LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball went 1-1 during Saturday's doubleheader against Stonehill at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium.
The Keydets (9-2) shut out the Skyhawks (1-9) in game one, 3-0, but let game two slip away in a 16-5 mercy-rule loss. VMI's home winning streak caps off at nine games, as Stonehill records its first win of 2026.
Game 1 Key Stats
- VMI earned three runs off seven hits.
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Bradley Garner hit a two-run homer.
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Trace Monroe,
Clark Driscoll, and
Hunter Sipe combined for a nine-inning shutout.
- Monroe and Driscoll each had four strikeouts, with Driscoll earning the win and Sipe getting the save.
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Owen Prince went two-for-four with a run and a stolen base.
Game 1 Scoring Summary
- Garner's opposite-field rocket put the Keydets up 2-0 in the first inning.
- With both sides in a pitcher's duel, VMI took advantage of an error and a wild pitch that Prince scored on.
Game 2 Key Stats
- VMI tallied five runs off four hits.
- The Keydets swiped 10 bases, with
Bradley Garner earning a season-high four steals.
- At the plate, Garner was two-for-two with a pair of RBIs, runs, and walks.
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Kazuya Jordan and
Cole Cook each had one RBI.
- Cook and
Owen Prince stole two bases apiece.
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Andrew Jones led the staff with four strikeouts.
Game 2 Scoring Summary
- Stonehill came out blazing in the opening frame with a pair of runs.
- Garner continued his stellar day with an RBI infield single, followed by a Jordan RBI single that knotted it up at two apiece.
- In the third inning, Jordan stole home to help the Keydets go up 3-2.
- Stonehill flipped the script in the following inning with a home run, making it 4-3.
- However, VMI plated two more in the fourth following a pair of bases-loaded walks.
- The Skyhawks found some momentum after scoring two in the fifth inning, followed by five in the sixth inning, and the nail-in-the-coffin five-run eighth inning to put the mercy rule in play.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets look for the series win against the Skyhawks on Sunday. The matinee begins at 1 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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