Owings worked eight shutout innings in game one, and Bakker went six innings in game two, while the Tech pitching staff held the Blue Devils to just two runs and one extra base hit in the two games.
Murton had two home runs, a double and five RBI in the two games. The Yellow Jackets combined for 32 hits in the doubleheader, including a season-high 19 hits in game two.
In game one, Owings improved to 5-1 after pitching eight shutout innings. He allowed seven hits and did not walk a batter while striking out two, and he allowed just four runners to advance past first base. The freshman faced just seven batters over the minimum, and he retired 18 of 21 batters from the second through the seventh inning.
Duke starter Tim Layden (0-4) took the loss in game one, allowing five runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings.
The Yellow Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning without the aid of a hit as Brandon Boggs drew a walk to lead off the game, stole second and third bases, and scored on a wild pitch. Jake Hall gave Tech a 2-0 lead in the second inning when he legged out an infield single with two outs, took second base on a balk and scored on Boggs' RBI single down the right field line. Jeremy Slayden singled and scored on Clifton Remole's RBI groundout to make the score 3-0 in the third inning.
Tech extended its lead to 5-0 in the fifth inning when Slayden walked and scored on Remole's double play ground out with the bases loaded and Tyler Greene drove in Mike Nickeas with a two-out RBI single.
A three-run homer from Murton, his 10th of the season, extended Tech's lead to 8-0 in the top of the sixth inning. The Yellow Jackets loaded the bases with one out in the top of the eighth inning and scored on Mike Trapani's sacrifice fly, making the score 9-0.
Duke broke up the shutout in the bottom of the ninth inning when Grant Stanley walked and scored against Tech reliever Jason Neighborgall.
Remole, who had hits in both games to extend his career-long hitting streak to 14 games, led a 13-hit Georgia Tech offensive attack with a 3-for-5 effort. Boggs and Slayden added two hits apiece, and the Yellow Jackets were nine walks from Blue Devil pitching. Duke's Javier Socorro went 3-for-4 in a losing effort.
IN GAME TWO, Murton staked Tech to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning with his 11th home run of the season and second of the day. The Yellow Jackets exploded for five runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-0 lead. Micah Owings drove in two runs with a triple after a 12-pitch at bat, while Andy Hawranick added a sacrifice fly and Murton drilled an RBI double off the left field wall. An RBI single from Hawranick gave the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning.
Slayden belted a three-run home run, his fourth of the year, to extend the Yellow Jackets' lead to 10-0 in the sixth inning. Steven Blackwood's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning made the score 11-0.
Murton and Tyler Greene led the Tech offense in game two with three hits apiece, while Hawranick, Owings, Nickeas and Slayden added two hits each.
Bakker (6-0) earned the win in game two, working six shutout innings and allowing six hits, all singles. He issued two walks and struck out six batters in running his current win streak to 10 straight decisions dating back to the 2002 season and raising his career record to 23-3.
Duke's Troy Caradonna broke up the shutout in game two with a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Jeff Alleva (2-5) took the loss after allowing seven runs on 14 hits in 4.2 innings.
Georgia Tech and Duke will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Radio coverage will be available on WREK Radio (91.1 FM in Atlanta).
2003 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA TECH at DUKE (Game 1)
April 12, 2003 at Durham, N.C. (Jack Coombs Field)
GEORGIA TECH 9 (26-6,6-1 ACC) DUKE 1 (13-20,0-9 ACC)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Brandon Boggs cf........... 3 2 2 1 Adam Murray ss............. 5 0 0 0
Eric Patterson 2b.......... 5 1 1 0 Brian Patrick rf........... 4 0 2 0
Matt Murton lf............. 5 1 1 3 Tim Layden p/dh............ 4 0 0 0
Jeremy Slayden rf.......... 5 2 2 0 Troy Caradonna 1b.......... 4 0 1 0
Mike Nickeas c............. 4 1 1 0 Grant Stanley 3b........... 3 1 1 0
Micah Owings p............. 3 0 1 0 Brian Hernandez c.......... 3 0 1 0
Steven Blackwood ph....... 0 1 0 0 Drew Jerdan lf............. 1 0 0 0
Clifton Remole 1b.......... 5 0 3 1 John Berger lf............ 3 0 0 0
Tyler Greene ss............ 4 0 1 1 Michael Golom 2b........... 4 0 0 0
Jake Hall 3b............... 4 1 1 0 Javier Socorro cf.......... 4 0 3 0
Mike Trapani 3b........... 0 0 0 1 Blake Walker p............ 0 0 0 0
Jason Neighborgall p...... 0 0 0 0 Jim Perry p............... 0 0 0 0
Sean O'Brien p............ 0 0 0 0
Daniel Mangiapani p....... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 38 9 13 7 Totals..................... 35 1 8 0
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA TECH........ 111 023 010 - 9 13 2
DUKE................ 000 000 001 - 1 8 2
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E - Greene, T. 2(19); Drew Jerdan(3); John Berger(2). DP - GEORGIA TECH 2; DU 2.
LOB - GEORGIA TECH 13; DU 9. 2B - Brian Hernan(5). HR - Murton, M.(10).
HBP - Murton, M.. SF - Trapani, M.(1). SB - Boggs, B. 2(10); Slayden, J.(2); Greene, T.(7).
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Micah Owings W,5-1........ 8.0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 31 31 6 15 87
Jason Neighborgall ........ 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 30
DUKE IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Tim Layden L,0-4.......... 4.2 7 5 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 20 25 3 7 106
Blake Walker .............. 1.1 5 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 3 40
Jim Perry ................. 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 5 1 1 21
Sean O'Brien .............. 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 0 23
Daniel Mangiapani ......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 15
WP - Neighborgall(6); Tim Layden(1). HBP - by Jim Perry (Murton, M.). BK - Tim
Layden(1); Jim Perry(1). PB - Brian Hernan(12). Inherited runners/scored: Blake Walker
1/1. Pitches/strikes: Owings, M. 87/64; Neighborgall 30/16; Tim Layden 106/55; Blake
Walker 40/23; Jim Perry 21/11; Sean O'Brien 23/11; Daniel Mangi 15/11.
Strikeouts - Boggs, B.; Patterson, E 2; Murton, M.; Slayden, J. 2; Owings, M.; Hall,
J.; Grant Stanley; Drew Jerdan; Michael Golo. Walks - Boggs, B. 3; Patterson, E;
Slayden, J.; Nickeas, M.; Owings, M.; Blackwood, S; Greene, T.; Grant Stanley; Brian
Hernandez.
Umpires - HP: Jack Cox 1B: Frnak Sylvester 3B: George Frazee
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 2:46 Attendance:
2003 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA TECH at DUKE (Game 2)
April 12, 2003 at Durham, N.C. (Jack Coombs Field)
GEORGIA TECH 11 (27-6,7-1 ACC) DUKE 1 (13-21,0-10 ACC)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Brandon Boggs cf........... 6 1 1 0 Javier Socorro lf.......... 4 0 1 0
Eric Patterson 2b.......... 3 1 1 0 Adam Murray ss............. 4 0 0 0
Jake Hall pr/2b........... 0 0 0 0 Brian Patrick rf........... 4 1 2 0
Matt Murton lf............. 6 2 3 2 Tim Layden 1b.............. 3 0 1 0
Jeremy Slayden rf.......... 4 1 2 3 Lee Lawrence 1b........... 1 0 1 0
Cameron Lane ph/rf........ 1 1 1 0 Troy Caradonna c........... 4 0 1 1
Mike Nickeas 3b............ 4 2 2 0 Grant Stanley 2b........... 4 0 1 0
Mike Trapani 3b........... 1 0 0 0 Brian Hernandez 3b......... 3 0 0 0
Clifton Remole 1b.......... 4 1 2 0 Adam Loftin dh............. 4 0 2 0
Matthew Swain 1b.......... 1 0 0 0 Senterrio Landrum cf....... 3 0 0 0
Micah Owings dh............ 4 1 2 2 Jeff Alleva p.............. 0 0 0 0
Steven Blackwood ph....... 0 0 0 1 Drew Jerdan p............. 0 0 0 0
Tyler Greene ss............ 4 1 3 0 Justin Dilucchio p........ 0 0 0 0
Davis Myers ss............ 1 0 0 0 Paul DeMarco p............ 0 0 0 0
Andy Hawranick c........... 4 0 2 2 Daniel Mangiapani p....... 0 0 0 0
Kyle Bakker p.............. 0 0 0 0
Jordan Crews p............ 0 0 0 0
Nick Wagner p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 43 11 19 10 Totals..................... 34 1 9 1
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA TECH........ 001 513 010 - 11 19 0
DUKE................ 000 000 010 - 1 9 3
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E - Adam Murray(15); Brian Patric 2(5). DP - GEORGIA TECH 1; DU 2. LOB - GEORGIA
TECH 10; DU 8. 2B - Murton, M.(4); Lane, C.(1). 3B - Owings, M.(1). HR - Murton,
M.(11); Slayden, J.(4). HBP - Patterson, E. SF - Blackwood, S(2); Hawranick, A(1).
SB - Greene, T.(8).
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Kyle Bakker W,6-0......... 6.0 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 22 24 1 10 84
Jordan Crews .............. 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 2 31
Nick Wagner ............... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 13
DUKE IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Jeff Alleva L,2-4......... 4.2 14 7 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 26 27 4 4 102
Drew Jerdan ............... 1.1 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 2 34
Justin Dilucchio .......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 2 0 15
Paul DeMarco .............. 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 0 13
Daniel Mangiapani ......... 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 1 14
HBP - by Justin Diluc (Patterson, E). Inherited runners/scored: Drew Jerdan 2/0.
Pitches/strikes: Bakker, K. 84/53; Crews, J. 31/18; Wagner, N. 13/9; Jeff Alleva 102/70;
Drew Jerdan 34/19; Justin Diluc 15/7; Paul DeMarco 13/9; Daniel Mangiapani 14/8.
Strikeouts - Boggs, B.; Patterson, E; Murton, M.; Slayden, J.; Nickeas, M.; Owings,
M.; Greene, T.; Hawranick, A; Javier Socorro; Adam Murray; Brian Patrick 2; Grant
Stanley 3; Brian Hernandez 2; Adam Loftin; Senterrio Landrum. Walks - Patterson, E; Hall, J.;
Brian Hernan; Senterrio Landrum.
Umpires - HP: Frank Sylvester 1B: George Frazee 3B: Jack Cox
Start: 5:24 pm Time: 2:40 Attendance: 1011