Snider’s Skeletons Win Annual Pizza Bowl Series
October 21, 2023 | Baseball
The Skeletons won four of the five games in the series.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The 2023 University of Louisville baseball Pizza Bowl series wrapped up on Saturday with Snider's Skeletons claiming victory over Vrable's Vampires.
The Skeletons won the opening four games of the five-game series before the Vampires took home the win in the finale.
Game One
Skeletons 11, Vampires 4
Evan Webster, Ty Starke and Braxton Stewart combined for eight scoreless innings to lead the Skeletons to victory in game one. Lucas Moore and Ryan McCoy each homered, while Dylan Hoy scored three runs.
Evan Webster – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K
Ty Starke – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Braxton Stewart – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Lucas Moore – 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Ryan McCoy – 2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R
Dylan Hoy – 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 SB
Game Two
Skeletons 11, Vampires 0
The Skeletons' pitching dominated again in game two with Sebastian Gongora, Will Koger, Jared Lessman and Kaleb Corbett combining for the shutout. Isaac Humphrey homered and drove in three as the Skeletons put 11 on the board for the second straight day.
Sebastian Gongora – 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K
Will Koger – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Jared Lessman – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
Dan Snyder – 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 K
Isaac Humphrey – 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Michael Lippe – 2-for-4, 3B, RBI
Gavin Kilen – 3-for-4, SB
Eddie King Jr. – 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 SB
Game Three
Skeletons 5, Vampires 1
Snider's Skeletons got a third consecutive strong pitching performance to improve to 3-0. Parker Detmers, Kyle Crow and Braxton Stewart kept the Vampires off the board for eight innings before an unearned run came across in the ninth. Lucas Moore led the offensive attack, notching his second three-hit game of the series.
Parker Detmers – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Jake Karaba – 4.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 5 K
Kyle Crow – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
Mitchell Dean – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
Braxton Stewart – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Lucas Moore – 3-for-4, RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
Isaac Humphrey – 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP
Game Four
Skeletons 5, Vampires 1
Colton Hartman – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 5 K
Dan Snyder – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Tucker Biven – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Justin West – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K
Eddie King Jr. – 2 for 2, 2 R, BB, HBP, SB
JT Benson – 2 for 4, 3 RBI
Alex Alicea – 2 for 4, 2B, R
It was another good day on the mound for the Skeletons, as Colton Hartman allowed just a single run in four innings of work. Dan Snyder, Justin West and Sebastian Gongora combined for five shutout innings of relief work to secure a fourth straight victory.
Game Five
Vampires 11, Skeletons 9
Evan Webster – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K
Patrick Forbes – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 6 K
Luke Napelton – 2 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Max Humphrey – 2 for 4, HR, 3 R
Brandon Anderson – 2 for 3, 2B, 4 RBI
Michael Lippe – 1 for 4, HR
Trey Swiderski – 1 for 5, HR
Luke Napleton, Michael Lippe and Trey Swiderski each hit ninth-inning home runs to rally the Vampires to a victory in the Pizza Bowl finale. Napleton's ninth-inning blast was his second of the day after a grand slam earlier in the contest, while Swiderski walked it off.
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 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 Skeletons won the opening four games of the five-game series before the Vampires took home the win in the finale.
Game One
Skeletons 11, Vampires 4
Evan Webster, Ty Starke and Braxton Stewart combined for eight scoreless innings to lead the Skeletons to victory in game one. Lucas Moore and Ryan McCoy each homered, while Dylan Hoy scored three runs.
Evan Webster – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K
Ty Starke – 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Braxton Stewart – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Lucas Moore – 3-for-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Ryan McCoy – 2-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R
Dylan Hoy – 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 SB
Game Two
Skeletons 11, Vampires 0
The Skeletons' pitching dominated again in game two with Sebastian Gongora, Will Koger, Jared Lessman and Kaleb Corbett combining for the shutout. Isaac Humphrey homered and drove in three as the Skeletons put 11 on the board for the second straight day.
Sebastian Gongora – 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K
Will Koger – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
Jared Lessman – 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
Dan Snyder – 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 K
Isaac Humphrey – 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI
Michael Lippe – 2-for-4, 3B, RBI
Gavin Kilen – 3-for-4, SB
Eddie King Jr. – 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 SB
Game Three
Skeletons 5, Vampires 1
Snider's Skeletons got a third consecutive strong pitching performance to improve to 3-0. Parker Detmers, Kyle Crow and Braxton Stewart kept the Vampires off the board for eight innings before an unearned run came across in the ninth. Lucas Moore led the offensive attack, notching his second three-hit game of the series.
Parker Detmers – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Jake Karaba – 4.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 5 K
Kyle Crow – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
Mitchell Dean – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
Braxton Stewart – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
Lucas Moore – 3-for-4, RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
Isaac Humphrey – 1-for-2, 2B, RBI, BB, HBP
Game Four
Skeletons 5, Vampires 1
Colton Hartman – 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 5 K
Dan Snyder – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Tucker Biven – 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K
Justin West – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K
Eddie King Jr. – 2 for 2, 2 R, BB, HBP, SB
JT Benson – 2 for 4, 3 RBI
Alex Alicea – 2 for 4, 2B, R
It was another good day on the mound for the Skeletons, as Colton Hartman allowed just a single run in four innings of work. Dan Snyder, Justin West and Sebastian Gongora combined for five shutout innings of relief work to secure a fourth straight victory.
Game Five
Vampires 11, Skeletons 9
Evan Webster – 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K
Patrick Forbes – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 6 K
Luke Napelton – 2 for 5, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Max Humphrey – 2 for 4, HR, 3 R
Brandon Anderson – 2 for 3, 2B, 4 RBI
Michael Lippe – 1 for 4, HR
Trey Swiderski – 1 for 5, HR
Luke Napleton, Michael Lippe and Trey Swiderski each hit ninth-inning home runs to rally the Vampires to a victory in the Pizza Bowl finale. Napleton's ninth-inning blast was his second of the day after a grand slam earlier in the contest, while Swiderski walked it off.
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 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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