The Basics
Score: Roanoke 23 | Guilford 15

Records: Maroons 13-9 / 4-4 ODAC | Quakers 4-14 / 0-7 ODAC
Location: Salem, Va.

The Lead: Roanoke played host to Guilford in a mid-week, Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) matchup. The Quakers would jump on Roanoke and race out to a 12-1 advantage. The game would feature 34 hits and 38 runs as the Maroons rallied from a 15-3 deficit to win the game, 23-15.    

Highlights:

• Trailing 12-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Owen Lawn drew a two-out walk and advanced to third on a single by Jacob Bonzon. Troy Ferrell doubled down the right field line to put two runs on the board.
• Guilford added three runs in the top of the seventh as Roanoke found themselves down, 15-3, with just nine outs remaining for the home team. PK Cocolis started the Maroon rally by being hit by a pitch. Cocolis scored on a Jonny Wall double and after a base hit by Conner Butler, runners were on the corner. Wall scored on a ground out and Butler crossed home after a Hunter Andrews drive to the right field wall. Doubles by Lawn, Ferrell and Will Smith capped a six-run inning for RC.
• Butler started the bottom of the eighth with a triple to right. Mason Staz reached on an error and advanced on a wild pitch. An Andrews base hit put runners on the corners. Jacob Bonzon walked to load the bases ahead of a Ferrell sacrifice fly. With two-outs, the Maroons offense exploded. Smith doubled to clear the bases before a pair of free passes put three Maroons on base. An infield single ahead of a Staz free pass would tie the score at 15-15. Andrews drove in a pair to put Roanoke in front after they trailed by as many as 12 runs. A Lawn base hit added to the lead. A walk and three consecutive singles would see the RC lead grow to eight, 23-15.
• Alex Markus came on to record the final three outs as the Maroons had completed the exciting comeback to even their ODAC mark at 4-4. Gardner Meeks was credited with his third win of the season.
• Lawn was 4-5 with three runs and a pair of RBI. Ferrell finished 3-4 with five RBI while Smith went 3-6 with two runs and four batted in. Andrews recorded three hits with three runs and three RBI and Butler added three hits and three runs scored.

Up next: Roanoke travels to Winchester to face Shenandoah on Saturday. The double header is scheduled to start at noon.