Cody’s Cubs Win Game Two, Even Pizza Bowl Series
October 11, 2018 | Baseball
Masterman, Leonard and Lavey finish with two hits each; Kirian pitches 3.1 innings of scoreless relief for the win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cameron Masterman, Trey Leonard and Justin Lavey had two hits each and Michael Kirian twirled 3.1 innings of shutout relief as Cody's Cubs evened the 2018 Pizza Bowl series with Thursday's 8-5 win over Adam's Angels in game two at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Masterman was 2-for-5 overall with a double, two RBIs and a run scored, while Leonard finished 2-for-6 with a triple and two RBIs. Lavey went 2-for-5 at the plate with a double, one RBI and scored once in the win. Lucas Dunn singled, walked twice and scored two runs and Ben Metzinger had a single, two walks and scored twice.
Kirian paced the way on the mound for the Cubs as the lefthander had two strikeouts and surrendered just one hit in his extended relief outing to earn the victory. Bryan Hoeing registered four strikeouts and allowed two runs in 3.0+ innings.
The Angels were paced by another strong performance by Tyler Fitzgerald, who was 4-for-5 with a home run, double, two RBIs and two runs scored. He also homered and had three hits overall in Wednesday's game one win. On the mound, freshman lefty Garrett Schmeltz had six strikeouts and allowed just one run in three innings of relief for the Angels.
The Pizza Bowl will continue with game three on Monday at 2:30 p.m., ET as sophomore lefthander Reid Detmers (Angels) challenges junior lefty Nick Bennett (Cubs). Game four of the series will be played Tuesday afternoon (time to be determined), while a potential fifth game would be played either Wednesday or Thursday with the specific date and time to be determined. Batting practice will begin approximately 75 minutes prior to first pitch each day and admission is free for all Pizza Bowl games.
PIZZA BOWL ROSTERS
The two teams in this year's Pizza Bowl series will be guided by assistant coach Adam Vrable and former Louisville pitcher Cody Ege. Adam's Angels includes Andrew Benefield, Ben Bianco, Alex Binelas, Zach Britton, Gabe Burchell, Drew Campbell, Reid Detmers, Adam Elliott, Tyler Fitzgerald, Carter Lohman, Michael McAvene, Bobby Miller, Jack Perkins, Zeke Pinkham, Jared Poland, Jake Rosing, Chris Seng, Garrett Schmeltz, Luke Smith, Ethan Stringer and Danny Zimmerman. Cody's Cubs features Glenn Albanese, Nick Bennett, Timmy Borden, Henry Davis, Austin Dickey, Lucas Dunn, Brody Heil, Bryan Hoeing, Michael Kirian, J.R. Langworthy, Justin Lavey, Trey Leonard, Cameron Masterman, Ben Metzinger, J.D. Mundt, Danny Oriente, Pat Rumoro, Shay Smiddy, Jake Snider, Gavin Sullivan, Kerry Wright 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 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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