No. 17 Pitt Clinches Home Series over No. 15 Miami with 6-4 Win

Saturday, April 10

Pittsburgh, Pa.

3 PM

Pitt

16-10, 11-9

Miami

17-10, 10-9

Miami

Pitt

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

No. 17 Pitt Clinches Home Series over No. 15 Miami with 6-4 Win

4/10/2021 8:15:00 PM | Baseball

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PITTSBURGH –No. 17 Pitt baseball (16-10, 11-9) clinched its first ACC series win at home with a 6-4 win over No. 15 Miami (17-9, 10-8) Saturday afternoon at Charles L. Cost Field. The Panthers have already racked up three league series wins against ranked teams, most in school history, and four total, tied with the 2018 team.

The Hurricanes got the game's initial lead with a two-out RBI-single in the first inning, but the Panthers took their first lead in the next inning. Ron Washington, Jr. and David Yanni both drew walks, and Bryce Hulett knocked in the first run with a single up the middle. After a sac bunt by Brock Franks put Hulett in scoring position, Jackson Phinney picked up an RBI-groundout to the shortstop. Jordan Anderson brought home Hulett with a two-out RBI-single up the middle.

The @bryce_hulett single scores @RWashingtonJr1 for the first Panthers run of the game.

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 10, 2021

Miami tied up the game in the third inning on a RBI-double and one run following an error.

Pitt responded by taking the lead back for good in the bottom of the inning. Nico Popa was hit by a pitch, stole second and third base and scored on a single to right field by Washington, Jr.

E3: Pitt 4, Miami 3

Panthers regain the lead courtesy of @RWashingtonJr1 and @nicopopa3. #H2P pic.twitter.com/egnIs8M8sc
— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 10, 2021

The Panthers got another run in the fourth inning. Franks led off with a single to centerfield. After Anderson was hit by a pitch, Sky Duff doubled to left field to bring home Franks.

The Hurricanes cut their deficit to one with a two-out solo homer to left center in the sixth inning.

Pitt pushed its lead back to two in the bottom of the inning. Anderson drew a one-out walk, stole second and was knocked in on a two-out double to left center from Popa.

Two Pitt relief pitchers got out of jams to finish out the game. In the eighth inning and one out, Jordan McCrum produced a groundball double play. The following inning Dylan Lester entered with no outs and the bases loaded again. A heads up throw by the third baseman Duff to second baseman Yanni following a fly out to left fielder Washington, Jr. got another double play. Lester then struck out the next batter looking for his first save as a Panther.

Enjoy this final out brought to you by @DylanLester36??#H2P pic.twitter.com/4HdsetP5ln
— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 10, 2021

The Panthers look for the sweep Sunday at 1 p.m.

NOTES

Starting pitcher Matt Gilbertson picked up the victory, going seven innings with four runs, six hits, two walks and two strikeouts.
Gilbertson has gone at least five innings in all eight starts this season.
Pitt recorded its second series win over Miami and first against a ranked Hurricanes' squad.
Anderson and Popa both had two steals while Franks got one.
The five team steals were the most in the Mike Bell era and were the most since also recording five against Butler on March 3, 2018.
Pitt went 5-15 with runners in scoring position.
The Panthers' fielding produced four double plays and 16 assists.