MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College Baseball team (12-10, 10-9 PBC) found themselves on the short end of a pitchers' duel Friday night, falling 2-1 to Georgia Southwestern State University (12-11, 11-8 PBC) in 10 innings at John Kurtz Field.  

The Bobcats' Josh Hudgins (Dunwoody) went toe-to-toe with 2019 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Pitcher of the Year Tucker Smith and didn't blink, each man surrendering a single run.

Smith (4-1) tossed nine frames, fanning 11 and scattering five hits with three walks. Hudgins didn't factor in the decision, and was a sharp six innings, fanning five with just a single run and six hits. He turned things over to Brennan Crooms (Metter) who was just as strong, throwing four innings with just a single run and striking out four.

A sacrifice fly from catcher Austin Holloway (Social Circle) put the Bobcats up 1-0 in the third. It took until the sixth for GSW to even things out, as Jonathan Martin swatted a solo home run.

In the top of 10^th, an infield single and walk put the first two runners on for the Hurricanes. Greg Wozniak squared to sacrifice bunt, pulled back and chopped a ball through the middle to score the go-ahead run. The Bobcats had a runner on third, but couldn't get the clutch hit to even things up in the bottom half.

Shortstop Cassius Young (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double.

The Bobcats finish the series in a doubleheader with GSW tomorrow, April 3 at 1 p.m..

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