Bulldogs Avenge Earlier Loss to Tigers

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Athens, GA - Georgia scored three runs in the first and six runs in the fourth to defeat #20 Clemson 9-3 Tuesday in front of 2,091 fans at Foley Field. Clemson, who defeated the Bulldogs 7-3 on March 26, lost its fourth-straight game at Foley Field. Georgia improved to 20-20, while Clemson fell to 27-13.

Bulldog righthander Michael Hyle (4-0) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing just one run on four hits to earn the victory. Tiger starter Kris Harvey (3-1) suffered his first collegiate loss.

Georgia took an early lead in the first inning when Jasha Balcom walked and David Coffey hit a double to the left-field gap, plating Balcom. After Lee Mitchell walked, Jon Armitage blooped a 1-2 pitch to left field to load the bases with no outs. Again on a 1-2 pitch, Justin McClain followed with a deep fly-ball out to right-center to plate Coffey. After Georgia loaded the bases again, Clint Sammons was hit-by-pitch to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead.

Georgia took a 9-0 lead in the fourth inning thanks to six runs. After the Bulldogs loaded the bases with one out, Lee Mitchell grounded a ball passed the third-base bag that home-plate umpire Steve Manders ruled fair, allowing three runners to score. Armitage followed with another double, this time down the right-field line to score a run. Armitage led the Bulldogs with three hits in four at bats. McClain then came up and brought home Armitage when the Tigers booted a grounder. Two batters later, Josh Smith hit a blooper to centerfield that Kyle Frank misjudged, allowing McClain to score.

Clemson finally got on the board in the fifth inning. Zane Green hit a one-out double to the wall in right-center and scored two batters later when Steve Pyzik doubled down the left-field line.

In the sixth inning, Clemson cut further into the Bulldog lead when McCann hit a towering two-run homer to left-center, his team-leading eighth of the year. Seven of the eight homers by the former Georgia signee have come away from home.

Clemson tried to mount a comeback in the ninth inning, but McCann was called out by first-base umpire David Savage on what appeared to be a leadoff infield single.

Clemson will return to home Wednesday when it plays host to East Tennessee State at 7:15 PM. It will be the first of 12 home games in a 13-game stretch for the Tigers.

Clemson 3 (27-13)


Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB


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Demmink, Herman dh.......  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1


Triplett, Russell ss.....  3  1  0  0   1  1  3  2   1


Johnson, Michael 1b......  4  0  0  0   0  2  7  1   0


McCann, Brad 3b..........  4  1  2  2   0  1  1  1   0


Frank, Kyle cf...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0


Slevin, David 2b.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  3   0


Green, Zane rf...........  4  1  2  0   0  0  2  0   1


Valiente, Roberto lf.....  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2


Pyzik, Steve c...........  3  0  1  1   0  0  4  3   0


Harvey, Kris p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0


 Berken, Jason p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


 Clayton, Pat p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


Totals................... 34  3  7  3   1  4 24 10   5


Georgia 9 (20-20)


Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB


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Balcom, Jasha dh.........  1  2  0  0   3  0  0  0   0


 Pittmon, Ryan ph/dh.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


Coffey, David rf.........  4  2  2  1   1  0  2  0   0


Mitchell, Lee 3b.........  3  2  1  3   2  0  0  1   0


Armitage, Jon cf.........  4  1  3  1   0  0  4  0   1


 Keen, Kyle ph/cf........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


McClain, Justin 1b.......  4  1  0  1   0  2 11  2   1


Szabo, Marshall 2b.......  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  4   0


Smith, Josh lf...........  3  0  1  1   1  1  3  0   1


Sammons, Clint c.........  0  0  0  1   0  0  3  0   0


 Jacobs, Jason ph/c......  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0


Holmes, Justin ss........  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  5   5


Hyle, Michael p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


 Warren, Rip p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0


 Baker, Jake p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0


 Benefield, Brent p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0


Totals................... 32  9  9  8   7  5 27 13   8


Score by Innings                    R  H  E


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Clemson............. 000 012 000 -  3  7  2


Georgia............. 300 600 00X -  9  9  0


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E - McCANN 2(9). LOB - Clemson 5; Georgia 8. 


2B - GREEN 2(10); PYZIK(2); COFFEY(8); MITCHELL(13);


 ARMITAGE(12); JACOBS(1). 3B - SZABO(3). HR -


McCANN(8). HBP - SAMMONS. SF - McCLAIN(5). CS - ARMITAGE(4).


Clemson                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF


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Harvey, Kris........  3.1  5  7  7  5  3 14 21


Berken, Jason.......  3.2  4  2  0  1  1 15 16


Clayton, Pat........  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  3  4


Georgia                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF


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Hyle, Michael.......  5.0  4  1  1  0  3 19 19


Warren, Rip.........  1.0  1  2  2  1  0  4  5


Baker, Jake.........  2.0  0  0  0  0  1  6  6


Benefield, Brent....  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  5  5


Win - HYLE (4-0).  Loss - HARVEY (3-1).  Save - None.


HBP - by HARVEY (SAMMONS).


Umpires - HP: Steve Manders  1B: David Savage 


3B: Tony Thompson


Start: 7:04   Time: 2:38   Attendance: 2091

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