George Washington University
Virginia Military Institute
Baseball Hosts VMI, Richmond in Four Games at The Tuck
4/14/2025 5:09:00 PM | Baseball
WASHINGTON – The George Washington baseball team returns to Tucker Field this week for four of its remaining eight home games left on the calendar. The Buff & Blue are set to host VMI on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. for the team's annual Jackie Robinson Day celebration, then will welcome Richmond to Arlington for a three-game series starting on Friday.
This weekend against the Spiders, GW will welcome DMV first responders to Barcroft Park on Saturday for the team's Hometown Heroes game. Area fire, EMS and police will be in attendance with booths set up to interact with visitors. More information on the promotion will be announced on the team's social media channels later this week.
Sunday's game will be GW's first of two Bark in the Park contests at The Tuck. All fans in attendance are encouraged to bring their four-legged friends to the game and submit photos of their dogs here for a chance to be featured on the video board throughout the game.
SCOUTING THE KEYDETS
Entering the week 23-14 overall, VMI leads the nation in multiple statistical categories to this point in the season. The Keydets, led by head coach Sam Roberts, pace all of Division I in walks drawn (277), on-base percentage (.472), total runs scored (391), runs per game (10.6) and stolen bases (184). The team also ranks 12th in total hit by pitch with 81 and 14th in team batting average at .321.
Earlier this season, on March 26, the Revolutionaries took the first of two games against VMI this year, securing a 10-8 win in Lexington, Va. Ellis Schwartz was the hero on that particular night, launching a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning to propel GW to victory. Since battling the GW Revs, VMI is 7-5, including taking two of three at Ohio University over the weekend.
Bradley Garner leads the team in batting average this year, hitting .392 at the plate. He's recorded 49 hits in 125 at-bats while also notching 44 RBI, 43 runs scored and 10 doubles. Boston Torres leads the team with 57 RBI thus far while also hitting .379 and scoring a team-best 56 runs. Owen Prince is the team leader in hits, notching 54 to go with 37 walks and a .505 on-base percentage.
SCOUTING THE SPIDERS
Richmond, who's one spot above GW in the current A-10 standings, enters the week with a 24-10 overall record and a 7-8 mark in conference action. After a scorching start that saw the Spiders win 19 of their first 21 games, they've since cooled off in conference action, losing six of their last nine A-10 matchups. Most recently, they took two games from UMass during last weekend's series, their first series win since sweeping St. Bonaventure from March 14-16.
Led by skipper Mik Aoki, the Spiders will battle Coppin State on Tuesday in Baltimore before visiting the GW Revs this weekend. Esteban Rodriguez leads Richmond's pitching staff with nine starts on the season. He holds a 2-1 record with a 4.13 ERA and 26 total strikeouts. Gerry Peacock has eight starts this season with an 8.53 ERA, while Chase Topolski (5.75 ERA) and Jackson Hinchliffe (6.08 ERA) have each started seven times.
Offensively, Jordan Jaffe leads the team with a stellar .406 average at the plate. He leads the club with 58 hits, 47 runs scored, 17 doubles and has driven in 45 RBI. Jack Arcamone is just behind with a .405 line at the dish while also leading the team with a .506 on-base percentage. He has a team-best 18 doubles and 48 RBI on the year.
