ASHLAND, Va. – Senior
Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) had a single, a homer, two walks and two runs as the 20th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team dropped a 7-3 decision to Mary Washington on Tuesday afternoon.
The Basics:
Score: Mary Washington 7, Randolph-Macon 3
Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park
Records: RMC 20-9, UMW 23-8
How It Happened:
- The Eagles would tally one in the top of the first before the Yellow Jackets answered in the fourth. Sophomore Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) had a leadoff single and was forced out at second on a fielder's choice by sophomore Nathan Chen (South Riding, Va./Freedom). Chen went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by sophomore Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) to level the score at 1-1.
- UMW added one in the fifth and five in the sixth. Bush went deep in the bottom of the sixth, his third long ball of the season, to make it 7-2.
- RMC added its final run in the eighth as Bush delivered a two-out single, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on an error to make the final score 7-3.
By The Numbers
- Bush went 2 for 2 with a homer, two walks and two runs.
- Senior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) went 3 for 5 and extended his team-leading total of 15 multi-hit games.
- Schmitt was 2 for 5. He is second on the team with 13 multi-hit games. Schmitt has reached base in 11 straight games.
- Freshman Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) went 1 for 5 and extended his on-base streak to 26 games.
- Freshman Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) went 0 for 5 and snapped his streak of 27 straight games reaching base.
- Junior Bere Bauers (Phoenixville, Pa./Devon Prep) provided a solid start for the Yellow Jackets, going 5.0 innings with four hits, two runs, one earned run, one walk and four strikeouts.
Up Next
RMC will host Lynchburg on Wednesday, April 17, in a 3:30 p.m. ODAC contest on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park. The Hornets are defending national champions and are receiving votes in both national polls.
