Yogi Berra infamously said, "Good pitching beats good hitting, and vice versa." Baseball fans saw some of each yesterday. Virginia scored the first 2 runs in the 2nd inning when Becker hit a triple off the outfield wall. MSU answered with a 3 run home run in the top of the 3rd, and added an unearned run in the 4th when an attempted pick off throw by Blanco sailed into centerfield. Augustin came in to pitch for Virginia and got himself in and out of trouble by giving up 2 hits and 3 walks in the next 2.2 innings. Tonas came in to pitch with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position in the 9th. The MSU batter grounded out on his first pitch to get the win for Tonas.
The bottom five hitters in the Virginia batting order got 7 of the team's 8 hits, scored all 5 runs, and had s all 5 RBI. Becker had 2 more RBI in the 7th on a single to tie the score. In the bottom of the 9th, Didawick led off with double, and Godbout walked. With one out Whalen hit a hard shot which the MSU second baseman was unable to catch, and Didawick scored the walk off run.
The bottom five hitters in the Virginia batting order got 7 of the team's 8 hits, scored all 5 runs, and had s all 5 RBI. Becker had 2 more RBI in the 7th on a single to tie the score. In the bottom of the 9th, Didawick led off with double, and Godbout walked. With one out Whalen hit a hard shot which the MSU second baseman was unable to catch, and Didawick scored the walk off run.
