Syracuse pitching struggles continue in doubleheader sweep by Virginia Tech
Will Fudge | Staff Photographer
Miranda Hearn pitched two 1-2-3 innings and gave up a 3-run home run in Syracuse s 11-1 loss against Virginia Tech.
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Kaia Oliver threw 21 pitches in game one as a starter. Nineteen of them were balls, two were strikes and two of them were wild pitches. Oliver surrendered four runs and pitched just 0.1 of an inning before being replaced following a career-low of just one out.
First, Oliver allowed Virginia Tech’s fastest player, Kelsey Brown, to walk on just five pitches. Brown then stole second and remained in the game despite being hit on her left leg on Maxine Barnes’ throw home. In the same at-bat Oliver threw her first wild pitch, allowing Brown to take over third before walking Cameron Fagan on the very next pitch on four straight balls.