Wednesday, March 12, 2008

 

TUSCULUM WRAPS UP ALABAMA TRIP WITH 9-0 WIN AT STILLMAN

 

Maikol Gonzalez                TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --- Maikol Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run as the Tusculum College baseball team shutout host Stillman College 9-0 Wednesday afternoon at Tiger Field.  It marks the second straight day the Pioneers (14-8) posted a 9-0 win on Stillman (9-14).

 

                Max Keleher, Morgan Tyson, Mat Galens and Tyler Collins combined on the shutout for the Pioneers as Tusculum records its fourth straight victory.

 

                Tusculum posted 15 hits on the day including multi-hit performances by Gonzalez, Carlos Rivera, Dustin Morrow and Matt Webb.  The Tusculum pitching corps limited the Tigers to only three hits on the afternoon.

 

                Tusculum plated three runs in the first inning, including a RBI double by Gonzalez, his 10th of the season.  TC added three more runs in the second frame as Rivera came through with a run-scoring double.  Tusculum plated a run in the seventh and added two more in the ninth, including a solo blast off the bat of Gonzalez for his fifth home run of the season.

 

                Keleher (2-1) allowed one hit in his five innings of work as he walked two and struck out a pair for his second victory of the season.

 

                Tusculum returns home to host Newberry for a three-game South Atlantic Conference series at Pioneer Park, beginning with Friday’s 7 p.m. contest.

 

- TC -