LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball had a tough loss to Mercer Friday afternoon at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium to begin the Southern Conference series.
The Keydets (19-12, 3-4 SoCon) drop the series opener to the Bears, 22-2, in seven innings. Due to potential rainy weather on Sunday, VMI-Mercer will play a doubleheader on Saturday, with game one starting at Noon and game two following.
Key Stats
- VMI had two runs off seven hits.
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Grayson Fitzwater launched his 11th home run of the season.
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Bradley Garner went two for three with a double.
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Ayden Schnarrs tallied a pair of hits with an RBI.
- With a single in the sixth,
Boston Torres extends his on-base streak to a perfect 31 games and his hitting streak to eight games.
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Kazuya Jordan stole his 29th base of the season.
Scoring Summary
- Mercer put up eight runs in the first two innings.
- VMI was able to get one run in the second off a Schnarrs RBI single.
- The Bears plated 10 more runs between the third and fourth innings.
- Fitzwater smashed a solo shot in the fourth.
- Mercer tacked on four more runs, one in the fifth and three in the seventh.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets finish the series tomorrow in a doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for Noon, with game two will begin at 3 p.m.
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