NORFOLK, Va. – VCU scored seven runs in the first two innings on its way to a 12-5 win over Old Dominion University baseball on Wednesday evening.
Old Dominion (12-4) still trailed 7-0 in the fourth when Kyle Battle got the Monarchs on the board with an RBI single.
In the fifth inning, Robbie Petracci made the score 7-2 on a sacrifice fly, and after a Robbie Barrientos walk, Matt Coutney hit a three-run homer to push ODU to within two at 7-5.
VCU (9-7) pushed its lead 11-5 with four runs in the eighth.