BOX SCORE

ASHLAND, Va. -- Junior designated hitter Matthew Arnold (Danville) and junior right fielder and team captain Chase Sanford (Mechanicsville) each had three hits, junior center fielder and team captain Jack Wilson (Petersburg) collected two hits, and sophomore catcher Noah Leonard (Troutville) had two RBIs, but Hampden-Sydney College dropped a 5-4, 11-inning Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball decision on the road at archrival Randolph-Macon College on Wednesday afternoon in Ashland. Sophomore left-hander Adam Emhoff (Chesapeake) took the pitching setback in late relief for the visiting Tigers (15-18, 8-11) against the host Yellow Jackets (19-11, 11-6).

H-SC scored four runs on 12 hits with two errors … scoring the four runs in the sixth inning. RMC scored five runs on 13 hits with two errors … scoring three runs in the second inning and one run each in the ninth and 11th.

In the sixth, senior first baseman and team captain Grayson Harris (Moseley) (1-5) walked to begin the at-bat, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and moved to third on an infield single by senior left fielder Christian Chambers (Midlothian) (1-4). Chambers stole second base and the bases were loaded with no outs after Sanford (3-4) drew another walk. Harris scored when sophomore third baseman Jase Howell (Portsmouth) (RBI) reached on a fielder's choice with Chambers advancing to third, and Chambers crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly RBI to left field by senior shortstop Jaxon Masterson (Raleigh, NC) (RBI). Freshman second baseman Sam Vick (Capron) (1-5) then reached on a bunt single that moved Howell to second, and both runners advanced a base on another wild pitch. Leonard (1-5, 2 RBIs) followed with a clutch two-run single up the middle with two outs that scored both Howell and Vick for a 4-3 lead.

Unfortunately, RMC scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, and scored the game-winning run in the 11th inning.

Freshman left-hander Bobby Holihan (Yorktown) started on the mound for the Garnet & Grey and pitched the first 3.1 innings, allowing five hits and three runs, one earned, with one strikeout and two walks. Junior right-hander and team captain Alex Fitz-Hugh (Chesterfield) followed with a career-high 6.2 innings of solid relief, scattering five hits and one run, earned, with four strikeouts and no walks. Emhoff (0-2) recorded one out, yielding three hits and one run, earned, with no strikeouts and no walks.

H-SC returns home to welcome non-conference opponent Marymount University on Saturday, April 19, at 3 p.m. on Yank Bernier field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium for Senior Day. The game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM, and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, while available to watch as well on the Tiger Sports Network live video stream at hscathletics.com.