ASHLAND, Va. – Senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) went 4 for 4 with a walk and two RBI as the sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team outscored York (Pa.) 13-7 on Wednesday afternoon to give head coach Ray Hedrick his 450th career victory.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 13, York 7

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

Records: RMC 25-5, York 14-13

How It Happened

• Senior Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) retired the Spartans in order in the top of the first before the Yellow Jackets took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame. Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) drew a leadoff walk and scored on a homer by senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby), his second in as many days and his team-leading seventh of the season. Freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) and senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) walked, and a base hit by junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) loaded the bases. Junior Richie Dudley (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) had a sacrifice fly to right to bring home Schmitt to make it 3-0. Sophomore Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) had a sacrifice fly to the second baseman, plating Cole with the fourth run. Johnson delivered a single to drive in Webb as RMC led 5-0.
• York put up three in the top of the second before the Yellow Jacket offense responded in the bottom of the inning. Webb and Iannuzzi started the inning with singles and a base hit by Schmitt knocked in Myers to make it 6-3. Cole followed with a long homer to right, his seventh of the year, to push the lead to 9-3. Webb singled and scored on a base hit by Johnson, and Lubsen reached on a fielder's choice and scored on a bases-loaded walk to Myers as the advantage grew to 11-3.
• The Spartans tallied two in the third and RMC got one back in the fourth. Lubsen had a leadoff single and scored on a double by Iannuzzi to make it 12-5.
• York got two more in the seventh before the Yellow Jackets completed the scoring in the eighth. Webb had a leadoff single, was sacrificed to second by Dudley and scored on a single by Lubsen to make the final 13-7.

By The Numbers

• Johnson went 4 for 4 with a walk and two RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 14 games. Johnson became the seventh Yellow Jacket to have a four-hit game.
• Iannuzzi was a triple short of the cycle with three hits, two runs and three RBI.
• Webb had three hits and three runs.
• Cole went 1 for 4 with two runs and three RBI.
• Lubsen went 2 for 4 with two runs and two RBI.
• Myers went 1 for 4 with two walks, two runs and one RBI. He extended his hitting streak to eight games.
• Schmitt was 1 for 3 with two walks, two runs and one RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
• Furman pitched the first five innings and earned the win, improving to 3-1.
• Sophomore Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) pitched a perfect sixth with two strikeouts.
• Senior Devin Miles (Moseley, Va./Cosby) worked a scoreless eighth.
• Junior Cole Stamm (Irvington, Va./Middlesex) hurled a 1-2-3 ninth to secure the victory.

For The Record

• Ray Hedrick recorded his 450th victory in his 19th season with the Yellow Jackets. He is nine wins away from tying the program record of 459 career victories RMC coaching legend Hugh Stephens.
• The Yellow Jackets are 23-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• RMC improved to 19-2 at home.
• The Yellow Jackets are 20-0 when hitting at least one home run.
• The Yellow Jackets are 23-0 when leading after six innings.

Up Next

RMC is scheduled to host third-ranked Shenandoah on Saturday, April 15 for a noon ODAC doubleheader. It will be Dugout Club Day as well as Senior Day.