Miami Completes Three-Game Sweep Of Virginia Tech With 9-5 Win
April 10, 2005
SALEM, Va. – Miami took advantage of some ninth-inning mistakes by Virginia Tech to break a 5-5 tie and come away with 9-5 win at Salem Memorial Stadium Sunday afternoon. The win completed a three-game sweep and moved Miami’s record to 27-9 overall and 11-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies dropped to 11-14 and 2-12 in the ACC.
The Hurricanes scored four unearned runs in the top of the ninth inning on one hit. Danny Figueroa led off with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch by Randy Buffington. He scored a few pitches later on a passed ball that allowed Walter Diaz to advance to second base, giving UM a 6-5 lead. Diaz scored on a fielding error by the Hokies with two outs for a two-run lead. Brendan Katin padded the lead with a two-run double for the final 9-5 score.
Jon Jay led the Hurricanes, going 3 for 3 with two RBIs, two runs and two intentional walks. Katin went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and Ryan Braun stole three bases and scored two runs.
Chris Perez pitched two innings of relief for Miami and gave up four hits and one earned run to move his record to 4-1. Buffington gave up four runs, all unearned, and walked three to drop to 0-1 this season for the Hokies.
Ricky Orta pitched six-plus innings and allowed four earned runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out two in a no-decision. Virginia Tech starter Nicky Bowers pitched four innings and gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts.
Jay opened the scoring for Miami with a two-run single up the middle to bring in Danny Figueroa from third and Braun from second in the first inning.
Miami’s lead was cut in half on a Sheldon Adams’ third-inning triple that scored Nate Parks from first with one out. Orta walked Matt Hacker and Jose Cueto made him pay with a three-run home run to left field for a 4-2 Hokie lead.
Tech reliever Adam Redd spelled Bowers prior to the start of the fifth inning.
UM evened the score in sixth. Braun was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and advanced to third on a bloop single to center by Jay. Brendan Katin singled to bring in Braun. Roger Tomas put the score at 4-4 on a single to right field to score Jay.
Braun singled in the seventh to score Eddy Rodriguez for a 5-4 lead.
The Hurricanes continue their ACC road swing with a three-game series at North Carolina next week.
