Pitt
17-11, 6-6
Boston College
13-17, 2-11
Pitt Wins Series-Opener at Boston College 13-3
4/8/2022 10:21:00 PM | Baseball
The Eagles scored on their first trip to the plate on three singles through the left side, but Pitt led for the rest of the game starting in the next frame. Ron Washington, Jr. led off with a double down the left field line, advanced on a groundout and tagged up on a sac fly to centerfield from Jack Anderson. CJ Funk drew a walk and raced from first base to home on a double that landed on the warning track in right center from Tommy Tavarez. Jordan Anderson followed with the third double of the inning down the left field line to bring home Tavarez standing up.
Tatem Levins led off the third inning with a triple that was inches away from a homer off the right field wall. With one out, Washington, Jr. hit his eighth homer of the year near the left field foul pole.
.@RWashingtonJr1 hits this one on a rope easily over the LF wall! 5 hits so far, all for extra-bases ??
— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 8, 2022
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Tavarez hit a homer for the second-straight game, a one-out solo homer to the top of the hill past the left field wall.
TOMMY T?? @TavarezTommy second extra-base hit today goes over the hill in left & follows it with the euro-step dunk!
— Pitt Baseball (@Pitt_BASE) April 8, 2022
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Jack Anderson led off with a triple off the wall in centerfield and jogged home on an RBI-single to left field from Funk. After Jordan Anderson singled to left field with one out, Jeffrey Wehler cleared the bases with a triple down the right field line. Wehler tagged up and scored on a deep sac fly to right field from Levins.
Insurance runs were added in the eighth inning. Jordan Anderson and Wehler singled with two outs, and Anderson scored on a third-straight single from Levins. Sky Duff extend his reached-base streak to 49 games on a two-RBI double over the centerfielder's head.
Pitt looks to clinch its third-straight conference series victory Saturday at 2 p.m.
NOTES
- Matt Gilbertson (5-2) started on the mound and went seven innings with three runs, 10 hits, no walks and four strikeouts.
- Gilbertson has won in four-straight starts and gone seven innings for the third time in a row.
- Quin Konuszewski (three strikeouts) and Brady Devereux (two strikeouts) each had an inning of scoreless relief.
- The Panthers finished with nine extra-base hits: two homers, three triples and four doubles.
- The three triples are the most in an ACC game and the first time overall since hitting three in a 17-7 win over Saint Peter's on March 2, 2019.
- Five Panthers had two RBI: Wehler, Levins, Duff, Washington, Jr. and Tavarez.
- Washington, Jr. went 3-5, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
- Jordan Anderson tied a career-high with three hits (Iowa, Feb. 16, 2020).
- Funk also reached base three times with two hits and a walk.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gilbertson, Matt (5-2)
L: Joe Mancini (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Duff, Sky 1 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Tavarez, Tommy 1 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
3B: Wehler, Jeffrey 1 ; Levins, Tatem 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1
HR: Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Tavarez, Tommy 1
RBI: Wehler, Jeffrey 2 ; Levins, Tatem 2 ; Duff, Sky 2 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 2 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Funk, C.J. 1 ; Tavarez, Tommy 2 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
SF: Levins, Tatem 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wehler, Jeffrey 2 ; Levins, Tatem 2 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 2 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Funk, C.J. 2 ; Tavarez, Tommy 2 ; Anderson, Jordan 2
CS: Funk, C.J. 1
Batting:
2B: Luke Gold 1
RBI: Joe Vetrano 2 ; Parker Landwehr 1
SF: Joe Vetrano 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rafe Chaumette 1 ; Cameron Leary 1 ; Luke Gold 1
