GREENWOOD - Barbara Cook blasted two two-out home runs and drove in all three Lander runs as the Bearcats took down Georgia College 3-1 in their Peach Belt series-opening game.
Rebecca Boesen picked up her fifth win in the circle, allowing just one run on five hits and striking out five in her second complete game of the season.
| SUMMARY |
| FINAL |
Lander 3, Georgia College 1 |
| PITCHERS |
WP: Rebecca Boesen (5-1) LP: Macy Banks (3-4) |
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| RECORDS |
Lander (17-2, 1-0 PBC) Georgia College (8-11, 0-1 PBC) |
| KEY INNINGS |
| TOP 4 |
After neither team could scratch a run across the plate, Georgia College took the lead on a two-out infield single by Divina Checo that scored MacKenzie Hoffman. |
| BOT 4 |
Shannon Antonini grounded out to second and Logan Coward lined out first base to lead off the inning. Cook stepped to the plate and blasted an opposite-field home run to tie the game at one. |
| BOT 6 |
Bridgett Tierney led off the inning with a single up the middle and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Antonini. After Coward lined out to shortstop, Cook belted her second home run of the game over the left field fence to give Lander their first lead of the day. |
| TOP & |
Pinch hitter Golden Thrower led off with a walk, but Boesen got Checo to fly out and then got Newberry to ground into a double paly to end the game and give Lander the win. |
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| UP NEXT |
| Lander and Georgia College wrap up their series with a double header tomorrow starting at noon. |
