VMI Baseball vs. Wofford - Saturday
Alayna Sperry
3
VMI VMI 24-10, 2-6 SoCon
8
Winner Samford SAM 16-17, 4-4 SoCon
VMI VMI
24-10, 2-6 SoCon
3
Final
8
Samford SAM
16-17, 4-4 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Samford SAM 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 8 8 0

W: Mason Blasche (2-5) L: Velasquez, Roberto (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications

VMI Baseball overpowered by Samford

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – VMI Baseball could not get past Samford in game two of the Southern Conference series on Saturday afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
 
The Keydets (24-10, 2-6 SoCon) had positive moments at the plate and in the field, but the Bulldogs (16-17, 4-4 SoCon) always had an answer and escaped with an 8-3 win to take the series. VMI has won both of its SoCon series finales and has not lost three straight games this season.
 
Key Stats
- VMI totaled three runs off six hits.
- Grayson Fitzwater homered for the second-straight day.
- Andrew Jones tossed two no-hit innings.
- Cole Cook and Benjamin Cardone each posted a hit and an RBI.
- Owen Prince extended his on-base streak to 34 games.
- Cole Raile hit his second triple of the season.
 
 
 
Scoring Summary
Second Inning: VMI scored first, tallying back-to-back RBI singles from Cook and Cardone to go up 2-0 early. However, Samford responded with four runs off a pair of home runs and a single.
Sixth Inning: The Keydets pulled within one after a no-doubt solo blast to right field by Fitzwater. Once again, the Bulldogs retaliated with four more runs in the bottom half with back-to-back bombs.
 
 
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets face the Bulldogs in the matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m. (ET).
 
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