|
|
|
Chris Goodman |
Goodman improved to 6-0 after holding the Tigers scoreless on five hits in eight innings, matching the longest outing of his career. The converted shortstop struck out seven batters while walking just one. Reliever Jeff Watchko pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve the shutout.
Boggs, a fifth-year senior, was a perfect 4-for-4 in the game with two doubles while driving in a career high five runs. The four hits tied a career high. Tech's Victor Menocal and Jeremy Slayden added two hits each in the victory.
The Yellow Jackets struck early, jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Eric Patterson led off with a walk before Slayden belted a two-run homer, his team-leading 14th of the season. The inning continued as Matt Murton and Tyler Parker received back-to-back walks before Brandon Boggs drove them in with a single to right field. Brandon Boggs then came around to score on Matthew Boggs' first double of the game.
Tech added two runs in the fifth inning to stretch the lead to 8-0. Brandon Boggs walked and eventually scored on a safety squeeze bunt by Matthew Boggs. Eric Patterson delivered an RBI single to drive in the second run of the inning. The Yellow Jackets added a run in the seventh and two in the eight to provide the final 11-0 margin.
Clemson starter B.J. LaMura (5-2) took the loss after lasting just two-thirds of an inning. He allowed six runs on two hits while walking four.
The Yellow Jackets' offense carried the team in the three-game series with the Tigers. Tech scored 35 runs on 44 hits in the three games and had a team batting average of .389.
Tech's shutout of Clemson was its first against the Tigers since the 1996 season.
Georgia Tech will return to action when the Yellow Jackets travel to Macon for a game against Mercer University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
2002 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
CLEMSON at GEORGIA TECH
May 6, 2002 at Atlanta, Ga. (Russ Chandler Stadium)
CLEMSON 0 (39-8,13-5 ACC) GEORGIA TECH 11 (38-10,12-8 ACC)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------
Valiente, Roberto lf....... 2 0 0 0 Eric Patterson 2b.......... 5 2 1 1
DeMaino, L.J. ph/lf....... 1 0 0 0 Victor Menocal ss.......... 4 0 2 0
Green, Zane ph/lf......... 2 0 0 0 Jeremy Slayden rf.......... 5 1 2 2
Frank, Kyle cf............. 4 0 0 0 Matt Murton lf............. 3 1 0 0
Greene, Khalil ss.......... 3 0 1 0 Wes Rynders cf............ 0 0 0 0
Baker, Jeff dh............. 4 0 0 0 Jason Perry 1b............. 4 2 1 0
Johnson, Michael 1b........ 4 0 3 0 Tyler Parker dh............ 4 1 1 0
Schmidt, Jarrod rf......... 4 0 0 0 Brandon Boggs cf/lf........ 2 3 1 2
Triplett, Russell 3b....... 3 0 2 0 Mike Nickeas c............. 4 1 1 0
Miller, Seth c............. 4 0 1 0 Matthew Boggs 3b........... 4 0 4 5
Slevin, David 2b........... 4 0 1 0 Chris Goodman p............ 0 0 0 0
LaMura, B.J. p............. 0 0 0 0 Jeff Watchko p............ 0 0 0 0
Lumsden, Tyler p.......... 0 0 0 0
Hahn, Jeff p.............. 0 0 0 0
Boozer, Thomas p.......... 0 0 0 0
Harrelson, Paul p......... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 35 0 8 0 Totals..................... 35 11 13 10
Score by Innings R H E
-------------------------------------------
CLEMSON............. 000 000 000 - 0 8 2
GEORGIA TECH........ 600 020 12X - 11 13 1
-------------------------------------------
E - LUMSDEN(1); HAHN(1); Menocal, V.(10). DP - CLEMSON 1; GEORGIA TECH 1.
LOB - CLEMSON 10; GEORGIA TECH 11. 2B - Boggs, M. 2(4). HR - Slayden, J.(14).
HBP - GREENE; Menocal, V.; Boggs, B.. SH - Boggs, M.(7).
SB - Patterson, E(30); Murton, M.(16). CS - Patterson, E(6).
CLEMSON IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LaMura, B.J. L,5-2........ 0.2 2 6 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 2 0 35
Lumsden, Tyler ............ 3.2 6 2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 17 20 2 5 69
Hahn, Jeff ................ 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 1 3 27
Boozer, Thomas ............ 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 10
Harrelson, Paul ........... 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 7 0 1 22
GEORGIA TECH IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Goodman W,6-0....... 8.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 29 31 9 7 106
Jeff Watchko .............. 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 6 2 0 17
WP - LaMURA(5); HARRELSON(1). HB - HAHN; HARRELSON; Goodman, C.. BK - LUMSDEN(1).
PB - MILLER 2(3). Inherited runners/scored: LUMSDEN 2/2; HAHN 2/0; HARRELSON 2/1.
Pitches/strikes: LaMURA 35/14; LUMSDEN 69/45; HAHN 27/15; BOOZER 10/8; HARRELSON 22/12;
Goodman, C. 106/76; Watchko, J. 17/12.
Strikeouts - VALIENTE 2; BAKER; SCHMIDT; TRIPLETT; MILLER; SLEVIN 2; Murton, M.;
Perry, J. 2; Parker, T. 2; Boggs, B.. Walks - TRIPLETT; Patterson, E; Murton, M. 2;
Perry, J.; Parker, T.; Boggs, B. 2; Nickeas, M..
Umpires - HP: A.J. Lostaglio 1B: Al Davis 3B: Scott Graham
Start: 7:02 pm Time: 2:34 Attendance: 1689
-30-