Pirates go down in grand
fashion
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Sophomore designated hitter/third baseman
Kenny Towns belted grand slams in the first and seventh innings to propel
No. 25 Virginia to a 14-4 victory over East Carolina Friday afternoon at
Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Story continues below the following two
pictures.
Jeff Hoffman delivers against UVa.
The sophomore right-hander took
the loss despite 7 strikeouts in 4
2/3 innings. (W.A. Myatt photo)
Senior Jay Cannon, wearing former
ECU
coach Keith LeClair's legacy number 23,
strokes a 1st inning hit. (W.A. Myatt photo)
The Cavaliers lashed out 12 hits and
benefitted from seven bases on balls and five hit batsmen in the season
opener for both teams.
ECU countered with 8 hits, highlighted by
an eighth inning homer by junior shortstop Jack Reinheimer.
Starter Jeff Hoffman took the loss for the
Pirates. The sophomore right-hander fanned 7 in 4 2/3 innings, but gave
way to the first of four relievers after surrendering four hits, issuing
four bases on balls and hitting three batters. One of the hits was
Towns' first inning slam, which produced the only runs given up by
Hoffman. Freshman
righthander Josh Sborz got the win after going 2 1/3 inning in relief of
UVa starter Brandon Waddell.
The teams will face off at 10 a.m.
Saturday morning in game two of their three-game weekend set. Junior
right-hander Ryan Williams, a transfer from West Valley (CA) College, is
expected to get the start for ECU.
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02/16/13 12:48 PM.
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