Piedmonter's Start in College World Series Goes South

In three innings of play, former Piedmont High School pitcher gave up two runs in Cal's 8-1 loss to the University of Virginia Thursday. The blowout ended the Bears' run in the College World Series.

Anderson has failed to make it past the third inning in three of his last five starts. Thursday was another tough outing for the right-hander.

Virginia's first two runs, tallied in the third inning, were attributed to errors on Anderson's part. Jared King scored first on a wild pitch. The Cavaliers put a second run on the board as Keith Werman crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly. Werman had gotten on base after a throwing error at first by Anderson earlier in the inning.

Anderson was, however, praised by ESPN analysts for being supportive of his teammates after he was relieved of his pitching duties by Kevin Miller. Throughout the game Anderson was at the edge of the dugout cheering on his teammates as they tried to mount a difficult comeback.

For the fourth-year junior, Thursday's contest in Omaha was the final game of a collegiate career. Anderson's now farm system.