Thursday, April 16, 2009
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

R-MC Sweeps Roanoke in ODAC Baseball Doubleheader
(Game One Box) / (Game Two Box)

ASHLAND, VA - Charlie Hartt hit three homeruns and Randolph-Macon got two strong starts on the mound from Matt Tiller and Brian Jordan as the Yellow Jackets swept Roanoke 8-2 and 16-1 in ODAC baseball action on Thursday in Ashland.

In game one, Jordan paced R-MC (15-17 / 10-6 ODAC) to an 8-2 victory, allowing just two hits over 5.2 innings and striking out seven to improve his record to 2-0 on the season.

With the Jackets up 2-0, Greg Meleski tripled to open the third inning and was followed by Hartt who homered to make the score 4-0.

In the fifth inning, the duo struck again, this time Meleski doubled to start the inning and Hartt connected for a homerun to make the score 6-0. Later in the inning, Jay Lichter singled to score Jeff Beck and JC Conway, putting R-MC out in front 8-0.

In the nightcap, the Yellow Jackets pounded out 20 hits and Tiller allowed just one run on five hits over six innings of work to pick up his first win of the season and secure the sweep for Randolph-Macon.

A six run, second inning was highlighted by base loaded double off the bat of James Bierlein that scored all three runners.

With the score 7-1 in favor of R-MC, the Jackets put the game away with a four run, fourth inning which Hartt hit a solo homerun with one out and later in the inning Greg Mitro, Adam Carpenter and Bierlein all contributed with RBI hits to push the Yellow Jackets advantage to 11-1.

Hartt finished the day 4-for-8 with six RBI and three runs scored, while Bierlein was 5-for-6 with six RBI in the two victories.

RC, which fell to 9-20 overall and 4-11 in the ODAC after the two losses, was led by Jay Laramore who had three hits on the day as well as an RBI and a run scored.

The Yellow Jackets will be back in action on Saturday when they host Guilford in an ODAC doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.

-Yellow Jackets-