FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
SGC Wins Three in a Row, Evens Season Record
The South Georgia College Tigers evened their season record
at 8-8 with three important wins in weekend play at home. SGC took a pair of
games from Chattanooga State Community College and one game from USC-Salkehatchie
during the three-game home-stand. The Tigers showed a little bit of
everything during the three games: They fought back from a deficit, overcame
sloppy defense (SGC had five errors in the first two games), got a little
timely pitching when they needed it and, in the final game, played great
defense and used the long ball to score runs.
Game one, which took place against Chattanooga State on Friday afternoon,
was a slugfest that saw both teams score runs in bunches throughout the
game. SGC won 12-10. Neither team played particularly well defensively; both
had three errors each on the day. The Tigers used six pitchers, with Dylan
Wall (1-0, 7.36 ERA), the fifth pitcher used by head coach Scott Sims,
getting the win. David O’Neal, who threw one scoreless inning, earned the
save. Cole Anderson’s 4-5 performance at the plate was tops for SGC.
Lead-off man Kenny Sanderson had three RBI, while Logan Gaines and Seth
Foster each drove in a pair.
Saturday afternoon, the Tigers faced Chattanooga State in a re-match from
the day before. This game followed a similar pattern as Friday’s contest.
Both teams had strong offensive performances coupled with more poor defense
(three errors by Chattanooga, two by SGC). Josh Palmer (1-1, 4.05 ERA), who
pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief of starter Greg Fietsam, earned the win.
Andrew Anderson was 2-3 with 3 runs and 3 RBI. Chris Thompson also had 3
RBI.
After a one-game break, the Tigers took the field against USC-Salkehatchie.
SGC plated runs at a steady pace, scoring in every inning but the second.
Meanwhile, starter Zack Hula (1-1, 5.11) kept the Salkehatchie offense off
balance all afternoon. He surrendered just 1 run on 3 hits in 6 innings of
work. Bray Bishop closed things out for SGC with a scoreless inning of work.
The Tiger offense flexed a little muscle early in the game. Stuart Drew (1),
batting second in the line-up, homered to left in the first inning to give
the Tigers a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, SGC used the long
ball again in the third when Cole Anderson (1) hit a solo shot to lead-off
the inning. Drew ended up 2-3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Jeremy
Donaldson also had 2 hits and 2 RBI for SGC.
The Tigers travel to Allendale, S.C., on Feb. 24 for a double-header against
USC-Salkehatchie. They return home for two weekend games. On Saturday, Feb.
27, SGC faces rival ABAC in Douglas at 1 p.m. The following day, Georgia
Perimeter comes to town for one game. First pitch 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.
