Syracuse struggles pitching against top-25 teams Elizabeth Billman | Senior Staff Photographer Kaia Oliver led the team in ERA (2.53) through her first 20 innings this season but it’s climbed to over 5.00 over her last 56. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. Virginia Tech’s Kelsey Brown raced home after another low Kaia Oliver pitch escaped catcher Maxine Barnes to score the Hokies’ first run of the game. A fielding error by Barnes and an RBI double by Addy Greene followed, and Syracuse trailed 4-0 before its first chance at bat. It forced head coach Shannon Doepking to bring in freshman Jolie Gustave in relief after Oliver walked the bases loaded to start the game, threw just two strikes on 21 pitches and recorded a career-low one out.