Cade Udell
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15
Winner Villanova VU 6-11
8
ETSU ETSU 14-5
Winner
Villanova VU
6-11
15
Final
8
ETSU ETSU
14-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 1 1 2 2 5 0 2 0 2 15 13 2
ETSU ETSU 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 8 11 0

W: Francis, Jake (2-2) L: M. Harpster (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Home Runs Lift Wildcats Over Bucs 15-8

JOHNSON CITY, TN– Wildcats hit five home runs in Tennessee to defeat East Tennessee 15-8.
 
The Wildcats and Bucs had a back-and-forth game going as every time a team scored, the other seemed to respond right away with runs of their own.  Going into the seventh inning, Villanova was up 11-8. East Tennessee had just battled back from down 11-5 and it was setting up to be a great finish. The Wildcats however had different plans as a two-run home run in the seventh would be the back breaker for the Bucs.  Another home run and a doubled scored two more in the ninth for Villanova giving them a comfortable 15-8 victory.
 
Nova Notes
  • The Wildcats jacked their most home runs in a game this season with five in the game. The home runs came courtesy of Connor Hale, Colin Quintano, Scott Shaw, Jack O'Reilly and another by Quintano.
  • Colin Quintano hit two home runs on the day and becomes the first Wildcat this season with two in one game.
  • Jack O'Reilly hit a home run for the second game in a row. This gives him a team leading five homers on the year.
  • Cade Udell closed for Villanova and pitched two innings allowing one hit and no runs.
How It Happened
  • Jason Neff doubled to right center in the first inning and scored Scot Shaw, 1-0.
  • A home run and ground out scored two for the Bucs in the first, 2-1.
  • Connor Hale homered to right field, 2-2 in the second.
  • Two hit by pitches in the third inning scored two more runs for the Wildcats, 4-2.
  • Aidan Barry scored on a wild pitch and Colin Quintano scored on a single by AJ Hansen, 6-2 in the fourth.
  • Two doubles and a ground out scored three runs for the Bucs in the fourth, 6-5.
  • Colin Quintano and Scott Shaw went back-to-back hitting home runs in the fifth, 11-5 Wildcats.
  • Blake Jacklin scored on throwing error in the bottom of the fifth, 11-6.
  • Noah Gent hit a two-run home run in the sixth, 11-8.
  • In the seventh Jack O'Reilly hit a two-run home run, 13-8.
  • Colin Quintano homered to left field in the ninth, 14-8.
  • Jack O'Reilly doubled down the right field line scoring AJ Hansen, 15-8.
Up Next
The Wildcats will have their first home game of the season this Wednesday, March 20 against Saint Peter's.
 
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