VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Junior Bere Bauers (Phoenixville, Pa./Devon Prep) allowed one hit in seven innings and fanned a career-high 10 while junior Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) tied a program record with his eighth save as the 18th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team recorded a 6-3 ODAC win at Virginia Wesleyan on Tuesday afternoon to clinch the ODAC regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
The Basics:
Score: Randolph-Macon 6, Virginia Wesleyan 3
Venue: Perry Field
Records: RMC 24-9, 16-4 ODAC; VWU 19-16, 10-10 ODAC
How It Happened:
- The Yellow Jackets lit the scoreboard in the top of the first. Freshman Jon Quici (Paoli, Pa./Conestoga) had a leadoff single, went to third on a base hit by sophomore Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) and scored on a double play as RMC took a 1-0 edge.
- The Marlins plated a pair in the bottom of the first before RMC responded with two away in the sixth. Senior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) had a two-out single and went to second on a base hit by junior Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School). Following a pitching change, freshman Zach Wernoski (Chapel Hill, N.C./East Chapel Hill) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Senior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) singled to left to knock in Webb with the tying run. Sophomore Jordan Hill (Norfolk, Va./Granby) worked a walk to force in Harvey as the visitors took a 3-2 advantage.
- The Yellow Jackets added some insurance in the seventh. Sophomore Eli Brooks (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) had a leadoff double and was sacrificed to third by Quici. Schmitt followed with his first home run of the season to put RMC on top 5-2.
- RMC kept the offense going in the ninth. Webb drew a leadoff walk, stole second and scored on a one-out single by Wernoski to make it 6-2.
- VWU tallied one in the bottom of the ninth to make the final 6-3.
By The Numbers
- Under head coach Ray Hedrick, RMC is 16-4 in ODAC play and three games ahead of second-place Roanoke with two games to play after the Maroons suffered an 8-7 loss at Guilford. The Yellow Jackets have won six ODAC regular season crowns and four of the past six (2018, 2019, 2021, 2024).
- Over the past seven seasons, RMC is 99-28 in conference games for a winning percentage of 78%.
- The Yellow Jackets are 22-0 when leading after seven innings.
- RMC is 21-3 when scoring six or more runs.
- The Yellow Jackets are 14-0 when holding opponents to three runs or less.
- Bauers allowed a hit in the first and did not allow a hit over the next six frames. He evened his record at 2-2.
- Slevin gave up one hit over his two innings of work with one strikeout. He tied Glen McLaughlin (2014) and Will Jennings (2013) for the program record of eight saves in a season.
- RMC pitchers held an opponent to two hits for the second time this season and first time since a 2-1 win in the season-opener victory against Alvernia.
- Wernoski went 2 for 4 with one RBI. He has reached base in 30 straight games and in all 20 ODAC contests.
- Schmitt was 2 for 5 with a homer and two RBI. He has reached base in 15 straight games and in 12 straight ODAC contests. Schmitt is tied for the team lead with 16 multi-hit games and with nine multiple-RBI contests.
- Quici was 1 for 2 with two walks and one run. He has reached base in all 20 ODAC games.
- Webb went 1 for 4 with a walk and two runs.
- Harvey was 2 for 5 with one run.
- Hill walked twice and drove in one run.
Up Next
RMC will host sixth-ranked Salisbury on Thursday, April 25, at 3:30 p.m. on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.