Jay Cassady and John Holobetz had a shutout going through 8 1/3 innings as Old Dominion (17-16, 6-7 Sun Belt) won its Royal Rivalry series opener 7-1 over James Madison on Friday night at Bud Metheny Ballpark.
Cassady started and held the Dukes (20-13, 6-7) to just one hit and one walk in four innings. Holobetz (3-4) took over from there and kept JMU off the scoreboard until the ninth inning. He scattered four hits, issued one walk and struck out three.
ODU’s Evan Holman went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, one run and a walk, while TJ Aiken also finished 2 for 3 and drove in a run.
Maverick Stallings was 2 for 4 with two RBIs and scored once, Kenny Levari doubled, walked twice and added two runs, and Alex Bouche contributed two runs.
No. 11 Virginia 21, Louisville 3: UVA (27-7, 10-6 ACC) reached the 20-run plateau for the third time this season, rolling in a series opener at Louisville (20-12, 6-7). The Cavaliers belted five home runs as part of a 21-hit night.
Junior Ethan Anderson, a Cox High graduate, scored four times and put forth a 5-for-5 effort, the second five-hit game of his career.
The 21 runs are the most in an ACC game this season and the most by the Cavaliers in a conference game since they plated 27 against Maryland on April 23, 2010. Virginia plated 10 runs in the ninth inning.
Henry Ford and Jacob Ference each homered twice. Ford scored three runs, and Ference drove in a game-high four runs.
UVA starter Evan Blanco allowed three runs over six innings and struck out a career-high 11.
No. 16 Virginia Tech 11, Georgia Tech 1: Hammering four home runs among their 20 hits, the Hokies (23-8, 11-5 ACC) dusted the Yellow Jackets (20-12, 5-8) in a series opener before 1,093 in Atlanta.
Carson DeMartini of Virginia Beach was 3 for 5 with a run, a sacrifice fly and two RBIs. Brett Renfrow (5-1) pitched six innings in his start for the win.
Freshman designated hitter David McCann notched his second multi-homer game of his rookie season, clubbing solo shots in the fifth and sixth innings to give him seven home runs for the year. Seniors Eddie Micheletti Jr. and Gehrig Ebel slugged solo homers in the third and sixth, respectively. Senior Chris Cannizzaro collected four hits.
APP Carolina A&T 8, William & Mary 4: The Tribe (23-11, 6-4 Coastal Athletic Association) lost a series opener for the first time since the season’s opening night, falling to the Aggies (19-14, 4-6) at Plumeri Park.
TJ Ash was 3 for 4 with four RBIs for A&T, and Tre Williams was 3 for 5 and scored twice. Coley Kilpatrick (5-1) gave up five hits, five walks and four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings but got the victory. Relievers Avery Cain and Angel Ortiz shut out W&M thereafter.
Tribe starter Alex Markus (1-3) and reliever Reed Interdonato each gave up three runs in three innings.
Henry Jackson’s two RBIs and two hits led the Tribe, while freshmen Trey Christman and Josiah Seguin also drove in runs.
Coppin State 20, Norfolk State 6: The Eagles (7-19, 6-10 APPeast Conference) flew to a victory in a series opener at NSU. Anthony DiVittorio was 4 for 7 with a home run and four RBIs, and he was one of six Eagles with multiple RBIs. Coppin State had 18 hits.
Collin Curry led the Spartans (9-24, 5-11), going 2 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs, and Manny Jackson was 3 for 5 with two runs and an RBI. NSU led 2-0 and 5-4 before CSU’s surge.
