CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Henry Godbout crash a three-run house run, Joe Savino struck out 8 over 5 2/3 innings and host Virginia opened the NCAA Category I baseball event with a 4-2 victory over Ivy League champion Pennsylvania on Friday.
Godbout went deep in the second one for his 8th homer of the season, using in Henry Ford and Harrison Didawick. Ethan Anderson prolonged his career- and team-best on-base streak to 29 video games with an RBI double within the 7th.
Savino, making the 8th get started of his season that was once behind schedule via shock, gave up a couple of runs on RBI singles via the Quakers’ Davis Baker and Nick Spaventa within the fourth. The ones had been two of the 3 hits he allowed year issuing only one travel and selecting up the win.
Chase Hungate wanted simply 33 pitches — 25 of them moves — to complete the general 3 1/3 innings of the sport, permitting one crash and refuse runs. The Cavs’ Eric Becker walked two times to increase his on-base streak to 26 video games.
Penn starter Cole Zaffiro allowed 3 earned runs on 4 hits in six innings, during which he struck out 4 and walked 4. Eli Trop allowed Anderson’s run-scoring double in vacay.
Virginia, the twelfth total seed within the event, on Saturday faces the winner of Mississippi Situation as opposed to St. John’s. Penn performs the loser in an removing sport.
The Cavaliers are making their twenty first NCAA Event look, together with 18 since lecturer Brian O’Connor took over in 2004. Penn is in for a 2nd consecutive season — the primary back-to-back appearances for the college since 3 journeys in a row from 1988-90.
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