Richmond Spiders Outlast George Washington in 11 Innings

RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Evan Wilson hit a walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning to lift the Richmond Spiders to a 10-6 Atlantic 10 victory over the George Washington Revolutionaries on Saturday afternoon at Malcolm U. Pitt Field. The Spiders trailed 6-4 entering the bottom of the ninth, but RJ Johnson Jr. tied it with a two-run homer. Wilson’s blast scored Johnson, Aidan and Rickabaugh to end the game.

Richmond starter Joey Giordano pitched six innings, allowing three hits and one earned run with four strikeouts. Dylan Siesky threw three scoreless relief innings. For George Washington, Declan Wywoda surrendered four earned runs despite allowing no hits over 5 1/3 innings. Gavin Miller tossed 2 2/3 hitless frames.

The Revolutionaries took a 6-4 lead on a seventh-inning RBI double by Jones and a run-scoring groundout by Robbie Lavey, then added runs in the eighth on a solo homer by Nick Mullen and a ninth-inning walk. Richmond’s Michael Elko homered in the first. The Spiders improved to 29-21 and 12-9 in conference; George Washington fell to 18-31 and 7-14.