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Winner Lander LU 23-18, 16-10 PBÇ
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Georgia College GCSU 16-22, 10-13 PBÇ
Winner
Lander LU
23-18, 16-10 PBÇ
13
Final
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Georgia College GCSU
16-22, 10-13 PBÇ
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lander LU 0 5 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 13 15 0
Georgia College GCSU 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 7 5

W: Monroe, Jake (3-2) L: Harding Dennis (1-3)

Monroe vs. USCA

Game Recap: Baseball | | Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

Lander Forces Rubber Matchup with 13-6 Win

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. - A five-run second inning and steady offense throughout powered the Lander baseball team to a 13-6 win over Georgia College and State University on Saturday afternoon at John Kurtz Field, evening the Peach Belt Conference series.

The win sets up the seventh rubber matchup of the season for the Bearcats.

Lander wasted no time taking control as back-to-back bases-loaded walks from Cooper Backman and Caden Crews opened the scoring. Lowndes Still added an RBI groundout before Oliver Zohn delivered a two-RBI single to cap the five-run frame and give the Bearcats a 5-0 lead.

Jake Monroe worked around a pair of walks early to keep the Bobcats off the board through the first three innings.

The Bearcats added to their lead in the fourth as Ryan Hansen launched a two-run homer to make it 7-0.

Georgia College got on the board in the bottom half, but Crews answered with an RBI single in the fifth to restore the seven-run cushion. The Bobcats cut into the deficit with a sacrifice fly and RBI single, but Brody Winter ended the inning by throwing out a runner at third to keep Lander in front 8-3.

Lander continued to add on in the sixth as Winter and Zohn hit back-to-back homers to open the inning. A throwing error later in the frame allowed two more runs to score, extending the lead to 11-3.

Monroe ran into trouble in the sixth as three walks and a two-RBI single ended his outing. Joshua Sanchez entered and worked around another RBI single to limit the damage and keep Lander ahead 11-6.

The Bearcats added their final runs in the seventh on a Riley Hood fielder's choice and a Kyle Murphy RBI single to push the lead to 13-6.

Sanchez retired the Bobcats in order in the seventh and eighth before Neil Stam worked out of a jam in the ninth, stranding three runners to secure the win.

Lander and Georgia College will decide the series tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play LU GCSU
LU TOP 2nd Cooper Backman walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Riley Hood advanced to second; Landen Still advanced to third; Brody Winter scored. 1 0
LU TOP 2nd Caden Crews walked, RBI (3-2 KBBFFBB); Cooper Backman advanced to second; Riley Hood advanced to third; Landen Still scored. 2 0
LU TOP 2nd Lowndes Still grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 BKBS); Caden Crews advanced to second; Cooper Backman advanced to third; Riley Hood scored. 3 0
LU TOP 2nd Oliver Zohn singled through the right side, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Ryan Hansen advanced to second; Caden Crews scored; Cooper Backman scored. 5 0
LU TOP 4th Ryan Hansen homered down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-1 SB); Lowndes Still scored. 7 0
GCSU BOT 4th Cole Huddleston reached on a fielder's choice to first base, RBI (1-2 BKF); Blake Bellflower out at second 1b to ss; Carson Phillips scored. 7 1
LU TOP 5th Caden Crews singled to third base, RBI (1-0 B); Cooper Backman advanced to second, advanced to third on a throwing error by 3b; Riley Hood scored. 8 1
GCSU BOT 5th Evan Cowan lined out to cf, sacrifice fly, RBI (0-1 F); Tanner Patterson scored. 8 2
GCSU BOT 5th Carson Phillips singled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Carson Vick advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b; Trevor Allan scored. 8 3
LU TOP 6th Oliver Zohn homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BBK). 9 3
LU TOP 6th Brody Winter homered down the lf line, RBI (0-0). 10 3
LU TOP 6th Caden Crews reached first on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (1-1 SB); Cooper Backman advanced to second, advanced to third on the error; Jarren Metcalf scored, unearned. 11 3
GCSU BOT 6th Trevor Allan singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKK); Rand Bestermann advanced to third; Tanner Patterson scored; Blake Bellflower scored. 11 5
GCSU BOT 6th Evan Cowan singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Trevor Allan advanced to second; Rand Bestermann scored. 11 6
LU TOP 7th Riley Hood reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (1-0 B); Landen Still out at second ss to 2b; Brody Winter advanced to third; Ryan Hansen scored, unearned. 12 6
LU TOP 7th Kyle Murphy singled to right center, RBI (2-1 BBK); Riley Hood advanced to third; Brody Winter scored, unearned. 13 6

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