JoJo Montgomery
Sideline Photos
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Bucknell BUCKNELL 14-25
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Winner Villanova VU 20-17
Bucknell BUCKNELL
14-25
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Final
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Villanova VU
20-17
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bucknell BUCKNELL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Villanova VU 0 1 2 0 1 4 3 11 8 0

W: Turzai, Stephen (1-0) L: Brady Swenson (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Villanova Picks Up Midweek Win over Bucknell

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – The Villanova University baseball team tied a season-high by drawing 15 walks as it defeated Bucknell, 11-1, in seven innings on Tuesday (April 22) at Villanova Ballpark.
 
At the plate, freshman JoJo Montgomery led the way with two hits and a career-best three RBI. The Wildcats (20-17) posted eight hits to go with their impressive walk total.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first inning, Montgomery hit a triple to score Josue Valdez and give the 'Cats a 1-0 lead. Villanova tacked on two more runs in the third behind an RBI single by Jason Neff and an RBI groundout by John Freitag.
 
Bucknell (14-25) posted its first hit of the game with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, cutting the VU lead to 3-1. However, the Wildcats answered in the bottom half of the inning by scoring on a sacrifice fly.
 
Freshman relief pitcher Luke Jacobson struck out the side in the top of the sixth inning, opening the door for Villanova to extend its lead to seven runs in the bottom of the frame. A sacrifice bunt by Connor Hale and an RBI single by Brayden Leonard each scored a run. Then, with runners on second and third, Montgomery drove a line drive into center field to put two more runs on the board, giving the 'Cats an 8-1 advantage.
 
A wild pitch, an RBI single by Neff, and a bases-loaded walk drawn by Leonard scored the three remaining runs needed to reach the 10-run rule in the seventh, securing the 11-1 win for Villanova.
 
Reliever Stephen Turzai picked up his first win of the season after throwing two scoreless innings with no hits allowed. Bucknell starter Brady Swenson fell to 1-1 with the loss.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Montgomery's RBI triple in the bottom of the second was the first extra-base hit of his career. The freshman had 25 singles prior to his two-hit performance against the Bison.
  • Michael Whooley and Leonard each drew three walks, tying a season-high for any Villanova player this year.
  • Whooley currently has a 17-game on-base streak, the second longest by any Wildcat this season.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will travel to Omaha, Neb., to face Creighton in a three-game series over the weekend (April 25-27). Friday's game will begin at 7 p.m. ET, and all three games will be streamed live on FloSports.
 
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