McKay Leads Strader’s Raiders in 10-6 Pizza Bowl Victory
October 17, 2016 | Baseball
McKay was 3-for-4 with double, triple and four RBI; Pizza Bowl finale set for Wednesday at 3 p.m., ET
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior Brendan McKay had three hits and drove in four runs as Strader's Raiders earned a 10-6 victory over Vrable's Vikings in Game 4 of the 11th annual Pizza Bowl on Monday at Jim Patterson Stadium.
McKay's 3-for-4 performance included a double, a triple, a stolen base and two runs scored to go along with the four RBI. Junior outfielder Ryan Summers finished 2-of-5 with a double, one RBI and scored twice, while infielder Daniel Little was 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and one run. Sophomore outfielder Josh Stowers chipped in with a RBI double, three walks and two runs scored.
For Vrable's Vikings, which clinched the Pizza Bowl title by winning each of the first three games of the series, were led by freshman Adam Elliott, who was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Sophomore infielder Devin Mann had two hits and two RBI.
On the mound, freshman righty Matt McCarty twirled three scoreless innings of relief, while freshman righty Austin Dickey had four strikeouts in two shutout innings.
The 11th annual Pizza Bowl will conclude with Game 5 Wednesday at 3 p.m., ET. Batting practice will begin at 1:45 p.m., and admission is free. Wednesday's scrimmage will also conclude the Louisville baseball team's full-squad fall workouts.
PIZZA BOWL ROSTERS
The two teams in this year's Pizza Bowl series are guided by assistant coach Adam Vrable and former Louisville pitcher Robert Strader, a student assistant this fall and a pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. The roster for Strader's Raiders includes Michael Bollmer, Sam Bordner, Noah Burkholder, Chandler Dale, Drew Ellis, Daniel Fischer, Shane Hummel, Justin Lavey, Daniel Little, Michael McAvene, Matt McCarty, Brendan McKay, J.D. Mundt, Zeke Pinkham, Pat Rumoro, Phillip Sanderson, Josh Stowers, Ethan Stringer, Ryan Summers, Riley Thompson and Adam Wolf. The Vrable's Vikings roster features Nick Bennett, Austin Clemons, Austin Dickey, Adam Elliott, Colby Fitch, Tyler Fitzgerald, Lincoln Henzman, Bryan Hoeing, Colin Lyman, Devin Mann, Rabon Martin, Kade McClure, Danny Oriente, Shay Smiddy, Ryan Smith, Jake Sparger, Hunter Sullivan, Logan Taylor, Mac Welsh and Logan Wyatt.
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 University of Louisville 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.
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