March 22, 2022

Lubsen Has 3 Hits & 2 RBI for R-MC Baseball at #4 LYN

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Batting

Randolph-Macon
2B: Will Hass; Aaron Lautenschlager; Lincoln Lubsen 2
3B: Spencer Pietruszynski
HR: none
Lynchburg
2B: Garrett Jackson; Avery Neaves
3B: none
HR: Avery Neaves
full stats

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Freshman Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) went 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI as the Randolph-Macon baseball team dropped an 8-7 ODAC decision at fourth-ranked Lynchburg on Tuesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Lynchburg 8, Randolph-Macon 7

Venue: James C. Fox Field

Records: R-MC 11-4, 3-2 ODAC; LYN 15-3, 5-0 ODAC

How It Happened:

  • Following a scoreless first inning, the Yellow Jackets lit the scoreboard in the second. Freshman Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) drew a two-out walk and scored on a double by Lubsen as R-MC took a 1-0 advantage.
  • R-MC would add to its lead in the fourth. Junior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) reached on a bunt single with one away and came home on a double by Lautenschlager to make it 2-0.
  • The Yellow Jackets would double their lead again in the fifth. Senior Spencer Pietruszynski (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) led off the inning by reaching second on an error. He moved to third on a one-out base hit by junior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) and scored on a wild pitch to make it 3-0. Senior Will Hass (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's Belfield) had a two-out double to plate Iannuzzi and give the visitors a 4-0 edge.
  • R-MC added insurance runs in the eighth. Lautenschlager had a leadoff single and scored on a double by Lubsen to extend the lead to 5-0. Pietruszynski tripled to drive in Lubsen and make it 6-0. Iannuzzi delivered a two-out single to bring home Pietruszynski and raise the score to 7-0.
  • The Hornets would score two in the eighth and six in the ninth to pull out the 8-7 win.

By The Numbers

  • Lautenschlager and Pietruszynski both had two hits, two runs and one RBI.
  • Iannuzzi went 2 for 5 with one run and one RBI.
  • Junior Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) pitched six scoreless innings with three hits, one walk and three strikeouts.
  • Sophomore Cole Snead (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) worked a scoreless seventh with no hits, no walks and one punchout.

Up Next

R-MC will host Tufts in a two-game series this weekend on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park. The teams will play at 1 pm on Saturday and at noon on Sunday.