ASHLAND, Va. – Randolph-Macon registered 18 hits, tied for the second-most this season, to take down Guilford in a game that saw RMC score in each of the first three innings.
The Basics
Score: (RV) Randolph-Macon 10, Guilford 2
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park // Randolph-Macon College
Records: (RV) Randolph-Macon (22-12, 12-7 ODAC), Guilford (19-19, 6-13 ODAC)
How It Happened:
- As the first batter in the bottom of the first, Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) ripped a single to right. He then stole second, before advancing to third on a single from Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill). Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) laced a single to left on a two-strike count, giving RMC a 1-0 lead. Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) loaded the bases for his team with a single at the pitcher, allowing Wernoski to score on a wild pitch for the 2-0 advantage. Randolph-Macon extended the lead to 3-0, as Zach Stolze (Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield) tallied a deep sacrifice fly for Schmitt to cross home.
- Justin Lanouette (Chantilly, Va./Freedom) drove a single up the middle with one out. Bowles followed with a walk and then they executed a double steal to get runners on second and third. Wernoski jumped on the chance, as the junior placed a single to left to create a 4-0 cushion.
- Stolze continued the scoring in the bottom of the third, as he singled and stole second. James Baffone (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) put runners on the corners with a single before Michael Lavanga (Alexandria, Va./Bishop O'Connol) provided a double down the left field line, driving Stolze in for a 5-0 advantage. Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) used a sacrifice fly to increase the count to 6-0, as it was Baffone who tagged up.
- The Quakers got on the board in the top of the sixth, as a single and a double put a runner into scoring position. They then used a sacrifice fly to push one runner home, before a following single put the score at 2-6.
- Lanouette got the bottom of the seventh going with a double down the right field line. Bowles dropped a single into shallow left and Wernoski capitalized, as he hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Lanouette for a 7-2 lead. Schmitt tallied yet another hit, as his double to deep right helped Lanouette score with ease, putting RMC's eighth run on the board. Duff stayed hot with a double of his own off the fence, driving Schmitt in for the 9-2 lead.
- Elias Brooks (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) started the bottom of the eighth with a single up the middle. Quici was struck by his team-high 14th pitch of the season, before he and Brooks advanced bases on a wild pitch. Thanks to the baserunning, a sacrifice fly from Lanouette pushed Brooks home to establish a 10-2 advantage.
By The Numbers:
- Randolph-Macon posted 18 hits in the contest, giving the program seven-straight games with 10-or-more hits.
- The hit total marks RMC's tied second highest this season (19 against Virginia Wesleyan – 3/18/26; 19 against Mary Washington – 4/23/26)
- The Yellow Jackets led nine-to-two in RBI, while also playing their second consecutive error-free game.
- Peter Philips (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) pitched eight complete innings, giving up only two runs and six hits. The junior also posted six strikeouts in his outing.
- Bowles went three-for-four with three singles, while also racking up two runs and two walks.
- Schmitt joined him with three hits on the day, as the senior had two doubles to highlight his day. He also added two runs, two RBI and two walks in the game.
- Lanouette rounded out the three-hit players, as he had a double and two singles, while posting two runs and an RBI.
- Wernoski, Duff and Lavanga all had two hits each, while it was Wernoski leading with two RBI and Lavanga having an extra base hit.
- Nine different Yellow Jackets posted hits in the contest, giving RMC its third home win in a row.
For the Record:
- With his tied game-high three RBI in today's game, Schmitt now has 140 in his career. With the mark, he surpassed Jordan Walton (137, 2009-12) for the second-most in program history.
- Furthermore, after scoring two runs against Guilford the senior now has 135 in his career. With the value, he surpassed Ethan Iannuzzi (134, 2020-23) for the sixth-most in program history.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will take on the Quakers again on Sunday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m. for their last home game of the regular season.
