UofL BSB: Adam’s Angels Clinch 2022 Pizza Bowl Series with Game Five Win

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Adam’s Angels claimed victory in the University of Louisville baseball program’s 2022 Pizza Bowl series, clinching the series with a 7-4 win on Wednesday at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Adam’s Angels have taken four of the first five games in the seven-game series. The series will be completed with game six set for Friday at 5 p.m. ET and game seven on Saturday at noon ET. Both games will be broadcast on 93.9 The Ville with Sean Moth on the call.

Carson Liggett and Kade Grundy kept the offenses at bay on Wednesday in their second starts of the series. Liggett allowed one run over 5.1 innings with just two hits surrendered, while Grundy gave up a single run as well in his four innings. Evan Webster backed up Grundy with three scoreless innings with four strikeouts.

In the seven-inning contest, the two teams were all even at one heading into extra frames. The Angels took over from there, pushing six runs across in the eighth, led by a three-run, go-ahead homer off the bat of Will Vierling.

Seattle got three runs in the bottom half of the eighth and had the tying run at the plate with two away, but a groundball ended the comeback effort.

Logan Beard led all hitters offensively on Wednesday, going 3-for-5 at the plate. Ryan McCoy and Gavin Kilen each added 2-for-4 days. Eddie King Jr. plated the first run of the day for Adam’s Angels with a home run to right-centerfield.

ABOUT THE PIZZA BOWL

Upon his hiring as Louisville head coach in the summer of 2006, Dan McDonnell immediately created an atmosphere of competition throughout the Cardinals baseball program. Whether it’s through conditioning in the Omaha Challenge, or in preseason scrimmages, McDonnell creates competitive situations to give his players numerous opportunities to prepare for what they will see during conference and postseason games.

One of the most effective ways McDonnell and his coaching staff can provide the Louisville players with those competitive, game-like situations is through the annual Pizza Bowl series. Following approximately six weeks of fall practice sessions, the Cardinals take to the field for what started as a one-game scrimmage in the fall of 2006 and has become an ultra-competitive series. The Pizza Bowl series has become an exciting and highly anticipated ending to the fall for Louisville coaches, players and fans.

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