VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The Virginia Wesleyan baseball team split the two games in the doubleheader against the Royals of Eastern Mennonite on Saturday, March 13, at Kenneth Perry Field at TowneBank Park in Virginia Beach, VA. 

GAME RUNDOWN
Score: Eastern Mennonite 5 - Virginia Wesleyan 2
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 0-8, 0-1 ODAC | Eastern Mennonite 1-0; 1-0 ODAC
Location: Kenneth Perry Field at TowneBank Park | Virginia Beach, VA

GAME RUNDOWN

• The Marlins started off game one with a run in the bottom of the first as Samuel Kaspow doubled to left center field to score Miles Christian.
• EMU tied the score in the top of the third inning and took the lead in the fifth as the Royals score four more runs to lead 5-1. 
• VWU's second run was scored on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch the scored Avante Banks. 

KEY STATS

• Connor Hall led the Marlins with two hits in four at-bats.
• Miles Christian and Avante Banks scored the two runs for VWU.
• Jay Crusemire threw two innings for the Marlins striking out three batters.
• Adam Brooks (L: 0-2) threw 2.2 innings giving up five runs on six hits and striking out two.

GAME RUNDOWN
Score: Virginia Wesleyan 8 - Eastern Mennonite 0 (6 innings)
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 1-8; 1-1 ODAC | Eastern Mennonite 1-1; 1-1 ODAC
Location: Kenneth Perry Field at TowneBank Park | Virginia Beach, VA

GAME RUNDOWN

• Virginia Wesleyan's first run came in the second inning as a bases loaded walk that scored Jake Ness. 
• Two innings later, Dylan Gentry singled to second base and scored Sam Kasprow and Ryan Ballard to put the score at 3-0.
• Two more runs were scored in the fourth inning as both Gentry and Miles Christian scored on wild pitches from the Royals pitcher to put the Marlins ahead 5-0.
• Tyriq Campbell tripled dow the right field line on the bottom of the fifth to clear the bases scoring Kasprow and Gentry putting VWU up 7-0 and Campbell scored shortly after on a wild pitch putting th score at 8-0.
• The Umpires and coaches called the game after the fifth inning due to darkness giving VWU their first win of the season. 

KEY STATS

• Virginia Wesleyan was led by Dylan Gentry with three RBI and two runs on one hit while being walked twice.
• Tyriq Campbell added two RBI on one hit and scoring one run.
• Robert Cook (W: 1-2) pitched all six innings giving up just two hits and striking out six batters.

UP NEXT
Virginia Wesleyan returns to action on Saturday, March 20, when they host the Eagles of Bridgewater College at Kenneth Perry Field at TowneBank Park in Virginia Beach, VA. Game times of for the doubleheader are set for 12 and 3 PM.