ASHLAND, Va. – Freshman Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) went 2 for 3 with two runs as the No. 12 Randolph-Macon baseball team was outscored by seventh-ranked Salisbury 9-5 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: #7 Salisbury 9, #12 Randolph-Macon 5

Site/Venue: Ashland, Va./Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park

Records: R-MC 4-3, SU 3-0

How It Happened

• The Sea Gulls scored twice in the top of the first without the benefit of a hit and added one in the second and two in the third for a 5-0 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets would rally back in the bottom of the third. Bush had a leadoff single, senior Ryan Duphorn (Erial, N.J./Paul VI) walked and sophomore Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Senior Mike Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) was plunked as well, plating Bush with the first run. With one away, senior Jacob Selden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) grounded out to drive in Duphorn with the second run. Iannuzzi and Nickles both scored on wild pitches to make it a one-run contest.
• R-MC would tie the game an inning later. Bush had a one-out base hit, moved to third on a double by Duphorn and scored on a groundout by Iannuzzi to level the score at 5-5.
• Salisbury added a run in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh in claiming the 9-5 victory.

By The Numbers

• Bush also had a stolen base for the Yellow Jackets.
• Duphorn and Iannuzzi both had two hits and a run.
• Senior Zach Radcliffe (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) was the only R-MC hurler to record multiple strikeouts. He fanned two in 1.1 innings.
• Senior Tyler Dunn (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) kept the Sea Gulls scoreless over the final 1.2 innings with one hit, one walk and one punchout against his hometown team.
• The R-MC defense gunned down a Salisbury baserunner at the plate in the eighth. With a runner on first and two away, Kavi Caster doubled to left. Iannuzzi hit third baseman Nickles, whose strong relay throw to Selden nailed the runner at home.
• Each team had a hitter called out for batter's interference.

Up Next

Randolph-Macon will travel to Guilford on Saturday, March 20 for a noon ODAC doubleheader.