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Spillane Hits Three Homers, Orange Routs Blue

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Spillane Hits Three Homers, Orange Routs Blue

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Bren Spillane hit three home runs in the first four innings Monday and the Orange team cruised to a 16-0 win in Game 1 of the Orange and Blue World Series. The sophomore drove in six as the Orange opened its 16-run lead by the fourth inning.

Spillane hit a two-run shot in the second, a three-run homer in the third and a solo blast in the fourth. His fourth-inning home run capped a back-to-back-to-back homer spree from freshman Michael Massey, sophomore Doran Turchin, before Spillane.

Luke Shilling (2 IP, 0 H), Zack Jones (2 IP, 1 H), Sean Leland (2 IP, 2 H) and Joey Gerber (1 IP, 0 H) combined on the shutout for Orange.

The Orange and Blue resume their three-game series Friday at 4 p.m. The fall ball finale will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Bren Spillane

#9 Bren Spillane

INF
6' 4"
Freshman
R/R
Luke Shilling

#16 Luke Shilling

RHP/1B
6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Doran Turchin

#20 Doran Turchin

OF
6' 2"
Freshman
R/R
Joey Gerber

#35 Joey Gerber

RHP
6' 3"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Bren Spillane

#9 Bren Spillane

6' 4"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Luke Shilling

#16 Luke Shilling

6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
RHP/1B
Doran Turchin

#20 Doran Turchin

6' 2"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Joey Gerber

#35 Joey Gerber

6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
RHP