Lexington, Va. -- VMI senior Jason Annis doubled down the left field line, bringing home freshman B.T. Good, to give the Keydets a dramatic win over the Furman Paladins, 4-3, in 11 innings on Sunday at Patchin Field.
After four scoreless innings from VMI's Jeremy Harper and Furman's Kyle Funk, the Paladins (10-11, 3-6 SoCon) jumped on the board in the top of the fifth inning when Drew Latora and Nick Wajda scored on an error by Keydet sophomore Jon Wade to take a 2-0 lead.
VMI (9-12, 6-3 SoCon) answered in the bottom of the fifth on a single from
sophomore Elliott Erbe, scoring senior Justin Briggs, to cut the lead in half,
2-1.
Furman added a run in the top of the eighth on a Wajda single to center field,
bringing home Case Cassedy, to increase the advantage to 3-1.
The Keydets responded in the bottom of the eighth when freshman Allan Wimmer smacked a single to left field to score Wade. Freshman Brandon Massenburg then tied the game at 3-3 when he raced home on a wild pitch from the Paladins' David Mitchell.
On the mound, sophomore Jeff DeMara pitched the final two innings, giving up no runs on one hit with a strikeout, to earn the win. Mitchell was given the loss.
VMI will host William and Mary on Wednesday at Patchin Field. The opening pitch is set for 2 p.m. Furman returns to action on Wednesday when the Paladins host nationally ranked South Carolina at G-Braves Stadium. Game time is set for 7:15 pm.