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Baseball falls short in late rally against Georgia College

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GREENWOOD – Georgia College opened up an early 6-1 lead and withstood a Bearcat rally to defeat Lander 8-7 in game one of a Peach Belt Conference series at Dolny Stadium on Friday evening. 

Lander dropped to 17-19 overall and 10-9 in the conference, while the Bobcats moved to 23-9, (10-6)

Georgia College scored two runs in the top of the first, but the Bearcats responded with an RBI double from Bailey Connell that plated Alex Conaway in the bottom of the inning, cuttin the deficit to 2-1.

A four-run second inning for the Bobcats put Lander behind 6-1 before Carson Jones put the Bearcats on the board again in the bottom of the fourth, driving in Reed Gray on an RBI double. 
 
Lander chipped away at the lead again in the fifth as Connell singled home Colton Yeager and later came around to score on an error, making the score 6-4. 
 
Georgia College extended the lead to 8-4 in the top of the eighth, but the Bearcats stormed back once again on a two-run homer from Mason Dodd and an RBI single from Yeager that brought Ryan Troutman around to score. 

Lander put the tying run on second with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, but Khan closed the door to give Georgia College the win. 
 
Conaway, Connell and Jones led the Bearcat offense with two hits each.
 
The Bearcats will look to even the series Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Prior to first pitch, the 2016 Lander team will receive its Southeast Regional championship rings.
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Players Mentioned

Alex Conaway

#24 Alex Conaway

OF
6' 0"
Junior
Bailey Connell

#6 Bailey Connell

UTL
5' 10"
Sophomore
Mason Dodd

#22 Mason Dodd

INF
6' 0"
Sophomore
Reed Gray

#3 Reed Gray

C
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Carson Jones

#21 Carson Jones

INF
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Ryan Troutman

#15 Ryan Troutman

C/RHP
6' 1"
Sophomore
Colton Yeager

#1 Colton Yeager

INF
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alex Conaway

#24 Alex Conaway

6' 0"
Junior
OF
Bailey Connell

#6 Bailey Connell

5' 10"
Sophomore
UTL
Mason Dodd

#22 Mason Dodd

6' 0"
Sophomore
INF
Reed Gray

#3 Reed Gray

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
C
Carson Jones

#21 Carson Jones

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
INF
Ryan Troutman

#15 Ryan Troutman

6' 1"
Sophomore
C/RHP
Colton Yeager

#1 Colton Yeager

5' 10"
Freshman
INF