Posted: Apr 28, 2018
Game 2
The Basics
Score: No. 13 Roanoke 11, No. 4 Randolph-Macon 3
Records: Roanoke 27-9, 15-5 ODAC / Randolph-Macon 28-5-1 / 17-3 ODAC
Location: Ashland, Va.
The Lead: No. 13 Roanoke earned a split of the ODAC doubleheader by knocking off No. 4 Randolph-Macon 11-3 on Saturday afternoon.
How it Happened
- In the RC first inning Sean Guida and Sam Watson opened the game with back-to-back singles, then with one out, Jack Howard singled to score both of them and make it 2-0. Robbie Edwards followed Howard with a home run to make it a 4-0 game.
- With the score 4-1 in the RC third inning, Watson singled to open the frame and came around to score on a one out double by Howard to push the Maroon lead to 5-1.
- Gavin Kandrick doubled with one out in the Roanoke fourth inning and scored on a two-out double by Guida that made the score 6-1.
- With one out in the Maroon sixth inning, Guida tripled home both Kandrick and Tyler De Meo to push the Maroon lead to 8-1. Watson followed with a single to up the lead to 9-1.
- R-MC scored a pair of runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning to cut the Roanoke lead to 9-3, but RC would tack on single runs in the seventh and ninth innings to secure the win.
- Four RC pitchers combined to allow seven hits in the win. Pat Burke started and did not give up a hit in two innings of work.
Game 1
The Basics
Score: No. 4 Randolph-Macon 12, No. 13 Roanoke 0
Location: Ashland, Va.
The Lead: R-MC's Colin Selby went eight innings and struck out 10 as Randolph-Macon earned a 12-0 win to open the league doubleheader.
How it Happened
- Selby allowed just four hits in improving his record to 9-1 on the season.
- R-MC got four runs in the bottom of the third inning, highlighted by a two-RBI single by Cole Migliorini.
- The Yellow Jackets were up 5-0 in the sixth inning when a Jeff Butler grand slam made it 9-0 and Migliorini followed with solo home run to put R-MC up 10-0.
- Fletcher Mazzola (3-1) started and took the loss for RC. He gave up four runs on five hits in three innings of work.
Up Next: Roanoke will host a best two-of-three ODAC Tournament series starting next Saturday against an opponent to be determined.