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Diamond Dogs pound Quinnipiac, win 11th straight
Issue date: 3/6/09 Section: Sports
Chase Davidson and Rich Poythress had three hits apiece and Justin Grimm went a career-long 6.0 innings as Georgia downed Quinnipiac, 19-6, Saturday at Foley Field.
The Bulldogs, ranked as high as No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball, scored double digit runs for the ninth time in 11 games and improved to 11-0.
Grimm (1-0) allowed just one unearned run on five hits and struck out four batters for his first career win.
Five Bulldogs had at least three RBI including Poythress with four and Joey Lewis, Davidson, Zach Cone and Michael Demperio with three each. Poythress also scored a career-high four runs.
"It was a big win, and our guys have a lot of confidence right now," said head coach David Perno. "Chase got going and did some good things and Grimm was really good. We were able to get a lot of guys in the game."
The Bulldogs scored in the first inning for the ninth time in 11 games and jumped ahead 4-0. Bryce Massanari drew a walk with the bases loaded to score Johnathan Taylor, then a sacrifice fly by Lewis scored Colby May to make it 2-0. Later, Davidson roped a two-out double to left center that scored two more runs.
Davidson doubled again in the third, this time to right field, to score Poythress to make it 5-0, and Demperio followed with a single that scored Lewis and Davidson to push the lead to 7-1.
The Bobcats (0-5) scored an unearned run in the fourth for their first run of the series to get within 7-1.
Georgia scored three more runs in the fifth highlighted by a two-run single by Lyle Allen, then Zach Cone hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Bulldogs a 12-1 lead.
Lewis added a two-run double in a three-run seventh, and Rich Poythress hit a grand slam in the eighth to close out the scoring for the Bulldogs. Quinnipiac scored four runs, three of which were unearned, in the ninth.
Georgia relievers Cecil Tanner, Will Harvil and Steve Esmonde combined to allow just one earned run in the final three innings.
Andy Mayer (0-2) took the loss for the Bobcats, allowing 10 earned runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings.
Georgia and Quinnipiac will play the final game of the three-game series Sunday at 2 p.m. Senior lefthander Jason Leaver (2-0, 2.00 ERA) will get the start for the Bulldogs.
- Georgia Sports Communications
The Bulldogs, ranked as high as No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball, scored double digit runs for the ninth time in 11 games and improved to 11-0.
Grimm (1-0) allowed just one unearned run on five hits and struck out four batters for his first career win.
Five Bulldogs had at least three RBI including Poythress with four and Joey Lewis, Davidson, Zach Cone and Michael Demperio with three each. Poythress also scored a career-high four runs.
"It was a big win, and our guys have a lot of confidence right now," said head coach David Perno. "Chase got going and did some good things and Grimm was really good. We were able to get a lot of guys in the game."
The Bulldogs scored in the first inning for the ninth time in 11 games and jumped ahead 4-0. Bryce Massanari drew a walk with the bases loaded to score Johnathan Taylor, then a sacrifice fly by Lewis scored Colby May to make it 2-0. Later, Davidson roped a two-out double to left center that scored two more runs.
Davidson doubled again in the third, this time to right field, to score Poythress to make it 5-0, and Demperio followed with a single that scored Lewis and Davidson to push the lead to 7-1.
The Bobcats (0-5) scored an unearned run in the fourth for their first run of the series to get within 7-1.
Georgia scored three more runs in the fifth highlighted by a two-run single by Lyle Allen, then Zach Cone hit a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Bulldogs a 12-1 lead.
Lewis added a two-run double in a three-run seventh, and Rich Poythress hit a grand slam in the eighth to close out the scoring for the Bulldogs. Quinnipiac scored four runs, three of which were unearned, in the ninth.
Georgia relievers Cecil Tanner, Will Harvil and Steve Esmonde combined to allow just one earned run in the final three innings.
Andy Mayer (0-2) took the loss for the Bobcats, allowing 10 earned runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings.
Georgia and Quinnipiac will play the final game of the three-game series Sunday at 2 p.m. Senior lefthander Jason Leaver (2-0, 2.00 ERA) will get the start for the Bulldogs.
- Georgia Sports Communications
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