BASEBALL
SHUTS OUT VMI, 7-0
box score
3-13-01
RICHMOND, Va.. ˆ Junior Doug
Estep (Mansfield, Ohio/Lurleen B. Wallace
JC) hurled eight scoreless innings as
Virginia Commonwealth posted its first
shutout of the season in a 7-0 victory
over Virginia Military Institute in
baseball Tuesday afternoon at The
Diamond.
Estep (2-0) walked just one Keydet batter
and struck out a career-high eight to
lead the Rams (12-5) to their eighth
straight victory on the season. VCU was
led offensively by senior Cory Bauswell
(Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch), who
went three-for-three and drove in a pair
of runs, while junior center fielder Matt
Davis (Colonial Heights, Va./Thomas Dale)
collected two hits and scored three times
in the win.
The Rams broke the game open with three
runs off VMI freshman Josh Owens (0-4) in
the bottom of the first inning. Davis
singled to lead off the frame, stole
second, and later scored on an Owens wild
pitch, and junior shortstop Joshua
Arteaga (Homestead, Fla./Motlow State CC)
made it 2-0 when he came home on a passed
ball by Keydets‚ catcher Justin
Briggs. Bauswell closed out the scoring
when he plated sophomore first baseman
Danny Lopaze (Lakeridge, Va./Potomac)with
a base hit to right field.
VCU an unearned run in the second inning
and twice more in the third to go up 6-0.
Lopaze opened the third with a single off
VMI southpaw John Sloan and advanced to
second on a walk by sophomore third
baseman Robbie Gragnani (Richmond,
Va./Mills Godwin). Bauswell followed with
a single to score Lopaze for the
Rams‚ fifth run, and Gragnani came
home on a sacrifice fly by sophomore
catcher Jose Pabon (Woodbridge,
Va./Potomac)to extend the lead to six
runs.
Chris Cantazaro led the Keydets, who
suffered their ninth straight loss and
fell to 2-14 on the year, with two hits
in four at-bats.
VCU will again play at home tomorrow
afternoon when the Rams host 25th-ranked
Wake Forest at The Diamond. Game time is
2 p.m. and can be heard live on the VCU
athletics web site (www.vcu.edu/vcurams). |
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