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April 29, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Freshman outfielder Ben Himes homered twice andjunior catcher John Benick drove in five runs, leading Virginia(21-27-1, 8-12 ACC) to a 13-10 win over Maryland (19-27, 3-14 ACC) inbaseball action on Saturday night at Shipley Field. The game marked thesecond of a three-game ACC series between the two schools.
Maryland got a four-RBI effort from senior designated hitter CraigMunroe and a three-RBI effort from senior outfielder Frank Valois.
Virginia came out strong, scoring three runs in each of the first threeinnings to jump out to a commanding 9-0 lead. Shortstop Tim LaVigne washit by a pitch twice and scored twice, and Benick drilled a two-runsingle in the second inning. In the third inning, the big blow was asolo home run by Himes.
The Terps struck back with three runs in the bottom of the thirdinning. Sophomore center fielder Matt Swope singled in a run and Munroedoubled home a pair of runs, cutting the deficit to 9-3.
Munroe struck again in the bottom of the fifth inning, doubling home apair of runs to trim the Virginia lead to 9-5. Himes, however, answeredback with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning, stretchingthe lead to 11-5. Benick then drilled a two-run home run in the top ofthe eighth inning, widening the gap to 13-5.
The Terps got five runs back in the final two innings to pull within13-10. The big blow was a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth byValois. The Cavaliers, however, were able to hang on for the win.
Junior righthander Ryan Creswell (4-7) got the win while freshmanrighthander Steve Schmoll (3-3) took the loss.
Maryland and Virginia conclude their series Sunday at 1 p.m.