Detmers, Bennett Shine as Cody’s Cubs Win Game Three of Pizza Bowl
October 15, 2018 | Baseball
Detmers strikes out 15 in five scoreless innings; Bennett registers 11 strikeouts in his five shutout innings
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cody's Cubs gained control of the 2018 Pizza Bowl with Monday's 5-1 victory over Adam's Angels in game three of the five-game series but starting pitchers Reid Detmers and Nick Bennett were the headliners at Jim Patterson Stadium.
Detmers struck out 15 of the 18 batters he faced and allowed just one hit in five dominant innings in the starting role for the Angels. The sophomore lefthander had 10 straight strikeouts during one stretch of the game while surrendering his only hit in the fifth inning of the no-decision.
Bennett had 11 strikeouts among the 18 batters he faced while allowing only one hit in his five impressive innings in the start for the Cubs. Six of the final seven outs recorded by Bennett were strikeouts as the junior lefthander also finished with a no-decision.
At the plate, Lucas Dunn was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs to pace the offense for the victorious Cubs, who own a 2-1 lead in the series. Trey Leonard added a single, one RBI and scored once, while Jake Snider had a bases loaded walk and scored once. Tyler Fitzgerald led the Angels with his third straight multi-hit game in the Pizza Bowl as the junior was 2-for-3 with two walks.
The Pizza Bowl will continue with game four on Tuesday at 6 p.m., ET before concluding with game five on Wednesday at 2 p.m. 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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