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BASE vs. RMC recap
0
Randolph-Macon RMC 14-10
3
Winner Bridgewater (Va.) BCE 18-8-1
Randolph-Macon RMC
14-10
0
Final
3
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE
18-8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Randolph-Macon RMC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3 9 1

W: Nuckols, Cam () L: B. Bauers (2-3)

6
Randolph-Macon RMC 14-11
16
Winner Bridgewater (Va.) BCE 19-8-1
Randolph-Macon RMC
14-11
6
Final
16
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE
19-8-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Randolph-Macon RMC 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 6 9 1
Bridgewater (Va.) BCE 2 0 4 3 0 5 2 16 22 1

W: Bert, Evan (4-0) L: S. Slevin (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Powers Through to Sweep in Doubleheader Over Randolph-Macon

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Bridgewater baseball swept nationally recognized Randolph-Macon in conference doubleheader action with a 3-0 first game score and a 16-6 run rule victory in game two on the day of the 1978 Bridgewater Baseball Team of Distinction Induction Saturday afternoon. 

Cam Nuckols headlined the first game with his second complete game shutout while Zack Chadwell launched his 10th homer of the season against Randolph-Macon. 

The Basics 

Game 1 Score: Bridgewater (BCE) 3, Randolph-Macon (RMC), 0 

Game 2 Score: Bridgewater (BCE) 16, Randolph-Macon (RMC) 6 

Records: BCE (19-8-1 OVR, 10-2-1 ODAC), RMC (14-11 OVR, 9-6 ODAC) 

How It Happened 

Game 1 

  • Dominance was displayed on the mound in the first game against the Yellow Jackets as Cam Nuckols mowed down seven batters and held RMC to five runners left on base. The Yellow Jackets had little momentum from the plate to make up any ground, while the Eagles continued to dial in and find their pitches. 

  • With the strong offensive-minded approach, BCE struck first and never looked back. Chandler Valbak helped bring in Nick Stavros with a double to left field for the opening run in the first inning. As Nuckols held strong, the Eagles found extra breathing room in the fourth as Lucas Bauer hustled out a play in the infield which brought around Trent Holland for the 2-0 lead. 

  • The Eagles closed out the job in the seventh with an RBI double by Zack Chadwell to score in Bransen Hensley. Nuckols returned two innings later in the ninth to complete the shutout while battling a high pitch count; and stranded two runners on base to take the first game of the doubleheader at 3-0. 

Game 2 

  • Hits came in bunches in the second part of the doubleheader against RMC as BCE poured on a season high 22 hits. RMC stayed within reach, tying the game up at six apiece in the fourth inning until the Eagles found their groove and blew the game open with a five-run sixth inning.  

  • Similar to the first game, the Eagles started with the lead and never lost the lead the whole way through. The offensive onslaught began with a two-run single by Ashton Smith through the left side scoring in Trent Holland and Zack Chadwell. The Yellow Jackets managed to get one on the board with an RBI double, but Evan Bert got out of the inning tossing the third out over to Chandler Valbak. 

  • In the third inning, Valbak stepped up to the plate and ripped a single down the left field line to help bring in Nick Stavros. Chadwell then boosted the Eagles' lead with a two-run moon shot over the center field fence. Ashton Smith joined the hitting party with a long ball just staying fair on the left field pole side to push the lead to 6-2 after three complete innings. 

  • The Yellow Jackets worked a short burst comeback in the fourth, evening the score with the help of a four-run frame. A sacrifice fly, a single up the middle, and a two-run home run did the trick to knot it up. 

  • However, the Eagles were just getting started with their offensive scoring burst. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Stavros came around to score on a balk helping Valbak to reach third. Holland answered the call lofting a single in dangerous territory in the infield causing Valbak to touch home plate. Smith closed out the frame with a well-struck single to center field to score Holland.  

  • At 10-6 Eagles, the hitting amped up in the sixth inning. Jake Harris found the infield gap lining an RBI single through the right side bringing in Smith. Bransen Hensley followed suit with Harris and singled through the right side knocking in Lucas Bauer. With a seven-run lead, Stavros marked the third single of the inning finding the gap in left center to help bring home Harris and Bryce Suters. Chadwell worked a sac fly to get Suters around to score to make the lead stand at an enormous 14-6 advantage.  

  • Then, with back-to-back singles, the Eagles were set up to achieve the run rule in the seventh. BCE did just that, as it began with a wild pitch for the Smith knock and right after; Hensley laced a single up the middle to score Bauer for the 16-6 final score (due to run rule). 

Game Notes 

Game 1 

  • Cam Nuckols moved his pitching record to 3-2 on the season posting a final stat line of nine innings pitched, no runs, five hits, one walk, and seven strikeouts. Nuckols leads the Eagles in season strikeouts with 47 K's. 

  • Chandler Valbak has continued to keep a high batting average going 2-for-4 while driving in a run on the day. Valbak now has a .400 season average (after the doubleheader). 

  • This is the team's second shutout of the season. 

Game 2 

  • Each batter in the lineup for Bridgewater recorded a hit to total the season high 22 hits. 

  • Ashton Smith pulled off a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate while collecting three scored runs and a team-high four RBIs. Smith sent out his fourth home run of the season. Chandler Valbak also went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs and an RBI. 

  • Zack Chadwell launched his 10th home run of the season and fifth long ball in five games.  

Up Next 

The Eagles are back in action on Tuesday, April 8 against Shenandoah on the road. 

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