May 7, 2011

Box Score

HIGH POINT, NC - The Winston-Salem State Rams (30-21) fell short as the team took a pair of losses to the West Virginia State Yellowjackets (21-14), Saturday afternoon. The Rams gave some great efforts on both sides of the ball, but the team faded late in both games. The Rams took an 8-2 loss in the opening game and a heartbreaking 2-1 loss in the second game.

The Rams' struggles began early in the first game as the team fell behind 4-1 through the first four innings of the game. The Rams kept the game in reach, holding the Yellowjackets scoreless until the seventh inning, but the team allowed four runs to their opponents and managed just one run of its own to take the 8-2 game one loss. As a team, the Rams managed just six hits with freshman outfielder Andrew Smith recording a team-high two.

The second came was a much closer affair as the Rams jumped ahead early on a solo home run by junior catcher Michael Robbins in the third inning. The Yellowjackets answered, however, with a fourth inning run. The Rams were able to turn up their defensive efforts and held their opponents scoreless until the final seventh inning, but an RBI single snuck its way through the WSSU defense and sealed the Rams' loss.

The Rams won't wait long for redemption, however, as the team will host the Mount Olive Trojans at Ed Price Field in a Monday afternoon doubleheader at 3:00 p.m. For more information on Rams baseball, contact the WSSU Office of Athletic Media Relations at (336750-2143 or log on to www.WSSURams.com.