Western Illinois 7, at Virginia Military Institute 10

LEXINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Grayson Fitzwater launched three home runs and drove in five runs, powering the Virginia Military Institute Keydets to a come-from-behind 10-7 victory over the Western Illinois Leathernecks in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Gray–Minor Stadium. The Keydets, who entered the game with a sterling record, overcame an early six-run deficit, with Fitzwater’s third homer tying the game in the seventh inning before Seth Buchanan’s three-run blast later in the frame completed the rally. Western Illinois struck quickly against VMI starter Trace Monroe. Joe Connolly walked and scored on an Isaiah Monge single in… Read more...