Baseball 5/8/2017 11:27:00 AM

Tigers Lose Last Home Game of Season

Box Score SAVANNAH, Ga.- Playing their last home game of the 2017 season, Savannah State lost to North Carolina A&T 21-2, in a game played at Tiger Field.

It was the final home game on Tiger Field for seniors Jacob Lightle, Austin Robinson and Bernard Barnes.

Lightle ended the day with one hit, Robinson struck out six batters in 7.2 innings on the mound while Barnes had a hit and scored a run.

A&T jumped put to a 5-0 lead with Jarrett Norman hitting a three-run home run over the left field fence in the first inning and Brandon Melendez hitting a two-run double down the right field line in the second.

SSU (12-35, 3-18 MEAC) had a pair of hits and scored a run in the bottom of the third. Bryce Luken singled and scored on a single by Daryl Harper, with the help of errors by the Aggies second and third basemen.

Barnes led off the fourth with a triple and scored on a ground-out by Jalen Atterbury to slice their deficit to 5-2.

That would be as close as the Tigers would get as A& would score a run in the fifth and seventh innings and add two more in the eighth and three more in the ninth to give SSU their sixth loss in a row.

N. C. A&T pitchers would hold Savannah State without a hit the final five innings.

Savannah State would be limited to five hits on the day and would finish the contest with three errors while leaving seven men on base.

Robinson, who gave up six hits, seven runs and three walks, took the loss. Jacob Morrison, Spencer Gillis and Justin Washington also saw action in relief for the Tigers.

Norman had three RBI for the Aggies while Dawnoven Smith scored three times.

Michael Johnson picked up the win. Johnson pitched six innings and struck out five while surrendering five hits, two runs and three walks.

N. C. A&T (25-21,14-7 MEAC) finished the game with 10 hits, one error while stranding 10 men on base.

Savannah State finishes their season with road games at Georgia State (May 10) and a three-game series against Bethune-Cookman (May 12-13).

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Players Mentioned

#3 Jalen Atterbury: 2B/OF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#5 Jacob Lightle: 2B/3B; 5' 11"; Senior

#9 Justin Washington: RHP; 6' 3"; Sophomore

#11 Bryce Luken: 3B/SS; 5' 11"; Junior

#12 Austin Robinson: RHP; 6' 0"; Senior

#16 Spencer Gillis: RHP; 5' 11"; Junior

#21 Jacob Morrison: RHP; 5' 10"; Freshman

#30 Bernard Barnes: C/1B; 6' 3"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#3 Jalen Atterbury
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: 2B/OF

#5 Jacob Lightle
: 5' 11"; Senior
: 2B/3B

#9 Justin Washington
: 6' 3"; Sophomore
: RHP

#11 Bryce Luken
: 5' 11"; Junior
: 3B/SS

#12 Austin Robinson
: 6' 0"; Senior
: RHP

#16 Spencer Gillis
: 5' 11"; Junior
: RHP

#21 Jacob Morrison
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: RHP

#30 Bernard Barnes
: 6' 3"; Senior
: C/1B