Saturday, April 28, 2007

TUSCULUM BASEBALL SWEEPS GOLDEN RAMS, PIONEERS TIE SAC WINS RECORD

ALBANY, Ga. --- The No. 14 Tusculum College baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader over host Albany State University Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers (47-12) swept the twinbill by identical scores of 10-4 in each contest. With the victories, TC ties the South Atlantic Conference single-season record for wins, matching the tally established by Catawba College last season.

TC and the Golden Rams (37-17) will conclude the three-game series on Sunday with a 1 p.m. contest. It will be the Pioneers final regular season game of 2007.

Game 1: No. 14 Tusculum 10, Albany State 4

Senior Aaron Porter went 2-for-2 including a home run as the Pioneers prevailed 10-4 over the Golden Rams. Porter’s homer, a solo shot, came in Tusculum’s five-run, second inning. Christian Rosa added a two-run double in TC’s big inning.

Rosa also recorded a pair of stolen bases, his 25^th and 26^th of the year, establishing a new school single-season record.

Senior pitcher Kevin Hammons (9-1) recorded his ninth win of the season as he went five innings, allowed seven hits, three runs, one earned, walked three and struck out seven.

Carlos Rivera, Matt Webb and Aaron Hudgins each accounted for two hits each in the win.

Game 2: No. 14 Tusculum 10, Albany State 4

Rivera added three more hits to his season record tally as the Pioneers completed Saturday’s sweep with a 10-4 win. Rivera went 3-for-5, giving him five hits on the day and a TC record 92 on the year.

Hudgins posted a 3-for-4 performance in the night-cap, while Webb and Porter accounted for two hits apiece.

Tusculum plated five runs in the fifth inning, including a two-run, pinch-hit single by Maikol Gonzalez.

Mat Galens (3-1) earned the win in the relief as he tossed 2.1 innings, allowed a pair of hits and posted a strikeout.

- TC -

Tusculum 10, Albany State 4 (Apr 28, 2007 at Albany, GA) (Game 1)

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Tusculum College.... 052 002 1 - 10 12 2 (46-12)

Albany State Univ... 002 010 1 - 4 8 4 (37-17)

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Pitchers: Tusculum College - K. Hammons; Mat Galens(6); Boo Morrow(7). Albany State - Griffin; Murphy(4).

Win-K. Hammons(9-1) Loss-Griffin-24(11-2) T-2:45 A-131

HR TC - Aaron Porter.

Tusculum 10, Albany State 4 (Apr 28, 2007 at Albany, GA) (Game 2)

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Tusculum College.... 120 052 0 - 10 12 2 (47-12)

Albany State Univ... 002 200 0 - 4 8 5 (37-18)

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Pitchers: Tusculum - B. Tuten; Mat Galens(4); Eric Donahue(7). Albany State - Bell; Ward(6).

Win-Mat Galens (3-1) Loss-Bell(9-3) T-2:45 A-131