University of Richmond Athletics
Saturday, March 2
Richmond, Va.
12:30 PM
University of Richmond
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Whitley Blast Powers Richmond Past Sacred Heart
03/02/2024 | Baseball
RICHMOND, Va. – Richmond baseball broke through a pitcher's duel in the seventh on an Aaron Whitley solo home run and spur the Spiders on to a 2-0 victory over Sacred Heart in the second game of the Central Virginia Challenge Saturday afternoon.
Richmond, now 4-6 on the year, will host Central Connecticut State Sunday at noon for the final game of the weekend tournament.
Whitley hit his first home run as a Spider over the right centerfield wall with one out in the frame to give Richmond a 1-0 lead.
Richmond tacked on a second run in the eighth when RJ Rickabaugh trotted home on Jackson Kraemer's sacrifice fly. Rickabaugh legged out a triple to start the inning after collecting his first collegiate hit in the fourth.
Richmond starter Brian Reinke worked six innings, only allowing two hits and three walks, while collecting a career-high 10 strikeouts. Logan Ymker (1-0) picked up the win after two innings of scoreless action, allowing one hit and a walk while striking out two. Cole Hentchel tallied the first save of the season, striking out three after allowing a hit in the ninth.
Richmond, now 4-6 on the year, will host Central Connecticut State Sunday at noon for the final game of the weekend tournament.
Whitley hit his first home run as a Spider over the right centerfield wall with one out in the frame to give Richmond a 1-0 lead.
Richmond tacked on a second run in the eighth when RJ Rickabaugh trotted home on Jackson Kraemer's sacrifice fly. Rickabaugh legged out a triple to start the inning after collecting his first collegiate hit in the fourth.
Richmond starter Brian Reinke worked six innings, only allowing two hits and three walks, while collecting a career-high 10 strikeouts. Logan Ymker (1-0) picked up the win after two innings of scoreless action, allowing one hit and a walk while striking out two. Cole Hentchel tallied the first save of the season, striking out three after allowing a hit in the ninth.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ymker, Logan (1-0)
L: David Aufiero (0-1)
S: Hentschel, Cole (1)
Batting:
2B: Peter Link 1
Base Running:
SB: Zack Kovalchik 1
CS: Michael Simonelli 1 ; Joey Skarad 1
HBP: Devin Hicks 1
Batting:
3B: Rickabaugh, RJ 1
HR: Whitley, Aaron 1
RBI: Whitley, Aaron 1 ; Kraemer, Jackson 1
SF: Kraemer, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whitley, Aaron 1 ; Rickabaugh, RJ 1
SB: Whitley, Aaron 1 ; Wilga, Joey 2 ; Larson, Connor 1
CS: Bernstein, Phil 1
HBP: Whitley, Aaron 1 ; Bernstein, Phil 1 ; Wilga, Joey 1 ; Lass, Zach 1 ; Larson, Connor 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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