SPARTANBURG, S.C. – VMI Baseball suffered its second-straight one-run loss against Wofford at Russell C. King Field Thursday evening.
The Keydets (26-25, 5-15 SoCon) took the lead after a four-run eighth inning, but the Terriers rebounded with a pair of runs to recapture the lead and seal the game. With the loss, VMI is set as the eighth seed in the upcoming Southern Conference Championship.
Key Stats
- VMI scored six runs on 10 hits with five RBIs.
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Owen Prince went three for five at the plate with one run and a stolen base.
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Boston Torres tallied a pair of hits, including a run and an RBI.
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Bradley Garner and
Cole Raile tallied solo home runs.
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Andrew Jones tossed a flawless five innings in relief, striking out six and allowing just one hit and no runs.
- Also earning RBI hits were
Ryan Peterson and
Seth Buchanan.
- Garner extends his hitting streak to nine games and his on-base streak to 27 games.
Scoring Summary
- The Terriers scored in the opening frame to take a 1-0 advantage.
- VMI tied it in the second inning off Raile's homer, his second of the series.
- However, Wofford plated four in the bottom half to take a 5-1 lead.
- Garner's third-inning rocket cut the deficit to just three.
- The eighth inning started with
Kazuya Jordan scoring on a wild pitch, and followed up with RBI singles from Torres, Peterson, and Buchanan that gave VMI a 6-5 lead.
- Despite the surge, Wofford answered quickly with a pair of runs to reverse the deficit.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets look to close out the regular season on a positive note with the series finale on Friday at 2 p.m.
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