Pitt Shuts Out North Carolina A&T 10-0 at Home – Pitt Panthers #H2P

PITTSBURGH – Matt Gilbertson (7-2) threw a whole recreation, two-hit shutout in eight innings as Pitt baseball (23-16) defeated North Carolina A&T (12-28) 10-0 Friday night time at Charles L. Value Subject. Gilbertson hasn’t allowed a stroll in his final 41.2 innings pitched with 42 strikeouts, together with a career-high 12 on this victory.
 
As a result of forecasted inclement climate Sunday, the Panthers and Aggies will end the sequence Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. and an approximate 45-minute break in between video games. The senior day pregame ceremony will probably be held earlier than the primary recreation.
 
Bryce Hulett secured the game-winning run with a leadoff homer to left middle within the second inning, his seventh of the yr. The bases had been loaded with three-straight walks from Jack Anderson, Tommy Tavarez and CJ Funk. With two outs, Jeffrey Wehler knocked in Anderson and Tavarez.
 
The Panthers added to their lead subsequent within the sixth inning. Anderson and Tavarez drew one-out walks and superior on a wild pitch. Brock Franks introduced in Anderson with a single to left discipline.
 
One other Pitt run got here within the subsequent inning. Wehler led off with a single to centerfield and stole second base. After a single by means of the left aspect from Ron Washington, Jr., Wehler raced residence safely on a sac fly to centerfield from Hulett.
 
The Panthers manufactured 5 runs within the recreation’s final body. Franks bought an infield single and was secure on a grounder from Jordan Anderson on an error by the shortstop. With two outs, Tatem Levins, Washington, Jr., Hulett and Jack Anderson walked with the final three choosing up RBI. Tavarez adopted with a two-RBI single to left middle.
 
NOTES

• In his final seven begins, Gilbertson has a 2.12 ERA, 6-0 report, 52 strikeouts and two walks in 51.0 innings pitched.
• He has gone eight innings in his final three begins and wanted simply 86 pitches for this outing.
• He ranks in program historical past seventeenth in profession innings pitched (181.1), transferring forward of Sam Mersing (173.2, 2014-17), Alex Caravella (175.0, 2010-13) and Dave Welty (178.1, 1966-68).
• Washington, Jr. went 2-4 with a double and stroll.
• In program historical past, he moved right into a tie for seventh place in profession doubles (44) with Stephen Vranka (2011-14) and Joe Leonard (2008-11), eighth in whole bases (336) forward of Peter Parise (2004-07), fifteenth in profession hits (198) forward of Lou Melucci (197, 1996-99)
• Jack Anderson and Tavarez each reached a game-high 4 instances with three walks and a single.

 
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