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Friday, March 27, 2009
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
Long season seems longer for Lady Tigers
The South Georgia College Lady Tigers won two out of six
conference games after a long weekend of play. Then, on Wednesday, March 25,
SGC lost a double header against Middle Georgia in Cochran.
Friday, March 20, SGC took a tour of north Georgia that began with a trip to
Georgia Perimeter, the number one team in the conference. The Lady Tigers
didn’t fare very well against Perimeter, losing game one 6-1 and game two
11-0. There were few bright spots; however, Crystal Greer, Megan Hartley and
Lindsey Day were each 2 for 3 in game one.
Sunday, March 22, the Lady Tigers faced a solid Young Harris team and ended
up splitting with the Lady Mountain Lions. The Lady Tigers lost game one
7-5. A costly two-out error on a misplayed fly ball scored three runs. The
error put SGC in a hole from which they never quite recovered.
Cecily DeMarco was 2 for 4 with three RBI, Tiffany Davies was 2 for 4 and
Morgan Vereline went 2 for 3. The Lady Tigers lost Crystal Greer in the
third inning after she was hit in the head on a pick-off attempt.
SGC won game two 7-5, scoring four runs in the seventh inning to overcome a
5-3 deficit.
In the seventh, Young Harris brought in its number one starter to close out
the game. She walked Brittany Johnson, the Shannon Carter came up big with a
single. A passed ball moved Johnson to third and Carter to second. Cecily
DeMarco doubled to scored Johnson and Carter. Tara Miles followed with a
single to put runners on first and third. Miles then stole second to move
into scoring position. Lindsey Day doubled to score Miles and DeMarco and
give the Lady Tigers the lead for good.
DeMarco was 2 for 3 with three RBI and Miles was 2 for 4 with two RBI.
Johnson was hit twice by pitches and scored both times.
Monday, March 23, SGC played Truett-McConnell in two very good games. The
Lady Tigers won game one 11-5 behind the pitching of Jessica Cooper and a
potent offense. They came up short in game two, losing 7-6 in extra innings.
SGC carried a 6-4 lead into the top of the seventh inning when the Lady
Tigers decided to add five insurance runs to put the game out of reach.
Johnson, Day, Davies and Hartley were each 2 for 4. Morgan Vereline and
Miles went 2 for 3, and DeMarco was 3 for 5 with four RBI. Shannon Carter
pitched well in relief of Cooper.
In game two, Truett overcame a two-run SGC lead in the bottom of the sixth
to tie the game at six. In the eighth inning, Cooper went out to second base
in place of Crystal Greer, who was injured earlier in the game scoring on a
squeeze play. Johnson bunted her over to third. Then DeMarco, who had two
hits on the day, hit a pop-up to shallow right that the second baseman
caught backpedaling. However, it wasn’t deep enough to score Cooper. The
next two Lady Tigers were retired in order.
Truett followed the same template in its half of the seventh. After bunting
the runner at second over to third, a shallow pop-up sailed just deep enough
to score the game winning run.
Wednesday, March 25, the Lady Tigers traveled to Cochran for a double-header
against Middle Georgia. The Lady Warriors defeated SGC 6-3 in game one and
15-5 in game two. SGC played well defensively but had a hard time on the
mound. Lindsey Day, who has made some tremendous adjustments at the plate
recently, hit a long grand slam in game two. Crystal Greer missed both games
due to injuries sustained during the previous weekend.
The Lady Tigers return home to play Coastal Georgia on April 1 at 2 p.m. On
Saturday, April 4, SGC will host Recreation Day at its game against FCCJ.
The local recreation league softball teams will be recognized, and a $1
raffle will be held, with the lucky winner throwing out the first pitch. The
game is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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About South Georgia College
South Georgia College (www.sgc.edu)
was founded in 1906 and is a two-year institution in the University System
of Georgia. Located in Douglas, Ga., the college's environment gives
students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close
collaboration with faculty.
