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Oct. 26, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Game 1 of the University of Virginia baseball team’s second annual Orange vs. Blue World Series went to the Orange Team as it came away with a 6-0 shutout victory over the Blue Team at Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Field. The Orange Team built an early 2-0 lead after one inning of play en route to taking a commanding 6-0 lead after four innings to post a series-opening win over the Blue Team.
Virginia All-American candidate Ryan Zimmerman finished 2-for-4 at the plate and reached base four times while scoring two-runs and driving in a pair of runs for the Orange Team, coached by UVa assistant coach Joe Hastings. First-year Sean Doolittle posted a game-high three hits after going 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI. The trio of returner Tom Hagan (1-for-3) and newcomers Patrick Wingfield (1-for-4) and Nick Cruit (1-for-4) each recorded a RBI, while returners Matt Street (1-for-4), Kyle Werman (1-for-3) and Tim Henry (1-for-4) each posted hits for the Orange Team. Street, Hagan, Cruit and Henry also scored a run in the contest.
Orange Team starting pitcher LHP Alex Smith picked up the win after going 5.0 innings and allowed no runs on just one hit to go along with a game-high four strikeouts in the victory. Veteran Adam Laird pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and recorded one strikeout, while Josh Myers pitched 1.0 scoreless inning and struck out two batters to close out the game.
The Blue Team, coached by UVa assistant coach Karl Kuhn, mustered just one hit with Brandon Guyer going 1-for-3 at the plate. Blue Team starting pitcher Mike Ballard tossed 4.0 innings and allowed six runs (three earned) on nine hits and struck out a team-high three batters. Allie Swanson went 3.0 scoreless innings and gave up just two hits while striking out one batter.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Wednesday, October 27th to play Game 2 of the series. The contest is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM and will be played at Davenport Field at the UVa Baseball Stadium.
Here is a look at the schedule for the remaining two contests (Games 2 & 3) of the series:
Wednesday, October 27th4:00 PM Stretch (entire team)4:15 PM Throw4:30 PM Batting Practice (on field) (entire team)5:30 PM Home IF/OF5:40 PM Visitor IF/OF5:50 PM Field Prep6:00 PM Game
Thursday, October 28th2:30 PM Stretch2:45 PM Batting Practice (indoor cages)3:15 PM Throw3:30 PM Home IF/OF3:40 PM Visitor IF/OF3:50 PM Field Prep4:00 PM Game
Games Date TimeGame #1: Tuesday, October 26th 4:00pmGame #2: Wednesday, October 27th 6:00pmGame #3: Thursday, October 28th 4:00pm
ORANGE TEAMManager: Joe Hastings1. Ryan Zimmerman (#11)2. Robert Poutier (#25)3. Nick Cruit (#12)4. Sean Doolittle (#5)5. Kyle Werman (#2)6. Casey Lambert (#4)7. Matt Street (#9)8. Tim Henry (#6)9. Josh Myers (#29)10. Adam Laird (#10)11. Patrick Wingfield (#18)12. Tom Hagan (#15)13. Alex Smith (#33)14. Scott Morgenthaler (#30)15. Kevin Zdancewicz (#27)
Orange Support Players:Ryan Hudson (#31)Josh Darby (#13)Erick Chandler (#38)
BLUE TEAMManager: Karl Kuhn1. Mike Ballard (#18)2. Anthony Martinez (#40)3. Pat McAnaney (#19)4. Matt Bernstein (#3)5. Ryan Ouellette (#32)6. Michael Schwimer (#14)7. Mike Campagna (#12)8. Joe Florio (#7)9. Brandon Guyer (#20)10. Jordan Ellis (#25)11. Adam Ventre (#39)12. Allie Swanson (#27)13. Casey Conlon (#1)
Blue Support Players:Scott Headd (#23)Matt Avery (#35)Mike Mitchell (#8)Jeff Kamrath (#22)
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