WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The William & Mary baseball team slugged its way to a convincing 14-5 victory over Campbell in completing a three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. The Tribe (12-1) tagged the Camels' (8-7) pitching staff with nine extra-base hits, obtaining its ninth consecutive win.
The Tribe reached double-digit runs by the sixth inning to take the substantial advantage. The offensive barrage was headlined by a trio of three-run frames in the third, sixth and seventh inning. The third inning began with a one-out double to right center from senior
Hunter Smith and rookie
Hunter Hart being intentionally walked with two outs. Junior
Matthew Trehub then rocketed a three-RBI home run to right field.
Freshman
Jack Cone led off the sixth inning with a double down the right line, before classmate
Matt Thomas drew a walk. On the next at-bat, senior
Kyle Wrighte blasted a two-RBI triple down the right line. Wright was platted on a double by Smith to make it an 11-3 affair.
Wrighte and Smith drove in three more combined runs in the seventh inning. With runners on first and second, Wrighte smoked an RBI double to center field. Smith followed up with a two-RBI triple off the wall in right center.
Sophomore
Jacob Haney (2-0) earned the win after going five innings with four strikeouts and three runs on five hits. Junior
Jamie Sara also tossed a shutout inning with two strikeouts. Camels' Chasse Ryan was dealt the loss after surrendering the first two runs on two hits in 1.1 innings.
Tribe Standouts
The Tribe received a balanced effort from its lineup. Smith led the way with a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles, a triple and three RBI. Wrighte also drove in three runs and added a double and triple. Trehub and McDermott contributed three RBI apiece as well. Cone went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, while senior
Owen Socher doubled and walked twice.
Notes
The Tribe's nine-game winning streak is the longest in program history since 2001 … The last time the Green and Gold won 12 of its first 13 games was in 1999 … W&M completed its third three-game sweep of the season … The Tribe offense totaled 10-plus hits for the sixth time … It is the third occasion W&M pushed across double-digit runs … Trehub homered for the third time in his career and record a personal-best three RBI … Smith has reached base safely in all 13 games this year … Hart has had at least one hit in four consecutive games … McDermott registered his third multi-RBI effort … The Tribe has gone undefeated against the Big South this year at 6-0.
Up Next
The Tribe will take a quick road trip to in-state rival Old Dominion for a mid-week tilt on Tuesday, March 12 at 6 pm.
