AUGUSTA,
Ga. --
Valdosta State shut out Augusta State 12-0 Sunday
afternoon in the final game of a three-game series at Lake Olmstead
Stadium.
| Blazers Take Series |
| Valdosta State blanks Diamond Jags, 12-0 |
| Web Posted 2/17/08 |
AUGUSTA,
Ga. --
Valdosta State shut out Augusta State 12-0 Sunday
afternoon in the final game of a three-game series at Lake Olmstead
Stadium.
The Blazers (5-3-1) pounded out 16 hits off of four Jaguar pitchers. ASU freshman Patrick Lowe took the loss, falling to 1-1 on the season. He surrendered four hits and five runs in 2.2 innings.
Jeremy Forbus went seven innings for VSU to earn the win, giving up the only three hits by the Jags. He struck out six and walked two. Will Thompson allowed two hits and struck out four in the final two innings.
A two-run double by the Blazers' Shawn Keill sparked a five-run rally in the third inning. They plated two runs in the fifth and sixth innings and closed out the game in the ninth with another three runs.
The Jags return to action Tuesday, Feb. 19, when they host Anderson in a non-conference matchup. The first pitch is set for 2:00 p.m. at Jaguar Field adjacent to Christenberry Fieldhouse.
2008 AUGUSTA STATE BASEBALL Valdosta State at Augusta State 02/17/08 at Augusta, Ga. (Lake Olmstead Stad.) Valdosta State 12 (5-3-1) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Logan Pierce cf.......... 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 Wes Hyman rf............. 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 Shawn Keill 1b........... 4 3 3 2 0 0 7 0 0 Blaine Wilson dh......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 Sidney Spell lf.......... 3 0 2 4 0 1 3 0 0 Chase Blackwood c........ 2 1 1 1 2 0 11 1 0 Jon Koenigsfeld ss....... 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 Sho Kohata 2b............ 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 Curtis Keegan ph/2b..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calem Ray 3b/2b.......... 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jeremy Forbus p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Russ Crum p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Will Thompson p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 12 16 11 5 5 27 7 6 Augusta State 0 (5-6) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Alex Walker lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Michael Fritz ph/lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Kevin Owens 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 1 Shannon Wilkerson rf..... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Matt Debes rf........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Barnes dh.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Logan Dempsey dh........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jorge Virguez 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 Justin Roberts 2b....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tony Baker ss............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Evan Smith ss........... 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Alex Sickman c........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 2 2 Jeremy Armstrong c...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 Bryson Smith 3b.......... 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 1 Darren Swift cf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Tyler Marzofka ph/cf.... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Patrick Lowe p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Tyler p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scott Strickland p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jacob Watson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Payne p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals................... 31 0 5 0 3 10 27 20 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Valdosta State...... 005 022 003 - 12 16 0 Augusta State....... 000 000 000 - 0 5 1 ------------------------------------------- E - Virguez. DP - Jaguars 3. LOB - Blazers 6; Jaguars 7. 2B - S. Keill 3(3); B. Smith(1). HBP - S. Keill; C. Blackwood; Koenigsfeld. SH - S. Spell. SF - S. Spell. SB - L. Pierce; C. Blackwood; C. Ray; B. Smith(1). Valdosta State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Jeremy Forbus....... 7.0 3 0 0 2 6 23 25 Russ Crum........... 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Will Thompson....... 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 8 8 Augusta State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Patrick Lowe........ 2.2 4 5 4 3 3 11 15 Chris Tyler......... 2.1 5 2 2 0 1 9 9 Scott Strickland.... 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 5 7 Jacob Watson........ 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 Kyle Payne.......... 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 6 8 Win - J. Forbus (1-0). Loss - Lowe (1-1). Save - None. HBP - by Strickland (S. Keill); by Payne (C. Blackwood); by Payne (Koenigsfeld). BK - Lowe. PB - Sickman. Umpires - HP: Perry Ramicone 1B: Tom Newman Start: 12:30 pm Time: 2:50 Attendance: 105 Strickland faced 2 batters in the 7th. R. Crum faced 1 batter in the 8th.