(4) Lipscomb 10, (1) Georgia 7 -- FINAL
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Rex Brothers pitched 5 1/3 innings for Lipscomb to lead the Bison to an upset of #1 seed (national #8 seed) Georgia by a score of 10-7. Brothers tossed 107 pitches giving up 6 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He was helped by fellow teammate Ryan Wilkins, whose 5th inning 2 run HR gave the Bison an 8-4 lead. Three batters prior to Wilkins blast, Blake Bratcher singled in two runs to make it a 6-4 lead and one that the Bison would not relinquish the rest of the way. Bratcher was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a 2 run shot of his own in the 3rd.
For UGA, Ryan Peisel led the way, going 3 for 5 with a 2 run HR and a stolen base. The Dogs had their opportunities. In the first they left the bases loaded after scoring 4 unearned runs to take a 4-1 lead...only to see the Bison storm back with 7 unanswered. Georgia also had a chance in the 8th, runners were on 1st and 2nd with 1 out, the go ahead run at the plate in Rich Poythress. Poythress grounds sharply to the pitcher who starts the inning ending double play to leave the game at 9-7 Lipscomb.
Brothers (4-5) picked up the win, while Stephen Dodson (5-4, 4 2/3 ip, 8 runs (all earned), 2 BB, 3 K) was saddled with the loss and Kyle Tognazzini picked up his 4th save.
I'm heading back to watch the Louisville-Georgia Tech game and will post later this evening as I could not get connected at the ball park!!
Rex Brothers pitched 5 1/3 innings for Lipscomb to lead the Bison to an upset of #1 seed (national #8 seed) Georgia by a score of 10-7. Brothers tossed 107 pitches giving up 6 runs (2 earned) on 9 hits, 4 walks, and 3 strikeouts. He was helped by fellow teammate Ryan Wilkins, whose 5th inning 2 run HR gave the Bison an 8-4 lead. Three batters prior to Wilkins blast, Blake Bratcher singled in two runs to make it a 6-4 lead and one that the Bison would not relinquish the rest of the way. Bratcher was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a 2 run shot of his own in the 3rd.
For UGA, Ryan Peisel led the way, going 3 for 5 with a 2 run HR and a stolen base. The Dogs had their opportunities. In the first they left the bases loaded after scoring 4 unearned runs to take a 4-1 lead...only to see the Bison storm back with 7 unanswered. Georgia also had a chance in the 8th, runners were on 1st and 2nd with 1 out, the go ahead run at the plate in Rich Poythress. Poythress grounds sharply to the pitcher who starts the inning ending double play to leave the game at 9-7 Lipscomb.
Brothers (4-5) picked up the win, while Stephen Dodson (5-4, 4 2/3 ip, 8 runs (all earned), 2 BB, 3 K) was saddled with the loss and Kyle Tognazzini picked up his 4th save.
I'm heading back to watch the Louisville-Georgia Tech game and will post later this evening as I could not get connected at the ball park!!
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