LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball picked up its eighth-straight home victory after defeating Stonehill in the series opener Friday afternoon at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.
Despite going down early, the Keydets (8-1) picked up the pace in the middle innings to take down the Skyhawks, 8-2. All eight of VMI's runs came between the fifth and seventh innings.
Key Stats
- VMI earned eight runs off nine hits with six RBIs.
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Carson Taylor was brilliant out of the bullpen, going 3.1 innings with four strikeouts to get his first collegiate win.
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Cole Cook homered for the fifth time this season, ending the day with two hits, two runs, and two RBIs.
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Kazuya Jordan returned to the lineup and produced big at-bats, going two-for-three with a double and a pair of runs and a stolen base.
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Cole Raile swiped two bags.
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Peyton Dhein threw the first four innings and tallied four punchouts.
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Buddy Baker and
Eli Tyndall combined for 1.2 innings of relief and three strikeouts.
Scoring Summary
- Stonehill threw the first punch with a two-run homer in the third inning.
- VMI's fifth, sixth, and seventh innings provided enough insurance to capture the lead and contain it.
Max Perry drove in the first run on a sacrifice fly, followed by a 390-foot bomb by Cook over the scoreboard to take a 3-2 advantage after five.
- In the sixth inning, Jordan doubled in one run, stole third, and scored on a throwing error to help the Keydets go up by three runs.
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Grayson Fitzwater walked in one run,
Bradley Garner's sacrifice fly scored one more before Cook crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets face the Skyhawks in a doubleheader on Saturday, with first pitch for game one at 1 p.m.
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