AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern baseball team
picked up its sixth-straight win, a 6-4 decision over
Brewton-Parker on Tuesday evening at Hurricane Stadium. GSW made
the most of its scoring opportunities, as all six hits came
with runners on base.
The Hurricanes improved to 9-6 this spring,
while BPC fell to 12-4. GSW has won all three meetings
between the schools since 2007, the first season the 'Canes were
NCAA Division II members.
Josh Palmer belted a two-run home run in the top of the first to
give the Barons an early 2-0 lead.
Southwestern answered with two in the bottom of the frame. A Beau Parker leadoff walk
was followed by singles from John Duran, Michel Coffey and Jared Allen.
The score remained tied until the fourth inning when
Brewton-Parker added two runs off RBI singles from Daniel Jones and
Derrick Fox.
In the bottom of the inning, GSW made the Barons pay for free
passes once again when back-to-back RBI doubles from Jody Sellars and Corey Benson brought around
Andrew Archer and
Paschal Poston, who had both walked earlier in the inning.
An Archer RBI single in the eighth provided some insurance for
the 'Canes. Archer drove in Andrew Anderson, who had
walked one batter earlier then proceeded to steal second.
GSW did not have a batter finish with multiple hits.
Palmer went 3-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs to lead BPC.
Fox and Kelvin Espinosa had two hits apiece.
GSW starter Brandon
Vazquez threw three
innings, allowed two runs and three hits, struck out three and
walked three. Matt Suggs (2-0) picked up the win for the 'Canes
with 2 2/3 innings of relief. He allowed two runs, surrendered
five hits, struck out one and walked two. Stephen Daneman tossed 2 1/3
innings of scoreless relief and Gray Carden struck out two in a
scoreless ninth to earn his second save of the spring.
The Barons threw five pitchers. Reed Owens (1-1) took the loss
after allowing three runs in 1 1/3 innings of work.
The Hurricanes open Peach Belt Conference play with a
three-game series at Montevallo beginning Friday at 8 p.m.
