VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) delivered a two-run single with two away in the top of the 12th and junior Cole Stamm (Irvington, Va./Middlesex) tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief as the 12th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team edged Virginia Wesleyan 7-5 in ODAC action on Tuesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 7, Virginia Wesleyan 5 (12)

Site/Venue: Virginia Beach, Va. / Kenneth R. Perry Field at TowneBank Park

Records: RMC 17-4, 6-2 ODAC; VWU 4-16-1, 3-4-1 ODAC

How It Happened

• Junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) had a leadoff single in the top of the 12th and went to second on a groundout by senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby). Sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) was hit by a pitch to put two Yellow Jackets on base. Webb went to third when sophomore Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) flew out to right. Sophomore Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) walked to load the bases. Johnson went the other way and deposited a single into left field to bring home Webb and Lautenschlager, giving RMC a 7-5 advantage.
• Stamm got a strikeout and two groundouts in the bottom of the 12th to pick up his first win of the season. He entered the game with the winning run on second and one away in the bottom of the ninth. Stamm got a strikeout and flyout to end the threat. Stamm retired all 11 batters he faced with four strikeouts.
• After two scoreless innings, the Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the top of the third. Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) had a two-out single, stole second and came home on a base hit by senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) to make it 1-0. Iannuzzi went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Webb to extend the lead to 2-0.
• The Marlins used a pair of homers in the bottom of the third to take a 5-2 advantage. RMC got one back in the fifth. Johnson had a bunt single and scored on a double by Iannuzzi to make it 5-3.
• Cole had a leadoff homer in the sixth that made it a one-run contest at 5-4.
• RMC eventually tied it in the eighth as Webb went deep with one away to level the score at 5-5..

By The Numbers

• Johnson went 2 for 4 with a walk, a run and two RBI.
• Webb was 4 for 6 with two runs and two RBI.
• Iannuzzi had two hits and two RBI. He extended his hitting streak to 18 games and his on-base streak to 21 games.
• Lautenschlager stretched his hitting streak to nine games.
• Senior Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) fanned seven over the first five innings.
• Sophomore Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) worked one scoreless inning with one strikeout.
• Sophomore Bere Bauers (Devon, Pa./Devon Prep) pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief with two hits, one walk and three strikeouts.

For The Record

• RMC and VWU both played their first extra-inning game of the season.
• The Yellow Jacket pitching staff recorded a season-high 15 strikeouts.
• RMC is 16-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• The Yellow Jackets are 15-1 when holding opponents to five runs or less.
• RMC is 13-0 when hitting at least one home run.
• The Yellow Jackets are 10-0 when playing errorless baseball.

Up Next

R-MC will travel to North Carolina Wesleyan on Thursday, March 30 for a 6 p.m. contest.