HIGH POINT, N.C. – VMI Baseball dropped both games in Sunday's doubleheader against High Point at Williard Stadium.
The Keydets (26-17, 3-9 SoCon) were swept in their series with the Panthers (29-14, 11-4 Big South) after falling in game one, 12-6, and game two, 5-2.
Game 1 Key Stats
- VMI scored six runs on seven hits.
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Cole Raile homered twice, ending the game with four RBIs and two runs.
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Ayden Schnarrs tallied a pair of hits and swiped two bags.
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Seth Buchanan scored a pair of runs.
- With a single,
Owen Prince extended his on-base streak to a record-tying 42 games.
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Andrew Jones tossed four strikeouts.
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Grayson Fitzwater drew two walks.
Game 1 Scoring Summary
First Inning: VMI jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Raile smashed his first home run of the day to left centerfield. HPU got into the scoring column, scoring on a wild pitch.
Third Inning: The Panthers took a 3-2 lead with a home run.
Fourth Inning: Raile's second blast was a solo shot to centerfield to tie it at three. Later in the inning, a Schnarrs' double put VMI back in the lead, 4-3. However, a five-run frame capped off by a grand slam put HPU back in the driver's seat, 8-4.
Fifth Inning: The Keydets cut the deficit to three with a sacrifice fly by Raile. But the Panthers scored another run off a sacrifice fly.
Eighth Inning: A bases-loaded walk drawn by
Kazuya Jordan made it 9-6, but a double and A VMI error added three to the board for HPU.
Game 2 Key Stats
- VMI plated a pair with six hits.
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Cole Raile continued his strong outing by going two-for-three with a double.
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Gabe Jenkins hit two doubles.
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Bradley Garner tripled and had one RBI.
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Owen Prince extended his single-season on-base streak to a record-tying 43 games.
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Jim Douthat threw three three perfect innings in relief, facing nine batters and allowing no hits or walks.
Game 2 Scoring Summary
First Inning: HPU jumped out to a 2-0 advantage.
Third Inning: A home run plated two for the Panthers.
Fourth Inning: HPU capped off its scoring with a sacrifice fly, making it 5-0.
Sixth Inning: The Keydets broke the drought after Garner hit a ball on top of the left field wall that bounced back into play, but allowed Prince to score.
Seventh Inning: Raile scored off a groundout.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets come back to Lexington to host Longwood. The midweek clash is Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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