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Chase Burns strikes out 13 ‘Hoos: Wake Forest evens series with 9-3 win over UVA

Chris Graham
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Chase Burns held #15 Virginia to two hits in seven innings, striking out 13 Cavaliers, as #7 Wake Forest evened the teams’ weekend series with a 9-3 win on Saturday.

Burns (4-0, 2.08 ERA) is the first pitcher to strike out 13 ‘Hoos since Stephen Strasburg did so back in 2009.

Wake (13-5, 2-3 ACC) took the lead in the middle innings with an RBI triple from Cameron Gill in the fourth and a two-run Jack Winnay homer in the fifth.

Evan Blanco (1-1, 3.52 ERA) took the loss, giving up four runs, three earned, on eight hits in five innings of work, striking out four and walking three.

Henry Godbout and Antonio Perrota each homered for Virginia.

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019, and Team of Destiny: Inside Virginia Basketball’s Run to the 2019 National Championship, and The Worst Wrestling Pay-Per-View Ever, published in 2018. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, or subscribe to his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].