USA NCAA DIVISION I
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS AT IOWA STATE CYCLONES
04/10/2062
 
USA NCAA DIVISION I
VIRGINIA CAVALIERS AT IOWA STATE CYCLONES
GAME ID: 8279 - MONDAY, APRIL 10TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Virginia Cavaliers (9-12) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 6 0
Iowa State Cyclones (13-8) 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 X 9 11 2
Whitehead Fuels 9-4 Iowa State Triumph
The Iowa State Cyclones beat the Virginia Cavaliers, 9-4, at Forney College Grounds. Wade Whitehead, in particular, was impressive. He went 3 for 3 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Iowa State has won 4 consecutive games.

Whitehead had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth to put Iowa State in front, 4-2. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Virginia pitcher Justin Upshur.

"It felt good to put the barrel on the ball," said Whitehead.
VIRGINIA BATTING LINESCORE IOWA STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Medrano CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .282 7 19
C. Thomas RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .343 5 17
R. Christman C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292 8 17
K. Wendt LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .292 8 20
S. Earl 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .224 3 8
C. Gaertner DH 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .297 5 18
M. Yelland SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .286 1 3
S. Howard 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 .301 6 21
A. Beaty 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125 0 3
Totals 33 4 6 4 6 7 31      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Christman (1, 4th Inning off M. Leach, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Gaertner (4, 4th Inning off M. Leach, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Earl (2, 7th Inning off J. Raether, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Thomas 2 , R. Christman 2 , S. Earl 2 , C. Gaertner 2 , M. Yelland
2-out RBI: C. Gaertner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Medrano 2 , M. Yelland 2 , S. Howard 2
Sac Bunt: A. Beaty
Hit by Pitch: C. Gaertner , M. Yelland , A. Beaty
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beaty-Howard-Earl)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Esposito RF 2 3 0 0 4 0 3 .288 8 16
S. Jones 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .397 8 15
   a-E. Landes 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .087 0 4
W. Whitehead DH 3 1 3 4 2 0 0 .286 10 28
A. Jackson SS 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 .361 2 6
M. Clark LF 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .324 7 21
B. Hester 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .236 2 7
C. Bustamante 3B 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .250 1 5
J. Leak C 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .200 0 3
C. Ward CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .167 1 3
Totals 32 9 11 9 13 7 28      
a - E. Landes substituted for S. Jones in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Leak (3, 8th Inning off J. Roy, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Ward (1, 3rd Inning off C. Giello, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Whitehead (10, 3rd Inning off C. Giello, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Jones 2 , W. Whitehead 6 , A. Jackson 2 , M. Clark , C. Bustamante , J. Leak 2 , C. Ward 4
2-out RBI: , W. Whitehead 2 , A. Jackson 2 , M. Clark 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Landes , B. Hester 3
GIDP: C. Ward
Sac Bunt: C. Ward
Hit by Pitch: M. Clark
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Esposito (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jackson (2) , B. Hester (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hester-Bustamante)
VIRGINIA PITCHING LINESCORE IOWA STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Giello L (0-1) 3.2 2 5 5 6 2 2 84 7.82   
J. Upshur 2.1 4 2 2 4 3 0 61 13.50   
D. Valenza 1.0 4 2 2 3 0 0 35 10.12   
J. Roy 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Giello 31
Batters Faced: C. Giello 19, J. Upshur 15, D. Valenza 9, J. Roy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Giello 5-3, J. Upshur 2-2, D. Valenza 2-0, J. Roy 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Giello 84-44, J. Upshur 61-38, D. Valenza 35-16, J. Roy 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Upshur 2-2 , D. Valenza 1-1 , J. Roy 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Giello
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Leach W (2-0) 5.1 4 3 3 3 2 0 83 3.98   
D. McCarthy H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 7.04   
J. Raether H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 7.59   
D. Michael H (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 7.94   
T. Schulz 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 12.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Leach 47
Batters Faced: M. Leach 25, D. McCarthy 5, J. Raether 4, D. Michael 6, T. Schulz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Leach 5-8, D. McCarthy 0-0, J. Raether 1-0, D. Michael 2-2, T. Schulz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Leach 83-49, D. McCarthy 25-14, J. Raether 21-11, D. Michael 28-14, T. Schulz 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. McCarthy 3-1 , J. Raether 2-1 , D. Michael 3-0 , T. Schulz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Leach 2 , T. Schulz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wade Whitehead
Ballpark: Forney College Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 13853
Special Notes: Billy Esposito ties the IOW regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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