The Virginia Wesleyan University baseball team (4-11, 0-8 ODAC) falls to conference opponent Hampden-Sydney 8-2.
Ty James led the offense going 2-for-4 at bat with a double, and two RBI,
Nick Valentin was 2-for-4 and scored one run, and
Keegan Megaro was 2-for-4 with a double.
Ryan Cowell started on the mound and took the loss, he pitched 2.0 innings, allowed two hits, six runs, two earned runs, and recorded one strikeout.
The Tigers started well and scored five runs on one hit and two errors to lead 5-0 after one inning. Hampden-Sydney added one more run in the second inning to lead 6-0.
After four scoreless innings, the host extended their lead to 8-0 with two additional runs in the seventh inning.
In the top of the eighth, Virginia Wesleyan's offense surged as Bastiaans reached first one a dropped third strike wild pitch. Then,
Nick Valentin singled to left center to move Bastiaans to second.
Gino Meienschein dropped an infield fly that advanced the runners to second and third. With two runners in scoring position,
Ty James singled to right field to score both runners and cut the lead to 8-2. However, the Marlins could not continue their momentum into the ninth and lost 8-2.
