Myrtle Beach: Hitting Pitcher

By Doug Kroll - June 03, 2007

Something we don't see everyday is VCU's starting pitcher John Leonard is in the lineup in the cleanup spot. He flew out to lead off the second inning, but the Rams have come alive after the putout. Chris Jackson tripled to the rightfield corner (a ball that missed going out by about a foot), Justin Wright then hit one to rightfield that hit the fence for his own triple that drove in Jackson for his 22nd run of the season. Trai Harris then drove in his 21st run of the season with an RBI single to make it 2-0. So back-to-back-to-back hits give the Rams the lead here in the second, and maybe worst of all for the Red Storm, Yecker's pitch count is climbing in a game where they need him to stay in there as long as possible to save the bullpen.