ASHLAND, Va. – Senior
Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) had six hits, including a homer in each game, and six RBI, while senior
Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) broke the program record with his 14th career save, as the Randolph-Macon baseball team swept an ODAC doubleheader from Averett on Senior Day and Dugout Club Day on Saturday afternoon to extend its win streak to seven..
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 16-7, Averett 3-5
Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park
Records: RMC 21-11, 13-6 ODAC; AU 17-13, 9-10 ODAC
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How It Happened:
- After the Cougars stranded two in the top of the first, the Yellow Jackets got on the board in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) reached on a one-out error. With two away, senior Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) singled to move Wernoski to third. On a 2-1 pitch, Harvey crushed a long homer to left, his fifth dinger of the season, to give the home team a 3-0 advantage.
- RMC added to its lead in the second. Senior Aidan Pinto (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) laced a one-out triple into the left field corner and came home on a single to center by freshman CJ Chatterton (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep) to make it 4-0. Chatterton went to second on a base hit by sophomore Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover), advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Wernoski, making it 5-0. Junior Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) had a base hit to load the bases and Lautenschlager was plunked to plate Bowles. Wernoski scored on a wild pitch and Schmitt came home on a groundout by Harvey to extend the margin to 8-0. Following a single by sophomore Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga), sophomore James Baffone (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) doubled to knock in Lautenschlager. Pinto smacked a three-run homer to left to cap the nine-run outburst and extend the lead to 12-0. It was Pinto's first home run of the season.
- Bowles had a leadoff single in the third and scored on a base hit by Schmitt to make it 13-0.
- After Averett scored three in the top of the fifth, Wernoski hit a two-run dinger in the bottom of the fifth, his first of the season, to make it 15-3.
- Baffone was hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore pinch-hitter Jackson Herbert (Ashland, Va./Patrick Henry) to make the final 16-3 after seven innings.
By The Numbers
- Junior William Wian (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) earned the win to raise his record to 5-1. He scattered six hits over five innings with one walk and seven strikeouts.
- Harvey went 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBI.
- Wernoski was 2 for 5 with a homer, three runs and three RBI.
- Pinto had a triple and a home run in the nine-run second with two runs and three RBI.
- Bowles had two hits and one walk along with three runs.
- Schmitt had three hits, one run and one RBI.
- Lautenschlager was 1 for 3 with two runs and one RBI.
- Prior to Game 1, the Yellow Jackets honored their seven seniors on Senior Day. RMC also recognized President Bob Lindgren, who will retire this summer.
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How It Happened:
- RMC put two runners on in each of the first two innings but were unable to score. AU plated two in the top of the third before the Yellow Jackets responded in the bottom of the frame. Lautenschlager drew a two-out walk, went to second on a wild pitch and came home on a single by Harvey to make the score 2-1.
- The Cougars added a run in the top of the fourth, but RMC answered again in the bottom of the fourth. Junior Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) worked a leadoff walk, went to second on a bunt single by Chatterton, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Bowles and scored on a sacrifice fly by Wernoski as the score moved to 3-2.
- The Yellow Jackets took the lead for good in the sixth. Chatterton beat out a grounder to short and went to second on a bunt single by Bowles. Wernoski had a base hit to left that knocked in Chatterton, tying the game at 3-3. A sacrifice bunt by Schmitt put both runners in scoring position. Bowles scored on a wild pitch and Wernoski came in on a sacrifice fly by Lautenschlager to give RMC a 5-3 edge.
- AU pulled within one in the top of the seventh before Chatterton singled and scored on a bases-loaded walk to Schmitt in the bottom of the seventh as the Yellow Jackets kept a two-run advantage at 6-4.
- The Cougars again pulled within one in the top of the eighth before Harvey led off the bottom of the eighth with his sixth homer of the season to make it 7-5.
- Slevin pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve the win and record his third save of the season.
By The Numbers
- Slevin allowed one run over the final 2.1 innings with three hits, one walk and four strikeouts. He snapped a tie with Christian Cok (2015-18) for career saves, now with 14.
- Junior Connor McAuley (Haymarket, Va./Highland) earned the win in relief, going 1.2 innings with one unearned run and one strikeout.
- Senior starter Bere Bauers (Phoenixville, Pa./Devon Prep) worked the first five innings with no walks and five strikeouts.
- Harvey went 4 for 5 with a double, a homer and two RBI. Harvey is tied for third in program history with 22 career home runs.
- Chatterton reached five times, going 4 for 4 with a walk and two runs.
- Wernoski was 1 for 2 with two walks, one run and two RBI.
- Bowles had two hits and scored once.
- Quici had two hits.
- Duff went 1 for 3 with a double, two walks and one run.
Up Next
RMC will host first-place and third-ranked Lynchburg on Tuesday, April 22 in a 3:30 p.m. ODAC contest.
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