LYNCHBURG, Va. – Freshman Jordan Schmeer (Richmond, Va./Benedictine) delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th as second-seeded Randolph-Macon rallied past No. 6 Hampden-Sydney 4-3 Friday afternoon in an elimination game in the ODAC Baseball Tournament at City Stadium.

The Yellow Jackets (23-14) advance to play again on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against Lynchburg in an elimination game. The Tigers finish the season at 27-15.

Freshman Lonnie Dillard (Locust Grove, Va./Orange County), in his first at-bat of the game, drew a leadoff walk in the 11th after fouling off numerous pitches. Freshman Jay Patti (Sparks, Md./Hereford) sacrificed Dillard to second base. Following an intentional walk to sophomore Travis Lodge (Chesterfield, Va./Matoaca), Schmeer singled through the right side to plate Dillard with the game-winner.

H-SC led 3-1 before R-MC rallied in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game. Sophomore Mitchell Keeler (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) had a leadoff single and scored on a double by junior Sid Harvey (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) to make it 3-2. That would chase H-SC starter Hunter Lewis (8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 4 K). Sophomore Michael Wallman (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) pinch-ran for Harvey at second. A base hit by freshman Blake Saathoff (Catonsville, Md./Archbishop Spalding) moved Wallman to third. Sophomore pinch-hitter Michael Kroll (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. With one away, Lodge singled to bring home Saathoff with the tying run. The Tigers got out of the jam with a double play to force extra innings.

After the Tigers plated a pair in the top of the first, the Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth. Sophomore Christian Sanderson (Lynchburg, Va./Jefferson Forest) was hit by a pitch with two away and scored on a double by freshman Stuart Brown (Midlothian, Va./Trinity) to cut the margin to one at 2-1.

Sophomore Nicholas Maiolo (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) paced the offense for the Yellow Jackets with three hits, while Schmeer finished with a pair of hits and one stolen base.

Sophomore Austin Bain (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford) earned the win, allowing one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings with one strikeout. He followed senior starter Jamie Hendrick (Chesterfield, Va./L.C. Bird) (7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) and junior Glenn McLaughlin (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) (2 IP, 1 H, 3 K).

Schedule for Saturday, April 26

12:00 pm #1 Shenandoah vs. #3 Bridgewater (winner advances to championship game)

3:30 pm #2 Randolph-Macon vs. #5 Lynchburg (elimination game)

7:00 pm Loser Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (elimination game)