April 18, 2008
HEMPSTEAD, NY--Old Dominion University's (18-17/9-8) Anthony Shawler fanneda career high tying 13 batters and hit two homers to lead the Monarchs toAn 11-6 victory over Hofstra (12-28/1-18) Friday afternoon. In all, ODU hit five homers and pounded out a season high 19 hits in the win.
Hofstra took a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but ODU rallied as Shawler andDavid Burns hit back-to-back solo shots in the second inning, and BryanCipolla slammed a solo homer in the third to cut the lead to one at 4-3.
In the fifth ODU tied the game when Cipolla singled home Jimmy Miles.Hofsta re-took the lead in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single from Tom Legregni.
In the seventh inning Anthony Shawler hit his second homer of the day withBryan Cipolla aboard to give ODU 6-5 lead. David Burns followed with a double andJake McAloose doubled him home for a 7-5 lead.
ODU added three more runs in the eighth when David Burns hit his second homerOf the day with Max Most and Shawler aboard. ODU's final run came in the topOf the ninth when Max Most grounded out to score Edgar Hernandez from third.
Shawler pitched 7.2 innings, fanning 13 which ties his career high of a year ago.He walked only two for his fourth win of the season. Freshman Kyle Hald pitchedThe final 1.1 innings, striking out three.
David Burns led ODU with four RBI on the day, while Burns, Cipolla and McAlooseeach had three hits. Gerard Hall, Jimmy Miles, Shawler, and Most each had two hits. Every starter had atleast one hit on the day for ODU.
The two teams play Saturday at 2 p.m.
ODU 021 010 331 11-19-2HU 400 010 010 6-15-0
ODU-Shawler, Hald(8) and HernandezHU- Kumbatovic, Gionesi(8), Rigopoulos(9) and Habgurg
WP: Shawler (4-2) LP: Kumbatovic(1-5)
HR:ODU- Shawler 2(5), Burns 2 (8), Cipolla (2)