BASEBALL – Miami Game 1 Highlights
Another ACC showdown
here in Coral Gables. Tonight the Wahoos open
up a three-game series on the road facing the
top-ranked team in America. Now Ernie Clement. The pitch to him. Swung on. Roped down the left-field line. Sinking in a hurry. That's a fair ball. Inside the chalk. Ernie's going to get extra
bases, as Jacob Heyward digs it out of the corner. And Ernie is in standing
up at second base. The 1-0 pitch. Swung on. Grounded left side
of the infield. And that is going to get
through for a base hit. Virginia is on the board
here in the 1st inning. Two balls and a
strike to Pinero. This one swung on,
grounded up the middle.
There's another base
hit for Virginia. Pitch is swung on
and drilled to right. That ball well-hit. That chases back Willie
Abreu to the wall! And that ball is gone. Virginia has got a 4-0
lead as Nate Eikhoff has his first career home run. And here in South
Florida, the Cavalier dugout going crazy
right from the start. Eikhoff crosses home plate. It is 4-0, Virginia. Next one swung on and
smacked through the left side of the infield, and Charlie
Cody has Virginia's fifth hit of the inning. The pitch.
Swung on. Grounded left side
of the infield. Another base hit, another run. Justin Novak brings home
Charlie Cody from third base. It is 5-0, UVA. 2-2 pitch from Jones. Swing and a miss. Strike 3. Long hold from Jones. Runner bluffs again. Pitch is grounded
back past the mound. Charging in, Pinero, to field. Side-armed to first. Dug out by Pavin Smith
in time for the out.
And the pitch. Swung on. Grounded towards short. Collins is caught
up in a rundown. Flip to second base. They're going to tag him out. And that is the first
out of the inning. Deals. Swung on and roped through
the right side of the infield. A base hit. Up with it in right
field is Dozier, and he will fire
towards the plate. But Heyward's going
to come in to score, as the throw is cut off. 3-2 pitch is drilled
to left field. Well struck. Going back on it, the
left fielder, Cody. He leaps, and that ball is gone. Solo home run to pull
Miami back within 2. The 1-1 pitch. Swung on. Grounded toward second. Could be two. There's one to second.
Back on to first from Pinero. In time for the double play. The 1-2. Swing and a miss. Strike 3. Thaiss applies the tag
to set down the side. A couple of strikeouts for
Tommy Doyle in 1-2-3 inning. The pitch. Swing, and a ball lifted out
towards left field and way back. That chases Heyward back. He looks up. And Cam Simmons
has given Virginia a little bit of insurance. A solo home run
beyond the palm tree. And Virginia is in front
by a 6-4 score here in the top of the 9th. The pitch. Swung on and smacked
to left field and deep. That chases back Karstetter
towards the wall. And that ball is gone. As Edgar Michelangeli
with a first-pitch solo home run to left field
to make it a 1-run game.
And Doyle trying to
end it right here. The right-hander set at
the belt. Now the 2-2. Swing, and a ball lifted
out towards right field. Back from second,
Clement, waving off his fellow defenders. He makes the catch,
and Virginia holds on. A long night in Coral
Gables, but the Wahoos take it 6-5 to open up
the series with a victory..
