Jackets Surge Late, Defeat Sycamores in Thriller
Malloy, Jenkins and Reid combine for seven hits; Compton hits go-ahead run
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Malloy, Jenkins and Reid combine for seven hits; Compton hits go-ahead run
Clutch hitting drives Georgia Tech’s 12th-inning comeback over Louisville
The Yellow Jackets (26-21, 19-15 ACC) got a tremendous start out of LHP Brant Hurter, who went seven innings and allowed just two runs on six hits. RHP Zach Maxwell held the game tied with an inning of work before the go-ahead run scored on a fielder’s choice RBI in the top of the ninth on LHP Luke Bartnicki (1-2). Tech was led at the plate by Kevin Parada, who returned to form with a 3-for-4 outing, including the two-out two-RBI blast to put the Jackets on the board. Brad Grenkoski also mashed a ball that just caught the top of the fence to not be a home run for a double.
th edition of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate on Tuesday night at Foley Field. The Yellow Jackets (20-16) used two of its 10 walks on the night to give Malloy the extra RBI. A two-out Brad Grenkoski RBI single in the third and two runs in the fourth – on a passed ball and an RBI single by Drew Compton (3-for-3) – pushed Tech out to a 6-4 lead. Austin Wilhite’s two-out RBI double in the top of the ninth added key insurance to the win. LHP Dalton Smith (2-0) worked a fine second start of his career, surrendering just one earned run on two hits in three innings, striking out five. LHP
THE FLATS – A two-run double for Austin Wilhite capped a six-run fifth to power No. 17 Georgia Tech baseball past Florida State 9-8 on Sunday afternoon at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. The Yellow Jackets’ (19-16, 15-12 ACC) win gave head coach Danny Hall his 1,300th career victory, becoming the 20th coach all-time in Division I history to reach the milestone and the fourth active head coach. Also recording multiple hits was Justyn-Henry Malloy who had an RBI double as well. Luke Waddell finished with two RBI, Jake DeLeo knocked in two runs on a double and Andrew ...