VMI (25-26) at UMBC (27-24)  | May 18-19 | Baltimore, MD (Alumni Field) 
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. | Friday, 5:00 p.m. (DH) - 2 Seven-Inning Games

Last Time Out
Freshman Eddie Sargent hurled a season-high six innings and allowed just two runs on two hits while fanning four batters. The left-hander, who left the game with an 8-2 lead, walked three batters and tossed 91 pitches. Graduate student center fielder Christian Easley went 3-for-6 with an RBI while senior designated hitter Tony Krueger was 2-for-6 with a team-high three RBI. Senior left fielder Michael Cilio added two RBI and walked three times while graduate student right fielder Ian Diaz drew a game-high four walks. Junior second baseman Anthony Swenda (double) and classmate shortstop Dawson Baracani each contribute a pair of hits.

 
Retriever Bites
- Junior RHP Luke Johnson is second in the league in wins (6) and strikeouts (77) and leads the circuit in ERA (2.97)
- Senior RHP Connor Kelly has recorded a conference-high eight saves.
- Senior catcher Tony Krueger is 4th in the AE in batting (.360) while senior center fielder Justin Taylor is 8^th (.337). Senior designated hitter Luke Trythall is 14^th (.317).
- Freshman first baseman Leewood Molessa is second on the circuit with 62 RBI and homers (16). Molessa needs just 2 RBI to break UMBC's all-time single season record of 63 set by Shawn Shugars in 1992. He also needs one homer to equal the Retrievers' single-season home run mark. Molessa was named the America East Rookie of the Week for the sixth time on Monday after slashing .421/.842/1.318 in five games.
- Graduate student right fielder Ian Diaz is 5^th in the league with a .455 on base percentage while Krueger is 8^th (.444). Diaz is also third in runs scored (51).
- Graduate student left fielder Christian Easley is 4^th in the conference in stolen bases (25) and is 7^th with 13 doubles. Easley has moved into second on UMBC's charts with 71 career thefts.
- UMBC has smacked 51 homers this season, tied for the sixth-most in program history. The 1992 squad belted 63 round-trippers en route to the NCAA Regionals.
 
About the Keydets 
- VMI split a Southern Conference doubleheader Sunday with visiting ETSU, taking the first contest 7-6 but dropping the second 9-6
- VMI junior backstop Cole Garrett drilled a home run in each game and finished with five RBI.
-The Keydets finished the home portion of their 2023 schedule with a 20-13 record
-Trey Morgan started on the mound in the first game and threw 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball to earn the win, striking out a season-high seven
- Will Riley recorded five outs, four via strikeout, to earn his sixth save. He allowed just one hit and one walk
- Zak Morris had a big series at the plate against ETSU, hitting .556 with a double and two home runs. Morris also drew two walks, stole three bases and had four RBI. He had a .667 on base percentage and a 1.333 slugging mark on the week.