TYSONS, Va. (Interstat) — Elias Holbert threw 5.2 no-hit innings, striking out six, and Virginia Commonwealth defeated Richmond 7-4 on Thursday evening at Capital One Park in an Atlantic 10 game. Holbert did not allow a hit before leaving the game. Jacob Lee went 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs, Nick Flores homered and drove in two runs, and Dante DeFranco doubled in two runs for the Rams. VCU improved to 34-22, while Richmond fell to 33-23. Dylan Winebrenner hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning for the Spiders, who managed only four hits. Zach Peters threw three scoreless innings of relief for VCU. Chayse Gruber allowed five hits and one earned run in 4.2 innings for Richmond. VCU scored seven runs on 10 hits and next faces Rhode Island on Friday.