Vandy Takes Game One from UGA
Despite a big 4 run inning from UGA in which they took a one run lead at 7-6, Georgia starter Trevor Holder and the UGA bullpen could not hold down Vanderbilt’s bats. Dominic de la Osa (pictured) and David Macias hit 2 run homeruns and every Vandy player rapped out a hit in a 13-7 shellacking.
Holder, who entered the game with a 2.84 ERA, gave up 10 ER in 6 innings and saw his ERA baloon one run to 3.84. The strike zone was tight, often frustrating Vanderbilt’s Mikie Minor, who allowed 3 runs on a surprising 9 hits in just 5.1 innings. There was question as to whether any pitcher would be able to get consistent outs in the game.
Vandy’s Russell Brewer (a swingman who shares closing duties with Brett Jacobsen) came in and answered that question, striking out 7 of the 10 batters he faced to pick up his 4th win.
On the day, Rich Poythress and Lyle Allen of UGA had 4 hits apiece. Joey Lewis had three RBI, including 2 on a fifth inning homerun. For Vanderbilt, the top three in the order (Macias, de la Osa and Alvarez, combined for 7 runs and 10 RBI on 6 hits, 2 walks and 2 HBP).
The teams square off again today at 3 p.m. Eastern. Vanderbilt is currently 2 games behind Georgia atop the SEC standings and can take over 1st place by percentage points with a clean sweep.
Ole Miss 7, Auburn 6
It was a night for home runs at Swayze Field on Friday, but none bigger than freshman Tim Ferguson’s three-run walk-off home run that propelled Ole Miss (32-19, 13-12 SEC) to a 7-6 win over Auburn (26-24, 10-15 SEC) in the series opener.
Kentucky 5, Tennessee 3
Collin Cowgill and Sawyer Carroll each homered and Cowgill finished 3-for-4 with three-RBI, as the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats utilized three runs in the top of the eighth inning to break open a 2-2 game, handing the Tennessee Volunteers a 5-3 loss in the series-opener, in front of 1,918 fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Lousiana State 15, Mississippi State 6
No. 22 LSU exploded for 12 runs on 15 hits in the first three innings Friday evening as the Tigers defeated Mississippi State, 15-6, in Alex Box Stadium.
Arkansas 12, South Carolina 11
Jacob House hit a 1-0 pitch into the visiting bleachers for a walk-off grand slam home run to lift the Arkansas baseball team to a 12-11 victory over the 13th-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks at Baum Stadium on Friday night.
Alabama 7, Florida 6
Alabama sophomore Del Howell delivered a pinch-hit, two run double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Crimson Tide to an improbable 7-6 comeback win over No. 22 Florida in the Southeastern Conference series opener Friday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
The SEC Release on all the action can be read HERE.
