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Maryland Baseball Team Beats Virginia 4-2
4/28/2000 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 28, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, MD -
Senior left-handed pitcher Joe Hart pitched the first complete game of his career, leading Maryland (19-26, 3-13 ACC) to a 4-2 win over Virginia (20-27-1, 7-12 ACC) in baseball action on Friday at Shipley Field. The game marked the first of a three-game ACC series between the two schools.
Hart (3-6) went 9.0 innings, allowing just two runs on nine hits and struck out five batters. Cavalier starter Kevin Shrout (4-3) went the full 8.0 innings, allowing just four runs on four hits, but two of the runs were unearned.
Junior left fielder Brian Patenaude hit a home run on the first pitch in the bottom of the first inning, giving the Terps a quick 1-0 lead. Maryland then took advantage of four Virginia errors in the bottom of the fifth inning and scored two more runs, extending the lead to 3-0.
Virginia got a run back in the top of the sixth inning when senior shortstop Tim LaVinge scored on a fielder's choice. The Terps stretched the lead 4-1 on a RBI single by sophomore catcher Kevin McDonald in the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Cavaliers got a run back in the eighth inning when sophomore left fielder David Stone scored on an infield single, but Hart held them scoreless the rest of the way.
Maryland and Virginia continue their series Saturday at 7 p.m.
