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July 27, 2010
Lynchburg-Hillcats.com
Lynchburg matched their season-high with nine runs in a 9-3 win over Frederick on Tuesday night at Harry Grove Stadium.
With the aid of a pair of errors, Lynchburg started early again with a run in the top of the first inning to take a 1-0 lead.
Frederick responded though with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 advantage. Billy Rowell and Buck Britton both singled in a run with two outs in the inning.
The Hillcats would tie the game in the third inning with an RBI groundout by Denis Phipps. An inning later they tacked on three more runs to take a 5-2 lead.
Kevin Coddington singled in run and Josh Fellhauer and Brodie Greene both hit sacrifice flies in the frame.
The Cats weren't done though, as they followed their three-run fourth inning with a four-run fifth inning to make it a 9-2 contest.
Frederick would plate a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to close out the scoring. Britton drove-in his second run of the ballgame with a sacrifice fly.
The win went to starter Chase Ware (1-2) for Lynchburg (14-17, 43-58) and the loss went to starter Ryan Berry (2-2) for Frederick (15-16, 56-45).
Ware picked up his first win at the Advanced-A level and his first win as a starter this season.
The Hillcats go for the series sweep on Wednesday night in a 7:00 p.m. start at Harry Grove Stadium.
Right-hander Lance Janke (3-8, 6.66) will get the call for the Cats opposite righty Oliver Drake (2-5, 4.62) for the Keys.
July 27, 2010
SalemSox.com
Salem, VA - Zeke Spruill exacted some revenge from an early season start against the Red Sox, blanking Salem over five innings, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans knocked off the Red Sox 5-2 at Lewis-Gale Field Tuesday night.
Spruill picked up his first win of the season, and gave the Pelicans just their third win in 16 attempts against the Sox all year.
In his first start against the Sox back on April 16, Spruill was blasted for nine runs on 12 hits in just 3.1 innings and didn't pitch again until a relief appearance against Salem in early July.
This time things were different, as Spruill kept the Sox off balance through five innings, scattering five singles while striking out one in his outing.
Cory Harrilchak and Dan Nelson provided the pop in support of Spruill, as the duo doubled with one out in the first to put the Pelicans up 1-0.
Harrilchak brought home the second run of the game for Myrtle in the third on his second double of the game, but was not credited with an RBI due to a throwing error by Mitch Dening, allowing the run to score.
After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Harrilchak scored on a sacrifice fly by Mike Jones to put the Birds up 3-0 after three.
Harrilchak and Nelson were in the middle of things again in the fifth, as Nelson singled in Harrilchak, who had doubled with two outs, to put Myrtle up 4-0.
After leading off the sixth with a double, Pelican first baseman Mike Jones stole third and scampered home as third baseman Will Middlebrooks missed the throw from catcher Tim Federowicz that wound up in left field, increasing the Birds' cushion to 5-0.
Tyrelle Harris built upon Spuill's success with three perfect innings, retiring all nine batters he faced, including four strikeouts.
Salem attempted a rally in the last of the ninth off reliever Tommy Palica, as Drew Hedman doubled home two runs to break up the shutout, but Ryan Dent grounded out with the tying run on deck to end the contest.
Sox starter Stolmy Pimentel wasn't as sharp as his last two outings, as the righthander gave up four runs on six hits in five innings while falling to 6-8 on the year.
Dent and Middlebrooks were the lone Salem batters with multiple hits on a night where the Sox mustered just one extra base knock, the ninth-inning double from Hedman.
The Sox will look to avoid their first series loss of the year to the Pelicans in the rubber match of the three-game set Wednesday night.
Miguel Gonzalez looks for his fifth win of the year against Myrtle's Brett Oberholtzer, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM.
July 26, 2010
HokieSports.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Virginia Tech was the choice of the media assembled for the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Kickoff to win the ACC's Coastal Division and defeat Florida State for the 2010 ACC Football Championship in voting which was announced Monday at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro.
A record number of ballots were cast at the Kickoff with 98 media members voting.
Virginia Tech was chosen on 50 ballots to win its fourth ACC football title in just its seventh year in the league.
Florida State finished second with 26 votes, followed by Miami (10), Georgia Tech (8), Boston College (2) and North Carolina (2).
The Hokies were tabbed to win the ACC's Coastal Division with 532 points and 62 first-place votes outdistancing Miami (444 points, 20 first-place votes), Georgia Tech (408), North Carolina (379), Duke (169) and Virginia (126).
Florida State compiled 565 points and 78 first-place votes to claim the Atlantic Division title over Clemson (479), Boston College (389), NC State (283), Wake Forest (203) and Maryland (139).
Virginia Tech was previously chosen as the preseason ACC gridiron favorite in 2007 and 2009. The Hokies captured the 2007 ACC title, but finished in the Coastal Division second to ACC champion Georgia Tech last year.
Florida State senior quarterback Christian Ponder, who led the ACC in total offense in 2009 (321.8) after nine games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury, was a runaway selection as the ACC's Preseason Player of the Year.
Ponder garnered 45 votes to finish ahead of Virginia Tech tailback Ryan Williams (16) and quarterback Tyrod Taylor (11), NC State senior quarterback Russell Wilson (6) and North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn (6). In all, 12 ACC players received votes for ACC Preseason Player of the Year, including Tech's Darren Evans.
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UVA Field Hockey Falls in Semis 11/21/09 - The No. 2 Virginia field hockey team fell 3-2 in the NCAA semifinals to third-seeded North Carolina on Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C. Senior Traci Ragukas and sophomore Paige Selenski scored for the Cavaliers. Ending a historic year at 20-4, Virginia set a program record for wins in a season and games played. The team made its third overall appearance in the NCAA semifinals and its first since 1998. “They were just so excited,” head coach Michele Madison said of her squad. “They worked the whole season to be here. They are a good, young team and they just wanted to get on that field and play. Nerves are a good thing. They let you know you’re still alive, and they will make you work hard.” No. 3 North Carolina (18-2) moves on to play reigning national champion Maryland (23-0), which earlier in the day defeated Princeton 7-5. For the game, UNC had a slight advantage on shots, 12-11, with Virginia taking eight penalty corners to seven for the Tar Heels. Junior keeper Kim Kastuk recorded five saves for the Orange and Blue, as did North Carolina’s Jackie Kintzer. Carolina got on the board first with a goal in the 23rd minute after both defenses stayed strong to start the game. Danielle Forword notched her 15th goal of the season, converting on a penalty corner with an assist from teammate Katelyn Falgowski. “North Carolina came out strong, and they were able to get the corners,” Madison said. “I thought our defense held them off well, and we were able to shut down their corner opportunities except the very last one that they did score on. That’s what the championship game is about. You have to be able to put it in when you have the chance.” The Tar Heels led 1-0 at halftime. In the second half, Virginia came out dominating. On a penalty corner, Inga Stöckel took a shot that rammed into the back of the cage, hitting the board, but was called back after being ruled too high at the goal line. The Cavaliers continued their offensive pace and tied the game when Ragukas notched her 10th goal of the season, sliding in front of the cage to be placed in the right corner of the net. The goal came in the 48th minute. Less than two minutes later, North Carolina responded when Taryn Gjurich tallied her first score of the year on another assist from Falgowski. Then in the 54th minute, the Tar Heels took a two-goal lead wtih Elizabeth Drazdowski putting one through for a 3-1 advantage. Virginia did not quit, and was able to score to come within one goal when Selenski converted on a penalty corner, tipping the ball in on a shot from Stöckel at the top of the circle. The Cavaliers outshot North Carolina 8-4 in the second half and registered seven of its eight penalty corners to one for UNC. Katharine Palmer |
