Baseball

February 25, 2008

Opening day win!

The Spartans kicked off the new baseball season with an opening day victory over Oglethorpe County.
The offense was hot, the defense sparkled and the pitching was superb!
Offensively:
1st inning:
• Matt Woodruff walked, stole second and third, and scored on a passed ball
• Evans Wellborn walked, went to second on a passed ball , to 3rd on a wild pitch, and scored on an error
2nd inning:
• Henry Terrell walked, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Mark Sanders and scored on a double by James Colquitt
• James scored on a triple by Matt to right center
• Matt scored on a towering homerun to right center by Patrick Jansen
• Hunter Stiles singled, but was left stranded
3rd inning:
• Mark Sanders walked, stole second and went to third on a single by McKay Matthews
• McKay stole second and Matt walked
• The Spartans left the bases loaded
4th inning:
• Tag Galvin walked
• Everett Young came in to run for Tag and showed great speed as he scored from first on a Henry Terrell double
• Mark Sanders walked
• Henry and Mark executed a double steal to second and third with two outs, but were left on base
5th inning:
• McKay Matthews led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and came home on a sacrifice fly by Patrick Jansen
6th inning:
• Henry Terrell doubled to deep right center went to third on consecutive walks by Mark and McKay, and scored on a wild pitch
Defensively:
• The Spartans were strong defensively, committing only one error
• In the fourth inning, they turned an outstanding double play … Mark Sanders (2nd base) to Henry Terrell (shortstop) to Tag Galvin (first base)
Pitching:
• Patrick Jansen picked up the win, going four innings, giving up three runs and six hits, striking out six and walking only one
• Henry Terrell went the final three innings with no hits, no runs, no walks and four strikeouts
The Spartans welcomed new assistant coach Andrew Nonni, who did an excellent job with his strong baseball knowledge and great enthusiasm for the game.
It was incredible to watch such a young team come together for their first win of the season.
The Spartans will be playing at East Jackson tomorrow (Tuesday, February 26th) at 5:00 p.m.
Hope to see you there!
Final Score: Athens Academy 9, Oglethorpe 3