NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Senior right-hander Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) was dominant, tossing six scoreless innings with three hits and four strikeouts, and the Yellow Jackets scored in each of the final five innings as the 23rd-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team blanked No. 18 Christopher Newport 6-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 6, Christopher Newport 0

Site/Venue: Newport News, Va./Captains Baseball Park

Records: R-MC 6-0, CNU 10-2

How It Happened

• After stranding a pair in the first, the Yellow Jackets broke through in the top of the third. Junior Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) had a leadoff single, stole second and scored on a base hit by senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) to give RMC a 1-0 advantage.
• In the fifth, Bush again started the inning with a single and eventually came home on a double play to make it 2-0.
• RMC added a run in the sixth. Sophomore Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) had a leadoff single, went to second on a passed ball, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout by senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) to give the visitors a 3-0 edge.
• The Yellow Jackets plated another in the seventh. Junior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) drew a two-out walk, stole second and scored on a double by sophomore Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) as the lead grew to 4-0.
• One inning later, junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) had a two-out single and scored on an error to make it 5-0.
• RMC tallied its final run in the ninth. Junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) drew a leadoff walk, stole second and third and came home on a sacrifice fly by Lubsen to push the lead to 6-0.

By The Numbers

• Furman walked one and coaxed eight ground balls in raising his record to 2-0.
• Sophomore Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) tossed a scoreless eighth, working around a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
• Sophomore Bere Bauers (Devon, Pa./Devon Prep) worked the final two innings with one hit and two strikeouts to preserve the shutout.
• The Captains finished with five hits. The entered the game batting .295 and averaging 8.2 runs per game.
• The RMC offense had 11 hits and six walks.
• Bush had two hits and two runs.
• Harvey had two hits and one run.
• Iannuzzi had two hits and one RBI.
• Lubsen drove in two.
• Webb reached three times with a hit and two walks. He scored once.

For the Record

• RMC recorded its third shutout of the young season.

Up Next

R-MC will host Messiah in a noon doubleheader on Saturday, March 4 on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.