Georgia starter Paul Lubrano (5-3) earned his second win in as many starts against Georgia Tech this season after limiting the Yellow Jackets to three runs, two earned, on seven hits in six innings. He issued three walks and struck out two batters. The left-hander earned his first win over Tech on Apr. 23 at Russ Chandler Stadium when he worked 5.2 innings and allowed three runs.
The Yellow Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning when Eric Patterson led off with a single, took third base on Steven Blackwood's single and scored on Matt Murton's RBI groundout. The Bulldogs tied the score at 1-1 in the second inning after Marshall Szabo reached on a fielder's choice and eventually scored on Clint Sammons' sacrifice fly.
An RBI single from Tyler Greene plated Clifton Remole to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Georgia exploded for eight runs, four of which were unearned, in the top of the sixth inning to take a 9-2 lead. Lee Mitchell tied the score with a solo home run, his 10th of the season, before Jasha Balcom drove in three runs with a two-out, bases clearing double. Balcom scored on Tech second baseman Eric Patterson's fielding error. Justin Holmes scored on a balk and Jon Armitage added a two-run single to cap the inning.
Tech pulled to within 9-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning when Micah Owings singled and scored on Greene's RBI groundout. The Bulldogs answered with a two-out RBI single from Armitage to make the score 10-3.
Tech starter Aaron Walker (2-2) took the loss despite a solid outing. Walker worked a career-high 5.2 innings and allowed four runs on seven hits.
Josh Smith paced the Georgia offense with a 3-for-4 performance, while Mitchell, Armitage, Balcom and Justin McClain added two hits each. Owings and Blackwood had two hits each for the Yellow Jackets.
The contest marked the first college game played at Turner Field. All proceeds of the event went to the Brain Tumor Services of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Georgia Tech returns to action on Thursday at 7 p.m. when the Yellow Jackets host N.C. State in the opener of a three-game Atlantic Coast Conference series. The series, which will conclude the 2003 regular season schedule, continues on Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
2003 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
GEORGIA vs #10 GEORGIA TECH
May 13, 2003 at Atlanta, Ga. (Turner Field)
GEORGIA 10 (29-23) GEORGIA TECH 3 (37-14)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Justin Holmes ss........... 5 1 0 0 Eric Patterson 2b.......... 4 1 1 0
David Coffey dh............ 4 1 0 0 Brandon Boggs ph.......... 1 0 0 0
Lee Mitchell 3b............ 2 2 2 1 Steven Blackwood cf........ 4 0 2 0
Jon Armitage cf............ 5 0 2 3 Matt Murton lf............. 4 0 0 1
Justin McClain 1b.......... 5 1 2 0 Mike Nickeas c............. 4 0 1 0
Marshall Szabo 2b.......... 5 1 0 0 Andy Hawranick c.......... 0 0 0 0
Josh Smith lf.............. 4 1 3 0 Clifton Remole 1b.......... 4 1 0 0
Chad Thornhill ph......... 1 0 0 0 Micah Owings dh............ 3 1 2 0
Kyle Keen lf.............. 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Slayden rf.......... 3 0 1 0
Clint Sammons c............ 2 1 0 1 Tyler Greene ss............ 3 0 1 2
Ned Yost ph/c............. 1 0 0 0 Matthew Swain ph.......... 1 0 0 0
Jasha Balcom rf............ 4 2 2 3 Jake Hall 3b............... 3 0 0 0
Greg Adams rf............. 0 0 0 0 Davis Myers 3b............ 1 0 1 0
Paul Lubrano p............. 0 0 0 0 Aaron Walker p............. 0 0 0 0
Brent Benefield p......... 0 0 0 0 Nick Wagner p............. 0 0 0 0
Jordan Crews p............ 0 0 0 0
Ryan Self p............... 0 0 0 0
Jeff Watchko p............ 0 0 0 0
Andrew Kown p............. 0 0 0 0
Jason Neighborgall p...... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 38 10 11 8 Totals..................... 35 3 9 3
Score by Innings R H E
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GEORGIA............. 010 008 010 - 10 11 1
GEORGIA TECH........ 100 101 000 - 3 9 1
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E - Holmes(7); Patterson, E(9). DP - GEORGIA 1. LOB - GEORGIA 7; GEORGIA TECH 9.
2B - Balcom 2(9); Myers, D.(2). 3B - Blackwood, S(3); Owings, M.(2).
HR - Mitchell(10). SF - Sammons(2). SB - Szabo(8); Smith(6). CS - Murton, M.(4).
GEORGIA IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Paul Lubrano W,5-3........ 6.0 7 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 24 27 5 9 101
Brent Benefield S,3....... 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 11 12 3 2 59
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Aaron Walker L,2-2........ 5.2 7 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 23 25 7 8 81
Nick Wagner ............... 0.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12
Jordan Crews .............. 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Ryan Self ................. 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Jeff Watchko .............. 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 6 2 0 29
Andrew Kown ............... 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 0 2 25
Jason Neighborgall ........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 11
Wagner, N. faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Crews, J. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Self, R. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
WP - Crews, J.(1); Self, R.(2). BK - Watchko, J.(3). Inherited runners/scored: Wagner,
N. 2/2; Crews, J. 1/1; Self, R. 1/0; Watchko, J. 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Lubrano 101/59;
Benefield 59/39; Walker, A. 81/52; Wagner, N. 12/5; Crews, J. 5/2; Self, R. 5/1;
Watchko, J. 29/18; Kown, A. 25/16; Neighborgall 11/7.
Strikeouts - Holmes; Armitage; McClain 2; Thornhill; Sammons; Boggs, B.; Blackwood,
S; Murton, M.; Greene, T.; Swain, M.; Hall, J.. Walks - Coffey; Mitchell 3; Sammons;
Blackwood, S; Murton, M.; Owings, M.; Slayden, J..
Umpires - HP: Ken Couch 1B: Steve Manders 2B: Tony Thompson 3B: Jack Martin
Start: 7:07 pm Time: 3:29 Attendance: 8900