FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
Tigers Open Conference Play With Two Wins
The second season is here. Conference play began for the
South Georgia College Tigers Saturday afternoon with a three-game series at
home against the Gordon College Highlanders. SGC took two of three to open
the conference with a 2-1 record. Monday afternoon, the Tigers lost to
Gloucester County College 12-6 in a slugfest that saw the two teams combine
for 24 hits, including four home runs.
After rain postponed the first game of the Gordon series on Friday, SGC
split a double-header with the Highlanders Saturday, winning game one 10-6
but dropping game two 10-2. In the game one win, Stuart Drew (3-4, four
runs, one RBI), Andrew Anderson (3-4, two runs, three RBI) and Josh Palmer
(3-5, three RBI) anchored the SGC offense. Starter Tony Albritton (4-2,
5.08) was the winning pitcher after lasting six innings. Greg Fietsam (2)
earned the save.
Gordon starting pitcher Josh Stevenson threw a six-hit complete game in the
nightcap en route to a 10-2 win. Stevenson did something few pitchers have
been able to do this year – keep the potent SGC offense off balance and off
the scoreboard. Justin Fordham (2-1, 5.40) took the loss. Andrew Anderson
was the only Tiger with more than one hit.
Sunday afternoon, SGC opened the rubber game of the series with a five-run
first inning, two runs of which came from a two-run homer off the bat of
Stuart Drew, his second of the year. The Tigers added runs in the second,
fifth, sixth and eighth to fend off a steady offensive attack by the
Highlanders (three of their players – Kelly Williams, Landon Anderson and
Robbie Payne -- homered as well). Frank Ambrosino (3-2, 5.09) came away with
the win.
Monday, the Tigers dropped one game to visiting Glouchester County College.
Both teams erupted, combining for four home runs in the first four innings.
After a rocky start, Gloucester hurler Mike Ney settled down and blanked SGC
in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth inning,
trailing 12-5, the Tigers scored their last run when Stuart Drew drove in
Cole Anderson on a Gloucester error.
The Tigers used the long ball (with maybe a little bit of help of strong
winds blowing straight out to center) to score five of their six runs. In
the bottom of the second inning, Zack Bennett (1) hit a two-run home run.
Two batters later, Cole Anderson (2) hit a two-run shot of his own. In the
fourth, Wesley Morris (2) connected for a two-out solo home run to tie the
score at five. After Morris’s home run, the SGC bats cooled off while
Gloucester plated seven more runs over the last five innings to cruise to a
12-6 win. Scott Groover (0-1, 15.19), the second of six Tiger pitchers in
the game, took the loss after lasting just two-thirds of an inning.
SGC now stands at 18-11 on the season and 2-1 in conference. The Tigers
faced Gloucester again on Tuesday afternoon but results were unavailable at
press time. Thursday, SGC plays the Brewton Parker JV squad in Douglas at 4
p.m. After that, the Tigers hit the road, traveling for their next 11 games
(nine of which are in conference). SGC returns to Douglas on April 6 with a
3 p.m. double-header against East Georgia College.
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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.
