SUMMARY

LEXINGTON, VA. – Despite outhitting their opponents, the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks fell to the VMI Keydets 13-3 at Gray-Minor Stadium

THE SCORE

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (0-4) - 3

VMI Keydets (5-1) - 13

(Keydets lead series 1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Keydets began the game by scoring seven runs across the first three innings, generating six of their seven runs on a solo home run, three-run double, and a two-run single. UMES then countered in the top of the fourth frame when Marco Davila scored a run on a bases-loaded double play and Jonathan Rodriguez slashed an RBI double to bring the Hawks back within five runs.

Leading 7-2, a five-run bottom of the fourth by VMI ballooned their advantage to 13-2. The Maroon and Grey tallied one final run in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single from Jonathan Gonzalez Perez before ultimately falling by ten runs in the series opener.

THE NUMBERS

The Hawks recorded three runs on seven hits and one error while the Keydets generated 13 runs on six hits and no errors

UMES pitching staff struck out nine batters while walking eight while VMI struck out seven batters and yielded a pair of walks

Aponte paced UMES in hits, going two-for-three at the plate. The senior first baseman leads the Hawks with seven hits on the season

Rodriguez finished 1-for-3 with an RBI double. This was Rodriguez' first RBI of the season

Gonzalez Perez went 1-for-4 with an RBI

Shane Stanley (two strikeouts) and Darrius Brown (three strikeouts) each recorded scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

UP NEXT

The Hawks close their series against VMI with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. The games will not be streamed and live stats will be available at vmikeydets.com. 

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