BUENA VISTA, Va. -- Freshman
Jase Howell (Portsmouth) went three for three with four RBIs, with two runs scored and one home run, and sophomore
Matthew Arnold (Danville) went four for four with two RBIs, as Hampden-Sydney College took a 12-1 non-conference win over Southern Virginia University, Tuesday morning. Sophomore
Jacob Miller-Bopp (Barhamsville) got his first win of the season, pitching all seven innings and only allowing one run to score.
H-SC scored 12 runs on 13 hits with one error … scoring two runs in the third and fourth innings, three runs in the sixth inning, and five runs in the seventh inning. SVU scored one run on four hits with one error … scoring one run in the first inning.
In the third, Howell (3-3 4 RBIs) opened the inning with a solo home run to right center and was followed up two batters later as junior
Grayson Harris (Moseley) (2-3 1 RBI) hit a solo home run to center field to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
In the fourth, senior
Tillman Butler (Culpeper) was hit by a pitch and advanced to second when freshman
Jake Moore (Dry Fork) drew a walk. Both Butler and Moore advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt by freshman
Trey Shrock (Appomattox) and scored on a single up the middle by Howell to make it 4-1.
In the sixth, Howell reached on a single and advanced to second on an error. Harris walked to put runners on first and second for junior
Jaxon Masterson (Raleigh, NC) (2-5 2 RBIs) who singled to right field to bring home Howell and advance Harris to third. Masterson then stole second to put two in scoring position for Arnold to single through the right side and bring home Harris and Masterson to make it 7-1 in favor of the Tigers.
In the seventh, Butler reached after being hit by a pitch and moved to second on a walk by Moore. Butler and Moore moved up a base on a wild pitch and Howell drove Butler in with a sacrifice fly to left field. Sophomore
Jack Wilson (Petersburg) (1-4 1 RBI) drove home Moore with a single to left and advanced to third on a single to left by Harris. Harris stole second and advanced to third as Masterson drove home Moore with a single, and moved into scoring position on the throw. Junior
Christian Lancaster (Danville) (1-4 2 RBIs) singled up the middle to bring home Harris and Masterson to score the final runs of the game and make it 12-1.
Miller-Bopp (1-1) started and went the distance for the Tigers, pitching 7.0 innings, allowing four hits, one run, and one earned, with four strikeouts, and two walks.
H-SC will travel for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) doubleheader on Saturday, March 16, with the first game beginning at 2 p.m. against Ferrum College.