Shawnee State Escapes in Ninth to beat Tigers

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – The Georgetown College baseball team (8-27, 1-11 MSC) dropped a non-conference game at Shawnee State University (22-12, 11-7 RSC) on Tuesday at Branch Rickey Park.

The Bears won 11-10.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Georgetown scored three runs in both the first and second innings highlighted by a Sam Turilli two-run shot to center field to give the Tigers a 6-5 lead through two innings. Shawnee State pushed ahead in the third with a two-run single to right before two scoreless innings settled the game down. In the sixth, Georgetown collected its third three-run frame of the day when a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly plated runs before the Bears got two back in the home half of the inning, making it a 9-9 game through six complete. Two more scoreless innings prevailed before the ninth featured the final offense of the day. Davis Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right for the go-ahead run but the Bears walked it off in the bottom of the ninth behind an RBI single through the right side for the 11-10 win.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
* Elijah Verge went 3-6 with an RBI, two walks and two runs scored.
* Diondre Jacob was 2-3 with two RBIs, a walk, and a run scored.
* Sam Turilli went 2-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
* Chris Lenocker (1-7) took the loss, going the final 3.1 innings. He surrendered two runs and struck out one, allowing two hits.

UP NEXT   
The Tigers return home to host Lindsey Wilson University (14-22, 4-8 MSC) for a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 10.

First pitch with the Blue Raiders is set for 6:00 p.m. at Robert N. Wilson Field.