Purdue Fort Wayne
GEORGIA STATE
Baseball Falls in Twinbill
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 1, 2008
Panthersville, GA - The IPFW baseball team cured its early season fielding woes but fell to host Georgia State in a double-header today at The Field. The Panther cruised to a, 13-2 Game 1 victory and held off IPFW, 6-4 in the nightcap.
After committing seven errors in the season opener, the Mastodons were flawless in today's pair.
Georgia State (7-0) broke Game 1 open with six runs in the second inning. First baseman Theo Asher stroked a two-run single through the left side of the Mastodon infield. Left fielder Mike McCree followed that up with a two-run double to right center. Centerfielder Nick Hogan tripled to left center scoring McCree, and that was all for IPFW starter Sam Walker. In all, six GSU runners crossed the plate in the second inning.
The Panthers led 13-0 going into the top of the 7th inning, but IPFW would breakup the shutout. Sophomore first baseman Shaun VanDriessche drilled an 2-RBI double down the left field line scoring junior catcher Devin Taylor, who reached on a hit-by-pitch and freshman right fielder Garrett Segraves who walked to lead off the inning.
Georgia State starter Kenny Camp settled down a finally put the 'Dons away for the win. He went seven complete, giving up just those two runs on two hits.
In the night cap, Georgia State took a, 5-0 lead into the 8th inning. IPFW began its comeback with an RBI sacrifice fly from the bat of junior second baseman Chris Gottschall. With runners of second and third, VanDriessche stepped to the plate and launched a missile out of left field. His 3-run blast made it, 5-4 Panthers.
Georgia State would get an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth and the 'Dons fell, 6-4.
GSU starter David Grant got the win going seven complete, giving up no runs on five hits.
IPFW junior starter Tyler Baatz was the tough-luck loser, giving up two runs on two hits in four innings.
VanDriessche continues to swing a hot bat, hitting .444 in the series with five RBI.
The two teams will finish off the four-game set on Sunday afternoon at noon.
~Dons~
