1996 Georgia Tech Baseball Results
1996 Georgia Tech Baseball
(40-25 overall, 13-11 ACC)
February March April May
Feb. 9-11 Olive Garden Classic, Kissimmee, Fla.
9 Alabama L 2-7
10 Texas Tech L 4-8 Fischer, Sorrow collect three hits
11 Central Florida L 7-8 Barr: three hits, two RBI
13 at Georgia Southern L 3-4 (10)
14 at Georgia Southern L 4-8
17 NOTRE DAME W 12-4 Sorrow: four RBI
18 NOTRE DAME W 9-4 Elder fans 11 in relief; Hood 4-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI
24 GEORGIA W 6-5 (10) Byers: 4-for-5
25 at Georgia L 2-5
27 MERCER W 7-2 Danny Hall gains 300th career coaching win
March
1 RUTGERS W 9-1 Easterling: 3-for-4
2 RUTGERS W 6-3
3 RUTGERS L 4-5 Squeeze play scores winning run for RU
5 JACKSONVILLE STATE W 14-7 Jackets collect season high 20 hits
9 CONNECTICUT W 7-0
9 CONNECTICUT W 8-2
10 CONNECTICUT W 11-8
16 VIRGINIA W 7-6 Thomas: 5 RBI
16 VIRGINIA W 5-4 Danny Hall notches 100th win at Tech
17 VIRGINIA W 13-5
19 WINTHROP W 10-7 Leggett: 4-for-4, HR, 5 RBI
20 WINTHROP W 14-1
22 KENT W 14-12 Byers: 4-for-6, 5 runs, 5RBI
23 KENT L 7-9 Snaps 10 game winning streak
24 KENT W 17-16 Fischer & Sorrow 3 hits; Duncan gains save
29 DUKE L 5-6
31 DUKE W 15-7 Byers: 8 RBI; Wilson improves to 4-0
31 DUKE W 13-5 Elder strikes out 12
April
2 GEORGIA STATE W 23-4 Jackets tie school record with 7 doubles
5 at N.C. State L 6-10 Sorrow: 2-for-4, 3 RBI
7 at N.C. State W 3-2 Elder strikes out 10; Barr w/save
7 at N.C. State W 9-0 Crowder spins four-hit shutout
9 at Georgia State W 4-2 Sorrow: 3-for-4
10 at Mercer W 11-8 Thomas hits tape-measure home run
12 at Wake Forest L 2-4
13 at Wake Forest W 13-2 Thomas' hitting streak reaches 21
14 at Wake Forest L 1-7 Jackets manage just four hits
16 UNC-ASHEVILLE W 7-6
16 UNC-ASHEVILLE W 18-7
19 NORTH CAROLINA L 6-12
20 NORTH CAROLINA L 7-8
21 NORTH CAROLINA L 11-12 Thomas: 3-for-5, 3 RBI
23 GEORGIA W 4-3 Yankosky wins in relief; Barr 3 hits
26 at Florida State L 4-16
27 at Florida State L 6-3 ACC losing streak hits six games
28 at Florida State W 4-1 Elder carries no-hitter into 8th; Fischer HR
30 at Georgia W 10-3 Tech wins 30th; Barr, Leggett homer twice
May
3 at Maryland W 13-2 Byers delivers three HRs, six RBI
4 at Maryland W 7-1 Crowder & Wrigley combine on seven-hitter; HR: Byers
5 at Maryland W 8-6 (10) Md. error in 10th gives Tech win; Sorrow three hits
7 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 5-6 Tech rally falls short; Barr 3-for-3 with sac fly
8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 7-4 Hood cracks 3-run homer
10 CLEMSON L 8-9 (10) Jackets tie it w/4 in 9th; Hood: 3-for-5, HR
11 CLEMSON W 4-0 Wrigley throws seven scoreless innings; Thomas solo HR
12 CLEMSON L 2-9 Jackets complete regular season (35-20, 13-11 ACC)
14-19 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
at Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
16 North Carolina W 13-9 Tech scores seven in 8th; Barr homers twice
16 Clemson L 1-6
17 N.C. State W 6-1 Crowder goes distance; Tech scores five in 7th
18 Virginia L 4-8 Fischer drives in all four Tech runs
23-27 NCAA South II Regional at Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
23 New Orleans L 3-13 UNO's seven run 3rd buries Jackets
24 Austin Peay W 14-3 Thomas: 2 HR, 6 RBI
25 Tulane W 7-4 Crowder: 8 IP, 2 runs allowed; Thomas homers again
25 New Orleans W 12-7 Prather goes 7 innings; Fischer, Leggett homer
26 at Louisiana State L 13-29 LSU's recording setting 18-run 7th kills Tech; Hood: four RBI