Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg baseball team returned home to James C. Fox Field and delivered a solid performance for a 7-3 victory against Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon. The squad gets right back to it tomorrow, Wednesday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m. for the last nonconference matchup of the season against Christopher Newport.
The No. 4 Hornets (28-5, 14-3) improved to eight wins in the month of April. In today's affair, the scoring began in the second inning, when
Jacob Wright delivered a pivotal 2-RBI single through the right side, plating
Logan Webster and
Ryder Warren. Wright advanced to second on the throw, setting the table for
Eric Hiett, who followed with an RBI single through the left side to score Wright and give Lynchburg a 3-0 advantage.
After VWU got on the board with a bases-loaded walk in the top of the third, Lynchburg responded with an unorthodox steal home by
Joe Munitz, pushing the score to 4-1. As the Marlins' catcher was throwing a ball back to the mound, it nicked
Sean Pokorak's bat and redirected, allowing Munitz space to make it home. Hiett continued his big day in the fourth, singling again to left to drive in Webster for his second RBI of the game.
The Marlins clawed back in the seventh, scoring two unearned runs on a fielder's choice and an infield error, cutting the deficit to 5-3. But the Hornets retaliated in the eighth. Pokorak scored on Wright's second scoring single of the game, and Hiett capped his three-RBI performance with a sacrifice fly to right, bringing home Webster for the final run.
Wright and Hiett combined for six RBI with three apiece, while Webster scored three times. Hiett was also a perfect two-for-two at the plate and was walked once. The Hornets' offense tallied timely hits and took advantage of key opportunities to improve their record and secure the win at home.
Lynchburg is right back on Fox Field tomorrow to take on Christopher Newport, who sits with an overall record of 17-14 heading into tomorrow's affair. As a squad, the Captains average .302 at the plate and hold opponents to an average of .269. A player to watch for CNU tomorrow is Jake Benedict, who tops the squad with an impressive .419 average on the season and has started in all 31 of the team's outings.
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