UC Irvine started Game 1 of their NCAA Baseball Tournament Super Regional against Virginia with high hopes, but when UVA caught them in an unorthodox double play in the first inning, it seemed like everyone knew that they had blown their best chance at the upset. Anteaters ace Matt Summers didn’t have his best day at the office while their offense struggled, and UVA won Game 1 by a score of 6-0 as a result.
NCAA Baseball Super Regionals 2011, Virginia Vs. UC Irvine Final Score: UVA Baseball Wins Game 1
Danny Hultzen, the No. 2 overall pick in the MLB Draft, went five-plus strong innings, as he combined for a shutout with Cody Winiarski, who came in and pitched a great game in his three-plus innings. UVA went up 2-0 in the 3rd inning, but they stuck in the dagger in the 5th when Jared King hit a three-run home run off of Summers to make it 5-0. With Virginia’s great pitching and UC Irvine’s smallball style, that shot effectively ended the game, and UVA eventually added another run to take an emphatic win.
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