ASHLAND, Va. – The Yellow Jacket baseball team scored nine runs in four consecutive innings to defeat the Cardinals of Catholic University 9-6 this evening at Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.

Trailing 1-0 in the third, Travis Lodge (Chesterfield, VA / Matoaca) (1-for-3) doubled to left center scoring Nate Meiners (Silver Springs, MD / St. John's Prep) (1-for-3) who led the surge with a bunt in the second at-bat.  R-MC continued that spark after a pair of leadoff singles from Nicholas Maiolo (Powhatan, VA / Powhatan) (2-for-3) and Bryan Miltenberger (Midlothian, VA / Cosby) (3-for-5). With both runners in scoring position, a Cardinals' wild pitch would bring home Maiolo and advancing Miltenberger to third. He would ultimately tally the third R-MC on a Jay Patti (Sparks, MD / Hereford) stolen base.

In the bottom of the sixth the Yellow Jackets (3-5) faced three Catholic pitchers who gave up five runs on one hit to give R-MC the 9-1 edge. Lodge and Mitchell Keeler (Mechanicsville, VA / Atlee) both notched a sacrifice RBI while  a few Cardinal errors and three Jackets' stolen bases would keep R-MC in scoring position.

Down by eight runs in the eighth, CUA put together a five run, seven hit rally to get within three. R-MC would hold on to take home the 9-6 win in Estes Park.

Senior Jamie Hendrick (Chesterfield, VA / L.C. Bird) (3-0) picked up his third win in as many starts fanning two in six innings with four hits and one walk while Glen McLaughlin (Richmond, VA / Douglas Freeman) recorded his first save of the year with two strikeouts.

The Randolph-Macon baseball team travels to St. Mary's tomorrow February 27 for a 2:00 pm non-conference game. The Yellow Jackets return to Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park this Saturday, March 1 to open conference-play as they host Bridgewater for a double-header. First pitch of Game 1 is scheduled for 12:00 pm.