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Baseball: Richmond rallies for 8-4 win over VMI

Chris Graham

vmi baseball 2021VMI held a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning, but Richmond rallied for an 8-4 win Tuesday evening in a non-conference game from Gray-Minor Stadium.

The Spiders led 3-0 before the Keydets scored four in the bottom of the fourth. Trey Morgan led off with a double and Will Knight followed with a walk. Zac Morris walked to load the bases with one out and JT Inskeep also walked to score the first run. A Richmond error brought a second run home and Cody Warner doubled to bring home Inskeep and Morris and give VMI the lead.

Richmond scored two in the sixth to re-take the lead and added one in the seventh and two in the eighth.

Inskeep and Morgan each finished with a hit and a walk.

Ryan Huffman tossed two scoreless innings of relief and Sam Ewald threw a perfect inning out of the bullpen.

Anthony Forte went 2-4 with a home run and three RBI for Richmond (7-4). Jordan Schulefand earned the win, working 5 2/3 innings of relief and allowing just one hit, one walk and one earned run.

The Keydets (5-12) host UNCG this weekend in a Southern Conference series. The teams will play a single game Friday at 4 p.m. and a doubleheader starting Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].