ASHLAND, Va. – Sophomore Chaz Harvey (Charlottesville, Va./Miller School) homered and knocked in three, while four relievers combined to toss 4.2 hitless innings, as the 12th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team defeated No. 8 Lynchburg in ODAC action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 6, Lynchburg 2

Site/Venue: Ashland, Va. / Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park

Records: RMC 20-5, 9-2 ODAC; LYN 20-4, 9-2 ODAC

How It Happened

• Senior Cam Furman (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) held the Hornets scoreless over the first three innings before the Yellow Jackets got on the board in the bottom of the third. Harvey drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a base hit by senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton). Junior Greyson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) laid down a sacrifice bunt and was safe at first on an errant throw, loading the bases. A sacrifice fly by junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) brought home Harvey, and another sacrifice fly by senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) plated Johnson to make it 2-0. Freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) singled to left to drive in Bush to up the lead to 3-0.
• Lynchburg would score two in the fifth. Senior Brennan Tyznar (Bon Air, Va./Trinity) retired the final two hitters in the fifth and would pick up his first win of the season.
• Sophomore Sam Slevin (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank Cox) retired the Hornets in order in the top of the sixth before RMC added an insurance run in the bottom of the frame. Senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) had a leadoff single, went to second on a passed ball and scored on a base hit by Harvey to extend the lead to 4-2.
• Sophomore Bere Bauers (Devon, Pa./Devon Prep) tossed two hitless innings over the seventh and eighth with two strikeouts. Cole had a leadoff single in the bottom of the eighth and Harvey smacked a homer to right center, his fourth dinger of the season, to make it 6-2.
• Junior Cole Stamm (Irvington, Va./Middlesex) retired the Hornets in order in the ninth with a pair of strikeouts to preserve the victory.

By The Numbers

• Harvey went 2 for 3 with a walk, two runs and three RBI.
• Cole was 3 for 4 with two runs.
• Johnson had two hits and a run.

For The Record

• RMC is 4-0 this season against nationally-ranked teams.
• The Yellow Jackets are 18-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• RMC is 17-2 when holding opponents to less than six runs.
• The Yellow Jackets are 15-0 when hitting at least one home run.
• RMC is 11-0 when playing errorless baseball.
• The Yellow Jackets are 18-0 when leading after six innings.

Up Next

RMC will host Marymount on Thursday, April 6 at 1 p.m. on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.