Sports in Brief

BASEBALL

The Rams took the first two games of the series with the George Mason Patriots down to the wire, scoring the winning runs in the bottom of the ninth to steal a 4-3 victory on Friday and a 10-9 win on Saturday. In game one, an error to start the bottom of the ninth provided VCU with the winning base runner. With the game tied 3-3, Matthew Leskiw (Plains, Pa./James) started the inning by reaching base and advancing to second, thanks to shortstop Brent Weiss’ miscue. Sergio Miranda (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) followed with a single that moved Leskiw to third. After Jared Bolden (Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass) was intentionally walked, Barrett Ripley (Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage) brought in Leskiw on a sacrifice fly to give the Rams the victory.

In game two, Bolden hit a two-out single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, which scored M.L. Morgan (Petersburg, Va./Dinwiddie) and Richard Gonzalez (Puerto Rico) to give the black and gold another one-run win over the Patriots. The pair of wins improved VCU’s record to 4-3 in the CAA and 17-10 overall.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Eric Maynor’s (Fayetteville, N.C./Westover) game-winning shot against Duke was selected as a Pontiac Game Changing Performance finalist, as voted online by fans. Maynor’s shot is competing with three other highlight plays. The school whose highlight wins will receive a $100,000 general scholarship. The winner will be announced today during the national championship game.

VOLLEYBALL

The Rams will host William & Mary, James Madison, Hampton and a team of VCU alumni in a spring volleyball tournament April 7. The Rams start the tournament at 10 a.m. with a match up with the Tribe from William & Mary. The games will run all day at the Siegel Center.