#2 South Carolina sweeps VMI
The VMI Keydets took the #2 South Carolina Gamecocks to the limit once again Saturday, dropping a 3-2 decision to the hosts in the opener of a doubleheader in Columbia, S.C. before losing game two, 13-1.
In the opener, it was a sixth-inning run that proved to be VMI’s (0-3) undoing, as a two-out rally proved to be the Keydets’ undoing. With two down, shortstop Joey Pankake singled on a 3-1 pitch from freshman Reed Garrett (0-1). Catcher Dante Rosenberg then doubled to left, scoring Pankake and making it a 3-2 game, a margin that would hold up over the final three frames. Continue reading “#2 South Carolina sweeps VMI” »
South Carolina 2, VMI 1
The two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina Gamecocks manufactured a run in the eighth inning and that proved to be the difference in a close ballgame, as they defeated the VMI Keydets 2-1 in non-conference baseball action Friday in Columbia, S.C. The game marked the season opener for both schools.
In a game that had been deadlocked at 1 since the third inning, South Carolina’s (1-0) Evan Marzilli led off the eighth with a bunt hit against Keydet reliever Alan Watts. The next hitter bunted Marzilli to second, but Watts retired star first baseman Christian Walker on a pop-up to first. He then got ahead of cleanup hitter LB Dantzler 0-2, but the Gamecock third baseman singled to center on the next pitch, plating Marzilli with the eventual winning run. Continue reading “South Carolina 2, VMI 1” »
Draft Roundup: Five ‘Hoos, two Dukes, lead local MLB Draft selections
Five Virginia baseball players were selected Tuesday in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Rounds two through 30 were conducted Tuesday; Virginia’s Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) was selected in the first round Monday.
Virginia had three of its starting pitchers selected in the first 10 rounds, as Will Roberts (Jr., Richmond, Va.) and Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.) joined Hultzen. Roberts was a fifth-round selection (158th overall) of the Cleveland Indians, while Tyler Wilson was a 10th-round pick (305th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles. Continue reading “Draft Roundup: Five ‘Hoos, two Dukes, lead local MLB Draft selections” »
Radford advances in Big South Tournament
Radford starter Eddie Butler tossed seven scoreless innings and closer Abram Williams picked up his Big South single-season record 17th save as the No. 6 seeded Highlanders defeated No. 7 seed VMI, 3-1, in Game 1 of the 2011 Royal Purple Big South Baseball Championship presented by Triangle Rent A Car, May 24 at Gray-Minor Stadium.
With the victory, Radford improves to 31-23 and advances to the main double-elimination bracket of the tournament. The Highlanders will play either No. 1 seed Coastal Carolina or No. 2 seed Liberty on Wednesday, depending on the outcome of tonight’s Game 2 between No. 5 Gardner-Webb-No. 8 High Point. Continue reading “Radford advances in Big South Tournament” »
VMI wins Senior Day slugfest
Graham Sullivan went 5 for 5, setting a new career-high for hits in a game, and VMI scored 10 runs in the sixth inning to break the game open as the Keydets defeated the High Point Panthers, 17-12, in the regular season finale for both Big South teams Saturday at Gray-Minor Stadium.
Sullivan’s five hits surpassed his previous career-high of four, which he had accomplished three times in his career. The Keydet outfielder singled in the first, had a sacrifice fly in the third, doubled in the fifth, singled and doubled in the 10-run sixth and capped his day with a single in the eighth. The senior hit .412 at Gray-Minor Stadium this year, and led the squad with a .358 average overall. Continue reading “VMI wins Senior Day slugfest” »
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Outburst pushes P-Nats : The Potomac Nationals’ bats awakened on getaway day in Winston-Salem.VMI completes season sweep of JMU
The top six hitters in the Keydet lineup had at least two hits apiece and VMI scored nine of its 10 runs with two outs, en route to a 10-4 win over the James Madison Dukes Tuesday night at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va. With the victory, VMI sweeps the season series from JMU for the first time in program history.
George Piccirilli and Alex Haitsuka had three hits apiece, with Haitsuka doing so after missing his first game of the year Saturday. Sam Roberts, Justin Hess, Graham Sullivan and Rob Dickinson all had two hits apiece, as the Keydets posted 15 hits against the Dukes’ pitching staff. Notably, Roberts’ two hits pulled him to within one of tying Kelly Sweppenhiser ’06 for the all-time VMI lead in that category. Continue reading “VMI completes season sweep of JMU” »
VMI completes sweep of Charleston Southern
Sam Roberts had his seventh straight multi-hit game, Alex Haitsuka extended his hitting streak to 18 contests and the VMI Keydets completed a three-game sweep of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers with a 9-1 win, Sunday afternoon in Big South baseball action in N. Charleston, S.C.
The Keydets fell behind 1-0 in the first, but got that run back on a wild pitch in the second. VMI then scored twice in the fourth and three more times in the fifth to take control of the game, a rally that included a pair of RBI singles for Roberts. All told, VMI (19-16-1, 8-7 Big South) scored nine unanswered runs, helped by four Charleston Southern errors, to take its first series sweep of the season and climb back over .500 in conference play. Continue reading “VMI completes sweep of Charleston Southern” »
VMI wins wild one at Charleston Southern
Sam Roberts had three hits, including a leadoff home run, and Alex Haitsuka capped a five-run sixth inning with a home run of his own as the VMI Keydets rallied from an early 8-3 deficit to defeat the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 15-12, in Big South baseball action in N. Charleston, S.C.
The Keydets (18-16-1, 7-7 Big South) jumped out to a 3-0 lead, as Roberts had two hits in the first three innings, but Charleston Southern (20-19, 7-7 Big South) scored eight times in the third, knocking out VMI starter Jason Farley. VMI came right back, scoring two in the fourth and one in the fifth, before grabbing the lead for good with a five-run sixth inning. All five runs in the frame scored with two outs, and Haitsuka’s third home run of the season, a two-run shot, was the key blow. Continue reading “VMI wins wild one at Charleston Southern” »
VMI shuts out Charleston Southern
Coby Cowgill allowed just two hits over 8 1/3 innings, and Sam Roberts and Jacob Morley had four hits apiece to lead a 19-hit barrage as the VMI Keydets routed the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, 11-0, in Big South baseball action Friday afternoon in North Charleston, S.C.
The Keydets (17-16-1, 6-7 Big South) posted a season-high in hits for VMI, and in an odd occurrence, the Keydets had no extra base hits among the 19. VMI stole eight bases, the most since a 2006 game against Richmond, and were not caught stealing on the day. Finally, the two hits allowed were the fewest the Keydet pitching staff had surrendered in a nine-inning game since April 1, 2007, when VMI allowed two hits to Savannah State. Continue reading “VMI shuts out Charleston Southern” »
VMI wins at W&M
Sam Roberts capped a nine-pitch battle with the game’s key hit, a two-run sixth-inning single, and four VMI pitchers combined to scatter seven hits as the Keydets defeated the William & Mary Tribe, 5-1, in non-conference baseball action Wednesday night in Williamsburg, Va. The win was VMI’s first in Williamsburg since 1996, as the Keydets won at Plumeri Park, which opened in 1999, for the first time ever.
With VMI leading 2-0 going to the sixth, Justin Topping led off with a double and went to third on a passed ball. Rob Dickinson followed with an infield hit, and Jacob Morley followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0. A fielder’s choice and a ground out put runners on second and third with two out, setting up Roberts’ at-bat versus pitcher Matt Wainman. Continue reading “VMI wins at W&M” »
VMI finishes sweep of Asheville
Posted by afp on May 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Farley (4-7) blanked Asheville for the first five innings, before allowing an unearned run in the fifth. He was also tagged for a single run in the eighth, after leaving the ball game. The redshirt junior threw just 81 pitches, 58 of which were strikes, en route to his second-longest outing of the season. The win was Farley’s second of the week, and over his last four outings (21 innings), he is 3-1 with a 2.57 ERA. Continue reading “VMI finishes sweep of Asheville” »
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