LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball had an uphill battle against UNC Greensboro on Friday at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.
The Keydets (16-10, 2-2 SoCon) dropped their first home Southern Conference bout against the Spartans, 9-7. Both sides brought out the hot bats, combining for 26 hits.
Key Stats
- VMI scored seven runs off 12 hits with seven RBIs.
- The Keydets swiped four bags.
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Grayson Fitzwater and
Boston Torres each homered to extend their on-base streaks to 21 and 26 games, respectively.
- Fitzwater went three for four with three RBIs and three runs.
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Kazuya Jordan nabbed three hits, including a double, with two runs.
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Owen Prince and
Bradley Garner tallied two hits apiece.
- Garner tacked on two RBIs.
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Evan Parmer struck out six Spartans.
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Marcus Van Alstine limited UNCG's opportunities, tossing four innings with three strikeouts.
Scoring Summary
- UNCG opened the game with a 1-0 lead.
- Garner returned the favor with an RBI single.
- It was a challenging second inning as the Spartans plated four to make it 5-1.
- UNCG scored two more in the fifth.
- Fitzwater's eighth homer of the season came in the fifth inning, a two-run shot that cut the deficit to 7-3.
- The Spartans quickly retaliated with a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
- In the bottom half of the sixth, Torres smashed a solo shot to centerfield.
- The Keydets rallied in the seventh inning, starting with a
Cole Raile sacrifice fly followed by back-to-back RBI singles by Fitzwater and Garner that made it a two-run ballgame.
- With the winning run at the dish and two outs in the ninth inning, VMI came up just short of a comeback.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets look to avenge the series-opening loss to the Spartans tomorrow. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
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