ASHLAND, Va. – Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) had a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to snap a 7-7 tie and junior Cole Stamm (Irvington, Va./Middlesex) retired the Hornets in order in the ninth as the sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team edged No. 3 Shenandoah 8-7 in ODAC action on Sunday afternoon for Senior Day.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 8, Shenandoah 7

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

Records: RMC 26-6, 13-3 ODAC; SU 28-4, 13-3 ODAC

How It Happened

• The Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the first. Senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) had a one-out single, went to second on a passed ball, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) for a 1-0 edge.
• Junior Drew Ramos (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) held SU scoreless for four innings before the Hornets plated two in the fifth to go up 2-1. Ramos worked 5.0 innings with six hits and two walks.
• SU added three in the sixth to take a 5-1 advantage. Iannuzzi had a leadoff homer in the sixth, his team-leading eighth of the season, to make it 5-2 before RMC took the lead in the seventh. Sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) had a leadoff double and went to third on a base hit by sophomore Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy). Senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) walked to load the bases. Junior Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) delivered a sacrifice fly that brought home Lautenschlager to make it 5-3. Myers was hit by a pitch to reload the bases before Schmitt had a two-out single to knock in Lubsen and Johnson to level the score at 5-5. Senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) tripled to right center to drive in Myers and Schmitt as the Yellow Jackets took a 7-5 lead.
• The Hornets put up two in the top of the eighth to make it 7-7. In the bottom of the eighth, Lubsen had a one-out single and moved to second when Bush reached on a two-out bunt single. Freshman Eli Brooks (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) pinch-ran for Lubsen at second and scored the go-ahead run on a base hit by Myers to give RMC an 8-7 edge.
• Stamm had two strikeouts sandwiched around a groundout in the top of the ninth to secure the victory.

By The Numbers

• Stamm pitched 2.0 innings with two hits, no walks and three strikeouts to raise his record to 2-0.
• Schmitt went 1 for 3 with three RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 13 games.
• Myers extended his hitting streak to 10 games, the longest current streak on the team.
• Cole had two hits and two RBI.
• Iannuzzi had two hits, two runs and one RBI. He tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games.
• Bush went 2 for 2 with a walk and one RBI.
• Lubsen went 2 for 4 with a run.
• Johnson extended his on-base streak to 16 games.

For The Record

• RMC is 24-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• The Yellow Jackets are 21-0 when hitting at least one home run.
• RMC is 20-0 when leading after 7 innings and 21-0 when leading after 8 innings.
• The Yellow Jackets are 5-1 against nationally-ranked opponents.
• Prior to the game, the 11 RMC seniors were recognized on the field. The seniors included Cole, Iannuzzi, Johnson, Cam Furman, Lyle Holland, Nick Kreider, Brooks Mazey, Devin Miles, Logan Smith, Hayden Snelsire and Brennan Tyznar.

Up Next

RMC will travel to seventh-ranked Lynchburg on Wednesday, April 19 for a 3 p.m. ODAC contest.