VPCC Gators' Season Ends in Nail-Biter Against Eagles

The Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC) baseball team ended their season with a close loss. On May 2, they played against Rockingham Community College in the NJCAA Region 10 Division III tournament in Martinsville and lost 5-4. This game was the final one of their season.

In their last game, the Gators quickly took a 4-0 lead by the second inning. Players Brendan Walker, Jayden Alvarez, Neo Klemish, and Marco Fernandez each drove in runs early on. However, the Eagles caught up over the next few innings.

Despite leading early, the Gators were surpassed by the Eagles by the seventh inning. In the eighth inning, the Gators loaded the bases but Israel Dozier's line out to right field ended the inning with no runs scored. A similar situation occurred in the ninth inning, where the Gators had a runner on base but did not score, finishing the game 5-4.

Kaden Hunley pitched for the Gators for 6 2/3 innings, allowing 10 hits and two earned runs. Garett Hedgepeth pitched the final 1 1/3 innings, giving up one hit and no runs.

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