CHARLESTON, S.C. – VMI Baseball was swept in its weekend series to The Citadel after dropping Sunday's matchup at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
The Keydets (25-20, 5-10 SoCon) had shining moments offensively, but the Bulldogs prevailed with an 11-8 final. VMI's offense was able to produce 15 hits, with four Keydets swinging multiple hits.
Key Stats
- VMI earned eight runs off 15 hits with eight RBIs.
- The Keydets drew eight walks.
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Grayson Fitzwater dominated at the plate, going four for five with three RBIs and two runs, including a double and a home run, to pair with a stolen base.
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Kazuya Jordan went three for four with two runs and an RBI.
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Owen Prince and
Boston Torres had two hits apiece.
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Bradley Garner hit a two-RBI triple.
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Cole Raile and
Seth Buchanan each legged out a double.
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Ryan Peterson drew a pair of walks.
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Marcus Van Alstine tossed 3.1 innings, with three strikeouts.
Scoring Summary
- The Citadel put up a pair of runs in the opening inning.
- VMI bounced back in the third inning with a single by Fitzwater and a double by Raile to tie it at two.
- However, a five-run spurt by the Bulldogs flipped the momentum back to The Citadel, 7-2.
- The Keydets slowly inched their way back, with a Fitzwater RBI single in the fourth followed by a pair of RBIs in the fifth to pull within two runs.
- The Bulldogs got two back in the seventh.
- Fitzwater smoked his 15th long ball of the season, a projected 410 feet over the right field wall, in the eighth inning.
- Despite The Citadel getting two more runs in the eighth, VMI issued a potential comeback after Garner tripled in a pair of runs to make it 11-8.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets travel to Hampton, Virginia, for Wednesday's Peninsula Classic sponsored by New Charter at War Memorial Stadium. VMI will battle William & Mary at 6:30 p.m.
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