Hennon Stadium. There will be no live broadcast, but fans can listen to the game
live.
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