Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 The Basics - Game One
Score: Roanoke 4, Eastern Mennonite 5
Records: Roanoke 6-3, Eastern Mennonite 9-2
Location: Salem Memorial Stadium - Salem, Va.

The Lead: Eastern Mennonite rallied in the ninth scoring four runs to top Roanoke 5-4 despite a strong pitching performance from Harrison Richards.

How it Happened:

• Scott Ellis would score after a Craig Kiley single would bring him in from second to give the Maroons an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
• Roanoke would strike again in the bottom of the fourth inning after a leadoff double from Will Decker would get the action started. A Kiley single would move Decker over to third and Dan Brodeur would bring him in on a sacrifice fly to give RC the 2-0 edge.
• EMU would cut the lead to 2-1 after a Ryan Hedrick single would score Kyle Armstrong.
• Lucas Nowlin singled in the bottom of the seventh and worked his way around the bases eventually scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Will Black.
• EMU would rally in the top of ninth to put across four runs giving them the 5-3 edge.
• Roanoke had its opportunities in the ninth inning, but was only able to scratch across one run after Dean Hermanson would score on a balk.
• Ellis, Nowlin and Kiley led the Maroons at the plate each having two hits.
• Aaron Hooven would pick up his third win of the year for the Royals and Joe Hall would earn his second save of the year.
• Richards would have a quality start on the mound for the Maroons throwing seven innings and only giving up one run.

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The Basics - Game Two
Score: Roanoke 9, Eastern Mennonite 0
Records: Roanoke 7-3, Eastern Mennonite 9-3
Location: Salem Memorial Stadium - Salem, Va.

The Lead: John Ruhlman tosses the first recorded no-hitter in Roanoke College Baseball history as Roanoke splits doubleheader with Eastern Mennonite.

How it Happened:

• Roanoke would strike early in game two after a Kiley single would score Sean Guida who reached on a single earlier in the inning.
• The Maroon's five-run third inning was started by a Drew Mikula walk. In the next at bat Joe Larimer hit a double that one-hopped the left field wall and Hermanson would reach base on a walk to load the bases.
• With the bases loaded Eli Sumpter had a two-RBI single up the middle to score Mikula and Larimer. Hermanson would score later in the inning off a single by Guida.
• After Guida stole second, Ellis hit a single to score him and Sumpter to make the score 6-0.
• RC would add two more runs in the fourth and fifth innings to give them an 8-0 lead.
• The no-hitter appeared to be in danger, but Guida's over the head catch in the seventh inning would preserve Ruhlman's no-hitter heading into the final two frames.
• After a 1-2-3 inning in the eighth, Ruhlman was just one inning away from tossing RC's first recorded no-hitter in school history.
• In the top of the ninth, Ruhlman struck out pinch hitter Dean Lowery and had Kyle Armstrong fly out to center field.
• After allowing the next two batters to get on by a walk and an error, Ruhlman was able to strike out the pinch hitter Brendon Salladay to complete the no-hitter.
• Ruhlman went the distance while striking out ten batters and walking five in the Maroons 9-0 victory.

Up Next: Roanoke will face Penn State-Harrisburg on Tuesday, March 8^th slated for a 2:00 p.m. start.

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