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Baseball Team Defeated;
Techmen Triumph, 20-0

By Bret Le Breton
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Photo by Jim Murray

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Cavaliers Were Swamped By Virginia Tech's Hokies Yesterday In Romp, 20-0

It could happen anywhere.
Coach Jim Wests says that he has
seen it happen in the pros, but
Thursday it happened to his Cavalier
baseball team. They were
beaten 20-0 by VPI.

The Gobblers scored two runs
in the first inning, one in the second,
and two in the third. In the fourth
and the fifth they exploded for
six and nine runs. In each of
these innings the Hokies sent
twelve batters to the plate, and at
one point got six hits in ten
pitches. This finished off both the
scoring for the game and Virginia.

Only Cavalier Threat

The only Cavalier scoring threat
came in the first inning when
Steve Bryant walked, and was
moved around to third on a single
by Yates Hall. There were already
two outs, however, and
Louis Paulson then struck out
ending Virginia's closest approach
to scoring.

VPI's scoring was the result of
excellent hitting on their part more
than of mistakes made by Virginia.
The Hokies continually hit to the
opposite field eluding the Cavalier
outfielders. In face in the
first eight innings Virginia caught
only two fly balls. Coach West
was moved to say that playing
as they were, "they would have
hit Koufax."

Bill Kelley, who pitched the first
four and one thirds innings, gave
up nine runs, five of which were
earned. Dave Greer then came
on for the next two thirds of an
inning, but he could do nothing
to stop the Gobbler's surge of
the fourth and fifth.

With none out in the fifth Jan
Luse replaced Greer, and pitched
the remaining innings: Kelley was
credited with the loss which brings
his season's record to 2-5.

West's feeling

Coach West, however, again
emphasized VPI's hot hand at the
plate when discussing his pitchers.
He said that Kelly was as sharp
as he has ever been, but the
Hokies hit off him anyway.

The Gobblers pitcher Hahn wt
all the way, striking out thirteen
Cavaliers and walking only two.