Pitt Claims Home ACC Series Victory with 4-1 Win Over No. 5 Virginia

Sunday, April 17

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21-13, 0

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Pitt Claims Home ACC Series Victory with 4-1 Win Over No. 5 Virginia

4/17/2022 8:11:00 PM | Baseball

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt baseball (21-13, 9-8) won its fourth-straight ACC series for the first time with a 4-1 win over No. 5 Virginia (27-9, 10-8) on Easter at Charles L. Cost Field. Starting pitcher Billy Corcoran (5-2) recorded a win for the third time in a row, throwing seven innings with no earned runs, no walks, seven hits and four strikeouts.

Series on the line, no one else we'd rather turn to than @BillyCorcoran32!#H2P pic.twitter.com/0Q49HZQuCt
— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 17, 2022

Winners of 11 of the last 14 games, Pitt improves to 6-2 at home in ACC play, all against ranked teams (8-0 and 10-7 over then-No. 20 Clemson, March 25, 8-7 and 6-3 against then-No. 5 Louisville, April 2-3 and 9-4 over Virginia Friday).

Pitt got on the board first in the second inning. The bases were loaded on an infield single from Jack Anderson, walk from Tommy Tavarez and a fielding error from the pitcher on a sac bunt by Dom Popa. With one out, Josh Overbeek hit the ball deep enough in left field for the sac fly.

The Cavaliers tied it up the fourth inning on an RBI-double.

The Panthers took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning. With one out, the bases were loaded again on walks to Tavarez and Popa and a single to centerfield from Overbeek. Nick Giamarusti hit the team's second sac fly to left field to bring home Tavarez.

Pitt added two insurance runs in the seventh inning. Tatem Levins led off with an infield single and went to second on a throwing error from the catcher off a bunt by Cameron Barto. With one out, Bryce Hulett loaded the bases with a single to left field. Tavarez brought in Levins with a walk, and pinch-hitter Ron Washington, Jr. knocked in Barto with a single to left field.

B7 | Pitt 4, No. 5 Virginia 1

CLUTCH pinch-hit by @RWashingtonJr1!

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— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 17, 2022

Up next for the Panthers is the second Backyard Brawl matchup of the spring Tuesday at 6 p.m. at PNC Park.

NOTES

Baron Stuart retired the side in the last two innings with two strikeouts to earn his fifth save of the season.
The Panthers have won two-straight series over the Cavaliers (2-1 and 6-2 last March 21-22) and own four wins over them with a top-five ranking (2-1 on April 5, 2014 (No. 1) and 1-0 on March 7, 2015 (No. 1)).
Sky Duff extended his reached-base streak to 55 games with a walk.
The Panthers didn't give a walk for the second time in the series and the fifth overall game this season.
Tavarez reached bases in all four trips to the plate with three walks and a single.
Overbeek and Giamarusti each recorded their first collegiate RBI on the sac flies.