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Sat, May 1, 2010 - [Baseball]
May 1, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- JJ Costantino was a home run short of the cycle as he led top-seed Lee to a 17-5 victory over No. 6-seed Shorter in an elimination game on Saturday at Golden Park in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.
With the win, the Flames (44-11) advance to play in the semifinal rounds on Sunday against an opponent and at a time to be decided later. The loss eliminates the Hawks (24-32) with a 1-2 record at the SSAC Tournament.
Tournament Website with Stats
Costantino led off the game with a double and came in to score in the first inning to put the Flames ahead early. After the Hawks tied the game with an unearned run in the second, Costantino hit a two-RBI triple and later came in to score on a wild pitch to put Lee ahead for good. The Flames' center fielder finished the game 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
The Hawks kept the game close, as Matt Johnson singled home a run in the fifth to make it a 6-2 game. Johnson finished the day 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
Lee responded to Shorter's effort with four more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Three of those runs came in to score on Junior Rodriguez's bases-loaded double. Rodriguez was also 3-for-5 at the plate and drove in a total of four runs.
Starter Matthew Gilson (9-0) was glad for the run support, which allowed him to throw a complete game in which he struck 11 Shorter batters. Shorter's Tim Day (8-4) threw the first three innings for the Hawks and suffered the loss.
Already leading 10-3, the Flames emptied the bench in the eighth inning only to have the reserves erupt for seven runs on seven hits in the eighth. A total of 11 different players had a hit in the game, including Phillip Johnson who came on as a pinch hitter and went a perfect 2-for-2 in the eighth.
Clint Harkins was 3-for-5 in the game for Shorter and stole two bases in the ninth to eventually score one of his three runs in the game.Shannon Houston was also 2-for-4 for the Hawks.
The final Saturday game at the SSAC Tournament is a meeting of the only two unbeaten teams as No. 3-seed Southern Polytechnic faces No. 4-seed Brewton-Parker.
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- JJ Costantino was a home run short of the cycle as he led top-seed Lee to a 17-5 victory over No. 6-seed Shorter in an elimination game on Saturday at Golden Park in the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.
With the win, the Flames (44-11) advance to play in the semifinal rounds on Sunday against an opponent and at a time to be decided later. The loss eliminates the Hawks (24-32) with a 1-2 record at the SSAC Tournament.
Tournament Website with Stats
Costantino led off the game with a double and came in to score in the first inning to put the Flames ahead early. After the Hawks tied the game with an unearned run in the second, Costantino hit a two-RBI triple and later came in to score on a wild pitch to put Lee ahead for good. The Flames' center fielder finished the game 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
The Hawks kept the game close, as Matt Johnson singled home a run in the fifth to make it a 6-2 game. Johnson finished the day 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
Lee responded to Shorter's effort with four more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Three of those runs came in to score on Junior Rodriguez's bases-loaded double. Rodriguez was also 3-for-5 at the plate and drove in a total of four runs.
Starter Matthew Gilson (9-0) was glad for the run support, which allowed him to throw a complete game in which he struck 11 Shorter batters. Shorter's Tim Day (8-4) threw the first three innings for the Hawks and suffered the loss.
Already leading 10-3, the Flames emptied the bench in the eighth inning only to have the reserves erupt for seven runs on seven hits in the eighth. A total of 11 different players had a hit in the game, including Phillip Johnson who came on as a pinch hitter and went a perfect 2-for-2 in the eighth.
Clint Harkins was 3-for-5 in the game for Shorter and stole two bases in the ninth to eventually score one of his three runs in the game.Shannon Houston was also 2-for-4 for the Hawks.
The final Saturday game at the SSAC Tournament is a meeting of the only two unbeaten teams as No. 3-seed Southern Polytechnic faces No. 4-seed Brewton-Parker.
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