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Vrable’s Yankees Take 3-1 Lead in 2021 Pizza Bowl Series
October 12, 2021 | Baseball
The Yankees picked up an 11-5 victory in Tuesday’s game four.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Vrable's Yankees took a 3-1 lead in the University of Louisville baseball program's 2021 Pizza Bowl series with an 11-5 victory on Tuesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.
The Yankees have a chance to capture the seven-game series on Wednesday with game five scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
Austin Bode started the day with a bang for the Yankees, driving out a three-run home run in the top of the first inning.
Trailing 8-1 after three, Snider's White Sox clawed back with four in the fourth. After a wild pitch brought home the first run, Tyeler Hawkins launched a three-run home run for his second long ball in as many games.
JT Benson took care of the rest of the offense for the Yankees, driving in a run with a single in the fifth and tacking on two more with a double in the seventh.
Jared Poland allowed just one run over three innings in a start for the Yankees. Braden Calise worked 2.1 scoreless innings in relief and Kyle Walter got the final two outs to seal the win.
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 Pizza Bowl series has become an exciting and highly anticipated ending to the fall for Louisville coaches, players and fans.
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The Yankees have a chance to capture the seven-game series on Wednesday with game five scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
Austin Bode started the day with a bang for the Yankees, driving out a three-run home run in the top of the first inning.
Trailing 8-1 after three, Snider's White Sox clawed back with four in the fourth. After a wild pitch brought home the first run, Tyeler Hawkins launched a three-run home run for his second long ball in as many games.
JT Benson took care of the rest of the offense for the Yankees, driving in a run with a single in the fifth and tacking on two more with a double in the seventh.
Jared Poland allowed just one run over three innings in a start for the Yankees. Braden Calise worked 2.1 scoreless innings in relief and Kyle Walter got the final two outs to seal the win.
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 Pizza Bowl series has become an exciting and highly anticipated ending to the fall for Louisville coaches, players and fans.
FOLLOW LOUISVILLE BASEBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans can follow Louisville baseball on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @LouisvilleBSB.
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