SAVANNAH, Ga. - Top-ranked Georgia Tech beat Armstrong Atlantic State 12-4 on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the Memorial Health Diamond Classic at Greyson Stadium. The Yellow Jackets finished as the unofficial champion of the three-game event as the only team with a perfect 3-0 record.
Tech jumped to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a solo home run from Brandon Boggs, his second of the season, and a RBI double from Clifton Remole. The Yellow Jackets made the score 4-0 with a pair of unearned runs in the top of the second before a solo homer by Armstrong Atlantic's (10-1) Matt Stephens made the score 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning.
The Yellow Jackets broke the game open with five runs in the fifth inning, scoring on a two-run triple from Matt Murton, a sacrifice fly from Clifton Remole, and a two-run homer from Tyler Greene, his second of the year.
An RBI triple from AASU's Stacy Bennett cut the Tech lead to 9-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Pirates added a run in the sixth with a RBI single pinch hitter Kyle Maddox to make the score 9-3.
The Yellow Jackets put the game out of reach with three runs in the top of the ninth, extending the lead to 12-3. Clifton Remole and Matthew Swain both drove in runs with doubles.
Tech starter Kyle Schmidt (1-0) earned the win after five solid innings of work. He allowed two runs on four hits and two walks while fanning five.
Brandon Boggs led the Tech offense with three hits in five at bats, while Murton, Remole and Greene each drove in two runs in the game.
Georgia Tech will return to action on Thursday when the Yellow Jackets face the Atlanta Braves in an exhibition at the Disney Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. The Yellow Jackets will have their 2003 home opener on Friday afternoon when they host George Washington at 4 p.m. at Russ Chandler Stadium.
2003 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA TECH at ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC
Feb 23, 2003 at Savannah, Ga. (Grayson Stadium)
GEORGIA TECH 12 (6-0) ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC 4 (10-1)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Eric Patterson 2b.......... 4 1 0 0 Brandon McKinnon cf........ 5 0 1 0
Garrett Groce ph.......... 1 0 0 0 Michael Pelley 1b.......... 4 1 1 0
Jake Hall 2b.............. 0 0 0 0 Stacy Bennett 3b........... 4 0 1 1
Brandon Boggs cf........... 5 2 3 1 Andrew Graham c............ 5 0 1 0
Steven Blackwood rf........ 3 2 0 0 George Fletcher lf/rf...... 4 1 0 0
Matt Murton lf............. 4 3 2 2 Chris Boaen ss............. 3 0 0 0
Clifton Remole 1b.......... 4 1 2 4 Matt Stephens dh........... 4 1 1 1
Mike Nickeas 3b............ 3 1 0 0 Adam Brandenburg 2b........ 2 0 0 0
Davis Myers 3b............ 2 0 1 0 Joe Swaim rf............... 1 0 0 0
Tyler Greene ss............ 2 2 2 2 Kyle Maddux ph/lf......... 2 1 2 1
Mike Trapani ph/ss........ 1 0 0 0 Jon Dobyns p............... 0 0 0 0
Micah Owings dh............ 4 0 0 0 Jeremy Olson p............ 0 0 0 0
Matthew Swain ph/dh....... 1 0 1 1 Brian Dice p.............. 0 0 0 0
Andy Hawranick c........... 3 0 0 0 Brett Hart p.............. 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Slayden ph......... 1 0 0 0
Cameron Lane c............ 0 0 0 0
Kyle Schmidt p............. 0 0 0 0
Andrew Kown p............. 0 0 0 0
Jason Neighborgall p...... 0 0 0 0
Ryan Self p............... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 38 12 11 10 Totals..................... 34 4 7 3
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA TECH........ 220 050 003 - 12 11 2
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC.. 010 011 001 - 4 7 3
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E - Hall, J.(4); Greene, T.(3); Graham; Brandenburg; Swaim. DP - GEORGIA TECH 2;
ARMSTRONG 1. LOB - GEORGIA TECH 7; ARMSTRONG 9. 2B - Remole, C. 2(2); Swain, M.(1);
Bennett. 3B - Murton, M.(1). HR - Boggs, B.(2); Greene, T.(2); Stephens.
HBP - Blackwood, S; Greene, T.; Lane, C.; Pelley; Brandenburg 2.
SF - Remole, C.(1). SB - Murton, M.(2); Myers, D.(1); Greene, T.(1).
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Kyle Schmidt W,1-0........ 5.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 0 2 0 18 22 4 5 79
Andrew Kown ............... 2.0 1 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 8 10 2 1 43
Jason Neighborgall ........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 6
Ryan Self ................. 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 1 18
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Jon Dobyns L,3-1.......... 4.1 6 7 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 19 22 3 6 90
Jeremy Olson .............. 3.2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 16 2 7 62
Brian Dice ................ 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1 1 22
Brett Hart ................ 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4
WP - Kown, A. 2(2); Self, R.. HB - Schmidt, K. 2; Kown, A.; Dobyns; Dice 2. Inherited
runners/scored: Olson 1/1; Hart 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Schmidt, K. 79/50; Kown, A. 43/24;
Neighborgall 6/3; Self, R. 18/10; Dobyns 90/56; Olson 62/43; Dice 22/12; Hart 4/3.
Strikeouts - Groce, G.; Owings, M.; Hawranick, A 3; Slayden, J.; McKinnon 2; Pelley;
Graham; Fletcher; Boaen 2; Stephens; Swaim. Walks - Patterson, E; Blackwood, S;
Murton, M.; Greene, T.; Bennett; Boaen; Swaim.
Umpires - HP: John Magnusson 1B: Rick Darby 3B: Dennis McCombs
Start: 5:27 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 2426