ASHLAND, Va. – Senior
Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./The Miller School) was a triple short of the cycle with three runs and three RBI, while junior
Jordan Hill (Norfolk, Va./Granby) smacked his first collegiate homer and knocked in three, as the No. 13 Randolph-Macon baseball team outscored Catholic 11-8 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 11, Catholic 8
Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park
Records: RMC 3-1, CUA 1-2
How It Happened:
- The Cardinals used a three-run homer in the top of the third to break the scoreless tie. The Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the frame. With two away, Harvey doubled down the left field line and scored on a base hit by sophomore Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) to make it 3-1.
- Catholic tallied unearned runs in the fourth and fifth to extend its lead to 5-1 before RMC put up crooked numbers in four consecutive innings.
- In the bottom of the fifth, senior Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) drew a leadoff walk and scored when Hill was plunked with the bases loaded. Harvey singled and came home on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) to make it 5-3.
- Sophomore Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) drew a leadoff walk in the sixth and moved to second on a bunt single by junior Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's). Harvey homered over the top of the foul pole in left field to put the home team on top 6-5.
- Wernoski had a two-run double and scored in the seventh as the advantage grew to 9-5.
- The Cardinals put up two in the top of the eighth before Hill's two-run dinger in the bottom of the frame made it 11-7. Catholic added a run in the ninth to make the final 11-8.
- Senior Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) fanned three over the final 1.1 innings to record his second save. Slevin tied the program record of 13 career saves held by Christian Cok.
By The Numbers
- RMC outhit CUA 10-7. The Yellow Jackets drew eight walks and struck out seven times.
- Harvey went 3 for 3 with a double, a homer, three runs and three RBI.
- Hill was 1 for 2 with a homer, a walk, two runs and three RBI. He was also plunked twice.
- Wernoski went 2 for 4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI.
- Bowles had two hits, one run and one RBI.
- Freshman Avan Stevens (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) earned the win in his first collegiate appearance, going one scoreless inning with one hit.
Up Next
RMC will open conference play at home on Saturday, March 1, with an 11 a.m. ODAC doubleheader with Washington and Lee.
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