Virginia Tech

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Cloonan with a strikeout

 

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Bartow on for another multi inning save attempt. Hopefully it doesn’t go like the last two.

Tackett on for Reyes, so a blown save leaves us needing to score without Reyes and Quinones.

Bartow hits the nine batter....

 

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Blown save. Still a runner on 2nd with one out.

 

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Bartow got out of it. 8-8 after 8. Gil, Amditis, Paige due up.

Have to score again without Escala, Quinones, and Reyes.

 

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Gil on with a single

 

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For some reason Morris has Amditis bunt him over with Paige (.063) up next.

 

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Paige predictably strikes out. Zamora now intentionally walks. So essentially you give up an out while also taking the bat out of Zamora’s hands so Paige and Jenkins can hit with RISP.

 

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Jenkins grounds out. I guess we should be thankful Morris didn’t pinch run for Gil too.

 

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Back to back two out singles for VT.

 

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Paige with an athletic play to end the 9th. Pinch hitter (Rivera?Toral?), Gonzalez, and Tackett due up in the 10th. That’s now the heart of the order.

 

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Michael Perez is the pinch hitter....

 

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Perez works back from two ugly swings for a lead off walk.

Takes 2nd on a wild pitch.

 

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Advances to third on a Romy single. Tackett up (in the Reyes spot).

 

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Strikeout. Romy takes 2nd.

 

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Cloonan intentionally walked. Gil up with bases loaded and one out.

 

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Perez ruled safe at home. Error on the third baseman. Replay.

Upheld. 9-8. Still loaded for Amditis.

 

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Sac fly from Amditis advances all three. Paige is up.

 

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Paige comes through for two more! 12-8 Canes

 

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Huge single by Paige. 12=8

 

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Jeremy Cook on to pitch.