LEXINGTON, Va. –
Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) matched his career high with four hits in the nightcap and
William Wian (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) held the Generals hitless over his final seven innings in Game 2 as the 25th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team split an ODAC doubleheader at Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: W&L 8-5, RMC 3-9
Venue: Lexington, Va. // Cap'n Dick Smith Field // Washington and Lee University
Records: Randolph-Macon (4-2, 1-1 ODAC), Washington and Lee (4-4, 1-1 ODAC)
How It Happened in Game 2:
- The Yellow Jackets got on the scoreboard in the top of the first in the nightcap. Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) had a leadoff single, moved to third on a base hit by Wernoski and scored on a wild pitch to give RMC a 1-0 edge.
- After the Generals tallied four in the bottom of the first, RMC started its comeback in the second as Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) went deep for the first time in his three-year collegiate career to make it 4-2.
- The Yellow Jackets pulled within one in the third as Wernoski started the frame with a single and came home on a two-out double by Brian Fleming (Rehoboth, Del./Cape Henlopen) to make the score 4-3.
- RMC tied the game in the fifth. Wernoski sent a single through the left side with one away and scored on a base hit by Zach Stolze (Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield) to level the score at 4-4.
- The Yellow Jackets reclaimed the lead in the sixth. Jacob Hauk (Ellicott City, Md./Loyola Blakefield) led off with a single and came home on a wild pitch to put the visitors on top 5-4. Caleb Hawton-Henley (Fairfax, Va./St. John's Prep) was hit by a pitch and scored on an error as RMC took a 6-4 advantage.
- RMC posted an add-on run in the eighth. James Baffone (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) had a leadoff single, was sacrificed to second by Hawton-Henley, went to third on a groundout and scored on a two-out base hit by Wernoski to give the Jackets a 7-4 lead.
- Wian (1-0) pitched eight innings in recording the victory. He allowed four hits and two earned runs in the first before not allowing a hit over the next seven scoreless frames with eight strikeouts.
- The Yellow Jackets completed their scoring in the ninth as Justin Lanouette (Chantilly, Va./Freedom) drew a leadoff walk and came home on a wild pitch to extend the advantage to 8-4. Baffone was plunked and scored on a wild pitch to make it 9-4. W&L got one run in the bottom of the ninth to make the final 9-5.
By The Numbers in Game 2:
- RMC recorded a season-high 13 hits. The Yellow Jackets have had at least eight hits in each of their six games and have reached double figures in hits three times.
- The Yellow Jackets also drew six walks and were plunked twice.
- Wernoski registered four hits for the second time in his career and both came against Washington and Lee. He had four on May 4, 2024, in a 12-1 home win in Game 2 of the ODAC Championship Quarterfinal Series.
- Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) had two hits and drew a walk.
How It Happened in Game 1:
- Bowles had a leadoff single in the first and Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) had a two-out base hit in the second, but neither could come around to score. The Yellow Jackets stranded a pair in the top of the fourth before the Generals used five singles, of which three didn't leave the infield, and a hit batsman to plate five in the bottom of the fourth.
- RMC responded in the fifth. CJ Chatterton (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep) had a leadoff single, went to second on a fielder's choice and came home on a two-out base hit by Wernoski to make it 5-1.
- W&L tallied a single run in the fifth and had an opportunity to add more. The Generals had the bases loaded with one away when Elias Brooks (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) came in on a liner to left and made a diving catch to save at least two runs.
- The Generals put up one in the sixth before the Yellow Jackets added to their total in the eighth. Bowles drew a leadoff walk and scored on a two-out double by Stolze to make it 7-2.
- W&L put up a run in the eighth before RMC got its final run in the ninth. Duff delivered a one-out double and came home on a single by Brooks to make the final 8-3.
By The Numbers in Game 1:
- The Yellow Jackets tallied eight hits and drew three walks.
- Duff went 2 for 4 with a run.
- Bowles and Stolze both reached twice with a hit and a walk.
- Carter Schuma (Midlothian, Va./Trinity Episcopal) and Peter Phillips (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) combined for nine strikeouts over eight innings. Schuma fanned five with no walks over four frames, while Phillips struck out four over his four innings.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets have their next contest at home against Johnson & Wales on Tuesday, March 3 at 2:30 p.m. in Ashland, Va.
