ASHLAND, Va. – Freshman Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) went 2 for 3 with two runs as the No. 12 Randolph-Macon baseball team was outscored by seventh-ranked Salisbury 9-5 on Wednesday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: #7 Salisbury 9, #12 Randolph-Macon 5
Site/Venue: Ashland, Va./Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park
Records: R-MC 4-3, SU 3-0
How It Happened
- The Sea Gulls scored twice in the top of the first without the benefit of a hit and added one in the second and two in the third for a 5-0 lead.
- The Yellow Jackets would rally back in the bottom of the third. Bush had a leadoff single, senior Ryan Duphorn (Erial, N.J./Paul VI) walked and sophomore Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Senior Mike Nickles (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) was plunked as well, plating Bush with the first run. With one away, senior Jacob Selden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) grounded out to drive in Duphorn with the second run. Iannuzzi and Nickles both scored on wild pitches to make it a one-run contest.
- R-MC would tie the game an inning later. Bush had a one-out base hit, moved to third on a double by Duphorn and scored on a groundout by Iannuzzi to level the score at 5-5.
- Salisbury added a run in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh in claiming the 9-5 victory.
By The Numbers
- Bush also had a stolen base for the Yellow Jackets.
- Duphorn and Iannuzzi both had two hits and a run.
- Senior Zach Radcliffe (Bel Air, Md./Bel Air) was the only R-MC hurler to record multiple strikeouts. He fanned two in 1.1 innings.
- Senior Tyler Dunn (Salisbury, Md./James M. Bennett) kept the Sea Gulls scoreless over the final 1.2 innings with one hit, one walk and one punchout against his hometown team.
- The R-MC defense gunned down a Salisbury baserunner at the plate in the eighth. With a runner on first and two away, Kavi Caster doubled to left. Iannuzzi hit third baseman Nickles, whose strong relay throw to Selden nailed the runner at home.
- Each team had a hitter called out for batter's interference.
Up Next
Randolph-Macon will travel to Guilford on Saturday, March 20 for a noon ODAC doubleheader.