LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball lost both games of Saturday's doubleheader against Holy Cross at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.

The Keydets drop to 11-3 after suffering a pair of losses to the Crusaders. VMI fell 3-1 in seven innings in game one before faltering in game two, 16-7. This is the first time this season VMI has lost two games in a row.
 
Game 1 Key Stats
- VMI scored once off three hits.
- The Keydets drew five walks.
- Cole Raile went one for two with a run.
- Ryan Peterson recorded the lone RBI.
- Grayson Fitzwater and Boston Torres had two walks each.
- Caden Plummer went seven innings, striking out six in the process.
 
Game 1 Scoring Summary
- Holy Cross scored first in the third inning off a passed ball.
- VMI tied the game in the fourth off a Peterson RBI single.
- The Crusaders sealed it in the final inning with a double.
 
Game 2 Key Stats
- VMI recorded seven runs off four hits with seven RBIs.
- The Keydets drew eight walks and stole a pair of bases.
- Eight of the nine Keydets tallied one walk.
- Boston Torres and Bradley Garner powered one home run apiece.
- Torres, Garner, and Grayson Fitzwater scored two runs each.
- Earning his eighth multi-hit game was Torres who went two for four.
- Three Keydets have a 14-game reached base streak.
 
Game 2 Scoring Summary
- Holy Cross plated 14 straight runs.
- The Keydets gained their first runs in the fourth, scoring three times on three-straight bases-loaded walks.
- Torres slammed a solo shot in the fifth to make it 14-4.
- The Crusaders countered with another run.
- Prince singled in one more run in the sixth followed by a two-run homer by Garner to cut the deficit to just eight before Holy Cross scored again in the eighth.
 
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets close out the series tomorrow against the Crusaders. Tomorrow's game will be Military Appreciation Sunday and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
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