Box Score NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia - The Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan fell to the Captains of Christopher Newport University 8-3 in a nonconference cross bay rivalry on Sunday afternoon.
GAME RUNDOWN
Score: Christopher Newport 8 - Virginia Wesleyan 3
Records: Virginia Wesleyan 10-7 | Christopher Newport 14-5
Location: Newport News, VA
GAME RUNDOWN
The Captains took an early lead scoring three runs in the opening two frames. The Marlins found their first run of the game in the top of the third inning as rookie JD Robinson hit a solo home run that put the score at 3-1.
CNU took a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning after posting three runs in the frame. Neither team scored in the fifth inning only to have both teams put two on the board that put the final score a 8-3.
VWU's runs in the sixth came off a Trent Hanchey single to the right side that scored Miles Christian while the second run scored following a double by Connor Hall to left field that drove in Hanchey.
NEXT UP
Virginia Wesleyan returns to action on Wednesday, March 23, when they return to Perry Field at TowneBank Park for a midweek ODAC contest against the Tigers of Hampden-Sydney College.
