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Friday, February 27, 2009

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Tigers drop two as conference play begins

The South Georgia College Tigers dropped their first conference game Thursday, losing 9-5 to the Middle Georgia Warriors in Cochran Thursday afternoon.

Austin Palmer (3 for 4, one RBI, one run scored) and Lee Hall (1 for 3, two RBI, one run scored) accounted for most of the SGC offense. The Tigers’ big inning came in the top of the fourth, when they scored four runs on four hits. With Jamaal Smith on second and Brandon Collins on third with one out, Palmer singled to score Collins. A Lee Hall double scored Smith and Palmer. Hall moved to third on a ground out by Andrew Anderson. Zach Kilday singled through the hole at short, scoring Hall.

In the top of the ninth, Rhett Smith singled in Justin Roberts for the Tigers’ only other run of the game.

The Warriors scored one in the third, four in the fourth, one in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Starter James Hickey took the loss. He threw 4 1/3, giving up five runs on five hits. He also struck out five. Greg Fietsam threw 3 2/3 in relief.

Monday, the Tigers lost 12-0 to St. Johns River Community College in Palatka. Jamaal Smith (2-1, 1.98 ERA) took the loss. SGC only managed five hits in the game.

Conference play continues Saturday, Feb. 28, at Middle Georgia with a double-header at 2 p.m. The Tigers return home for a double-header against Lake Michigan Community College at 3 p.m. Darton comes to town Thursday for a 5 p.m. game.

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