CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Niagara baseball team earned a shutout win over La Salle, 9-0, in its final game of the University of Virginia Tournament on Sunday.
Niagara got off to a quick start in the bottom of the first inning with scores from Cullen and Wyatt Olson to take a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the second, with two runners on base, Tanner Kirwer doubled down the right field line to score Geoff Seto. Julian Gallup then scored on a passed ball to put NU up, 4-0. Niagara got ahead 6-0 in the bottom of the fourth after Langlois singled through the right side to send home Cullen and Kirwer. Scores from Joseph Tevlin and Owen Dziados in the bottom of the seventh and eighth, respectively, cemented the 9-0 win for Niagara.
The Purple Eagles will play a single game at Virginia Tech on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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