Virginia Beach player’s three hits, four RBIs drive Hokies to triumph at Louisville

Virginia Beach’s Carson DeMartini drove in four runs and scored two to help Virginia Tech even its series at Louisville at a victory apiece by defeating the Cardinals 12-6 Saturday.

DeMartini homered, doubled and singled on his 3-for-6 day for the Hokies (13-4, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had 18 hits. Henry Cooke was 4 for 5 with two runs and two hits.

Louisville (13-6, 1-1) had 12 hits, including four by Gavin Kilen, who drove in two runs.

No. 7 Wake Forest 9, No. 17 Virginia 3: The Demon Deacons (13-5, 2-3 ACC) evened their three-game series at UVA (15-4, 2-3) with a victory in the middle game. Wake Forest first baseman Jack Winnay hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the fifth.

Wake starting pitcher Chase Burns limited the Cavaliers to two hits over seven innings and struck out 13 batters to improve to 4-0 on the year.

Sophomore Henry Godbout tagged Burns for a home run to tie the game at 1 in the second inning. Freshman Antonio Perrotta hit his first college home run as a pinch-hitter in the ninth.

Old Dominion 11, Georgia Southern 1: Kenny Levari drove in five runs as the host Monarchs (12-7, 2-0 Sun Belt) drubbed the Eagles (8-10, 0-2) via the 10-run rule for the second day in a row.

ODU went ahead 4-0 in the first and expanded the bulge to 11-0 with a six-run fifth. It was an impressive follow-up by the Monarchs after Friday’s 11-1, eight-inning triumph.

Dylan Brown, winner Kellen Davis (2-0), Brandon Pond and Lincoln Ransom combined to pitch a four-hitter. Levari, Luke Waters and Bryce Jones had two hits apiece, and Steven Meier, Evan Holman and Alex Bouche scored twice each.

Norfolk State 4, Maryland Eastern Shore 2, 11 innings: The Spartans (6-11, 3-2 Northeast Conference) scored twice in the 11th inning and held on to defeat the host Hawks (0-13, 0-2).

Raphael Rodriguez drove in Jalan Jones with an infield single before Swaroop Pujari’s sacrifice fly made it 4-2. Kydese Queen and Justin Journette each had two of NSU’s 11 hits.

Spartans starter John Horton lasted seven innings, striking out seven and giving up two runs and eight hits, but no walks. Ethan Blakeney (2 1/3 innings), a freshman from Bayside High, and Maury alum Nolan Manzer (1 2/3) combined for shutout relief.

William & Mary 15, Quinnipiac 3: The Tribe (13-6) beat the Bobcats (5-10) for the second day in a row at Plumeri Park, moving ahead 7-1 with a six-run fourth and continuing to pull away.

Ben Parker scored four runs and was 2 for 3, Witt Scafidi was 3 for 5 with a run and an RBI and Joe Delossantos and Josiah Seguin each scored two runs and drove in two for the Tribe. Winner Zack Potts struck out seven, walked none and gave up five hits in six innings.

Eastern Mennonite 11-11, Virginia Wesleyan 8-17: The Royals (4-10, 1-3 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) split with the Marlins (10-7, 3-1) in a wild doubleheader in Harrisonburg.

The Royals, who are managed by Poquoson native Adam Posey and have numerous players from Hampton Roads, overcame a 6-0 deficit in Game 1, going ahead 8-7 on Daniel McGinnis’ grand slam. Matthew Harding hit a go-ahead RBI double in a three-run eighth.

In that contest, Thomas Crandall and Keegan Megaro scored twice apiece for VWU, Nick Sylvester drove in two runs, and Crandall, Sylvester and Josh Goodrich each had two hits.

In a back-and-forth Game 2, VWU outscored EMU 10-0 from the fifth through the seventh innings to overcome a 10-6 deficit and win 17-11.

Clay Clarke was 4 for 2 with two runs and an RBI, Chris Mitchell scored four runs and was 2 for 4, Sylvester had three hits, and Sylvester and Megaro scored three times each. Winner Tavon Williams, Ryan Cowell and Zach Miller combined to yield just one run and three hits in 4 2/3 innings of relief.

In Game 2, the Royals’ Nick Arnold, a Nansemond River High product, was 3 for 4 with six RBIs and two runs, and Ethan Spraker was 4 for 5 with four RBIs and a run.

Saint Vincent 10-5, Apprentice 8-6: After losing a doubleheader Friday at War Memorial Stadium to the Builders (23-4), the Bearcats (2-9) of Latrobe, Pennsylvania, split Saturday’s twinbill.

In Game 1, Saint Vincent overcame a 7-4 deficit with a six-run seventh. L.J. Evans hit a two-run single for an 8-7 lead.

In that contest, Nolan Edwards drove in three runs for the Builders. He, Nate Yeary, Camden Weston, Jeremy Harmon, Hunter Johnson, Caleb Russell and Jett Winslow each had two of Apprentice’s 15 hits.

In Game 2, Russell was 2 for 2 with three runs, Weston was 2 for 3 with two runs, Riggs Ellis was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Harmon was 2 for 3. Dawson Adams pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win, and Jaeden Anderson got the final two outs for the save.