Andrew Drops Wednesday Affair to Middle Georgia
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 4 Middle Georgia 6
The Tigers saw another win slip through their hands on Wednesday afternoon to the visiting Warriors. Josh McCurry went 6 2/3 innings only allowing 2 earned runs. The big blow of the game came in the second inning when McCurry got Middle Georgia 3-hole hitter Frank Molina to hit a lazy fly ball that rightfielder Paul Cheeks could not secure. 2 runs scored on the play and it put the Tigers in comeback mode down 4-0. Andrew College evened the score in the 6th at 4. McCurry got the first two outs of the 7th before giving way to Jon Black who got the final out of the 7th. In the ninth, Middle Georgia tacked on 2 runs against closer Chris McKenna. The Tigers last chance, with a runner on first, was a deep fly ball by Zach Martin down the line that easily cleared the fence, but was called foul. The Tigers host South Georgia on Friday and Saturday in a big conference series for both teams. Game time is 3:00 on Friday, and a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:00.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Get 2 of 3 From Perimeter
Covington, GA- Andrew College 7 Georgia Perimeter 5
Andrew College 5 Georgia Perimeter 4
Andrew College 6 Georgia Perimeter 7
Andrew College pieced together a win on Saturday afternoon in game 1. George Grote got the start but didn't have his good stuff as the Tigers found themselves down 3 going into the 4th inning. The Tigers mounted a comeback with two outs stringing together 5 hits. The inning was capped by Merit Hicks and Justin Fogt who each knocked in 2 runs. Jimmy Lamourt picked up the win going 4 innings only allowing 2 runs. Chris McKenna got the save as he retired the final three outs to secure the victory.
Game 2 took three days to finish. Chris McKenna got the nod for the Fighting Tigers and gave them 2 solid innings before lightning and rain stopped the game. The game was not resumed until Monday where Rodney Scruggs picked up the action. Scruggs was shaky, but gave the Tigers just enough to earn the series win. The Tigers used timely hits, a nice double play, and 2 clutch relief outs by Jon Black to get the win going away. Josh McCurry picked up his first save of the season to get the Tigers the W.
Game three again found the Tigers with another deficit. This time they did not have enough to get the win. Jeremy Gazerro, coming off a nice performance against Gordon, could not keep the streak going. Gazerro surrerndered 6 runs in his 3 innings of work. The bullpen did well as Trace Brooks and Cory Cartwright combined for 5 innings of one run ball. Zach Martin and Ellis Logeman paced the offense for the Tigers, each collecting 3 hits. The Tigers pick up the action again on Wednesday, when the host Middle Georgia at 3:00.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Walk-Off With Win
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 9 Young Harris 8
Andrew College picked up their first conference victory on Saturday afternoon against visiting Young Harris College. The Tigers had to comeback on three separate occasions and won in dramatic fashion when Zach Martin lined a 1-0 fastball off the foul pole. Rodney Scruggs got the start for the Tigers and quickly found himself down 5-0. The Tigers roared back with 5 runs of their own in the 3rd, capped by a bases clearing triple by Keifer Youmans. Andrew College went down by 1 again in the 6th and answered back with a run of their own in the 7th. In the 8th with two outs and runners on the corners a wind blown fly ball down the line tipped just off the glove of rightfielder Paul Cheeks to put the Tigers down 2. The Tigers used single runs in the 8th and 9th to send the game into extra innings. Chris McKenna threw the final 5 innings, picking up the win, allowing 1 earned run and striking out 5. Offensively the Tigers were led by Zach Martin (3-5, HR, 3R's, RBI), and Brian Stewart (2-4, R, 2 RBI's). The Tigers host the Mountain Lions again tomorrow in a doubleheader starting at 1:00.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Let One Get Away
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 4 Okaloosa Walton 6
The Tigers built an early lead on Wednesday afternoon at Hord Athletic Complex. Behind the strong starting pitching of George Grote (5 IP, 7 K's, 1 ER), the Tigers built a 4-1 leading heading into the middle innings. In the 1st Paul Cheeks drew a walk and stole 2nd and 3rd before Zach Martin drove him in with a liner through the left side of the infield. In the 2nd the Tigers added 3 more using a homerun by Ryan Sever and singles by Keifer Youmans, Paul Cheeks, and Zach Martin. With the score at 4-1 the Raiders began their comeback. Using single runs in the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Okaloosa Walton sent the Tigers into their off weekend without a victory. Andrew College heads back into action on Tuesday as they travel to Tallahassee C.C.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Get Back in the Win Column
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 8 Lurleen B. Wallace 3
Andrew College picked up a win on Monday afternoon on a cool and windy day at Hord Athletic Complex. Trace Brooks got his first collegiate start for the Tigers and struggled with his control. Brooks lasted 3 2/3, walking 5 and hitting 2 other batters before giving way to Rodney Scruggs. Scruggs shut the door on a bases loaded scoring opportunity for Wallace when he popped up the batter on a 2-1 fastball. Scruggs lasted until the seventh when the first three batters of the inning reached base via singles. Wesley Allen, who came in relief of Scruggs, promptly retired the next three batters on five pitches without the ball leaving the infield. Paul Cheeks (3-5, 2 2B's, R, RBI) and Brian Stewart (2-3, 2 R's, 2B, R) led the offensive charge for the Tigers. Zach Martin chipped in with 2 runs batted in, along with a stellar defensive play that possibly saved the game. In the 7th with 1 out and runners on 1st and 3rd, Tiger pitcher Wesley Allen jammed the batter who floated one just over the mound. Martin ranged all the way from third base, bare handed the one hopper, and threw a strike across the diamond to get his man by half a step. Chris McKenna (2 IP, 3 K's) came in to retire the final six to notch his sixth consecutive scoreless inning.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Drop One to Southern Union
Wadley, AL - Andrew College 2 Southern Union 6
Jon Black got the start in game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader looking to get the Tigers back on the winning track. Black was erratic in his 3 innings of work and picked up the loss despite not surrendering an earned run. The second was the decisive inning for the Tigers as Southern Union capitalized on 2 Tiger defensive errors to score 5 runs. Andrew College tried to mount a comeback in the 6th when Randy J. Williams doubled home 2 runs with one out. The Tigers were unable to squeeze out anymore runs as Justin Fogt grounded out to end the inning. The only other highlight of the day was Wesley Allen's 3 solid innings of relief. Allen retired 8 straight before letting a runner score in the 6th.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Defense Costs the Tigers
Wadley, AL - Andrew College 2 Bevill Sumiton 5
Jeremy Gazerro took the mound for the Tigers in game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader. Gazerro had good stuff but surrendered 5 walks to come away with the loss. In the first, a walk and a throwing error led to two Bevill runs. In the 4th another leadoff walk led to another 2 run inning. For the Tigers offense it wasn't much better. In the second inning back-to-back-to-back singles led to the Tigers first run. The Tigers didn't score again until the 7th when Ryan Sever launched his 2nd homerun of the season. The offense was led by Trey Strickland (3-3), Randy J. Williams (1-3, R), and Seth Reber (1-3, RBI).
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Baseball Loses to John A. Logan (IL)
Wadley, AL - Andrew College 1 John A. Logan 5
A bad tone was set for the weekend in the opening game of the Southern Union tournament on Friday evening. George Grote got the start for the Tigers and could not get himself into a rhythm. Grote had trouble locating his fastball and fell behind a couple of batters in the 5th inning that led to 4 Logan batters scoring in the inning. The Tigers offense tried to answer in their half of the fifth when they loaded the bases with only 1 out. The next two batters grounded out and Andrew was unable to score a run with their last real scoring opportunity. Rodney Scruggs pitched the final 4 2/3 allowing only a run in his solid relief performance. The Tigers were led offensively by Seth Reber (2-3, RBI, 2B).
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Pick Up Win on the Road
Enterprise, AL – Andrew College 8 Enterprise 5
Andrew College earned their seventh victory of the season on Thursday afternoon behind the strong starting pitching of Tigers starter Josh McCurry. The Tigers scored in five different innings as nine offensive players contributed hits. McCurry scattered 9 hits in his 7 innings of work, picking up his 3rd victory of the season. Brian Stewart (3-5, 3 R’s), Randy J. Williams (2-4, 2 R’s, 2 RBI’s), Vinny Hood (2-4, R), and Seth Reber (3-4, R, 3 RBI’s) led the Tigers offense. Chris McKenna retired the final six outs en route to his second save of the season. The Tigers are back on the road this weekend at Southern Union as they will face John A. Logan (IL), Southern Union, and Beville State Sumiton.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Record Moves to 6-4
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 8 Brewton Parker JV 0
Andrew College 14 Brewton Parker JV 5
Jeremy Gazerro picked up his first college win on Monday afternoon on a bright and sunny day at Hord Athletic Complex. Andrew College used timely hitting and great pitching to come away with the easy victory. The shutout was the third consecutive for the Tigers and moved their scoreless inning streak to 21. Jon Black worked the 5th and 6th and Wesley Allen used 8 pitches to finish off the Barons in the 7th. The Tigers used a balanced scoring attack and aggressive baserunning to score their runs. Zack Martin (2-3, 2 R's, RBI, 3 SB's) was the only Tiger with multiple hits. Keifer Youmans (1-3, 2 R's, SB) and Merit Hicks (1-3, R, 2 RBI's, SB) were the other Tigers with nice days at the dish.
Coach Hemmings was happy to see the Tigers finally explode for some runs in the nightcap. 5 Tigers had multiple hits and were led by Vinny Hood (3-3, 2 R's, 3 RBI) and Randy J. Williams (3-5, 2 R's, 3 RBI). Rodney Scruggs (4 IP, 2 K's, 3 H's) earned his first college win in his first start, and Chris McKenna (2 IP, K, 0 H's) notched his 1st save of the young season. Scruggs extended the Tigers scoreless pitching streak to 24 2/3 innings before he surrendered a run in the 4th. Freshmen Keifer Youmans (2-4, 2 R's, 2 RBI's), Justin Fogt (2-5, 2 R's, RBI), and Paul Cheeks (2-4, 2 R's) all had nice days at the plate. The Tigers return to action on Thursday as they head to Enterprise, AL to face Enterprise CC.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Even Record
Cuthbert, GA - Andrew College 4 Enterprise 0
Andrew College 3 Enterprise 0
In game 1 the Tigers used a strong pitching performance to pick up a win on Saturday afternoon. Josh McCurry got the start and gave the Tigers 5 innings to notch his second win of the season. McCurry went 1-2-3 in three of his five innings, striking out 1 and walking 1. After scoring one in the third on a Brian Stewart single the Tigers struck for three more in the fifth. The big hit was a Randy J Williams 2-out single up the middle that scored two. Paul Cheeks, Ryan Sever, and Merit Hicks each had a hit. Zach Martin scored 2 runs and also stole a base to round out the offensive highlights for the Tigers.
George Grote got the nod in game 2 and provided his second consecutive solid start. Grote went the distance on 61 pitches to earn his first career win and first career shutout. Grote struck out 4 batters and did not give up a walk in his effort. Offensively the Tigers used hits by seven different players to score their 3 runs. Randy J. Williams, Brian Stewart, and Seth Reber each collected an RBI.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Leave Panama City with a Split
Panama City, FL – Andrew College 9 Gadsden State 7
Andrew College 2 Gulf Coast 5
It took nine innings, but the Tigers were able to come away with their second victory of the young season on Saturday afternoon. Following a disappointing Friday the Tigers picked up a much needed victory behind the strong pitching of starter Ryan Cole. Despite not getting credited with the win, Cole threw 4 very strong innings and left with a 3 run lead. In relief Jeremy Gazerro gave up a 2 out 2 run double in the 5th. Chris McKenna retired the side in order in the 6th and the first batter of the 7th before surrendering a game tying home run to leadoff hitter Phillip West. The game went scoreless in the eighth, but in the ninth Seth Reber clubbed a three run homerun just inside the left field foul pole for his first dinger of the season. Offensively the Tigers were led by Vinny Hood (3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 runs scored, SB), Paul Cheeks (3-4, 2 SBs), and Seth Reber (1-3, HR, 4 RBIs).
In the nightcap the Tigers got an outstanding pitching performance from George Grote. The lefty from Newnan, GA went 5 innings allowing a single run on 5 hits and also added three strikeouts. Despite his efforts Grote was stuck with the tough luck loss as the Tigers could never get the offense going. In the 7th Ryan Sever ripped a ball just off the glove of Gulf Coast SS Michael Holmes to plate the only 2 runs the Tigers would get on the night. Paul Cheeks added another hit in a pinch hit role and also scored another run for the only other offensive highlight in game 2.
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Tigers Drop Two on Friday
Panama City, FL – Andrew College 3 Gulf Coast 13
Andrew College 2 Gadsden State 6
The Tigers got an early start to their weekend on Friday afternoon in Panama City looking to come away from the Florida coast with a couple of W’s. Gulf Coast had different ideas as they used 14 hits to make game 1 not much of a game at all. Jon Black got his first collegiate start and was quickly down in the first when he surrendered a 3 run homer to Gulf Coast clean up hitter David Schulze. Black lasted until the fourth when he found himself in another jam that reliever Jimmy Lamourt was unable to bail him out of. The only highlights of the day were three solo home runs the Tigers hit off of Memphis bound starter Ryan Fraser. Brian Stewart, Merit Hicks, and Randy J Williams all connected to hit their first blasts of the season.
Andrew College got right back on the field looking to even up the day with a solid game against Gadsden State. Josh McCurry threw well enough to win but the Tigers bats remained cold. McCurry went 5 and allowed 4 runs on 6 hits. The Andrew College offense had great chances to score in the 3rd, 4th, and 7th innings but were unable to pick up that much needed RBI hit. Paul Cheeks, Randy J Williams, and Ellis Logeman had 2 hits apiece, but their efforts weren’t enough to push across enough runs to come away from the day with a split.
