ASHLAND, Va. – Sophomore Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) singled through a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the 10th as the 26th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team edged Virginia Wesleyan 7-6 in ODAC action on Thursday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 7, Virginia Wesleyan 6 (10 innings)

Venue: Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park

Records: R-MC 25-8, 13-5 ODAC; VWU 15-18-1, 5-12-1 ODAC

How It Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets got on the board in the bottom of the first. Myers had a leadoff single, moved to second on an error, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) as R-MC went up 1-0.
• The Marlins put up one in the third and four in the fourth to take a 5-1 advantage. R-MC would respond in the fifth. Junior Logan Smith (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) drew a leadoff walk, went to second on a base hit by sophomore Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) and advanced to third on an error. Myers was out on a close safety squeeze, but Smith scored to make it 5-2. A single by Iannuzzi moved Bush to third. A sacrifice fly by sophomore Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) plated Bush to make it a two-run game. A double by sophomore Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) brought home Iannuzzi as the Yellow Jackets pulled within one at 5-4.
• R-MC took the lead in the seventh. Bush had a leadoff double to right and scored the tying run on a single by Myers. Cole reached on a fielder's choice that cut down Myers at second. Cole went to second on a single by Webb, moved to third on an error and scored on a bases-loaded walk to junior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) as the Yellow Jackets went up 6-5.
• VWU had a double and a single to start the top of the ninth. A stolen base put two in scoring position with none out. Bush handled a tough hop and got the out at first, but the runner from third scored to knot the score at 6-6 and put the go-ahead run on third. Sophomore Cole Snead (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) got a strikeout looking and a groundout to keep the game deadlocked. R-MC put two on in the bottom of the ninth but could not score to force the extra frame.
• Snead got a foul out and two strikeouts in the top of the 10th to give the Yellow Jackets a second chance for a walk-off victory. Freshman Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) delivered a pinch-hit single to start the bottom of the 10th. Smith's sacrifice bunt was mishandled, putting Lautenschlager at second and Smith at first. Bush beat out a bunt single, loading the bases with none out. Myers singled up the middle to drive in Lautenschlager with the game-winning run.   

By The Numbers

• Myers had three hits and three RBI.
• Webb went 4 for 5 with one RBI.
• Bush was 3 for 5 with two RBI.
• Snead fanned three in 2.0 innings to pick up his first win of the season.
• Sophomore Cole Stamm (Irvington, Va./Middlesex) tossed two perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts.

For the Record

• R-MC can finish no lower than third in the conference standings, so will host an ODAC quarterfinal series during the first weekend in May.
• This was the first extra-inning game for the Yellow Jackets this season.
• Johnson had his program-record 23-game hitting streak snapped.
• Former Yellow Jacket Jeff Butler is an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan. He handled the pregame plate meeting for the Marlins.

Up Next

R-MC will travel to Ferrum on Saturday, April 30 for a 1 p.m. ODAC doubleheader.