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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Senior right fielder and team captain Chase Sanford (Mechanicsville) had two hits, including the game-winning RBI single in the top of the ninth inning, and freshman shortstop Carter Burcume (Midlothian) had career-highs of three hits and two RBIs, to lead Hampden-Sydney College to a 10-9 come-from-behind and non-conference baseball upset road win at nationally-ranked No. 13 Christopher Newport University on Thursday afternoon in Newport News. Junior right-hander and team captain Jase Howell (Portsmouth) gained the pitching win in late relief, as the Garnet & Grey rallied with seven runs in the ninth inning. The visiting Tigers improved to 17-20 overall, while the host Captains dropped to 23-12 overall.

H-SC scored 10 runs on nine hits with four errors … scoring one run each in the fourth, fifth and eighth innings and seven runs in the decisive ninth. CNU scored nine runs on 16 hits with three errors … scoring three runs in the first inning, and two runs each in the third, sixth and ninth.

In the fourth, sophomore catcher Seth Truesdale (Midlothian) (2-3) doubled down the right field line with one out and scored on an RBI double down the left field line by sophomore left fielder Sam Vick (Capron) (1-4, RBI) for a 5-1 deficit.

In the fifth, Burcume (3-5, 2 RBIs) singled up the middle to open the frame, advanced to second on a single to left field by Sanford (2-5, RBI) and moved to third on a fielder's choice off the bat of sophomore third baseman Connor Powell (Midlothian). Burcume crossed the plate via a sacrifice fly RBI to center field by senior center fielder and team captain Jack Wilson (Petersburg) (RBI) for a 5-2 deficit.

In the eighth, Truesdale was hit by a pitch to begin the at-bat and advanced to second on a ground ball off the bat of senior designated hitter Matthew Arnold (Danville) (RBI), scoring when Vick reached on a two-base throwing error for a 7-3 deficit.

In the ninth, Burcume led-off with a double down the left field line, advanced to second when Sanford was hit by a pitch and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Burcume scored with one out courtesy of another wild pitch with Sanford moving to third ahead of a walk to Wilson, and the Tigers had the bases loaded with one out after a walk to Truesdale. Sanford crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly RBI to right field by Arnold, and the bases were loaded again after a two-out walk to Vick. Wilson scored on yet another walk, this time drawn by junior first baseman Brandon Shelhorse (Fairfax) (1-4, RBI), and Truesdale crossed the plate on a walk to junior second baseman Matthew Kim (McLean) (RBI). Following a pitching change, Burcume batted for the second time in the inning and provided a two-run single up the middle that plated Vick and sophomore pinch runner Robert Chapman (Woodbridge), and Kim crossed the plate on an RBI single through the left side by Sanford for a 10-7 advantage toward the final margin of victory.

Senior right-hander Cooper York (Gastonia, NC) started on the mound for the Garnet & Grey and pitched the first 2.2 innings, allowing four hits and five runs, all earned, with two strikeouts and three walks. Sophomore right-hander Reed Little (Spotsylvania) followed with 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, yielding two hits with two strikeouts and three walks. Freshman right-hander Hayden Bynum (Richmond) recorded two outs, allowing three hits and two runs, one earned, with no strikeouts and no walks. Junior right-hander Alex Caruso (Appomattox) retired the only batter he faced. Howell (1-0) made his first mound appearance of the season and tossed the final 3.0 innings for the win, allowing seven hits and two runs, one earned, with no strikeouts and two walks.

H-SC returns home to play its final regular season games against Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opponent and nationally-ranked No. 10 Bridgewater College on Sunday, April 26, a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. on Yank Bernier Field at the Ty Cobb Ballpark – Wurdeman Stadium. It will be Senior Day as the program will recognize eight Tigers prior to the two games at 11:30 a.m.