LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Baseball got back on track with a 3-0 shutout victory over Longwood at Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium Tuesday night.
The Keydets (27-17, 3-9 SoCon) snap their six-game skid after defeating Longwood (26-19, 8-7 Big South) in a rematch of last week's duel. VMI gets its fifth shutout of the year and first since March 14. With the triumph, the Keydets reach 27 wins for the third-straight season, tied for the fifth most single-season win total in program history.
Key Stats
- VMI scored three runs off four hits.
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Owen Prince stole his 101st career base, becoming the new stolen base leader in VMI history.
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Cole Raile extended his hitting streak to nine games after smashing his 13th home run.
- All three staffers were electric, starting with
Clark Driscoll going four innings with a career-tying six strikeouts, followed by
Hunter Sipe, who got his fifth win of the year, and
Tyler Bassett, who closed out the game and earned his first save.
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Bradley Garner tallied a pair of hits, including a double.
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Grayson Fitzwater drew two walks to grow his season total to 44, the fourth most in a single season at VMI.
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Benjamin Cardone had a pair of walks.
Scoring Summary
Fourth Inning: Raile hit a high fly to deep left field, a two-run blast to put VMI in the lead in a pitcher's duel, 2-0.
Seventh Inning: An RBI fielder's choice by Prince scored
Seth Buchanan.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets return to conference play this weekend by traveling to UNC Greensboro.
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