Aug. 2, 2006
ST. PETERSBURG, FL-- ODU's all-time strikeout leader and All-CAA pitcherJustin Verlander ('04) won his major league leading 14th game Tuesdaynight with a 10-4 victory at Tampa Bay for the AL Cenral leading DetroitTigers.
Verlander gave up three runs, eight hits, two walks and four strikeoutsin five innings of work.
He is 7-0 with a 2.04 ERA in his last nine games. Overall, Verlander is14-4 with a 2.79 earned run average. His last loss was a 4-3 decisionagainst the Chicago White Sox on June 7.
"It was one of those days where the stuff wasn't there and I had to battle out there to keep our guys in it," said Verlander who is theall time strikeout leader in ODU, CAA and Virginia Division I historywith 427 in 335 innings."Our offense put up a pretty bold number today,and that was great."
ODU PRO ALUMNI UPDATE
Jeff Eure(3b) Huntsville AA Brewers .257 BA 10HR 42 RBI 82 GP
Patrick Nichols (C)Vermont A Nationals .205 BA 1HR 4 RBI 15 GP
Jesse Schoendienst(2b) Johnson City R Cardinals .000 BA 9 GP
Tony Gsell(ss) Somerset Independent .167 BA 3HR 15 RBI 33 GP
James Burok(P) Asheville A Rockies 4-5 4.50 ERA
Donnie Smith(P) Quad Cities A Cardinals 1-0 0.00 ERA
Dana Arrowood(p) Gulf Coast League R Tigers 0-1 10.38 ERA
Jason Godin(p) Idaho Falls, R Royals 0-0 2.70 ERA
Kevin Gunter(P) Billings R Reds 0-1 3.71 ERA