SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI Baseball suffered a series-opening loss to Wofford at Russell C. King Field Wednesday night.
 
The Keydets (26-24, 5-14 SoCon) were downed by the Terriers, 8-7, in a tight duel. VMI has dropped nine straight Southern Conference matchups, but can still move up in the standings with a pair of bounce-back wins this week.
 
 
Key Stats
- VMI posted seven runs on nine hits with seven RBIs.
- The Keydets drew six walks and stole four bags.
- Owen Prince and Bradley Garner each tallied two hits, two RBIs, and one run.
- Kazuya Jordan swiped a pair of bases to move into fourth all-time in VMI history with 76 steals.
- In 4.1 innings of relief, Nathan Hawley struck out three and allowed no earned runs.
- Cole Raile slammed his 13th home run of the season.
- Ryan Peterson and Grayson Fitzwater had an RBI apiece.
 
 
Scoring Summary
- Wofford kicked off the scoring in the second inning, taking a 1-0 lead.
- VMI answered with a trio of runs off back-to-back RBI doubles by Garner and Fitzwater.
- The Terriers got one back in the third inning to make it a one-run game.
- The Keydets plated three more in the top of the fourth thanks to RBI singles from Peterson and Prince to extend to a 6-2 advantage.
- Despite the four-run deficit, Wofford returned fire with a five spot in the bottom half to retake the lead.
- Raile homered in the fifth to tie it at five.
- The Terriers took advantage of a VMI fielding error to gain a one-run lead.
 
 
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets return for game two of the series on Thursday with first pitch set for 5:30 p.m.
 
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