BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) had five hits, including a home run, three runs and three RBI, senior Anthony Farmakides (Falls Church, Va./McLean) had two pinch hits to knock in five, and the bullpen allowed one run in 9.1 innings, as the 12th-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team swept an ODAC doubleheader at Bridgewater on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 13-16, Bridgewater 2-4

Site/Venue: Bridgewater, Va.  / Bridgewater Baseball Field

Records: R-MC 23-5, 11-2 ODAC; BC 12-19, 5-8 ODAC

How It Happened: Game 1

• The Yellow Jacket offense started quickly. Myers had a leadoff single and senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) followed with a home run to center, his fifth of the season, as RMC took a 2-0 edge. Senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) had a one-out single, went to second on a groundout, stole third and came home on a base hit by sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) as the lead grew to 3-0.
• RMC added to its lead in the third. Cole had a leadoff single and was out at second on a fielder's choice by junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby). Webb stole second, went to third when Lautenschlager reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by senior Logan Smith (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) to extend the lead to 4-0.
• The Yellow Jackets put up a crooked number in the fourth. Myers had a leadoff homer, his first of the year, to make it 5-0. Iannuzzi tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) to raise the advantage to 6-0.
• RMC kept the scoring going in the fifth. Lautenschlager reached on an error, went to third on a single by Smith and scored on a base hit by senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) to increase the lead to 7-0.
• After the Eagles put up one in the bottom of the fifth, the Yellow Jackets answered in the sixth. Schmitt drew a leadoff walk, went to second on a walk to Lautenschlager and scored on a base hit by Smith to make it 8-1.
• Senior Hayden Snelsire (Berlin, Md./Stephen Decatur) pitched the first five innings and struck out seven.
• RMC added to its lead in the ninth. Smith had a leadoff single and scored on a two-bagger by junior Richie Dudley (Fairfax, Va./W.T. Woodson). A pinch-hit single by sophomore Aidan Pinto (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) brought home Dudley to make it 10-1. Iannuzzi walked and freshman Nathan Chen (South Riding, Va./Freedom) had a pinch-hit base hit to load the bases. Farmakides cleared the bases with a single to push the advantage to 13-1. BC added a run in the bottom of the ninth to make the final 13-2.

By The Numbers

• Smith went 3 for 4 with a double, one run and two RBI.
• Myers was 3 for 5 with a homer, two runs and one RBI.
• Iannuzzi had two hits, including a triple and a homer, two runs and two RBI.
• Lautenschlager had two hits, one double, two walks, one run and one RBI.
• Cole had two hits and a run.
• Johnson had two hits and one RBI.
• Senior Devin Miles (Moseley, Va./Cosby) tossed a scoreless sixth.
• Freshman Connor McAuley (Haymarket, Va./Highland) fanned two in a scoreless seventh.
• Sophomore Michael Shanahan (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) struck out one in a scoreless eighth.
• Freshman Colin Casey (Herndon, Va./South Lakes) struck out two in the ninth.

How It Happened: Game 2

• RMC again started the scoring in the first. Iannuzzi had a one-out single, went to second on a base hit by Schmitt and moved to third on a walk to Cole. Webb singled to drive in Iannuzzi and Schmitt to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead.
• After the Eagles tied it in the third, RMC answered in the fourth. Cole had a leadoff single and went to third on a base hit by Webb. Lautenschlager delivered a sacrifice fly to center that brought in Cole to give the Yellow Jackets a 3-2 edge.
• BC put up two more in the bottom of the fourth, but the Yellow Jackets responded in the fifth. Junior Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) reached on an error and went to second on a wild pitch. Iannuzzi walked, and he and Bush pulled off a double steal. Bush scored on a wild pitch and Iannuzzi came home on a single by Schmitt as RMC took a 5-4 lead. Following a pitching change, Cole belted a homer to right, his sixth of the season, to push the lead to 7-4.
• RMC kept the scoring going in the sixth. Johnson was hit by a pitch and went to third on a single by Bush. An infield hit by Myers brought home Johnson to make it 8-4.
• In the eighth, Bush and Myers walked to start the inning. Bush went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Iannuzzi as the score went to 9-4.
• Webb had a leadoff walk in the ninth and went to second on a balk. Sophomore Lincoln Lubsen (Williamsburg, Va./Walsingham Academy) doubled to drive in Webb and make it 10-4. Johnson and Bush walked to load the bases. Myers singled to right center to plate Lubsen as the lead grew to 11-4. Iannuzzi walked to force in Johnson, making it 12-4. A single by Schmitt brought home Bush and Myers to extend the lead to 14-4. After a walk to Cole, Farmakides singled to knock in Iannuzzi and Schmitt, making it 16-4.

By The Numbers

• Junior Cole Snead (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) retired the four batters he faced, getting the final out of the fourth and setting the Eagles down in order in the fifth to earn the win, raising his record to 4-0.
• Schmitt had four hits, three runs and three RBI.
• Cole had three hits, two walks, two runs and two RBI.
• Myers and Webb had two hits, one walk, one run and two RBI.
• Iannuzzi went 1 for 3 with two walks, three runs and two RBI.
• Bush went 1 for 3 with two walks and three runs.
• Farmakides went 2 for 2 in the two games with five RBI.
• Junior Jacob Lawler (Broad Run, Va./Battlefield) pitched two scoreless innings with one strikeout.
• Sophomore Bere Bauers (Devon, Pa./Devon Prep) worked a scoreless eighth with one strikeout.
• Junior Patrick Routsis (Midlothian, Va./St. Christopher's) pitched a scoreless ninth to secure the win.

For the Record

• RMC has won six straight and nine of its past 10 contests.
• The Yellow Jackets have scored in double figures 11 times this season.
• RMC is 21-0 when scoring six or more runs.
• The Yellow Jackets are 20-2 when holding the opponent to less than six runs.
• RMC is 21-0 when leading after six innings.
• The Yellow Jackets are 18-0 when hitting at least one home run.

Up Next

RMC will host Hampden-Sydney in an ODAC contest on Tuesday, April 11 at 3:30 p.m. on Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.