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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia College &
State University baseball team (15-6, 5-2 PBC) got all five runs in
the first two innings and great pitching for a 5-1 victory over No.
7 North Georgia (15-9, 7-3 PBC) tonight (March 13) at John Kurtz
Field.
Junior righthander Dylan Lightell
(Rosamond, Calif.) tossed six strong innings, fanning nine
Saints and allowing one run on a hit and four walks. By far the
junior's best start of his GCSU career, he improved to 1-2.
The Bobcats jumped on North Georgia early, getting two in the
bottom of the first. Designated hitter Buddy Elmore
(Dallas) ripped a one-out double to score both Derek Johns
(Waynesville, Ga.) and Sean Harrell (Martinez,
Ga.).
GCSU tacked three more on in the second, when Harrell singled
home Matt
Pitts (Brunswick, Ga.) who had also reached on a
single. A bases-loaded balk scored another run, and the scoring was
capped by a run-scoring groundout.
The Saints picked up a run in the fifth, but never really
threatened, tallying just two hits on the night. The Bobcats ripped
11 hits on the game, with just one extra-base knock.
North Georgia starter James Wiley drops to 1-2 with the 7 1/3
inning loss. He allowed five runs on 11 hits with four whiffs. For
the Bobcats, Mike Tokessy (Ontario,
Canada) threw 1 2/3 of scoreless relief before turning it
over to Martin Dewald
(Mannheim, Germany) for the 1 1/3 inning save, his fourth.
Dewald struck out two and Tokessy three, as the Bobcat staff
retired 14 Saints on strikes.
The Bobcats are back in action tomorrow, March 14 finishing the
three-game set with the Saints in a doubleheader at 2 p.m.
Visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate
your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics
Hall of Fame. The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity
athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II
program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the
student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in
post-season competition as well as documented academic success and
community-service involvement.
