ASHLAND, Va. – Senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) had three hits and knocked in four, and senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) smacked a grand slam in the seventh, as the 10th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team outscored Virginia Wesleyan 12-5 in ODAC action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 12, Virginia Wesleyan 5

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

Records: RMC 29-8, 16-4 ODAC; VWU 5-28-1, 4-15-1 ODAC

How It Happened

• After the Marlins scored one in the top of the first, the Yellow Jackets answered in the bottom of the inning. Cole had a leadoff triple and scored on a base hit by Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) to even the score at 1-1.
• VWU added a run in the top of the third before RMC put up a crooked number in the bottom of the frame. Myers had a one-out single, went to second on a single by senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) and advanced to third on a walk to freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) to load the bases. Myers scored on a fielder's choice by sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) and Johnson delivered a two-run triple to put the Yellow Jackets on top 4-2.
• The Marlins tied the game with two in the fifth and took the lead with one in the seventh before RMC exploded in the bottom of the seventh. Iannuzzi drew a leadoff walk, went to third on an errant pickoff throw to first and scored on a fielder's choice by Lautenschlager to knot the score at 5-5. Lautenschlager went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a bunt single by Johnson that went over the third base bag to put the Yellow Jackets on top for good at 6-5. Junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) was hit by a pitch and junior Richie Dudley (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson) drew a two-out walk to load the bases. Cole launched his ninth homer of the season to right, the grand slam putting RMC up 10-5.
• The Yellow Jackets tacked on two more in the eighth. Schmitt had a one-out single and went to third when Lautenschlager reached on an error. A single by Johnson brought home Schmitt and a sacrifice fly by Webb drove in Lautenschlager to make the final 12-5.
• Senior Devin Miles (Moseley, Va./Cosby)
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By The Numbers

• Junior Cole Snead (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) came to the mound in the third with the bases loaded and none out. He got a double play and a strikeout looking to allow just one run to score.
• Sophomore Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) tossed two scoreless innings with one hit, no walks and one strikeout.
• Sophomore Bere Bauers (Devon, Pa./Devon Prep) pitched two scoreless frames with no hits and one strikeout.
• Johnson went 3 for 5 with one run and four RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 21 games.
• Cole was 2 for 5 with two runs and four RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 14 games.
• Lautenschlager went 1 for 4 with a walk, three runs and two RBI.
• Myers was 2 for 5 with one run and one RBI.
• Iannuzzi went 1 for 3 with two walks and two runs. He extended his on-base streak to 12 games.
• Schmitt was 1 for 4 with a walk and a run. He extended his on-base streak to 18 games.

For The Record

• RMC clinched a home series in the first round of the ODAC Tournament. The Yellow Jackets can't finish lower than fourth in the conference standings.
• The Yellow Jackets tied a program record with 29 wins during the regular season. The 2018 squad was 29-5-1 heading to the postseason.
• RMC is 27-0 when scoring six runs or more.
• The Yellow Jackets are 23-0 when leading after seven innings.
• RMC is 23-1 when hitting at least one home run.

Up Next

RMC will head to Roanoke for a noon ODAC doubleheader on Saturday, April 29, to conclude the conference schedule.