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M9: Kordic has had two barrels just fall out of the sky, and the side is retired. Bonn is on to shut the door in the opening game for the Mustangs.
E8: Bonn gets out of the jam by getting a swing and a miss on a full count. Cal Poly has a chance to tack on more. Brendan Yagesh is on for the Hokies.
B8: Virginia Tech has the tying run in the on deck circle after two walks, and Head Coach Larry Lee is out of the dugout to get Estes. Nick Bonn is on to try and complete the four out save.
M8: Cal Poly gets a runner to second but strand him there, still a four run lead for the Mustangs as Brady Estes is on from the pen. Naess’ final line is 7 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 5 H and 9 K’s.
E7: Thats all for Virginia Tech in the seventh, a loud but pretty routine flyout for Murray Jr. in center ends it.
B7: Naess induces the 5-4-3 double play, but a run comes across its 6-2 Mustangs. Garza was playing back so its a tradeoff Cal Poly was willing to make.
B7: A double turns into three bags for the leadoff batter as the Mustangs have trouble collecting it. Estes has started to fire in the bullpen for Cal Poly, but Naess likely has some leash still to work with.
M7: Stretch time in Westwood, Cal Poly lead 6-1 as Naess goes out for another inning of work.
T7: Roe comes out and Luke Craytor comes in. The lefty did his job to prevent more runs coming across last frame, but he is currently responsible for Garza on first.
E6: Nine K’s for Naess, his stuff is on today. Still 6-1 Mustangs.
B6: Naess gets a nasty swing for the second out of the inning. Its a big one as the Hokies had gotten a runner to third on a double and wild pitch.
M6: Cal Poly loads the bases but cant tack on more, they have scored a run every inning since the second. 6-1 Mustangs.
T6: Virginia Tech is going to the pen yet again, its left hander Brody Roe this time.
T6: Casey Murray Jr. cashes in his second RBI of the game, this time its a single to left field to score Tayman from second base. Murray Jr. is 4-4 on the day. 6-1 Mustangs.
T6: Stop me if you have heard this before, the Mustangs have two runners on in the sixth. Action has once again started up in the Virginia Tech bullpen, its a lefty warming up.
E5: Naess works through another scoreless inning.
M5: Kordic rockets a ball into the right center gap that just seems to have a parachute and is caught to end the inning.
T5: Mustangs offense has come alive since being sluggish in the Big West tournament, Vachini rips a leadoff double, a pair of great defensive plays prevent two more hits but the run scores anyways at its 5-1 Mustangs.
E4: Naess has settled down after the second inning, he’s through four with just two hits and the one run on his ledger.
M4: Cal Poly can’t tack more on as a sky high pop up end the inning.
T4: Mustangs tack on one more as Casey Murray Jr. beats out the infield chopper, 4-1 Cal Poly.
T4: That will be the end of the day for Eisenreich, as Virginia Tech makes a move to the pen. Its Ethan Grim on for relief.
T4: Downing draws a walk to load the bases for the second time this game. That draws their catcher, then the coach out to the mound to have a chat.
T4: Cal Poly has caused traffic all day long, and has two on yet again with two out.
E3: A two-out Hokies walk is stranded as Naess is up to five strikeouts on the day so far.
M3: More baserunners for the Mustangs but they are stranded. 3-1 as it heads to the home half.
T3: HOILAND OPPO TACO!! Cam Hoiland’s 6th home run of the year restores the two run lead for Cal Poly its now 3-1.
E2: Tightrope, walked. A popout behind first base is followed with a 5-4-3 double play. Cal Poly still holds on to a 2-1 advantage.
B2: The bases are loaded after a walk, there are still no outs and that draws Seth Moir out for a chat.
B2: A line shot into left field plates one, 2-1 Cal Poly.
B2: Trouble brews in the home half of the second, a HBP is followed up with a double in the left field corner. Hokies have runners on second and third and no one out.
M2: Virginia Tech escapes the jam but Cal Poly jumps ahead 2-0.
T2: Mustangs have loaded the bases and are threatening to break it wide open. Action starts in the Virginia Tech bullpen, looks like its Ethan Grim.
T2: Vachini follows that up with a single straight back up the middle, 2-0 Mustangs as the lineup turns over.
T2: Gavin Spiridonoff’s baltimore chop will get it done, no chance for a double play either as Murray Jr. got a good break towards second base and Downing scores. 1-0 Mustangs early.
Top 2: Jake Downing gets a charge into a 1-2 offering and laces it off the wall for a leadoff double. It should be noted balls were carrying in the previous game, Jacob Johnson’s game winning home run was a high flyball that just trickled and trickled over the wall.
End 1: Griffin Naess is on it today, he gets all three batters by way of the K.
Bot 1: Naess opens up the game with a nice swinging strikeout of the Hokies leadoff hitter.
Mid 1: Cal Poly gets a hit to go along with the leadoff HBP but the threat is over. Griffin Naess takes the bump.
And we are off! Castellon digs in and is promptly hit by the first pitch. Early runner on for the Mustangs.
Lineups are in, Cal Poly working with the same nine as last game: Castellon – SS, Garza – 3B, Kordic – RF, Tayman – C, Hoiland – DH, Downing – 2B, Murray Jr. – CF, Spiridonoff – 1B, Vachini – LF
Welcome to the City of Angels, Los Angeles, Cal Poly embarks on their second straight foray into the NCAA Baseball tournament after winning the Big West Tournament in Irvine last weekend. They’ve drawn into the national No. 1 seed UCLA’s regional, but a shock throughout the collegiate baseball world happened a couple of hours ago when No. 4 seed Saint Mary’s stunned the hosts with a ninth inning homer to take a 3-2 victory. The Mustangs draw against the No. 2 Hokies from Virginia Tech in the ACC. We don’t have lineups yet but the starting pitching matchup is Cal Poly’s ace RHP Griffin Naess (7-4, 4.24 ERA) against Virginia Tech’s Logan Eisenreich (2-2, 5.94 ERA).
