MACON, Ga. – VMI Baseball found success in a few spots of the lineup despite Saturday's game two loss to Mercer at OrthoGeorgia Park.
The Keydets' (27-22, 3-14 SoCon) offense picked up the pace late and produced more hits in the end, but it was to no avail as the Bears (38-13, 11-6 SoCon) captured the series with a 5-2 final.
Key Stats
- VMI plated two off nine hits, more than Mercer's eight hits.
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Seth Buchanan and
Owen Prince accounted for six of VMI's nine hits, with Buchanan highlighting the day with a home run.
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Cole Raile muscled a pair of base knocks.
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Bradley Garner hit a double and scored one run.
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Eli Tyndall closed out the last four innings on the hill.
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Hunter Sipe tossed 1.2 no-hit innings with a pair of strikeouts and no earned runs.
Scoring Summary
Second Inning: A pair of singles scored a pair of runs for the Bears, but the bleeding stopped quickly after a perfect relay throw from the duo of
Cole Cook and
Ayden Schnarrs, gunning down the potential third run at the plate, keeping the score 2-0.
Third Inning: Mercer took a 3-0 lead.
Fourth Inning: A fielder's choice plated one more for the Bears.
Fifth Inning: The fifth and final run for Mercer came off a solo home run.
Sixth Inning: The Keydets got one back off a rocket over the left field wall by Buchanan.
Ninth Inning: After Garner's leadoff double, VMI waved him home on a double-play ball to make it 5-2.
Next up for the Keydets
The Keydets compete in the final road game of the year on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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