ASHLAND, Va. – The Yellow Jackets picked up a victory in their last home game of the regular season, giving them four in-a-row when playing in Ashland and wins in nine of their last 10 overall.
The Basics
Score: (RV) Randolph-Macon 5, Guilford 2
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park // Randolph-Macon College
Records: (RV) Randolph-Macon (23-12, 13-7 ODAC), Guilford (19-20, 6-14 ODAC)
How It Happened
- Jack Bowles (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) was hit by his second pitch as RMC's first batter of the bottom of the first. Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) followed with an infield single to shortstop, before Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) replicated the same hit, pushing Bowles home for a 1-0 lead. Logan Duff (Forest, Va./Liberty Christian) was able to drive Wernoski home for the Yellow Jackets' second run on a ground ball to shortstop.
- The Quakers got on the board in the top of the fourth, as they used a single and double in the gap to get runners on second and third. The next batter walked to load the bases, allowing a fielder's choice to get one run across. With two outs, back-to-back walks tied the game, 2-2.
- Schmitt started the offense again in the bottom of the sixth with a base on balls. On a hit-and-run, Duff laced a double to the right-center gap, driving Schmitt in to capture a 3-2 advantage.
- Stolze was hit by a pitch to get RMC a baserunner in the bottom of the eighth. James Baffone (Wilmington, Del./St. Mark's) took his spot with a fielder's choice, before Caleb Hawton-Henley (Fairfax, Va./St. John's Prep) was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter. Once a wild pitch put Jackets on second and third, a double from Justin Lanouette (Chantilly, Va./Freedom) gave RMC two insurance runs and a 5-2 edge.
By The Numbers
- Randolph-Macon out-hit Guilford, six-to-four, leading three-to-two in RBI.
- The teams split with three walks each.
- William Wian (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) went four full innings, giving up two runs across his 18 batters faced. The junior also added five strikeouts, while only walking three.
- Only three Yellow Jackets went down on strikes, while Wian, Cory Fisher (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) and Connor McAuley (Haymarket, Va./Highland) combined to get nine.
- Lanouette was the only RMC player to tally multiple hits, as he had a single and a double to help him earn an RBI.
- Schmitt and Duff each had a hit and an RBI, while Duff had an extra base hit.
- Baffone rounded out the hitting for his team, getting a single and a run.
For the Record:
- With his hit in today's contest, Schmitt now has 212 in his career. With the mark, he surpassed Ryan Duphorn (211, 2017-21) for the third-most in program history.
- Randolph-Macon has now beaten Guilford 20 times in a row, with wins in 25 of its last 26 matchups.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will travel to Fayetteville, N.C., to take on Methodist at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 to close out their regular season.
