Roanoke earned a series win over (R/V) LaGrange with a 4-3 victory in game one of Sunday’s doubleheader.
Posted: Feb 09, 2020
The Basics
Game 1
Score: Roanoke 4, (R/V) LaGrange 3
Records: Roanoke 2-0 | LaGrange 0-2
Location: LaGrange, Ga.
The Lead: Roanoke earned a series win over (R/V) LaGrange with a 4-3 victory in game one of Sunday's doubleheader.
How it Happened
- A three-run homer by E.J. Churchich staked LaGrange to a 3-0 lead after the first inning.
- In the Roanoke fifth inning, Conner Butler walked to open the inning then moved to second when Will Merriken was hit by a pitch.
- After they both advanced on a sacrifice bunt, Will Smith would plate Butler with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-1 before the Maroons capitalized on a LaGrange error that allowed Merriken to score and make it 3-2.
- The Maroons loaded the bases in the top-half of the seventh inning thanks to a pair of LaGrange errors and a hit batter. Hunter Andrews then delivered a sacrifice fly to score Merriken and tie the game at 3-3.
- Roanoke got the game-winning run in the visitor half of the eighth inning when Cale Agee walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Gavin Kandrick moved Agee to third on a single before a Butler sacrifice fly gave RC a 4-3 lead.
- Ryan Cloude got the win for the Maroons out of the bullpen after going three innings and giving up just one hit. Kevin Ledford earned his second save in as many days by getting the final three outs, including two strikeouts.
Game 2
Score: (R/V) LaGrange 6, Roanoke 2
Records: Roanoke 2-1 | LaGrange 1-2
Location: LaGrange, Ga.
The Lead: LaGrange used four first inning runs en route to a 6-2 victory over Roanoke in the final game of the three-game set.
How it Happened
- LaGrange again jumped out to an early lead as it scored four first inning runs behind four hits, including three doubles.
- Jack Layrisson doubled with one out in the bottom third inning and later came around to score to give LaGrange a 5-0 lead.
- In the Roanoke sixth inning, Smith and Andrews each got on base to start the inning and Smith would score on an Agee single to get the Maroons on the board.
- Later in the inning, Troy Ferrell singled home Agee to make the score 5-2.
- That would be as close as RC would get as Baley Coleman went the final three innings to pick up the save for J.R. Robinson who started and went the first five frames.
- Aiden Kuhle took the loss for Roanoke after surrendering the decisive four runs in the first inning.
Up Next: Roanoke will return to the diamond on Feb. 15 when it travels to Christopher Newport to take on (R/V) Piedmont at 10:00 a.m. and the (No. 25) Captains at 1:00 p.m.