ASHLAND, Va. – The Randolph-Macon baseball team will continue ODAC play on Tuesday with a road contest at Virginia Wesleyan.
The Basics
Game 19: Tuesday, March 29 at Virginia Wesleyan
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Perry Field
Records: R-MC 13-5, 3-2 ODAC; VWU 10-9-1, 2-4-1 ODAC
Series Record: The Yellow Jackets are 37-45 all-time against the Marlins. R-MC has won 20 of the past 25 meetings with VWU, including a pair of wins a season ago. The Yellow Jackets won 12-3 in Ashland on March 30 and 11-5 in Virginia Beach on April 27.
Familiar Face: Former Yellow Jacket infielder Jeff Butler is an assistant coach with Virginia Wesleyan. He was on staff at R-MC a season ago
Get On Base: Grayson Bush has reached base in all 18 games this season. Ethan Iannuzzi and Spencer Pietruszynski have reached safely in the past 15 games.
Hitting Streak: Grayson Bush has a 16-game hitting streak, the longest current streak for R-MC. Myles Webb has a 13-game hitting streak and Carter Johnson has a 10-game hitting streak.
Tough against Tufts: The R-MC offense scored 18 runs in a two-game series against Tufts. The Yellow Jackets handed the Jumbos their first loss of the season on Saturday, March 26, a 10-6 victory for R-MC.
Goose Eggs: In the opener against Alvernia, Hayden Snelsire tossed six shutout innings with six strikeouts in a 4-0 victory. Twice the Golden Wolves had leadoff doubles against Snelsire and neither scored. Snelsire retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced.
Power Jackets: In the three-game set against UPB, R-MC had six home runs to just one for the Panthers. Blake Doggett belted three, while Ethan Iannuzzi, Hunter Cole and Will Hass each had one. The homer for Hass was an inside-the-park home run.
Plead the Sixth: The Yellow Jacket offense scored 34 runs in three games against UPB and 18 came in the sixth inning. R-MC scored eight in the sixth in Game 1, three in Game 2 and seven in Game 3.
An Army of Arms: R-MC used 15 different pitchers in the three games vs. UPB. The Yellow Jackets struck out 32 in 23 innings. Hayden Snelsire had seven strikeouts in five innings and Drew Ramos also fanned seven in four innings. The R-MC staff posted an ERA of 1.17.
Up Next: The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to travel to Salisbury on Thursday, March 31 for a 3 p.m. contest.
