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Spigone Shines

Batmen Drop Pitching Duel

By John Markon
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Maryland righthander Mike
Chaddick dueled Virginia's Rick
Spigone in the sun and the wind
yesterday at Lambeth Field, with
Chaddick and Maryland winning
the important ACC contest 1-0 on
an unearned run in the second
inning.

Both teams entered the game
with 6-2 conference records and,
while Maryland has seized the
upper hand in the race, there will
be a rematch next week in College
Park. Both teams have schedules
calling for trips to South Carolina
this weekend.

So, while the Cavs are still alive
in the ACC title chase, a win
yesterday would have been most
beneficial. Despite the 1-0 score,
yesterday's game wasn't a good
one for Virginia as the Wahoos
seldom threatened at the plate and
struggled through many innings on
the field.

Virginia starter Rick Spigone
was called upon to face his second
consecutive ACC first division team
and turned in a fine performance.
Through the first six innings he
allowed only one hit and, when
Maryland started hitting him a little
later, he recovered his control and
was able to keep the upper hand.

The game's only run came in the
second when, after two were out,
Terrapin third baseman Bobby
Cilento bounced a grounder
through the legs of his Cavalier
counterpart, Jon Williams. Skip
Smith followed with a nicely
stroked double to left-center,
scoring Cilento easily and, as it
turned out, putting the game on
ice.

During the game the only
portion of the Maryland batting
order that gave Spigone any trouble
was the bottom third. The top
seven batters were collectively
nothing-for-21. This group included
the ACC's lending hitter, Steve
Sauve, a .400-plus man, and also
such over .300 swingers as Harry
Martell and Cilento. None made a
hit off Spigone.

Just as much in command,
however, was Maryland's Chaddick,

a stocky righthander who showed a
good fastball. Chaddick showed
good control by fanning seven
Cavaliers and walking only two
while Spigone walked six and
struck out four. Rick walked the
bases loaded in the Maryland fourth
but escaped without damage by
picking Smith off second in what the
Terps claimed was a balk move.

Virginia threats, as they were,
were few and far between. Only
once did a home team runner reach
third and there were just two other
instances of Virginians touching
second. Most responsible was the
good control of Chaddick, who
seldom fell behind batters. When he
needed the assistance of his fielders
they provided it, playing errorless
ball and making several good plays.

Robbin Marvin was the Wahoo
that reached third and he did it by
singling, being sacrificed and
advancing on a fly. Sammy Beale
left him on in the sixth when his fly
to center was hauled in easily by
Collins.

Two Cavs were on base at the
same time in the third, when
Williams singled and Spigone
walked, but a strikeout by Marvin
and a fly to deep center by Billy
Hall closed Virginia out. In the
ninth inning Steve Sroba was
walked with two out but Terry Dan
ended the game with one of his
total of three strikeouts.

The Maryland game marked the
end of Virginia's home season and
probably the farewell of Lambeth
Field. Next Cavalier baseball action
is Thursday at Clemson.

Photo By Howard Weinberg

Rick Spigone Pitched Three-Hitter Yesterday But Cavaliers Were Bested By Maryland's ACC Leaders, 1.0.

Virginia Baseball Team Plays Next At Clemson On Thursday and Friday In Key Atlantic Coast Conference Tilts