Friday, March 20, 2009
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

R-MC Uses Long Ball in 9-8 Come From Behind Win Over Tufts
(Box Score)

ASHLAND, VA - Mike Wallace's three run, eighth inning blast capped a late inning rally by Randolph-Macon and sent the Yellow Jackets to a 9-8 victory over visiting Tufts University on Friday afternoon in Ashland.

Trailing 8-4 after six and a half innings, the Jackets got their comeback started in the home half of the seventh when Wallace singled to open the inning and Jordan Walton followed with a towering homerun of his own, cutting the Jumbo lead to 8-6.

In the decisive eighth inning, Kevin Davis and Greg Meleski opened the frame with back-to-back singles, setting the stage for Wallace's fourth homerun of the season that pulled R-MC in front for good at 9-8.

Tufts did not go away easy in the ninth, getting a leadoff walk from Ben Walkley who was able to move third after a pair of ground ball outs. He would be stranded there, as R-MC reliever Brian Jordan was able to get Kevin Casey to fly out to centerfield to end the ball game.

Jordan got his first win of the year after throwing two innings of relief where he did not allow a hit and struck out three. Jack Dilday (0-1) was saddled with the loss after surrendering Wallace's game-winning homerun.

Walton led the way for R-MC with four hits on the day and two runs scored, while Greg Mitro and Wallace had three and two hits, respectively in the win.

Randolph-Macon will be back in action on Saturday when it travels to Lynchburg College for a key ODAC doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.

-Yellow Jackets-