ATLANTA, Ga. – The Presbyterian College baseball team was unable to overcome a nine-run seventh inning as the host #19 Georgia Tech picked up a 17-7 victory on Wednesday night at Russ Chandler Stadium. Sophomore Chris Veach led the Blue Hose with three runs knocked in on Wednesday.
FINAL SCORE: #19 Georgia Tech 17, Presbyterian 7
LOCATION: Russ Chandler Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (2-2) | #19 Georgia Tech (4-1)
W: Xander Stephens (1-0) | L: Colbey Klepper (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Veach got the Blue Hose going in the opening frame with a two-out two-run double to give PC the early 2-0 lead.
- The guests extended that lead in the second with a two-run home run off the bat of Sean Klein that gave the Blue Hose the 4-0 lead after 1.5 innings.
- Georgia Tech plated three in the home half of the second to cut the Blue Hose lead down to 4-3 after two.
- The Yellow Jackets got out in front for the first time in the contest with a three-run homer to right-center to take a 6-4 advantage to the fifth.
- Jack Gorman cut into the Georgia Tech lead in the sixth with a solo home run to make it 6-5 after 5.5 innings.
- Georgia Tech pushed the lead out to 8-5 with a pair of runs in the sixth inning.
- Veach and Joel Dragoo added RBI singles in the seventh cut the Yellow Jackets lead to one, 8-7.
- Georgia Tech answered with nine in the home half of the seventh to push the advantage out to 17-7 as the hosts earned the midweek win.
NOTABLES
- Veach led the Blue Hose with a pair of hits for his second multi-hit game of the season.
- He also totaled a career-high with three runs driven in.
- Klein's second-inning home run was his first of the season and his ninth as a member of the Blue Hose.
- Gorman's sixth-inning home run was his first as a member of the Blue Hose program.
- Colbey Klepper and Yechiel Saint each made their Blue Hose debut in the contest.
- Klepper totaled four strikeouts in 2.1 innings on Wednesday.
- Junior William Farrar had a career-high three strikeouts in a scoreless frame.
UP NEXT
- The Blue Hose open their home slate on Friday afternoon with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. against Boston College before facing George Mason at 4:30 p.m… PC also is set to face Manhattan over the weekend on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at noon.
