SW Virginia News

Rams take series at Columbia International

Bluefield University baseball swept Saturday's doubleheader at CIU to take the weekend series against the home standing CIU Rams. CIU won Friday's game 7-2 before BU bounced back with a pair of wins, 9-6 in 10 innings, and 9-2, Saturday afternoon.
In the series opener Bluefield held a 3-0 lead after three innings before CIU scored seven unanswered, including three in the eighth to take the 7-2 win. Johnny Medina was 3-for-5 with a pair of runs batted in.
Saturday's opening game went extra with the BU Rams earning the W with three runs in the 10th. The CIU Rams scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. Briley Harlan led the Bluefield hit parade going 2-for-5 and knocking in three runs. Harlan picked up his third home run of the season and later doubled. Noah Burtner worked the final inning and a third to pick up the win.
In game two BU scored opened a 6-0 lead in the first two innings and added three more in the sixth. Harlan again went yard for Bluefield with his fourth homer of the year. He finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Max Aristy also knocked in a pair of runs. Ryan Voss pitched five innings, allowed four hits and struck out five. Jordan Brown worked the final two innings in a non-save situation.
Bluefield is back in action Tuesday as they begin a two-day Ohio road trip. The Rams take on Rio Grande, Tuesday, and travel to Ohio Christian on Wednesday. Both are single games.
The Rams are now 11-10 overall and 3-8 in the AAC. 

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