Young, Ruxer Lead JJ's Juice to Pizza Bowl Win
October 15, 2011 | Baseball
Oct. 15, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sophomore second baseman Ty Young homered and was 3-for-4 overall while freshman right-hander Jared Ruxer pitched five strong innings to lead JJ's Juice to a 9-1 series-clinching victory over Swiss Cheese's in game two of the Pizza Bowl on Saturday at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Young (Coatesville, Pa./Malvern Prep) had a solo home run in the third inning, singled in the seventh and had an RBI double in the eighth while scoring three runs in the win. Sophomore shortstop Alex Chittenden (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS) added a hit, two RBI and two runs, while junior Shane Crain (Lexington, Ky./Lexington Christian HS) had a double, two RBI and a run scored in the win.
Ruxer (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central HS) allowed only one run on four hits with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings in the starting role to earn the win for the Juice. Junior lefty transfer Kyle McGrath (Louisville, Ky./Butler HS/Eastern Kentucky) and freshman lefty Jakson Deyer (Nicholasville, Ky./West Jessamine HS) had scoreless relief outings before junior righty Matt Koch (Cherokee, Iowa/Washington HS) closed the game out with a perfect ninth inning.
For the Swiss, freshman lefty Adam Schemenauer (Parkville, Mo./Park Hill South HS) took the loss after allowing four earned runs on three hits in a three-inning start. Offensively, freshman Zach Lucas (Louisville, Ky./Butler HS) was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The 2011 Pizza Bowl series finale, which will complete the Cardinals' fall workouts, is set for Sunday at noon ET at Jim Patterson Stadium. Batting practice is set to begin at 11 a.m., ET and admission is free for the game.
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