AUGUSTA,
Ga. --
Augusta State jumped out in front of Coker 6-1 in the first four innings and went on to an 8-4 non-conference victory Wednesday afternoon at Jaguar Field.
| Jaguars Down Coker, 8-4 |
| Freshman Roberts blasts three-run homer in fourth |
| Web Posted 2/20/08 |
AUGUSTA,
Ga. --
Augusta State jumped out in front of Coker 6-1 in the first four innings and went on to an 8-4 non-conference victory Wednesday afternoon at Jaguar Field.
Sophomores Alex Sickman and Tony Baker, along with freshman Bryson Smith, collected a pair of hits for the Jaguars (7-6). Freshman Justin Roberts jacked a three-run homer in the fourth inning and Sickman drove in two runs. Kevin Owens scored a pair of runs.
Junior lefthander Ben Dukes (1-1) earned the win, surrendering just one hit and run in 4.0 innings of work with two strikeouts and a walk. Steven Voigt, Tyler Godwin, Chris Tyler and Jacob Watson all logged an inning of relief and sophomore Kyle Payne closed out the game in the ninth. The Jaguar relievers didn’t allow a hit in the final four frames and struck out four.
No player had more than one hit for the Cobras, who fell to 6-7. Coker starter Terry Thomas (0-1) took the loss, allowing five hits and three runs in 3.0 innings.
ASU opens their Peach Belt Conference schedule on the road this weekend, traveling to Columbus State to take on the Cougars in a three-game series. A single game is slated for Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2:00 p.m., with a doubleheader on the docket for Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
2008 AUGUSTA STATE BASEBALL Coker at Augusta State 02/20/08 at Augusta, Ga. (Jaguar Field) Coker 4 (6-7) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Karl Ankerson dh......... 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Preston Ford rf.......... 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 Scott Amann 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 Kyle Walker lf........... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Trey Lynch c............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 BK Harfts ss............. 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 Bryant Smith 3b.......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 Ty Medlin cf............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Ricky Deleandro 2b....... 3 1 1 1 0 1 5 4 0 Terry Thomas p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Thomas p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Long p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mikael Owens p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Seymour p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 29 4 5 3 3 8 24 14 3 Augusta State 8 (7-6) Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Justin Roberts dh........ 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 Logan Dempsey dh........ 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kevin Owens 1b........... 4 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 Shannon Wilkerson rf..... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Bryson Smith 3b.......... 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 Alex Sickman c........... 4 0 2 2 0 0 8 2 1 Jorge Virguez 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Evan Smith ph/2b........ 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Carl Burrow lf........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alex Walker ph/lf....... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Tony Baker ss............ 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tyler Marzofka cf........ 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 Ben Dukes p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Steven Voigt p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tyler Godwin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Tyler p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Watson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyle Payne p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 31 8 11 8 3 3 27 8 6 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Coker............... 100 030 000 - 4 5 0 Augusta State....... 201 300 02X - 8 11 0 ------------------------------------------- DP - Cobras 3. LOB - Cobras 3; Jaguars 6. 2B - Harfst(4); Smith(3); Owens(4); Sickman(6); Marzofka(1). HR - Roberts(1). HBP - Lynch; Owens; B. Smith; Marzofka 2. SH - Ford. SB - Ankerson(5); Deleandro(2). CS - Walker; B. Smith. Coker IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Terry Thomas........ 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 13 15 Chris Thomas........ 1.0 2 3 3 0 0 5 6 Matt Long........... 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 5 7 Mikael Owens........ 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 Grant Seymour....... 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 4 6 Augusta State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Ben Dukes........... 4.0 1 1 1 2 3 11 14 Steven Voigt........ 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 7 7 Tyler Godwin........ 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Chris Tyler......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Jacob Watson........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 Kyle Payne.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Win - Dukes (1-1). Loss - T. Thomas (0-1). Save - None. WP - T. Thomas 2. HBP - by T. Thomas (Owens); by T. Thomas (B. Smith); by C. Thomas (Marzofka); by Godwin (Lynch); by Seymour (Marzofka). BK - T. Thomas. Umpires - Start: 2:00 pm Time: 2:45 Attendance: 78