ASHLAND, Va. – Sophomore
Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) reached base five times and scored four runs, while junior
Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) went 4 for 4 with two runs and two RBI as the Randolph-Macon baseball team defeated North Carolina Wesleyan 14-3 on Tuesday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 14, North Carolina Wesleyan 3
Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park
Records: RMC 18-11, NCWU 8-23
How It Happened:
- After the Battling Bishops were retired in order in the top of the first, the Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) and Wernoski drew walks to start the rally. A double by Schmitt brought home Bowles with the game's first run. Wernoski scored on a groundout by senior Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) and Schmitt came in on a wild pitch to make it 3-0.
- After NCWU tied it in the second, RMC answered in the bottom of the second. With one away, freshman CJ Chatterton (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep) walked, stole second and scored on a double by Bowles. Wernoski walked and both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Schmitt singled to center to bring home Bowles and Wernoski scored on a sacrifice fly by Lautenschlager to give the home team a 6-3 advantage.
- The Yellow Jackets put up another crooked number in the fourth. Wernoski had a bunt single and scored on an error. Lautenschlager reached on a fielder's choice and came home on a double by senior Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) to make it 8-3. Harvey scored on an error as the lead grew to 9-3. Sophomore Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) singled and came home on a sacrifice fly by junior Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) to make it 10-3.
- RMC added three more runs in the fifth. Bowles was hit by a pitch and scored on a wild pitch. Wernoski singled and came home on a sacrifice fly by Lautenschlager. Schmitt had a base hit and scored on a sacrifice fly by Quici as the advantage grew to 13-3.
- Duff doubled to start the sixth and scored on a balk to make it 14-3.
By The Numbers
- The Yellow Jackets have won four in a row for the first time this season.
- RMC recorded 15 hits.
- Schmitt went 4 for 4 with a double, two runs and two RBI.
- Wernoski was 3 for 3 with two walks and four runs.
- Harvey was a homer short of the cycle, going 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, one run and one RBI.
- Lautenschlager went 0 for 3 but had two sacrifice flies, three RBI and a run.
- Bowles went 1 for 2 with a walk, a hit batsman, three runs and one RBI.
- Quici was 2 for 3 with a sacrifice fly, one run and one RBI.
- Sophomore Cole Simmons (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) earned his first collegiate win in relief, going 2.1 innings with three hits. He allowed a one-out single in the third and started a 1-6-3 double play to end the inning. The Bishops loaded the bases with none out in the fourth before Simmons got a flyout to shallow right field and a 4-6-3 double play to keep NCWU off the scoreboard.
- Freshman Malachi Paschal (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) tossed the final three innings to record his first save. He did not allow a hit, did not walk a batter and fanned six.
Up Next
RMC will host Hampden-Sydney on Wednesday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m. on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.
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