ATLANTA, Ga.- Savannah State closed out their five game road swing with a 9-5 non-conference loss to Georgia State, in a game played at the GSU Baseball Complex.
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The loss dropped SSU's record to 5-26 as they lost their 12th game in a row.
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Savannah State loaded the bases in the first inning and was able to send one runner across home plate.
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Freddie Landers singled up the middle and advanced to second after a single by
Bryce Luken. A walk to
Jalen Atterbury loaded the bases and Landers scored on a walk to
Khalyd Cox for a 1-0 lead.
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GSU tied the score in the bottom of the inning and added three more runs in the bottom of the second for a 4-1 advantage.
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In the top of the fourth, Savannah State shortstop
Juan Lugo singled through the right side of the infield, advanced to second on a error by the pitcher and made his way to third base on a failed pick off attempt by the Panthers pitcher. Lugo scored on a single by
Mason Calloway to slice the Tigers deficit to 4-2.
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The Panthers would respond with a run in the bottom of the fourth, one in the sixth and two more in the seventh to extend their lead to 9-2.
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SSU would rally for three runs in the final two innings but would come up short.
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In the eighth, Cox hit a RBI double that cut their deficit to six. In the ninth,
Yan Mastin drew a walk and
Bradley Spencer was hit by a pitch to reach base. Mastin scored on a wild pitch while Spencer scored on a ground-out by
Daryl Harper for the final run of the evening.
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Greg Smith was tagged with the loss. Smith lasted two innings on the mound, giving up four runs, three walks and three hits while recording three strikeouts.
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Luken had three hits for the Tigers while Cox drove in two runs.
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Savannah State had ten hits in the game, made two errors and left eight men on base.
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Tanner Thomson was the winning pitcher. In his three innings, Thomson struck out five while surrendering four hits, two walks and one run.
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Kendall Ford went 5 for 5 at the plate for the Panthers (20-20).
GSU had 14 hits, left eight men on base and made one error.
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