Saturday, May 13, 2006

GC&SU BASEBALL ELIMINATES ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE

AIKEN, South Carolina--Georgia College & State University stayed alive in the Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament Saturday with a 14-5 victory over Armstrong Atlantic State University. GCSU (48-9) advances to Saturday night's 7 p.m. semifinal against USC Aiken.

Trailing 4-3 after four innings, GCSU scored three in the fifth and exploded for six runs in the sixth inning for a 12-4 lead. Mike DeVeaux led a 17-hit Bobcat attack by going 5-for-6 with three doubles and five RBI, while Casey Cullen added four RBI in a 2-for-5 performance, and Hans Stancil went 3-for-5 with four runs scored and four stolen bases. Daniel Heflin went 4-for-4 with one RBI to lead AASU (39-16-1 PBC).

Jayson Bennett (1-2) picked up the win in relief for the Bobcats after allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks in four innings. Austin Ducey (5-6) took the loss for the Pirates after allowing three runs on two hits with three walks in 1.1 innings of relief.

AASU is eliminated from the tournament.

Information courtesy of Georgia College & State University

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