Friday night, fourth year pitcher Andrew Abbott took the mound at Davenport Field for the final time. What followed was a spectacular display as Abbott struck out 16 batters — the most strikeouts recorded by a pitcher in the ACC this season — en route to a 17-0 drubbing of Wake Forest.
He struck out the side four times in the 7.1 innings pitched against Wake and retired the last 12 batters he faced. Abbott had a remarkable 14 strikeouts through five innings, giving up just one pop fly to account for the other out.
“It was more about just giving my team the best chance to win [and] doing what I can,” Abbott said after the game.