May 26, 2024

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No. 24 Randolph-Macon College

Champion of Penn St.-Harrisburg Regional

5/17 vs. Elizabethtown W, 4-0 BX RC
5/18 at Penn State-Harrisburg W, 7-3 BX RC
5/19 vs. Elizabethtown W, 5-2 BX RC

Champion of Randolph-Macon Super Regional 

5/24 vs. Adrian W, 6-5 BX RC
5/25 at Adrian L, 5-4 BX
5/25 at Adrian W, 9-6 BX RC

Seventh place finish at the 2024 D-III World Series

5/31 at UW-Whitewater L, 11-3 BX RC P
6/1 at Birmingham-Southern L, 9-7 BX RC

Playoff Stories

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Statistics:

Runs per game

8.62

Earned run average

4.42

On-base percentage

.415

Strikeout-to-walk ratio

2.04

Slugging percentage 

.436

Walks+hits/IP

1.52
   

Key hitters

Carter Schmitt head shot DH Carter Schmitt

Schmitt earned first team ODAC honors as a designated hitter but played some games as a first baseman. In the clinching game with Adrian, he scored three times on a pair of hits and a walk.

Stats: .341 batting average, 41 RBIs, .476 slugging percentage

Key pitchers

Drew Ramos head shot RHP Drew Ramos

Ramos was a workhorse for the Yellow Jackets. He started 16 games this season and led the team in starts, wins, innings pitched and strikeouts.

Stats: 4.64 ERA, 8-2, 67 K

Zach Wernoski head shot  2B/3B Zach Wernoski

Wernoski earned a spot on the All-ODAC roster as a utility player. He started out playing mostly second base and mid-season switched to being a regular at third base.

Stats: .385 batting average, 41 RBIs, .509 slugging percentage

Sam Slevin head shot RHP Sam Slevin

Slevin led the ODAC with a program-record 11 overall saves and five in conference contests. Those 11 saves are the second-highest total in the nation, one behings the leader and one ahead of Salve Regina's closer. He is already tied for second all-time in saves and just two sav es away from the career program record (13)

Stats: 2.41 ERA, 3-2, 11 saves, 38 K

Scouting report

  • Randolph-Macon is one of two ODAC teams to be in this year's field of eight. The Yellow Jackets are making their second trip with their first being in 2018 when they finished third.
  • RMC's head coach, Ray Hedrick, is in hs 20th season for the Yellow Jackets and won the ODAC regular-season title five times. In his career he has won 490 games with 197 coming in just the last seven years.
  • Six players earned All-ODAC honors with four underclassmen, a junior and a senior.
  • Randolph-Macon has the second worse pitching staff, statistically, as they are marginally better by the statistical yardstick than Lynchburg.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown / High School
1 Logan Duff C So. 6-0 170 R/R Forest, Va. / Liberty Christian
2 Carter Schmitt C/1B So. 5-11 185 L/R Glen Allen, Va. / St. Christopher's
3 Sam Slevin OF/RHP Jr. 5-10 180 R/R Virginia Beach, Va. / Frank Cox
4 Matt Myers OF Sr. 5-9 165 L/L Hampstead, Md. / Manchester Valley
5 Richie Dudley INF Sr. 5-10 165 R/R Fairfax, Va. / W.T. Woodson
6 Colin Casey LHP So. 6-2 180 L/L Herndon, Va. / South Lakes
7 Aidan Pinto OF Jr. 6-2 190 R/R Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes
8 Chaz Harvey C/INF Jr. 6-1 185 R/R Charlottesville, Va. / Miller School
10 Grayson Bush INF Sr. 5-10 170 R/R Charlottesville, Va. / Monticello
11 Gavin Tomlin RHP Jr. 5-11 170 R/R Capron, Va. / Southampton
12 Cole Snead RHP Sr. 6-0 170 R/R Haymarket, Va. / Battlefield
13 Bere Bauers RHP Jr. 5-10 160 R/R Phoenixville, Pa. / Devon Prep
14 Jacob Lawler RHP Sr. 5-10 185 R/R Broad Run, Va. / Battlefield
15 William Wian RHP So. 6-3 200 R/R Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial
16 Aaron Lautenschlager INF Jr. 6-1 180 R/R Purcellville, Va. / Loudoun Valley
18 Myles Webb OF Sr. 6-2 210 R/R Norfolk, Va. / Granby
20 Parker Cutright OF Sr. 5-7 170 L/L Richmond, Va. / Hermitage
21 Wyatt Stanley RHP Sr. 6-4 170 R/R Beaverdam, Va. / Patrick Henry
24 Patrick Routsis RHP Sr. 6-1 205 R/R Midlothian, Va. / St. Christopher's
25 Nathan Chen OF So. 5-10 180 R/R South Riding, Va. / Freedom
26 Connor McAuley LHP So. 5-9 175 L/L Haymarket, Va. / Highland
27 Eli Brooks OF So. 5-10 155 R/R Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen
28 Cole Mallory UTIL Jr. 5-10 180 R/R Ashland, Va. / Patrick Henry
29 Jack Bowles OF Fr. 5-7 164 L/L Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover
30 Kolby Birchett INF Sr. 6-0 180 R/R North Prince George, Va. / Prince George
31 Jordan Hill INF So. 6-0 160 R/R Norfolk, Va. / Granby
32 Drew Ramos RHP Sr. 6-3 210 R/R Williamsburg, Va. / Lafayette
33 Alex Hagerich INF So. 5-9 155 R/R Glen Allen, Va. / Hermitage
34 Anthony Farmakides 1B Sr. 5-10 190 R/R Falls Church, Va. / McLean
35 James Baffone INF Fr. 6-1 175 R/R Wilmington, Del. / St. Mark's
36 Michael Shamus 3B/1B Fr. 6-3 200 R/R Richmond, Va. / virginia Episcopal
37 Michael Shanahan RHP Jr. 6-0 195 R/R Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax
38 Wyatt Helsel LHP Fr. 5-9 165 L/L Poquoson, Va. / Poquoson
39 Cole Simmons RHP Fr. 5-10 160 R/R Ashland, Va. / Patrick Henry
40 Carter Schuma RHP Fr. 6-2 220 R/R Midlothian, Va. / Trinity Episcopal
41 Jackson Herbert OF Fr. 6-0 170 L/R Ashland, Va. / Patrick Henry
44 Cole Stamm LHP Sr. 5-10 175 L/L Irvington, Va. / Middlesex
45 Zach Wernoski INF Fr. 5-10 165 R/R Chapel Hill, N.C. / East Chapel Hill
47 Carter Watson OF Fr. 6-4 212 R/R Baltimore, Md. / Centennial
48 Christopher Solomita RHP Fr. 5-9 170 R/R Midlothian, Va. / Manchester
50 Nic Ventrice C Fr. 6-2 210 R/R Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes
51 Bennett Zippel RHP Fr. 6-2 185 R/R Alexandria, Va. / West Potomac
52 Jon Quici OF Fr. 5-8 175 L/L Paoli, Pa. / Conestoga
55 Nicholas Gladis 1B Fr. 6-0 220 R/R Baltimore, Md. / Gilman
56 John Noah Lukonis RHP Fr. 5-10 170 R/R Warrenton, Va. / Highland
58 Charlie Tuzzolo RHP Fr. 6-5 190 L/R Newport News, Va. / Peninsula Catholic
59 Miguel Martin OF Fr. 5-8 165 R/R Glen Allen, Va. / Douglas Freeman