RADFORD, Va. – VMI Baseball split the season series with Radford after falling in Wednesday night's contest at Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium.
A fourth-inning Radford surge haunted the Keydets (25-17, 5-7 SoCon), leading to a 12-5 final in favor of the Highlanders.
Key Stats
- VMI scored five runs off six hits with five RBIs.
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Grayson Fitzwater hit his 14th home run of the season, moving into fourth all-time with 38 career homers, and extended his on-base streak to 37 games.
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Ryan Peterson tallied a pair of RBIs and two doubles.
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Boston Torres went two for three, extending his on-base streak to 42 games, tied for the longest streak in program history.
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Owen Prince earned an RBI and a stolen base.
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James Newsome scored twice.
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Marcus Van Alstine and
Andrew Jones each went 3.1 innings in relief and combined for five strikeouts.
Scoring Summary
- Radford scored twice in the opening inning.
- In the second frame, the Keydets tied the game off Peterson's double.
- VMI would gain a two-run lead in the fourth after a pair of sacrifices. However, Radford would put up eight runs in the bottom half to take a 10-4 advantage.
- Fitzwater smashed a solo shot to right field to make it 10-5.
- The Highlanders tallied another run in the seventh and one more in the eighth.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets focus on the weekend Southern Conference slate as VMI travels to Charleston, South Carolina, to battle The Citadel.
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