With Georgia Tech leading 12-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Maryland's Jason Maxey led off the frame with a solo home run. As he rounded the bases, Maxey and Tech pitcher Jeff Watchko exchanged words. As the Maryland team moved to home plate to greet Maxey they swarmed around Tech catcher Tyler Parker. Words were exchanged, players began to shove each other and both benched cleared as players and coaches tried to break up the exchange.
After the umpires conferred for nearly an hour, the decision was made to halt the game due to Tech's travel considerations. A final decision on the outcome of the game, as well as any suspensions for both teams, will be determined Monday by the conference office after reviewing game films.
Georgia Tech will return to action when the Yellow Jackets host SEC-foe Auburn at Russ Chandler Stadium on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
2002 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA TECH at MARYLAND
April 14, 2002 at College Park, Md. (Shipley Field)
GEORGIA TECH 12 MARYLAND 1
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Eric Patterson 2b.......... 4 4 2 1 Daryl Whitmer cf........... 3 0 1 0
Matthew Boggs 3b........... 3 1 3 3 Matt Swope rf.............. 3 0 1 0
Jeremy Slayden rf.......... 4 1 1 1 John McCurdy ss............ 3 0 1 0
Matt Murton lf............. 4 1 1 1 Anthony Buffone 3b......... 3 0 0 0
Jason Perry dh............. 4 2 3 1 Jason Maxey c.............. 3 1 1 1
Tyler Parker c............. 5 0 3 1 Ray Gemmill dh............. 2 0 0 0
Brandon Boggs cf........... 3 0 1 1 Kevin McDonald 1b.......... 2 0 1 0
Wes Rynders ph/cf......... 2 0 2 2 Will Frazier lf............ 2 0 0 0
Clifton Remole 1b.......... 5 2 3 1 Kyle George 2b............. 2 0 0 0
Davis Myers ss............. 2 1 0 0 Todd Ainsworth p........... 0 0 0 0
Garrett Groce ph/ss....... 2 0 0 0 Mike Dallmeyer p.......... 0 0 0 0
Jeff Watchko p............. 0 0 0 0 Chris Bowen p............. 0 0 0 0
Brooks Norris p........... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 38 12 19 12 Totals..................... 23 1 5 1
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA TECH........ 322 011 3 - 12 19 0
MARYLAND............ 000 000 1 - 1 5 2
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E - Whitmer(4); Dallmeyer(1). DP - GEORGIA TECH 1. LOB - GEORGIA TECH 12; MARYLAND 4.
2B - Boggs, M.(2); Parker, T.(10). 3B - Boggs, M.(2). HR - Patterson, E(3); Maxey(8).
HBP - Patterson, E; Slayden, J.. SH - Boggs, M. 2(5). SB -Myers, D.(2).
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Jeff Watchko .............. 6.0 5 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 23 23 4 9 65
MARYLAND IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Todd Ainsworth ............ 2.2 10 7 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 17 20 4 3 58
Mike Dallmeyer ............ 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 11 11 3 2 45
Chris Bowen ............... 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 15
Brooks Norris ............. 2.0 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 8 11 1 1 34
Bowen faced three batters in the 6th.
Watchko faced one batter in the 7th.
WP - Watchko, J.(2); Dallmeyer(2). HB - Ainsworth; Norris. Inheritedrunners/scored:
Dallmeyer 1/0; Norris 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Watchko, J. 65/43; Ainsworth 58/38;
Dallmeyer 45/29; Bowen 15/5; Norris 34/20.
Strikeouts - Slayden, J. 2; Parker, T.; Myers, D.; Groce, G. 2;McCurdy; Buffone 2;
Gemmill; Frazier. Walks - Murton, M.; Perry, J.; Myers, D..
Umpires - HP: Randy Dulin 1B: Ron Sebastian 3B: Tom Baldinelli
Start: 1:00 pm Game Halted at 3:09 pm following bench-clearing incident.
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