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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgsc.edu

Tigers Win Three of Four, One Game Below .500

After defeating St. Johns River Community College 5-1 on Monday afternoon, the South Georgia College Tigers have won three of their last four games and are just one game below .500. The Tigers benefitted from strong offensive performances by shortstop Logan Gaines and right fielder Zack Hula, and a combined four-hitter from starter David O’Neal and reliever Mikey Rodriguez to handily beat the Vikings.

In the fourth inning, the Vikings broke a scoreless tie, plating their only run of the game on an SGC error. In the bottom of the frame, the Tigers knotted the contest at one when Gaines, who led off the inning with a double, scored on single by first baseman Seth Foster. SGC added three more in the bottom of the fifth on five hits. One inning later, Hula iced the game with a solo home run to left, his first homer of the season. Hula and Gaines each had two hits for the Tigers. O’Neal (2-2, 2.75) went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering unearned one run and scattering three hits. Rodriguez (2.84 ERA) retired the final Viking of the game in relief.

Over the weekend, SGC took two out of three from Central Florida Community College. The Tigers won game one of the three-game set on Friday night by a score of 13-6. Hula, who threw four innings in relief, earned his first win of the year in that game. Saturday, the two teams faced off in a mid-day double header. SGC won the first game 7-5 after the Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to finally put the game away. Hunter Ross, who pitched just 1 1/3 innings in relief, was credited with the win. It was also his first as a Tiger. The second game of the double-header didn’t go well for SGC. The Tigers turned in a six-error performance and lost 6-4 despite a complete game from Frank Ambrosino (0-3, 3.51).

After two games on the road Saturday, the Tigers return home for a 2 p.m. contest against Lake Michigan Community College on Sunday.

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