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Stonehill STONEHIL 0-9
3
Winner VMI VMI 9-1
Stonehill STONEHIL
0-9
0
Final
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VMI VMI
9-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STONEHIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
VMI VMI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 7 0

W: C. Driscoll (1-1) L: Douglas, Ryan (0-3) S: H. Sipe (1)

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Winner Stonehill STONEHIL 1-9
5
VMI VMI 9-2
Winner
Stonehill STONEHIL
1-9
16
Final
5
VMI VMI
9-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Stonehill STONEHIL 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 5 16 16 0
VMI VMI 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 1

W: Basgaard, Noah (1-0) L: E. Tyndall (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits Twinbill at VMI, Erupts for 16 Runs in First Win of Season in Game Two

LEXINGTON, Va. (February 28, 2026) – The Stonehill College baseball team split a doubleheader against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday afternoon. The Skyhawks dropped the opener, 3–0, to VMI before bouncing back in dominant fashion with a 16–5 victory in game two, which ended after eight innings. With the split, the Skyhawks moved to 1–9 overall, while VMI improved to 9–2 on the season.
 
GAME ONE: VMI 3 (9-1), Stonehill 0 (0-9)
How It Happened
VMI struck first in the bottom of the opening inning when Grayson Fitzwater worked a walk. Moments later, Bradley Garner stepped to the plate and launched a two-run homer over the right-center field wall, giving the Keydets an early 2–0 advantage.

Stonehill nearly answered in the following frame. A double down the left-field line off the bat of Cam Morrison allowed Nick Lundquist to round third and attempt to score the Skyhawks' first run of the afternoon. However, the junior catcher was thrown out at the plate by VMI, keeping Stonehill off the scoreboard.

After the early scoring chances, the contest settled into a tightly contested pitchers' duel, with neither side pushing across another run until the bottom of the eighth inning. There, VMI added an insurance run on a wild pitch from Jake Lanzer to extend its lead.

Stonehill threatened in the top of the eighth, loading the bases. But Hunter Sipe shut the door on the rally, preserving the shutout as the Skyhawks fell, 3–0, in game one.

Inside the Box & Notes
  • Morrison paced the Stonehill offense in game one, finishing 2-for-3 with a double to record his second multi-hit performance of the season.
  • Sam Parks swiped his first stolen base of the year and the 41st of his collegiate career.
  • Ryan Douglas took with the loss despite a strong outing on the mound, surrendering just two runs over 5.0 innings while striking out a season-high six batters.
  • The total marked the most by a Skyhawk pitcher this season and Douglas' highest strikeout output since fanning seven against Norfolk State University on May 10, 2024.
 
GAME TWO: Stonehill 16 (1-9), VMI 5 (9-2)
How It Happened
Stonehill wasted no time jumping on the scoreboard in game two. Ryan LeClair opened the contest with a single into shallow center before Will Newton ripped a double into the right-center gap. Morrison, continuing his standout afternoon at the plate, followed with a two-run single through the right side to score both runners and give Stonehill a 2–0 lead. VMI answered immediately, plating two runs in the bottom of the first to even the score at 2–2.

The Keydets grabbed their first lead in the third inning when Garner stole home as part of a double-steal attempt. This time, however, the Skyhawks responded swiftly. In the fourth, Will Christopher launched a two-run homer to push Stonehill back in front, 4–3.

The back-and-forth battle continued as VMI surged ahead once more with a three-run fourth inning to take a 5–4 advantage.

The Skyhawks erupted for 12 unanswered runs over the next four innings to put the game out of reach and secure a commanding 16–5 victory in eight innings.

Fueling the decisive stretch was a balanced offensive attack: Lundquist drove in three runs with a pair of singles, LeClair, Parks, and Newton each delivered RBI base hits, Eisig Chin added a two-run single, and Christopher capped the scoring with his second long ball of the game in the top of the eighth.

Inside the Box & Notes
  • Christopher recorded his first career multi-homer game and second career three-hit performance, finishing 3-for-5 with four RBI, a double, two home runs, and three runs scored.
  • Parks extended his hitting streak to five games, while LeClair and Chin pushed their on-base streaks to six and five games, respectively.
  • Newton turned in his first career multi-hit effort, going 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a pair of doubles.
  • Noah Basgaard earned his first collegiate victory with a dominant relief outing, striking out five and allowing no hits or runs over 2.0 innings.
  • Hunter Bell made the start on the mound and fanned a season-high three batters across 3.0 innings of work.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (1-9, 0-0 NEC) closes out its four-game set in Lexington tomorrow afternoon against VMI at 1 p.m.

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