NORFOLK, Va. – VMI Baseball closed out its road swing with a victory over Norfolk State on Tuesday evening at Marty L. Miller Field.
The Keydets (25-11, 2-7 SoCon) get back in the win column with an 8-4 triumph over the Spartans (12-21, 9-9 NEC). VMI has won 25 games in each of
Sam Roberts' four seasons, a feat that has only been accomplished once in the 2005-08 campaigns.
Key Stats
- VMI scored eight runs off 11 hits.
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Bradley Garner tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs.
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Owen Prince tacked on two RBIs and hit a triple.
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Trace Monroe moves to 4-0 after tossing three innings out of the bullpen, posting three strikeouts.
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Hunter Sipe gets the save by tossing the final 1.2 innings, surrendering just one hit.
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Grayson Fitzwater hit his 15th home run.
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Kazuya Jordan stole three bases, with
Seth Buchanan swiping two bags.
- Buchanan, Jordan, and
Cole Cook each scored twice.
- The Keydets drew eight walks.
Scoring Summary
Second Inning: NSU put up two runs.
Third Inning: The Keydets knotted it up at two apiece after Prince tripled and Garner hit a sacrifice fly for two runs.
Fourth Inning: A
Gabe Jenkins RBI and Jordan RBI single plated two more, doubling up the Spartans, 4-2. However, NSU was able to get one back off a home run, making it 4-3.
Sixth Inning: Prince drove in another run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. But once again, the Spartans retaliated with another run to keep it a one-run game.
Seventh Inning: The Keydets extended their lead to two after Fitzwater smashed a solo shot to right field.
Eighth Inning: Garner doubled in another run to make it 7-4.
Ninth Inning: Rounding out the scoring run was
JW Kohlmeyer with an RBI single.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets return home to host Western Carolina for a three-game series this weekend.
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