ASHLAND, Va. – Junior Will Hass (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's Belfield) had two hits, two walks, three runs and three RBI as the No. 14 Randolph-Macon baseball team won its sixth straight game, defeating Virginia Wesleyan 12-3 in ODAC action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: #14 Randolph-Macon 12, Virginia Wesleyan 3

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

Records: R-MC 10-3, 8-0 ODAC; VWU 2-13, 2-6 ODAC

How It Happened

• After the Marlins scratched for two in the top of the first, the Yellow Jackets started their scoring in the bottom of the frame. Senior Ryan Duphorn (Erial, N.J./Paul VI) had a leadoff single and came home on a base hit by Hass to make it 2-1.
• R-MC would take the lead for good in the third. Sophomore Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) had a leadoff double and scored on a single by senior Jacob Selden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass). Hass walked and broke the tie on a bases loaded walk by senior JT Fitzpatrick (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee). Selden scored on a wild pitch, senior Shawn Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) delivered an RBI single and freshman Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) had a run-scoring groundout to cap the five-run outburst as the home team went up 6-2.
• The Yellow Jackets put up another crooked number in the fourth. Iannuzzi was hit by a pitch, stole second and stole third. Senior Mike Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) drew a walk and swiped second. Both would score on a double by Hass to make it 8-2. Hass hustled home on a groundout by Fitzpatrick to up the advantage to 9-2.
• Hass walked and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of senior Reece Yeargain (Chester, Va./Benedictine) in the sixth to make it 10-2.
• R-MC finished its scoring in the seventh. Senior Jack Basse (Fairfax Station, Va./South County) was hit by a pitch and advanced to third on a hit-and-run single by Bush. Basse scored on a groundout by Duphorn and Bush came in on a wild pitch to give the Yellow Jackets a 12-2 cushion. VWU added a run in the eighth to make the final 12-3.

By The Numbers

• R-MC extended its win streak to six.
• The Yellow Jackets have scored in double figures in four of their past five games.
• Fitzpatrick had two hits and two RBI. Selden, Bush and Mike Nickles also had multiple-hit games.
• Iannuzzi scored twice for the Yellow Jackets.
• R-MC went 5 for 5 on stolen bases. Selden gunned down the only Marlin attempting to steal.
• Sophomore Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) picked up the win, going 4.0 innings with four hits, two runs, one walk and one strikeout.
• Freshman Wyatt Stanley (Beaverdam, Va./Patrick Henry) pitched a perfect seventh with a pair of strikeouts in his Estes Park debut.

Up Next

Randolph-Macon's scheduled game at Mary Washington on Wednesday, March 31 has been postponed due to expected inclement weather. The teams hope to play the game on Thursday.  The Yellow Jackets will play an ODAC doubleheader at Bridgewater on Saturday, April 3 before returning to Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park on Tuesday, April 6 for a 3:30 p.m. contest with William Peace.