Pitching Gem Sends RC Past Emory & Henry 3-0

Pitching Gem Sends RC Past Emory & Henry 3-0

The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3, Emory & Henry 0
Records: Roanoke 24-13, 8-9 ODAC | Emory & Henry 17-20, 7-10 ODAC
Location: Emory, Va.

The Lead: Three Roanoke pitchers combined to surrender just three hits as the Maroons downed Emory & Henry 3-0 Tuesday on the road. The victory also gave RC a school record 24th win of the season.

How it Happened

  • John Ruhlman started for the Maroons and went the first five innings. The southpaw allowed just two hits and struck out three to improve to 2-5 on the season. Sal Trancucci came in and gave up just one hit in three innings of work, before Steven Loney closed the game out with a perfect ninth inning to pick up the save.
  • Sean Guida walked to open the game and went to third on a one-out single off the bat of Dean Hermanson. Guida would score the only run RC would need when Will Decker followed with an RBI sacrifice fly to make it 1-0.
  • Hermanson stole second and came around to score on a Craig Kiley RBI single that made it a 2-0 RC lead.
  • The score stayed that way until the RC sixth inning when with two outs, Guida stole second and scored on a Collier Donald single down the left field line to give the Maroons a 3-0 lead.
  • Decker, Kiley, Eli Sumpter and Scott Ellis all finished with two hits on the day for the Maroons who had 13 for the game.
  • Zach Smith, Corbin Hockensmith and Josh Macek each had a hit for E&H in the loss. Chandler Kezele started on the mound for the Wasps and went seven innings as his record dropped to 1-1 on the season.

Up Next:  RC's game against Lynchburg scheduled for tomorrow has moved from Salem to English Field at Union Park on the campus of Virginia Tech. First pitch between the Maroons and Hornets will be at 7:00 p.m. For directions click here and more information on English Field click here.