The Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 9, William Peace 1
Location: Salem, Va.

The Short story: Sophomore right-hander Mason Roy threw five solid innings and the Roanoke College baseball team took advantage of seven walks and four hit batsmen to roll 9-1 over William Peace University Tuesday in non-conference action from Salem-Memorial Ballpark.

How it happened:
*The Maroons opened a one-run lead in the third, drawing three walks and bringing a runner home on a sacrifice fly by Parker Stallard.
*Roanoke again took advantage of plate discipline to add to the lead in the fourth. Two hit batsmen and two walks brought in one run, and Eddie Kaufman made it a 4-0 game with a two-run single.
*Liam Murphy hit a two-run double in the fifth and Hayden Giordano lofted a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 7-0. The Maroons hit another sacrifice fly in the sixth, this one from Tucker Schiavoni, to go ahead 8-1. Jonny Wall slapped a run-scoring single in the eighth for an insurance run.

Inside the numbers:
*Mason Roy needed just 67 pitches to go five innings, scattering six hits and two walks and allowing just one earned run. Gardner Meeks, Finn Lamb and Colby Roy combined to shutout the Pacers for the final four frames, giving up just one hit while striking out six.
*Justyn Steens reached base three times.
*Tyler Stockdale had two hits for the visitiors.
 
Next Time:
The Maroons head south this weekend for three games in Atlanta, Ga. Saturday and Sunday.