| Tuesday, March 8, 2005
#7 SAINTS DEFEAT REDHAWKS 8-3
Dahlonega, Ga. – A four run fifth inning propelled #7 North Georgia College & State University past Martin Methodist College 8-3 in the first of a two game non-conference series.
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After the Saints (20-9) scored a run in the second inning, the Redhawks (7-10) put a run on the board in the top of the fourth after freshman right fielder Cliff Hardy (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) singled up the middle to tie the game 1-1.
In the bottom of the fifth, North Georgia had two outs, the bases loaded, and one run in when junior first baseman Brett Leja (Miami, Fla.) doubled to right center to clear the bases for three RBI’s and give the Saints a 5-1 lead. Leja singled again to right center in the seventh inning to score his fourth RBI of the game. North Georgia got some insurance in the eighth inning after junior second baseman Brian Lauderdale (Roswell, Ga.) hit his third home run of the year with one runner on to give the Saints a 8-1 lead heading into the ninth inning.
MMC rallied in the ninth after Hardy led off with a single to center field and latter scored off of a couple of errors. Senior pinch hitter Matt Standridge (Trinity, Ala.) scored on an unassisted put out, but sophomore reliever Chris Synan (Martinez, Ga.) forced the final ground out to end the game and give North Georgia the win. |
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| Tom Bradley |
Sophomore starter Josh Stowe (Marietta, Ga.) picked up his first win of the season and is now 1-2 this year. He lowers his ERA to 1.35 after striking out three batters and allowing only one earned run off of five hits. Redhawks senior starter Randall Henry (Pelham, Ala.) took the loss after going five innings and giving up five earned runs off of five hits while striking out three.
These two teams face off again tomorrow for the final game of the series at 3:00 p.m. at the NGCSU Baseball Complex.
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