ARLINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball tacked on its third-straight win in a midweek duel against George Washington Tuesday evening at Tucker Field at Barcroft Park.
With the Keydets' 8-5 triumph over the Revs, head coach
Sam Roberts eclipsed 100 career coaching wins, the fourth VMI coach to hit the mark in program history and the fastest coach to reach the feat. VMI, who moves to 20-4, also hit the 20-win mark for the fourth-straight season.
Key Stats
- VMI scored eight runs off 11 hits.
- Four Keydets had a multi-hit outing:
Grayson Fitzwater,
Bradley Garner,
Ayden Schnarrs, and
JW Kohlmeyer.
- Schnarrs scored two runs.
- Fitzwater and
Gabe Jenkins led the team with two RBIs apiece.
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Hunter Sipe tossed a team-high three innings with three strikeouts for his fourth victory.
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Tyler Bassett faced four batters and struck out three.
- In his first game this season,
Justin Spiegel threw the first inning and allowed just one hit and no earned runs to pair with two strikeouts.
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Buddy Baker gets the save after finishing the last inning, tallying two punchouts.
Scoring Summary
- VMI opened up the scoring in the first inning after Fitzwater doubled in a pair of runs.
- GW tied it up in the bottom half.
- The Revs took the lead in the second inning, scoring two runs to make it 4-2.
- The Keydets' big inning came in the third, plating five to take a 7-4 advantage. Four of VMI's runs were bases-loaded walks.
- Jenkins' RBI single added another run to the board, doubling up the Revs, 8-4.
- GW got one run back in the seventh, but it was a scoreless final two frames thanks to Bassett and Baker on the mound.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets begin conference play this weekend at East Tennessee State. VMI battles the Buccaneers Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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