Lexington sweep eludes Spartans
LEXINGTON – Richmond put itself in position to sweep Lexington this season in varsity baseball.
The Spartans won their first two meetings with the Minutemen, 7-6 and 11-1. When the teams met again May 3 at Lexington, Richmond trailed 9-5 in the top of the seventh inning, but had the bases loaded with one out. Noah Stevens-Brehm represented the tying run at bat.
Drew Bollmeyer, the last of Lexington’s three pitchers, decided there would be no Richmond comeback victory.
Bollmeyer, a sophomore, served up a line out to senior shortstop Jace Gore. Gore then stepped on second base to complete a double play and finish Richmond’s four-run defeat.
“That (loss) was all self-inflicted, is what that was,” Richmond coach Zach McGill said. “We beat … (ourselves) there, as far as I’m concerned. I think the boys would agree with that.”
Stevens-Brehm, who pitched 4.1 innings of long relief, commented: “They may not have the best record, but that’s a good ball team. They have good players; they…