Baseball
Jack Warhola
6
VMI VMI 13-4
11
Winner Yale YALE 9-3
VMI VMI
13-4
6
Final
11
Yale YALE
9-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 10 0
Yale YALE 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 3

W: Shaw, Colton (2-1) L: Jones,A (2-1)

2
VMI VMI 13-6
6
Winner Yale YALE 10-3
VMI VMI
13-6
2
Final
6
Yale YALE
10-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VMI VMI 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Yale YALE 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 X 6 10 0

W: Cohen, Daniel (1-1) L: Plummer,C (3-2) S: Evans, Tate (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Imhoff Powers Bulldogs to Doubleheader Sweep of VMI

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Senior Max Imhoff drove in six runs over the course of a doubleheader to lead the Yale baseball team to a Saturday sweep of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The Bulldogs topped the Keydets 11-6 in game one and followed up with a 6-2 win in game two.

The Bulldogs' pitching staff held the nation's top offense to eight runs over two games. Yale improved to 10-3 overall with the wins. VMI fell to 13-6 overall.

Game 1 – Yale 11, VMI 6

Key Performers
  • Starting pitcher Colton Shaw earned the victory, tossing 5.0 innings while allowing only one earned run. He struck out seven and walked three.
  • Imhoff went 2-for-4 with four runs batted in.
Scoring Summary
  • Bottom 1st | The Bulldogs put up a five-spot in the first inning. Jack Dauer singled home Kaiden Dossa for the first run. Imhoff and Hayden Sobecki followed up with back-to-back RBI doubles. Jeff Pierantoni added the final run of the inning with an opposite way single. 5-0 YALE
  • Bottom 2nd | Yale added four more runs in the second while only recording one hit. 9-0 YALE
  • Bottom 4th | Dauer drove in his second run with an RBI groundout, and Imhoff hit a sac fly to give the Bulldogs another two runs. 11-0 YALE
  • Top 5th | VMI got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs. 11-2 YALE
  • Top 9th | The Keydets mounted a ninth-inning rally, scoring four runs and loading the bases. But Dossa made a diving catch in center field to end the threat and the game. 11-6 YALE
Game Notes
  • Shaw picked up his second win of the season.
  • Levi Strahm made his Yale debut, pitching 2.1 innings in relief.
  • Dossa collected two hits, his fifth multi-hit game of the season. He is hitting .400 over the last six games with nine runs scored.
Game 2 – Yale 6, VMI 2

Key Performers
  • Daniel Cohen delivered a strong start on the mound, hurling 6.0 innings while allowing two earned runs.
  • Imhoff had another great game, reaching base four times and driving in a pair of runs.
  • Reliever Tate Evans earned the save, tossing three scoreless innings.
Scoring Summary
  • Top 3rd | Boston Torres hit a two-run home run to give VMI its first lead of the day. 2-0 VMI
  • Bottom 3rd | Yale tied the game on a two-RBI single by Imhoff up the middle. 2-2 YALE
  • Bottom 4th | The Bulldogs took the lead on a single to left by Dossa, scoring Robert Ciulla. 3-2 YALE
  • Bottom 5th | Yale added its fourth run of the game as a result of a VMI fielding error. 4-2 YALE
  • Bottom 8th | The Bulldogs played small ball, scoring two insurance runs on a pair of safety squeezes. 6-2 YALE
Game Notes
  • Yale has won seven straight games.
  • VMI came into Saturday's contests averaging 13.1 runs per game. The Bulldogs pitching staff held the Keydets to eight total runs.
  • Imhoff drove in two runs in game two and six total on the day.
  • Williams went 3-for-4 with a double.
  • Evans earned his third save and lowered his season ERA to 1.62.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will wrap up the weekend series with VMI on Sunday, March 16 at 11 a.m.
 
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