ASHLAND, Va. – The second-seeded Randolph-Macon baseball team pounded seventh-seeded Hampden-Sydney 17-5 in the opener, while the Tigers scored a pair of unearned runs in the eighth in the nightcap as the teams split the first two games of their best-of-three quarterfinal series of the 2025 ODAC Championship on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Scores: Randolph-Macon 17-4, Hampden-Sydney 5-5

Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park

Records: RMC 26-13, H-SC 19-22

Gsme 1

How It Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets put together a two-out rally in the second in the opener. Sophomore Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) had a single to right center and scored on the third homer of the season by junior Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) to make it 2-0.
• RMC put up another crooked number in the third. Junior Jordan Hill (Norfolk, Va./Granby) dropped in a leadoff double down the left field line and was sacrificed to third by sophomore Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover). Junior Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) struck out swinging but reached first on a wild pitch. Another wild pitch sent Schmitt to second and Hill should have been out at the plate, but was safe on an error as the advantage grew to 3-0. With two away, senior Aidan Pinto (Virginia Veach, Va./Ocean Lakes) launched his third home run of the season as RMC went up 5-0.
• The Yellow Jackets added to their lead in the fourth. Sophomore James Baffone (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) was hit by a pitch, went to second on a fielder's choice and scored on a base hit by Bowles to make it 6-0.
• RMC recorded another crooked number in the fifth. Senior Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) had a leadoff single and walks to Pinto and sophomore Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) loaded the bases. A walk to Quici brought home Harvey. Pinto scored on a wild pitch and Wernoski came in on a single by Baffone. Hill capped the five-run outburst with a two-run double to left to make it 11-0.
• The Tigers tallied five in the sixth before the Yellow Jackets got one back in the seventh. Schmitt drew a one-out walk, went to second on a single by Harvey and came home on an error to make it 12-5.
• Quici had a two-run double to cap a five-run eighth as RMC posted the 17-5 victory.

By The Numbers

• Quici went 4 for 4 with two walks, one double, two runs and three RBI.
• Pinto was 2 for 4 with a homer, a walk, two runs and two RBI.
• Hill went 3 for 4 with two doubles, one run and two RBI.
• Baffone was 2 for 4 with a double, three runs and one RBI.
• Harvey had two hits, one walk and two runs.
• Schmitt had one double, two walks, three runs and one RBI.
• Wernoski was 2 for 5 with one walk, two runs and one RBI.
• Duff had two hits, including a homer, and two RBI.
• Senior Bere Bauers (Phoenixville, Pa./Devon Prep) fanned five over the first 5.1 innings to record the win and raise his record to 3-2.
• Senior Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) worked out of a jam in the sixth and pitched 2.2 scoreless frames with one hit and two strikeouts.
• Freshman Malachi Paschal (Charlottesville, Va./Charlottesville) retired the Tigers in order in the ninth with two strikeouts.

Gsme 2

How It Happened:

• The Tigers scored three in the top of the first to take the early lead before the Yellow Jackets responded in the fourth. Quici had a leadoff triple and came home on a sacrifice fly by Hill to make it 3-1.
• RMC would take the lead in the fifth. Harvey had a leadoff single, went to second on a groundout by Pinto, took third on a wild pitch and scored on a fielder's choice by Quici to make it 3-2. Hill was hit by a pitch and he and Quici scored on a triple by Baffone, giving the home team a 4-3 edge.
• The Yellow Jackets put two on in the sixth and seventh, but were unable to add to their lead.
• H-SC put up two unearned runs with two away in the eighth to reclaim the lead at 5-4.
• Wernoski had a leadoff single in the bottom of the ninth and was sacrificed to second by Quici. Hill was hit by a pitch to put two on. A groundout by Baffone put two in scoring position with two away, but both were stranded in the 5-4 decision.

By The Numbers

• Baffone went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a triple and two RBI. He had five hits on the day with three doubles and a triple.
• Schmitt was 1 for 3 with two walks.
• Quici went 1 for 3 with a triple, two runs and one RBI.

Up Next

RMC and H-SC will play the third and final game of their three-game ODAC quarterfinal series on Sunday, May 4 at noon on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.