Trailing 6-3 after three and a half innings, Tech rallied for two runs in the fourth and three more runs in the fifth to take an 8-6 lead. Tech erupted for nine runs in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach.
Freshman Brian Burks (1-0) picked up the win in relief after allowing just one unearned run in three innings of work. Elon starter Brad Pinkerton (1-2), who surrendered seven runs on 12 hits in 4.1 innings, took the loss.
Catcher Tyler Parker, who went 2-for-4 with four runs scored in the game, blasted a solo homer in the second inning, his first of the season. Wes Rynders went 4-for-5, including his first home run of the season, and scored four runs. Brian Jackson, filling in following an injury to Mark Teixeira, and Richard Lewis each had three hits in the game for the Yellow Jackets. In all, the Tech offense pounded out 23 hits in the game.
Elon's Whit Bryant had two home runs and five RBI in the loss, while shortstop Brian Ingram added three hits for the Phoenix.
Georgia Tech and Elon will continue the three-game series on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Russ Chandler Stadium.
2001 Georgia Tech Baseball
ELON at GEORGIA TECH
Feb 23, 2001 at Atlanta, GA (Russ Chandler)
ELON 7 (6-5) GEORGIA TECH 18 (6-1)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Ingram, B. ss 5 2 3 1 Boggs, M. lf/2b 5 1 3 4
McBee, R. 2b 3 0 0 0 Lewis, R. 2b/ss 5 1 3 1
Gann, J. ph 1 0 0 0 Teixeira, M. 3b 1 0 1 0
Smith, R. 2b 1 0 1 0 Jackson, B. 3b 4 2 3 1
Kopczynski,S 3b 4 2 2 0 Prince, B. dh 5 1 1 2
Bryant, W. rf 4 2 3 5 Basil, J. rf 3 2 1 0
Parsons, L. ph 0 0 0 0 Stockton, B. ph/rf 1 0 0 0
Frazier, M. 1b 4 0 1 0 Menocal, V. ss 5 1 2 2
Maggi, C. ph 1 0 0 0 Kail, J.H. ph/lf 1 0 0 0
Hromodka, M. lf 5 0 1 0 Goffena, D. 1b 3 1 1 0
Miller, W. c 3 1 1 0 Perry, J. ph/1b 1 1 1 2
Norden, K. ph 1 0 0 0 Murton, M. ph/1b 1 0 1 0
Grissom, A. dh 4 0 1 0 Parker, T. c 5 4 2 2
Tuttle, J. cf 2 0 0 0 Rynders, W. cf 5 4 4 2
Smith, W. ph/cf 1 0 0 0 Kelly, S. p 0 0 0 0
Pinkerton, B p 0 0 0 0 Burks, B. p 0 0 0 0
Schaefer, J. p 0 0 0 0 Walker, A. p 0 0 0 0
Pangle, L. p 0 0 0 0
Dodson, T. p 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 39 7 13 6 Totals...... 45 18 23 16
Score by innings: R H E
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ELON 302 101 000 - 7 13 2
GEORGIA TECH 021 231 90x - 18 23 1
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E - Ingram, B.(2); Smith, R.(2); Jackson, B.(1).
DP - ELON 2; GEORGIA TECH 1. LOB - ELON 9; GEORGIA TECH 11.
2B - Ingram, B.(2); Kopczynski,S 2(3); Boggs, M.(2); Jackson, B.(1); Perry, J.(2); Rynders, W.(2).
HR - Bryant, W. 2 (3); Parker, T.(1); Rynders, W.(1). SH - Tuttle, J.(1).
SF - Boggs, M.(2).
SB - Boggs, M.(2).
IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP
Pinkerton, B L 1-2 4.1 12 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 22 26 5 5 86
Schaefer, J. 1.2 7 7 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 13 15 2 2 53
Pangle, L. 0.1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 1 18
Dodson, T. 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 6 1 1 20
Kelly, S. 4.0 7 6 6 1 2 3 0 1 0 19 21 5 5 79
Burks, B. W 1-0 3.0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 12 1 5 37
Walker, A. 2.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 3 33
WP - Kelly 3 (3).
HBP - by Kelly (Miller, W.); by Schaefer, J. (Basil); by Pangle, L. (Perry, J.).
Strikeouts - Gann, J.; Bryant, W.; Maggi, C.; Hromodka, M. 2; Grissom, A.;
Tuttle, J.; Lewis, R.; Stockton, B.; Parker, T. 2.
Walks - Kopczynski,S; Parsons, L.; Lewis, R.; Jackson, B.; Prince, B.; Basil, J.; Parker, T..
Umpires - Home:Ken Couch 1st:Tommy Ford 3rd:Terry West
Start: 3:00 p.m. Time: 3:05 Attendance: 1436
Schaefer, J. faced five batters in the 7th.