Richmond Sr. J.V. baseball player Austin Brower accepts congratulations from coach Sam Williams after clubbing a grand slam against Hoke Friday night at Richmond. The Raiders won, 13-0 in five innings.
Richmond (5-0 overall, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) got four shutout innings from Ryan Mercer in the win. Nathan Cain mopped up with a scoreless fifth.
“We got off to a bit of a slow start, but we got the bats going,” J.V. Raiders coach Sam Williams said. “We were able to steal some bases, and that helped us get some runners in scoring position.”
Richmond scored just one run in the bottom of the first, but struck for four in the second.
Leading 9-0 in the bottom of the fourth, the J.V. Raiders put an exclamation point on the contest when Austin Brower ht a grand slam.
Cain led the J.V. Raiders at the plate, going 2-for-3. Jordan Tucker was 1-for 3, as was Brower. Alex Clark was 1-for-1.
The J.V. Raiders return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Purnell Swett. First pitch is slated for 4:30 p.m..
Contact sports editor David Vantress at 997-3111, ext. 14 or via email at dvantress@yourdailyjournal.com.
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