WINCHESTER, Va. – Sophomore
Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) had four hits and three RBI as the Randolph-Macon baseball team split an ODAC doubleheader at No. 17 Shenandoah on Sunday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 4-8, Shenandoah 10-4
Venue: Bridgeforth Stadium
Records: RMC 20-8, 12-4 ODAC; SU 21-10, 10-7 ODAC
How It Happened: Game 1
- Junior Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) had a leadoff homer in the top of the second to start the scoring for the Yellow Jackets.
- After the Hornets put up five in the bottom of the second, RMC responded in the third. Senior Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) had a leadoff single and went to third on a one-out double by freshman Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga). With two away, senior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) singled to plate Bush and Quici, making it 5-3. After a walk to Harvey, freshman Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) singled to knock in Webb and make it a one-run contest.
- SU added five in the fifth, making the final 10-4.
By The Numbers
- Webb went 1 for 4 with one run and two RBI. He is tied for the team lead with eight multiple RBI games.
- Bush was 2 for 4 with one run.
- Schmitt went 2 for 4.
- Junior Michael Shanahan (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) pitched two scoreless innings with one hit, no walks and one strikeout.
How It Happened: Game 2
- The RMC offense started the scoring in the top of the first. Quici led off the game with a walk, went to second on a walk to Schmitt, advanced to third on a flyout by Webb and scored on a sacrifice fly by Harvey as the visitors took a 1-0 edge.
- The Yellow Jackets put up a crooked number in the second. Sophomore Nathan Chen (South Riding, Va./Freedom) had a leadoff double and went to third on a wild pitch. Junior Aidan Pinto (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) walked and went to second on a groundout by Bush. Sophomore Jordan Hill (Norfolk, Va./Granby) doubled to drive in Chen and Pinto, making it 3-0. A two-out single by Schmitt brought home Hill as RMC went up 4-0.
- RMC added on in the fourth. Hill had a one-out double, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error as the advantage grew to 5-0.
- After the Hornets tallied one in the bottom of the fourth, the Yellow Jackets answered in the sixth. Pinto drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a bunt single by Bush. Hill sacrificed to move both runners up 90 feet. Schmitt tripled to drive in both base runners, giving RMC a 7-1 lead.
- Senior Drew Ramos (Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette) pitched the first five innings for RMC with four hits, one run, no walks and five strikeouts to earn the win and improve to 6-0.
- SU put up one in the sixth and two in the seventh before the Yellow Jackets added an insurance run in the ninth. Wernoski had a two-out single, went to second on a base hit by Chen, took third on a single by junior Cole Mallory (Ashland, Va./Camp CC) and scored on a walk to Bush to make the final 8-4.
- Junior Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) tossed the final two innings with no runs and three strikeouts to record his sixth save.
By The Numbers
- RMC is 18-0 when leading after seven innings.
- Schmitt went 2 for 4 with a triple and three RBI.
- Hill was 2 for 3 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI.
- Chen had three hits and one run.
- Wernoski went 2 for 4 with one walk and one run. He has reached base in 25 straight games.
- Quici had two walks and scored once. He has reached base in 27 straight games.
- Webb went hitless and had his hitting streak stopped at 21 games, two away from the program record.
Up Next
RMC will host Mary Washington on Tuesday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m. on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.
