MACON, Ga. – VMI Baseball competed in its final road series opener Friday night against Mercer at OrthoGeorgia Park.
The Keydets (27-21, 3-13 SoCon) fell to the Bears (37-13, 10-6 SoCon) in a 13-2 mercy-rule loss.
Key Stats
- VMI scored a pair of runs off five hits.
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Gabe Jenkins went two-for-three.
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Ayden Schnarrs scored both runs, tallied a double, and recorded his 23rd hit by pitch this season, the second most in VMI single-season history, and his 41st in his career, now the fourth most all-time.
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Jim Douthat dazzled out of the bullpen, throwing 2.2 innings with four strikeouts, surrendering just one hit.
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Benjamin Cardone and
Cole Cook each posted an RBI.
Scoring Summary
First Inning: Mercer started with a bang, plating six after two home runs, including a grand slam.
Second Inning: The Bears went up 7-0 after another home run.
Third Inning: Mercer's third bomb made it 9-0.
Fourth Inning: Two more long balls lifted Mercer's lead to 13.
Fifth Inning: The Keydets scored their first run from an RBI groundout from Cook.
Sixth Inning: Cardone delivered a single up the middle to score Schnarrs.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets challenge the Bears on Saturday at 2 p.m.
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