Game Four of Pizza Bowl Ends in 5-5 Tie After 11 Innings
October 17, 2018 | Baseball
Pizza Bowl finale set for Thursday at 3 p.m., ET at Jim Patterson Stadium
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Game four of the University of Louisville baseball team's 2018 Pizza Bowl series ended in a 5-5 tie after 11 innings on Tuesday night at Jim Patterson Stadium.
With the result, Cody's Cubs will take a 2-1-1 series lead into Thursday's fifth and final game against Adam's Angels. The Cubs can do no worse than a series draw while a win or a tie would clinch the series victory. The 2018 Pizza Bowl finale is set for a 3 p.m., ET first pitch on Thursday with batting practice starting at 1:45 p.m. Admission is free for the scrimmage.
Trey Leonard led the Cubs on Tuesday as the outfielder was 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Cameron Masterman finished 3-for-5 with a double, one RBI and scored once. Henry Davis chipped in with a double, one walk and two runs scored. Offensively for the Angels, Ethan Stringer was 3-for-4 with one walk, one RBI and scored once and Zeke Pinkham was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored.
On the mound, freshman righthander Kerry Wright registered six strikeouts and allowed just one hit and two walks in five scoreless innings in the starting role for the Cubs. Freshman righty Jared Poland came out of the bullpen for the Angels twirling four scoreless innings with six strikeouts while allowing just one hit and one walk.
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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