University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Saturday, May 7
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Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics
Pitt Wins Home Series-Opener 14-4 over Duke
5/7/2022 9:28:00 PM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt baseball (25-18, 11-10) defeated Duke (19-25, 8-14) 14-4 Saturday evening at Charles L. Cost Field. The Panthers scored in all but two trips to the plate, and RBI came from seven different players, including three each from Jeffrey Wehler and Bryce Hulett.
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With the series-opener pushed to Saturday due to inclement weather Friday, the two teams will finish out the series Sunday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. The second game will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first contest.
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Pitt took the lead in the first inning and never looked back. Wehler led off with a single to left field, and Tatem Levins singled through the right side. Wehler advanced on a fly out to right field from Ron Washington, Jr. and wisely ran home after Levins broke up a tag at second base in the next at-bat.
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With two outs in the second inning, Brock Franks homered to right field, his ninth of the season. Jordan Anderson doubled to left field and raced home on an RBI-single to left field from Wehler.
In the third inning, Washington, Jr. led off with a walk. After Hulett singled through the left side, Jack Anderson singled up the middle to bring home Washington, Jr. The bases were loaded on a walk from Sky Duff, and CJ Funk knocked in Hulett with a single through the left side. Franks picked up his second RBI with a sac fly to right field.
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After Duke got on the board with a two-run homer in the fifth inning, Pitt responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning. Duff led off with a walk, advanced on a sac bunt from Franks and scored on a single up the middle from Jordan Anderson.
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Wehler led off the next inning with a single to centerfield, and Levins followed with a single to right field. With one out, Hulett hit an RBI-single to centerfield.
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The biggest inning for the Panthers was the seventh. The bases were loaded with no outs following walks to Duff and Funk and an error from the second baseman on a sac bunt from Franks. With one out, Wehler knocked in Duff and Funk with a double to right center. Consecutive walks from Levins and Washington, Jr. produced another run. Hulett then delivered with a two-run single, and Jack Anderson notched the last run with an RBI-single to centerfield.
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NOTES
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With the series-opener pushed to Saturday due to inclement weather Friday, the two teams will finish out the series Sunday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. The second game will begin approximately 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first contest.
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Pitt took the lead in the first inning and never looked back. Wehler led off with a single to left field, and Tatem Levins singled through the right side. Wehler advanced on a fly out to right field from Ron Washington, Jr. and wisely ran home after Levins broke up a tag at second base in the next at-bat.
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With two outs in the second inning, Brock Franks homered to right field, his ninth of the season. Jordan Anderson doubled to left field and raced home on an RBI-single to left field from Wehler.
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In the third inning, Washington, Jr. led off with a walk. After Hulett singled through the left side, Jack Anderson singled up the middle to bring home Washington, Jr. The bases were loaded on a walk from Sky Duff, and CJ Funk knocked in Hulett with a single through the left side. Franks picked up his second RBI with a sac fly to right field.
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After Duke got on the board with a two-run homer in the fifth inning, Pitt responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning. Duff led off with a walk, advanced on a sac bunt from Franks and scored on a single up the middle from Jordan Anderson.
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Wehler led off the next inning with a single to centerfield, and Levins followed with a single to right field. With one out, Hulett hit an RBI-single to centerfield.
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The biggest inning for the Panthers was the seventh. The bases were loaded with no outs following walks to Duff and Funk and an error from the second baseman on a sac bunt from Franks. With one out, Wehler knocked in Duff and Funk with a double to right center. Consecutive walks from Levins and Washington, Jr. produced another run. Hulett then delivered with a two-run single, and Jack Anderson notched the last run with an RBI-single to centerfield.
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NOTES
- Matt Gilbertson (8-2) started and went seven innings with two runs, five hits, one walk and six strikeouts.
- Gilbertson's consecutive innings without a walk ended at 47.1.
- He's recorded seven wins in his last eight appearances with the one a no decision on eight innings and just one run at then-No. 4 Miami on April 22.
- The appearance was the eighth quality start of the season, and he's gone at least seven innings in the last seven games.
- Gilbertson moved to in program history 15th in career strikeouts (170), tied to 15th in career starts with teammate Billy Corcoran (29) and 16th in career innings pitched (188.1).
- Missing the last eight games due to injury, Sky Duff returned with three walks to extend his reached base streak to 57 games and move into a tie for third in career walks (116) with Jacob Wright (2015-17).
- Washington, Jr. moved to in program history 11th in at-bats (708).
- Wehler racked up a game-high four hits.
- Hulett went 3-5.
- Levins reached base four times with two singles and two walks.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gilbertson, Matt (8-2)
L: Santucci,Jonathan (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Johnson,Trevor 1
HR: Crabtree,Chris 1 ; Stone,Alex 1
RBI: Crabtree,Chris 2 ; Stone,Alex 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Davis,Chris 1 ; Crabtree,Chris 1 ; Obee,Devin 1 ; Stone,Alex 1
SB: Mooney,Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Wehler, Jeffrey 1 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
HR: Franks, Brock 1
RBI: Wehler, Jeffrey 3 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Hulett, Bryce 3 ; Anderson, Jack 2 ; Funk, C.J. 1 ; Franks, Brock 2 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
SH: Franks, Brock 2 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
SF: Franks, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wehler, Jeffrey 3 ; Levins, Tatem 1 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 2 ; Hulett, Bryce 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Duff, Sky 2 ; Funk, C.J. 1 ; Franks, Brock 2 ; Anderson, Jordan 1
HBP: Anderson, Jordan 1
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