Wilson becomes all-time leader in complete games for GHC
From college reports
The Georgia Highlands baseball team hosted Three Rivers Community College in a three game series this weekend at LakePoint in Emerson, their final series before starting GCAA play.
On Friday night, The Raiders came out firing on all cylinders, scoring three runs in the second inning off Charger starter Colby Taylor to take an early lead. After three innings of tough luck outs, the GHC offense finally broke through, scoring four runs and taking a lead they would never relinquish.
From fourth inning on Friday night through the rest of the series, the Chargers would outscore the Raiders 27-0 the rest of the way. Colby Taylor earned his fifth win on the season, throwing 6.2 innings allowing three runs, one earned, on nine hits, one walk and four strikeouts. Sean Fitzpatrick, who entered the game with the score set at 6-3 with the bases loaded and two outs in the sixth. The sophomore lefty enticed a shallow fly out by the Raiders’ cleanup hitter to end the threat and then threw two more no-hit innings to end the game and earn the save.
Caleb McElwaney led the 12 hit GHC attack, going 3-5 with a double, three runs and three RBIs. Grant Bodison, Nick Piccapietra, and Nick Fink each tallied two hits of their own, combining to go 6-11 with five runs scored and four RBIs.
In Game 2, freshman right-hander Drew Wilson, a former Sonoraville High standout, became the Chargers’ all-time leader in complete games, notching his third of the season en route to a 5-0 shutout and his fifth win of the year. Wilson scattered five hits, walked one and struck out six batters in the ballgame. The Chargers provided five runs in support of Wilson, led by Isreal Zackery, who launched a home run deep to left field and drove in two runs on two hits for the day. Devin Bilardello, Grant Bodison, and Caleb McElwaney hammered out two hits apiece and played excellent defense in the victory.
The dam broke early in the third and final game of the weekend, as the Chargers scorched the Raiders for for runs in the first and then continued to add to the score in each inning until the game was ended via the mercy rule in the fifth. In total, the Chargers recorded 15 hits in the affair, including three off the bats of Jonathan White and Nick Piccapietra.
Though offense was the highlight of the game, Matthew Norton was pretty good as well, tossing a shutout of his own and keeping the Raider offense silent for the duration of the game. Norton claimed his fourth victory of the season in the effort and fanned two batters while surrendering only four hits.
Also of note was the defense of GHC left fielder Bronco O’Brien, who made two running grabs despite smashing into the fence in foul territory and another incredible diving grab in the left field corner.
In other recent college baseball action:
Greeson homers for Kennesaw State THE BASICS
Records: Kennesaw State ( 8- 12), Georgia ( 9- 13) Score: Kennesaw State 6, Georgia 9 (6 innings) Starting Pitching Matchup: RHP Zac Kristofak vs. LHP Chris Erwin Key Players: Austin Upshaw (2-for-3, RBI); Terence Norman (2-for-3); Corey Greeson ( 1- for- 3, 3RBI)
THE STORYLINE:
· Kennesaw State dropped its midweek tilt with SEC in-state rival Georgia, 9-6, in six official innings at Stillwell Stadium Tuesday evening. · Lighting and storms surrounding the area kept the two programs from completing a full nine innings, but the Bulldogs score in four of the six official innings – including a three-run first and a fourrun third—to earn the victory. · With the loss, Kennesaw State dropped to 8-12 overall while Georgia improved to 9-13.
HOW IT HAPPENED
· The Bulldogs jumped out quickly with three runs in the first, a run in the second, four more in the third and one in the fourth, building a seven lead cushion. · The Owls clawed back within three runs, with a run in the first, a crooked three in the third, and single runs in the fourth and fifth. · Junior and former Calhoun High standout Corey Greeson (1-for-3, three RBI) led the team offensively with a two-run home run in the third inning and a sacrifice fly in the fourth. · Kennesaw State also got key contributions at the plate from Austin Upshaw ( 2- for- 3), Terence Norman (2-for-3) and Griffin Helms ( 1- for- 3, RBI). · The highlight of the night may have come in the top of the fifth, when Norman reached up and robbed a home run to end the inning. It held the Bulldogs scoreless for the first time in the ballgame and switched momentum over to the Owls’ bench. · Upshaw followed up in the bottom half with a solo HR to pull the Black and Gold within three, the closest its been since facing a 3-0 deficit in the first. ·But, rain and storms official ended play with six completed innings, and 1,113 fans were sent home because of weather.
#NESTNOTES:
· Corey Greeson hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth frame, marking his eighth HR of his career. · Austin Upshaw hit his first home run since March 5 at Middle Tennessee, and now has five on the season – ranking second on the team. He extended his hitting streak to five games. ·Grant Williams extended his hitting streak to six games, and has reached base safely in six straight contests.
Cross has big day for West Georgia CARROLLTON, Ga.
It was a battle of Gulf South Conference foes on Saturday as the West Georgia Wolves dropped game one of a three game series to the West Florida Argonauts 7-6 in eleven innings at Cole Field.
West Florida struck first as they scored three runs in the top of the first and a single run in the top of the third to take a 4-0 lead early in the contest. West Georgia cut that lead in half in the bottom of the third as Ben Utley hit a two RBI single to make it a 4-2 game.
The Argonauts came right back in the top of the fourth and scored two more runs to increase the lead to 6-2. UWG then began to chip away at the deficit with two runs in the fifth with an RBI single by Christopher Michals and a fielder’s choice RBI from Price Peters.
The score would stay 6-4 until the bottom of the eighth when Spencer Cross hit a two run homerun to tie the game at 6-6. Neither team would score in the ninth or tenth, but UWF hit a solo homerun in the top of the eleventh to seal the victory for the Argonauts.
Former Calhoun High standout Spencer Cross led the Wolves offensively, going 3-4 with two RBI and a run scored. N.J. Williamson also had three hits and scored two runs.
Dalton Reagin was phenomenal out of the bullpen for UWG.
He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up only one run while scattering six hits. He also had two strikeouts and no walks.
Harris earns first win of season in WInthrop victory SPARTANBURG, SC
– The Winthrop baseball team rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to earn a 10-6 win over Wofford on Wednesday night at Russell C. King Field.
The victory was the first mid-week win for the Eagles this season as they improve to 10-11. The loss dropped Wofford’s record to 9-13.
Winthrop will try to even its record as it goes after a third straight win on Friday when the Eagles open a three-game Big South Conference series against High Point at the Winthrop Ballpark.
Eagle sophomore and former Sonoraville High standout Thad Harris (1-5) earned his first win of the season as he pitched 3.1 innings in relief while allowing a run on no hits, and struck out four.
Winthrop trailed the Terriers 6-5 heading into the top of ninth against Wofford reliever Jordan Accetta (1-2). Brandon Fite led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Hunter Lipscomb. Mitch Spires then delivered an RBI single that scored Fite to tie the game. Anthony Paulsen followed with another walk before Babe Thomas singled to drive home Spires with what proved to be the winning run.
The Eagles added three more runs in the inning when Matthew Mulkey doubled to left to score Paulsen and Thomas, and Jake Sullivan followed with another double to drive in Mulkey.
Winthrop’s 10 runs came on 13 hits while Wofford had six runs on eight hits. Winthrop was led at the plate by Thomas, who went 3 for 4 with a double and one RBI. Spires extended his hitting streak to 14 games as he went 2 for 5 with one RBI, and Mulkey was 2 for 4 with a double and two RBI.