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Against Wake Forest

Saturday's game with Wake
Forest didn't bring much relief
for the team, although they did
vary their style of losing.

With one away in the bottom of
the fourth, White walked, Bryant
singled, Hall walked, Boger walked
and Schultz walked bring in 2
runs to open the scoring.

Countering in the top of the fifth,
Wake Forest pitcher Bob Blanton
helped his own cause with a home-run.

In the bottom of the fifth DeBoe
singled and White doubled,
putting men at second and third.
A wild and a single by Hall
brought both men home, and gave
Virginia a 4-1 lead.

Bouncing back with singles by
Hopkins, Greer, and White, the
Cavaliers produced another run in
the bottom of the sixth.

Deacon first baseman Tom Berry
led off the top of the seventh with
a double and Blanton reached
base on an error by third baseman
Boger. Following outs by Bill
Myers and Doug Horner, shortstop
Craig Robinson walked and
second baseman Sonny Swails
singled in a run to cut the Virginia
lead to 4-2.

The bubble burst in the top of
the eighth, as Burgman and
catcher Heitman reached base on
errors, and Berry and Blanton
walked forcing in a run. After
Myers was retired, Horner walked
and Robinson reached base on an
error forcing in the fourth and fifth
runs for Wake Forest.

In the bottom of the eighth
pitcher Blanton saw hope for the
comeback, and knuckled down to
strike out the Virginia side.

The Deacons then proceeded to
sew up the game in the top of
the ninth when Callison led off
with a single and Burgman made it
7-5 by belting a home run to
to finalize the score.