Trailing 4-1, the Bulldogs rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to knot the score at 4-4. Georgia loaded the bases with one out before Kris Edge hit a fly ball to left field that Tech's Brad Stockton misplayed that allowed Keppinger and David Coffee to score. Mark Thornhill's RBI groundout to second base allowed Adam Swann to score from third base with the tying run.
In the ninth, Jody Pollock drew a one out walk and came around to score easily on Keppinger's double to the right-center field wall. Keppinger finished with two hits in five at bats.
Georgia's Jeffery Carswell (7-0) picked up the win in relief after tossing a scoreless ninth inning. Tech reliever Jeff Watchko (0-3) took the loss after allowing two runs, only one of which was earned, in one inning of work. Starter Kevin Cameron pitched well, allowing just one run in six innings, but did not figure in the decision.
The Yellow Jackets outhit the Bulldogs in the game 9-7, but Georgia was aided by seven walks from the Tech pitching staff.
Tech took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a RBI double from Bryan Prince and a three-run homer from Victor Menocal, his fourth of the season. Menocal, Prince and Richard Lewis each had two hits in the game for the Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Tech will next host Florida State on Friday at 7 p.m. at Russ Chandler Stadium. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Net South and broadcast on WREK Radio (91.1 FM in Atlanta).
2001 Georgia Tech Baseball
GEORGIA TECH at GEORGIA
Apr 25, 2001 at Athens, Ga. (Foley Field)
GEORGIA TECH 4 (31-13) GEORGIA 5 (28-15)
AB R H RBI AB R H RBI
Lewis, R. ss 3 1 2 0 Neufeld 3b 5 0 0 0
Stockton, B. lf 5 0 0 0 Pollock 2b 3 1 1 0
Prince, B. c 5 1 2 1 Keppinger ss 5 1 2 1
Perry, J. 1b 3 0 0 0 Brooks c 3 1 1 0
Basil, J. rf 3 1 1 0 Coffey lf 3 1 1 0
Menocal, V. 3b 4 1 2 3 Swann rf 3 1 1 0
Boggs, M. 2b 4 0 0 0 Edge cf 3 0 0 1
Goffena, D. dh 4 0 1 0 Thornhill 1b 3 0 1 2
Rynders, W. cf 4 0 1 0 Bodenmiller dh 3 0 0 0
Cameron, K. p 0 0 0 0 Helmey p 0 0 0 0
Burks, B. p 0 0 0 0 Friedman p 0 0 0 0
Watchko, J. p 0 0 0 0 Sharpton p 0 0 0 0
Carswell p 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 35 4 9 4 Totals...... 31 5 7 4
Score by innings: R H E
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GEORGIA TECH 400 000 000 - 4 9 1
GEORGIA 000 100 031 - 5 7 0
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One out when winning run scored
E - Stockton, B.(1). DP - GEORGIA TECH 1; GEORGIA 1.
LOB - GEORGIA TECH 8; GEORGIA 9. 2B - Prince, B.(14); Goffena, D.(4); Keppinger(8).
HR - Menocal, V.(4). SF - Edge(1). SB - Lewis, R. 2(8).
IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF Fly Gnd NP
Cameron, K. 6.0 5 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 23 27 7 6 102
Burks, B. 1.1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 2 25
Watchko, J. L 0-3 1.0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2 1 21
Helmey 3.0 7 4 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 15 16 5 0 55
Friedman 4.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 12 14 3 5 48
Sharpton 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 2 1 17
Carswell W 7-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 2 12
Cameron faced two batters in the 7th.
HBP - by Friedman (Lewis, R.); by Sharpton (Perry, J.).
Strikeouts - Lewis, R.; Perry, J.; Boggs, M.; Goffena, D. 2; Rynders, W. 2;
Keppinger; Brooks; Swann; Edge 2. Walks - Lewis, R.; Basil, J.; Pollock 2;
Brooks; Coffey; Swann; Thornhill; Bodenmiller.
Umpires - Home: Tony Thompson 1st: Steve Manders 3rd: Ken Couch
Start: 6:38 p.m. Time: 2:50 Attendance: 3554