The Basics:
Score: Roanoke 13, Southern Virginia 4
Records: Roanoke 6-1 | Southern Virginia 4-7
Location: Salem, Va. | Salem Memorial Stadium

The Lead: Powered by a seven run first-inning, Roanoke topped Southern Virginia 13-4 ­Wednesday afternoon in Salem.

How it Happened: 

• Roanoke got all the runs it would need in the first inning scoring seven times on six hits.
• With RC up 3-0 and the bases loaded, Joe Kitlas drove in all three runners with a bases clearing double to make it 6-0 Roanoke. Scott Ellis then drove in Kitlas to make it a 7-0 game.
• In the Maroon second inning, Craig Kiley doubled to start the inning then came around to score on a two-out single by Kitlas that made it 8-1.
• The Maroons led 9-1 in the sixth inning before RC loaded the bases and got back-to-back RBI doubles from Dean Hermanson and Scott Ellis to go up 13-1.
• Ellis finished the game 3-fo-4 with three RBI on the day. Kitlas, Will Black and Sean Guida all had a pair of hits on the day. Kitlas finished with four RBIs as well.
• Jordan Keefer finished with two hits for SVU. Ryan Saunders hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning for SVU.
• Forrest Wagner got the win for Roanoke to improve to 1-1 on the season.

Up Next: Roanoke will host William Peace in a Saturday doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.