Winebrenner Leads Richmond Past George Washington 8‑5
RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Dylan Winebrenner drove in four runs with a home run and a single to lead Richmond to an 8-5 win over George Washington on Friday afternoon at Malcolm U. Pitt Field. The Spiders improved to 28-21, while the Revolutionaries fell to 18-30.
Richmond starter Chase Topolski allowed three earned runs over six innings, striking out seven. George Washington’s Max Haug took a no-decision after six innings with no hits allowed but four earned runs, also fanning seven.
George Washington jumped ahead 5-0 in the first inning on Cristino Tufano’s RBI double and additional scoring. Winebrenner answered with a two-run homer in the bottom half. The Revolutionaries held a 5-3 lead until the sixth, when Sean Scanlon homered. Charlie Walsh had two RBIs for George Washington.
Richmond tied the game in the seventh on a single by Will Rickabaugh, then took the lead for good in the eighth. Schaller singled in a run, and Winebrenner followed with a two-run single to cap the scoring. Bijan Anvar and Dominic Ruggiero combined for 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.