Bobcats take two more series

The GCSU baseball team faced Francis Marion University in a three-game series on April 3 and April 4, and took two of three.

When the Bobcats and the Patriots began play in game one, GCSU jumped ahead early. The Bobcats scored five runs in the first and a run in the third for a 6-0 advantage.

The Bobcats continued to dominate the Patriots, adding a run in the fourth inning and another in the fifth, making the score 8-0. However, the Bobcats’ chance at a shutout was negated when Francis Marion scored a single run in the sixth. Both teams traded runs for the last few innings, until GCSU finally closed the book on an 11-5 win.

“We did a good job of putting runs across,” junior outfielder Kyle Allen said. “We put the ball in play and made them make mistakes.”

Junior shortstop Chandler Snell had four hits, two runs and four RBIs.

When the Bobcats and the Patriots continued their series in the second game, both teams scored quickly. The Bobcats scored twice in the first inning, while the Patriots managed to score a single run, which made the score 2-1 in favor of the Bobcats.

From there, there were no runs scored until the fifth inning, where the Bobcats scored a single run, making the score 3-1. In the eighth inning, the Bobcats scored a single run again and the game finished 4-1. This put the Bobcats over Francis Marion 2-0 in the series.

Junior center fielder Sean Harrell had three hits and scored a run.

When the third game of the series began, the Patriots stepped up their efforts. The early run barrage continued, as Francis Marion scored three runs in the first inning, while the Bobcats scored one, making the score 3-1. In the second inning, the Patriots scored four runs for a 7-1 lead. GCSU scored a single run in the fifth inning, making the score 7-2.

Then in the eighth inning, Francis Marion scored two runs and the Bobcats scored one run, and the 9-3 score would hold. Even though Francis Marion won the third game, GCSU claimed the victory over the entire series 2-1.

Senior right fielder Derek Johns had one hit, one run and one RBI.

On April 7, GCSU faced Albany State University and shut out the Golden Rams 11-0.

For the first two innings, the Bobcats nor Albany State were able to score a single run. Then in the third inning, the Bobcats scored five runs, added three in the fourth inning and two in the fifth inning. In the seventh inning the Bobcats added their final run, giving GCSU the 11-0 victory.

Harrell had one hit, two runs and two RBIs.

“We had some clutch hitting and took advantage of their errors,” Harrell said. “We got the job done and did what we needed to do.”

Both junior designated hitter Buddy Elmore and junior third baseman Steve Muoio had one hit, one run and 3 RBIs.

The Bobcats are on the road to face Columbus State University in a three game series against the Cougars on April 10 and April 11.

“We need to work everyday on every area,” Head Coach Tom Carty said. “We’re heading into Columbus this weekend, so we definitely want to try and build off of this.”

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