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Reames, Owens hit homers in victory over Augusta State

GREENWOOD – Brooks Reames and Jordan Owens both homered Thursday night to lead the Lander baseball team to a 9-3 non-conference victory over Augusta State at Legion Field.

Lander improves to 24-20 overall, while the Jaguars slip to 15-29. Although both teams are members of the Peach Belt Conference, the game doesn’t count in the standings because it was played outside of the league schedule.

Lander’s Drew Elliott (1-2) earned the win as he struck out four and allowed five hits in 3.1 innings pitched.

ASU’s Zack Breaux (1-2) took the loss, striking out two, walking two and allowing six runs (three earned) on six hits in four innings of work.

The Jaguars took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on back-to-back home runs over the left field fence by Tristan Toorie and Tony Baker. Toorie had a two-run blast and Baker a solo.

The Bearcats cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the inning. With bases loaded, Robert Skinner went home when Bud Lanier was hit by a pitch, then Owens scored on Devin Ridlehoover’s sacrifice fly.

Lander’s Reames belted a solo homer in the second inning to tie the game at 3-3.

The Bearcats took a 6-3 lead in the fourth when Owens -- who broke the Lander single-season RBI record with 55 -- drove in Skinner, then, on the same play, Alan Abreu scored on a throwing error.  Owens then went home on Pete Hernandez’s sacrifice fly.

Lander put the game out of reach in the eighth on a two-run homer by Owens and another Hernandez sacrifice fly.

For Lander, Hernandez went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI, while Owens batted 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.

For ASU, Toorie went 3-for-3 with one run and two RBI, while Kenny Smith was 2-for-3 and Alex Walker 2-for-5 with one run.

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Players Mentioned

Alan Abreu

Alan Abreu

Freshman
Drew Elliott

Drew Elliott

Senior
Pete Hernandez

Pete Hernandez

Redshirt
Bud Lanier

Bud Lanier

Senior
Jordan Owens

Jordan Owens

Sophomore
Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Junior

Players Mentioned

Alan Abreu

Alan Abreu

Freshman
Drew Elliott

Drew Elliott

Senior
Pete Hernandez

Pete Hernandez

Redshirt
Bud Lanier

Bud Lanier

Senior
Jordan Owens

Jordan Owens

Sophomore
Robert Skinner

Robert Skinner

Junior