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Fri, Apr 30, 2010 - [Baseball]
April 30, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Scott Morris' grand slam in the seventh inning lifted the sixth-seeded Shorter to a 5-3 win over No. 7-seed Southern Wesleyan in an elimination game on Friday in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament at Golden Park.
With the win, the Hawks (24-31) advance to play on Saturday at 3:30 against the losing team in a later meeting between Lee and Brewton-Parker. The Warriors (7-42) are eliminated from the tournament.
Tournament Website with Stats
The Hawks trailed 3-1 before Morris' bases-loaded blast turned the score around in favor of Shorter. With the two-run lead, the Hawks lived dangerously, putting runners on in the next two innings, but did not allow another runner to cross the plate.
Tim Day (8-3) picked up the win for the Hawks by pitching three and one-third innings of scoreless relief and striking out four batters, including Yamil Perez to end the game. Southern Wesleyan starter Chase McElrath (4-4) suffered the loss despite striking out three batters over six and one-third innings.
Aaron Plummer put the Warriors ahead in the top of the sixth inning with a single that drove in Perez and Brauncy Jenkins to put SWU ahead 3-1. The two RBIs for Plummer were the most on the team as the Warriors spread five hits among five different players.
Kurtis Robinson was 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Shorter bats and also had some nifty glove work in the field as he made a pair of key diving stops in the game. Joseph Brookes also finished 2-for-4 to help the Hawks out-hit the Warriors 6-5.
The next game of the SSAC Baseball Tournament is between No. 1-seed Lee and fourth-seeded Brewton-Parker at 4 p.m. Both teams won their games in yesterday's opening round.
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Scott Morris' grand slam in the seventh inning lifted the sixth-seeded Shorter to a 5-3 win over No. 7-seed Southern Wesleyan in an elimination game on Friday in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament at Golden Park.
With the win, the Hawks (24-31) advance to play on Saturday at 3:30 against the losing team in a later meeting between Lee and Brewton-Parker. The Warriors (7-42) are eliminated from the tournament.
Tournament Website with Stats
The Hawks trailed 3-1 before Morris' bases-loaded blast turned the score around in favor of Shorter. With the two-run lead, the Hawks lived dangerously, putting runners on in the next two innings, but did not allow another runner to cross the plate.
Tim Day (8-3) picked up the win for the Hawks by pitching three and one-third innings of scoreless relief and striking out four batters, including Yamil Perez to end the game. Southern Wesleyan starter Chase McElrath (4-4) suffered the loss despite striking out three batters over six and one-third innings.
Aaron Plummer put the Warriors ahead in the top of the sixth inning with a single that drove in Perez and Brauncy Jenkins to put SWU ahead 3-1. The two RBIs for Plummer were the most on the team as the Warriors spread five hits among five different players.
Kurtis Robinson was 2-for-3 at the plate to lead the Shorter bats and also had some nifty glove work in the field as he made a pair of key diving stops in the game. Joseph Brookes also finished 2-for-4 to help the Hawks out-hit the Warriors 6-5.
The next game of the SSAC Baseball Tournament is between No. 1-seed Lee and fourth-seeded Brewton-Parker at 4 p.m. Both teams won their games in yesterday's opening round.
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