LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball capped off the Southern Conference series against UNC Greensboro with a win on Sunday at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.
Down by three in the fifth inning, the Keydets (17-11, 3-3 SoCon) mounted a big comeback, starting with a game-tying home run by
Boston Torres that led to an 8-6 win over the Spartans. With the triumph, VMI evens its conference record to stay in the middle of the pack in the SoCon race.
Key Stats
- VMI plated eight runs off 14 hits with seven RBIs.
- This marks the fourth straight game in which the Keydets have put up double-digit hits.
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Owen Prince was a perfect four for four with four singles, including two runs, two stolen bases, and an RBI.
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Jaxon Lloyd picks up his fourth win of the season, tossing six innings with nine strikeouts.
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Marcus Van Alstine barreled down and threw three innings, allowing just two hits and no runs en route to his first save.
- Torres homered in his third-straight game, the second Keydet to do it this season, to extend his on-base streak to an even 28 games.
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Bradley Garner and
Cole Raile each went two for four, with Garner earning a pair of RBIs and a double, and Raile scoring twice and legging out a triple.
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Ryan Peterson posted two hits and scored VMI's eighth run of the game, and defensively, he caught one runner stealing.
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Grayson Fitzwater drew two walks to move his reached-base streak to 23 straight games.
- Eight of the nine Keydets earned at least one hit while every player reached base safely.
- Head Coach
Sam Roberts earned his 70th career win at VMI.
Scoring Summary
- The Spartans came out and scored early with a pair of homers in the second and third innings to roll out to a 4-0 lead.
- VMI was able to cut the deficit in half after Prince stole home right before Garner singled in Raile to make it 4-2 in the third inning.
- Like clockwork, UNCG answered with a two-run home run in the fourth inning to get back in front by four.
- Despite the momentum carrying in favor of the Spartans, the Keydets were able to turn the tables starting in the fourth frame when Prince singled in a run to make it 6-3.
- In the fifth inning, Torres stepped up and launched a three-run rocket to left field to tie the game at six apiece.
- VMI would take the lead in the sixth inning after Garner sent an RBI double to right field that plated Prince.
- The Keydets would score once more in the seventh thanks to an RBI sacrifice bunt by
Kazuya Jordan.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets are back in action at Gray-Minor Stadium on Tuesday when VMI hosts Longwood. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
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