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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
SGC Sweeps ABAC, Advances to Final Four
In the first two postseason games of 2010, the Tigers hit
six home runs behind the pitching of Justin Fordham and Frank Ambrosino to
easily move past the ABAC Stallions in the first round of the GJCAA Region
17 state playoffs in Douglas. SGC took game one in a run-rule shortened
contest by a score of 10-2 and followed with an 8-1 win in game two.
The Tigers wasted no time in the first game, scoring three runs in the
bottom of the first inning. All three runs came on the long ball; catcher
David Reid-Foley hit an opposite-field solo homer to put SGC’s first run on
the board. Logan Gaines added a long blast of his own after Andrew Anderson
singled. In the fourth inning, Gaines got to trot again – this time on a
Wesley Morris homer after Gaines led off the inning with a single. Later in
the frame, Stuart Drew drove in Andrew Anderson on a single to center field.
One inning later, Josh Palmer hit a two-run shot that put the Tigers up 8-2.
Zack Bennett would drive in Gaines on a sacrifice fly with two outs to
increase SGC’s advantage to 9-2. The Tigers scored their final run of the
game in the bottom of the sixth when Gaines walked with the bases loaded to
score Drew.
Starter Justin Fordham had a little trouble in the top of the seventh; two
Stallions reached base following a one-out error, with one runner reaching
third. Fordham didn’t let the miscue bother him, and he promptly retired the
final two batters for a complete game win. Fordham gave up just two runs
(both earned) on seven hits. Logan Gaines led the way for the Tigers
offensively with a 3-3 day that included three runs scored and three RBI.
Andrew Anderson had three hits and Stuart Drew added two hits of his own.
In game two, starter Frank Ambrosino kept the ABAC bats quiet all afternoon,
going eight innings and surrendering just one unearned run. Closer David
O’Neal threw the final inning to finish things off for the Tigers. The big
inning came in the bottom of the fifth when SGC relied once again on the
four-bagger to put the game out of reach. Andrew Anderson launched a two-run
homer with Drew standing on first to put SGC ahead 4-1. Six batters later,
Chris Thompson connected with a Ryne Powers offering for a three-run blast.
A Stuart Drew RBI single in the bottom of the seventh plated the final run
for the Tigers, who cruised to an 8-1 victory. Drew and Josh Palmer had
three hits each.
SGC will face Gordon College, which stunned Young Harris by beating the
might Mountain Lions in two run-rule shortened games over the weekend, on
Saturday, May 8 in Douglas. The two teams will play a double-header
beginning at 1 p.m. If necessary, SGC and Gordon will play a third game
Sunday at 2 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.
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