CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA- William & Mary (3-5) fell to Virginia (6-3) 8-5 Tuesday afternoon in Charlottesville.
Matthew Trehub tossed out three hits and
Matt McDermott and
Brandon Raquet both homered for the Tribe in the losing effort.
The Tribe would strike first as singles from
Jack Cone,
Matt Thomas, and
Brandon Raquet would load the bases in the opening frame.
Tyler Solomon would reach on an error that plated both Cone and Thomas to give WM a quick 2-0 advantage.
Virginia would battle scoring one in the first before a nifty 4-6-3 initiated by
Matt McDermott neutralized the threat. UVA would jump on the Tribe again scoring three times in the second to take a 4-2 lead.
The Tribe would strike back as Raquet shot his third home run of the season over the wall in right-center with one out in the third. Later in the same inning,
Matthew Trehub sent a double to left-center scoring
Tyler Solomon and tying the game 4-4. McDermott would give the lead back to the Tribe in the fourth, sending a solo moonshot deep into the left-field bleachers for his second homer of the season.
It would be a short-lived lead for the Tribe as Virginia plated four runs on four hits, including a pair of home runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning. The fifth would be the final time either team crossed home plate as both bullpens settled down and Virginia took an 8-5 win.
Next up, the Tribe will host a trio of teams over the weekend at Plumeri Park as part of the Central Virginia Classic. W&M will face Wagner Friday before hosting West Virginia Saturday and finishing the weekend with a Sunday afternoon date with Georgetown.
NOTES
Jack Cone singled to lead off the ballgame for the Tribe. Cone has reached base to begin a game in five of six starts as the leadoff man.
Matt Thomas' single in the first extended his on-base streak to seven straight games.
Jack Cone and
Brandon Raquet both extended hitting streaks to four games with singles in the first inning.
Cole Ragone would extend his own streak to four games with a single in the fourth.
Ben Greenspon recorded his first career base hit swatting a single through the left side in the second inning.
Matt Trehub extended his hitting streak to five games with his RBI double in the third.
Matt McDermott smashed his second home run of the season in the fourth inning. The junior has hit two round-trippers in his last four games after not hitting a home run in his first 112 college games.
Trehub's ninth-inning single was the Tribe's 13th hit of the ballgame. The 13 hits tied a season-high for a game.
Trehub's three hits tied a single-game season-high for the Tribe.
