Stowers, Wyatt Pace Adam’s A’s in Pizza Bowl Game Three Win
October 15, 2017 | Baseball
Stowers goes 3-for-4 with four RBI; Wyatt homers, reaches base five times and scores three runs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Junior outfielder Josh Stowers had three hits and drove in four runs while sophomore infielder Logan Wyatt homered and scored three runs as Adam's A's earned a 12-4 win over Tiberi's Tigers in game three of the 12th annual Pizza Bowl Series on Sunday night at Jim Patterson Stadium.
With the victory, Adam's A's gained a 2-1 series lead in the Pizza Bowl, which continues Monday at 3 p.m., ET with game four at Jim Patterson Stadium. Admission is free for all Pizza Bowl games.
Stowers finished 3-for-4 at the plate with a pair of two-run singles while also adding a walk, one stolen base and one run scored. Wyatt was 2-for-2 connecting for a first inning home run, singling and walking three times. Junior catcher Pat Rumoro chipped in going 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and one stolen base in the victory.
On the mound, senior lefthander Rabon Martin twirled two shutout innings of relief with one strikeout to earn the win. Junior righthander Riley Thompson was solid in the starting role registering three strikeouts and allowing just one run in three innings.
Freshman Ben Bianco connected on a RBI single and walked twice for Tiberi's Tigers, while sophomore Danny Oriente singled, walked and scored once. On the mound, junior lefthander Adam Wolf had four strikeouts and surrendered just one run in three innings.
PIZZA BOWL ROSTERS
The two teams in this year's Pizza Bowl series will be guided by assistant coach Adam Vrable and former Louisville infielder Blake Tiberi, a student assistant this fall and a player in the New York Mets organization. Adam's A's includes Connor Adams, Sam Bordner, Zach Britton, Austin Conway, Stewart Currie, Reid Detmers, Lucas Dunn, Liam Jenkins, Michael Kirian, Justin Lavey, Trey Leonard, Rabon Martin, Matthew McCarty, Pat Rumoro, Jake Snider, Josh Stowers, Ethan Stringer, Riley Thompson, Mac Welsh and Logan Wyatt. Tiberi's Tigers features Ben Bianco, Drew Campbell, Austin Dickey, Adam Elliott, Daniel Fischer, Tyler Fitzgerald, Brody Heil, Bryan Hoeing, Thomas Josten, Devin Mann, Cameron Masterman, Bobby Miller, J.D. Mundt, Danny Oriente, Zeke Pinkham, Phillip Sanderson, Shay Smiddy, Gavin Sullivan, Hunter Sullivan and Adam Wolf.
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 creates 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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