ASHLAND, Va. – Senior Ethan Iannuzzi (Chesterfield, Va./Cosby) went 3 for 3, drew a walk, was hit by a pitch, stole four bases, and scored three runs as the sixth-ranked Randolph-Macon baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision to Mary Washington on Thursday afternoon.

The Basics

Score: Mary Washington 8, Randolph-Macon 5

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

Records: RMC 26-8, UMW 26-10

How It Happened

• The Yellow Jackets started the scoring in the second. Senior Carter Johnson (Southampton, Va./Southampton) had a two-out single, went to second on a passed ball and scored on a double by junior Grayson Bush (Charlottesville, Va./Monticello) to make it 1-0.
• After the Eagles plated a pair of unearned runs in the top of the third, RMC answered in the bottom of the frame. Iannuzzi had a leadoff single, stole second and went to third on an errant throw to second. Freshman Carter Schmitt (Glen Allen, Va./St. Christopher's) and senior Hunter Cole (Norfolk, Va./Granby) drew walks to load the bases. Iannuzzi scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Myles Webb (Norfolk, Va./Granby) and Schmitt came home on a wild pitch as the Yellow Jackets took a 3-2 edge.
• Johnson had a leadoff double in the fourth, was sacrificed to third by Bush and scored on a single by Iannuzzi as RMC took a 4-2 lead.
• Senior Devin Miles (Moseley, Va./Cosby) tossed three scoreless innings in relief with four hits, no walks and two strikeouts.
• UMW scored two in the seventh, two in the eighth and two in the ninth to go up 8-4. Iannuzzi drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a single by sophomore Aaron Lautenschlager (Purcellville, Va./Loudon Valley) to make the final 8-5.

By The Numbers

• Iannuzzi went 3 for 3 with four stolen bases, two runs and one RBI. He now has 17 multi-hit games, the top total on the team.
• Johnson had two hits and two runs. He extended his on-base streak to 18 games.
• Lautenschlager had two hits and one RBI.
• Schmitt drew three walks and scored once. He extended his on-base streak to 15 games.
• Cole drew a walk and extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
• Junior Matt Myers (Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley) was hit by two pitches, raising his team-leading season total to nine.

For The Record

• RMC is 24-0 when scoring six runs or more, 2-8 when scoring less than six runs.
• The Yellow Jackets lost for the first time in 24 games when leading after six innings.

Up Next

RMC will head to Harrisonburg on Sunday, April 23 for a Noon ODAC doubleheader at Eastern Mennonite.