Devin Mann homered and drove in two runs in Wednesday's Pizza Bowl Game 3.
McGrath’s Marines Win 4-2 to Regain Pizza Bowl Series Lead
October 21, 2015 | Baseball
Mann, Ellis drive in two runs each while Hummel works five quality innings in the victory
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Infielders Devin Mann and Drew Ellis drove in two runs each and righthander Shane Hummel worked five strong innings to lead McGrath's Marines to a 4-2 win over Adam's Army in Game 3 of the 10th annual Pizza Bowl on Wednesday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium.
With Wednesday's victory, the Marines gained a 2-1 lead in the five-game intra-squad series and will look for the clinching in Game 4 on Saturday at 5 p.m., ET. The Cardinals will conclude the Pizza Bowl and close their fall scrimmage schedule on Sunday at 1 p.m., with Game 5 of the series.
Mann connected for a solo home run and added an RBI sacrifice fly during a 1-for-3 day at the plate for the winning side. Ellis added a RBI single, RBI sac fly and a walk as the Marines finished with a 7-4 edge in hits in the seven-inning game. On the mound, Hummel had three strikeouts and allowed just one earned run on two hits for the victory. After one inning of shutout relief from freshman Adam Wolf, junior Zack Burdi had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 seventh frame for the save.
Sophomore Colby Fitch led the Army at the plate on Wednesday finishing 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and scored once.
Saturday's Pizza Bowl Game 4 will be preceded by the Louisville football team's Homecoming game against Boston College at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, which is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m.
PIZZA BOWL ROSTERS
The two teams in this year's Pizza Bowl series are guided by assistant coach Adam Vrable and former Louisville pitcher Kyle McGrath, a student assistant this fall and a pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. The team names – Army and Marines – were chosen by the Louisville baseball program in appreciation for the United States Armed Forces.
Adam's Army include Daniel Little, Corey Ray, Chandler Dale, Danny Rosenbaum, Chris Botsoe, Sam Bordner, Austin Clemons, Lincoln Henzman, Kyle Funkhouser, Drew Harrington, Dylan Shoffner, Blake Tiberi, J.D. Mundt, Devin Hairston, Riley Thompson, Ryan Summers, Ryan Smith, Sean Leland, Jimmy Faul, Colby Fitch, Jake Sparger and Pat Rumoro. McGrath's Marines feature Riley Jackson, Anthony Kidston, Devin Mann, Drew Ellis, Zeke Pinkham, Nick Solak, Noah Burkholder, Kade McClure, Logan Taylor, Josh Stowers, Bryan Hoeing, Will Smith, Adam Wolf, Michael Bollmer, Colin Lyman, Brendan McKay, Shane Hummel, Zack Burdi and Mac Welsh.
ABOUT THE PIZZA BOWL
Upon his hiring as Louisville head coach in the summer of 2006, Dan McDonnell immediately created an atmosphere of competition throughout the Cardinals baseball program. Whether it's through conditioning in the Omaha Challenge, or in preseason scrimmages, McDonnell believes in creating competitive situations to give his players numerous opportunities to prepare for what they will see during conference and postseason games.
One of the most effective ways McDonnell and his coaching staff can provide the Louisville players with those competitive, game-like situations is through the annual Pizza Bowl series. Following approximately six weeks of fall practice sessions, the Cardinals take to the field for what started as a one-game scrimmage in the fall of 2006 and has become an ultra-competitive three-game or five-game intra-squad series. The winning team is rewarded by being served as much pizza as it would like by the losing squad, which in turn shares what is left. The Pizza Bowl series has become an exciting and highly anticipated ending to the fall for Louisville coaches, players and fans.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville baseball on Twitter (@UofLBaseball) at http://twitter.com/uoflbaseball and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ulbaseball.
With Wednesday's victory, the Marines gained a 2-1 lead in the five-game intra-squad series and will look for the clinching in Game 4 on Saturday at 5 p.m., ET. The Cardinals will conclude the Pizza Bowl and close their fall scrimmage schedule on Sunday at 1 p.m., with Game 5 of the series.
Mann connected for a solo home run and added an RBI sacrifice fly during a 1-for-3 day at the plate for the winning side. Ellis added a RBI single, RBI sac fly and a walk as the Marines finished with a 7-4 edge in hits in the seven-inning game. On the mound, Hummel had three strikeouts and allowed just one earned run on two hits for the victory. After one inning of shutout relief from freshman Adam Wolf, junior Zack Burdi had two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 seventh frame for the save.
Sophomore Colby Fitch led the Army at the plate on Wednesday finishing 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and scored once.
Saturday's Pizza Bowl Game 4 will be preceded by the Louisville football team's Homecoming game against Boston College at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, which is slated to begin at 12:30 p.m.
PIZZA BOWL ROSTERS
The two teams in this year's Pizza Bowl series are guided by assistant coach Adam Vrable and former Louisville pitcher Kyle McGrath, a student assistant this fall and a pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. The team names – Army and Marines – were chosen by the Louisville baseball program in appreciation for the United States Armed Forces.
Adam's Army include Daniel Little, Corey Ray, Chandler Dale, Danny Rosenbaum, Chris Botsoe, Sam Bordner, Austin Clemons, Lincoln Henzman, Kyle Funkhouser, Drew Harrington, Dylan Shoffner, Blake Tiberi, J.D. Mundt, Devin Hairston, Riley Thompson, Ryan Summers, Ryan Smith, Sean Leland, Jimmy Faul, Colby Fitch, Jake Sparger and Pat Rumoro. McGrath's Marines feature Riley Jackson, Anthony Kidston, Devin Mann, Drew Ellis, Zeke Pinkham, Nick Solak, Noah Burkholder, Kade McClure, Logan Taylor, Josh Stowers, Bryan Hoeing, Will Smith, Adam Wolf, Michael Bollmer, Colin Lyman, Brendan McKay, Shane Hummel, Zack Burdi and Mac Welsh.
ABOUT THE PIZZA BOWL
Upon his hiring as Louisville head coach in the summer of 2006, Dan McDonnell immediately created an atmosphere of competition throughout the Cardinals baseball program. Whether it's through conditioning in the Omaha Challenge, or in preseason scrimmages, McDonnell believes in creating competitive situations to give his players numerous opportunities to prepare for what they will see during conference and postseason games.
One of the most effective ways McDonnell and his coaching staff can provide the Louisville players with those competitive, game-like situations is through the annual Pizza Bowl series. Following approximately six weeks of fall practice sessions, the Cardinals take to the field for what started as a one-game scrimmage in the fall of 2006 and has become an ultra-competitive three-game or five-game intra-squad series. The winning team is rewarded by being served as much pizza as it would like by the losing squad, which in turn shares what is left. The Pizza Bowl series has become an exciting and highly anticipated ending to the fall for Louisville coaches, players and fans.
FOLLOWING THE CARDINALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville baseball on Twitter (@UofLBaseball) at http://twitter.com/uoflbaseball and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ulbaseball.
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