Georgia Tech sent a total of 33 batters to the plate in the first two innings. The Yellow Jackets scored 12 runs in the first, a school-record for most runs in a first inning, and added 11 more runs in the next frame, setting a record for most runs in a second inning. The 12 runs in the first tied the school’s record for most runs in an inning in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.
The Jackets had 10 hits in both the first and second innings, tying the school-record for most hits in an inning. Georgia Tech’s 29 hits were one shy of the school’s single game record.
The 27 runs allowed were the most surrendered by the Hokies in 27 years under head coach Chuck Hartman.
Wes Hodges paced the Yellow Jackets with a perfect 4-for-4 performance. Jeff Kindel had three hits and drove in four runs, Tyler Greene went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBI, while Danny Payne and Mike Trapani added three hits each. Matt Wieters drove in five runs, and Steven Blackwood and Whit Robbins had three RBI. Fourteen different Georgia Tech players had at least one hit in the game.
Georgia Tech starter Blake Wood (9-1) cruised to his ninth win of the year, working five innings and allowing one run on seven hits. He issued one walk and struck out five. Tim Ladd, John Michael Vidic and Ryan Self each worked a scoreless inning of relief.
The Yellow Jackets sent 17 batters to the plate in the 12-run first inning as 13 straight batters reached base safely. Kindel drove in three runs in the inning with a run-scoring double and a two-run single, and Wieters added three RBI on a two-run double and a bases loaded walk. Payne and Andy Hawranick had RBI doubles while Greene, Blackwood and Trapani delivered RBI singles.
Georgia Tech sent 16 more batters to the plate in the second inning and had 13 consecutive runners reach base for the second straight inning. Robbins had a three-run homer, his third of the year, Greene had a two-run double, Hawranick had a two-run single, and Blackwood and Wieters added RBI singles.
The Yellow Jackets added four more runs in the seventh inning, including a RBI single from Loyall Gause and a bases loaded walk to Blackwood.
Hokie starter Ryan Kennedy (5-7) took the loss, allowing nine runs in one-third of an inning.
Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
2005 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL
Virginia Tech at #5 Georgia Tech
May 14, 2005 at Atlanta, Ga. (Russ Chandler Stadium)
Virginia Tech 2 (20-25,5-17 ACC) Georgia Tech 27 (36-14,20-6 ACC)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Chris Stanton 1b........... 4 2 2 0 Danny Payne cf............. 5 3 3 1
Sheldon Adams lf........... 3 0 0 0 Loyall Gause cf........... 2 1 1 1
Jonathan Howlett rf....... 2 0 0 0 Tyler Greene ss............ 4 3 3 3
Bryan Thomas 3b............ 4 0 1 1 Michael Fisher ss......... 1 0 0 0
Billy Marn rf.............. 4 0 1 1 Steven Blackwood lf........ 4 4 2 3
Matt Hacker 2b............. 4 0 1 0 Wes Hodges 3b.............. 4 3 4 1
Jose Cueto dh.............. 3 0 1 0 Brad Feltes 3b............ 1 0 1 1
Matt McGahey ph........... 1 0 0 0 Matt Wieters dh............ 4 2 2 5
Warren Schaeffer ss........ 2 0 1 0 Jeff Kindel rf............. 5 2 3 4
Tom Blaszak pr............ 2 0 1 0 Cameron Lane rf........... 2 0 0 0
Matt Foley c............... 2 0 1 0 Andy Hawranick c........... 5 2 2 3
David Londrey c........... 1 0 0 0 Nick Scherer c............ 2 1 1 0
Nate Parks cf.............. 3 0 1 0 Whit Robbins 1b............ 4 2 2 3
Mickey Rozakis ph......... 1 0 0 0 Ryan Stanley 1b........... 2 1 1 0
Ryan Kennedy p............. 0 0 0 0 Mike Trapani 2b............ 4 2 3 1
Randy Buffington p........ 0 0 0 0 Jake Hall 2b.............. 2 1 1 0
Bobby West p.............. 0 0 0 0 Blake Wood p............... 0 0 0 0
Josh Canova p............. 0 0 0 0 Tim Ladd p................ 0 0 0 0
Brian Futral p............ 0 0 0 0
John Michael Vidic p...... 0 0 0 0
Ryan Self p............... 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 36 2 10 2 Totals..................... 51 27 29 26
Score by Innings R H E
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Virginia Tech....... 1 0 0 000 100 - 2 10 3
Georgia Tech........ (12)(11)0 000 40X - 27 29 0
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E - Blaszak, T(4); Londrey, D(1); Buffington R(1). DP - VT 2; Georgia Tech 2. LOB -
VT 9; Georgia Tech 12. 2B - Parks, N(4); Payne, D.(10); Greene, T.(12); Wieters,
M.(14); Kindel, J.(22); Hawranick, A(9). 3B - Stanton, C(3); Trapani, M.(2). HR -
Robbins, W.(3). SF - Wieters, M.(4). SB - Payne, D.(21); Greene, T.(27). Reached on
CI - Feltes, B..
Virginia Tech IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Ryan Kennedy L,5-7........ 0.1 8 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 0 43
Randy Buffington .......... 1.1 3 7 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 7 13 1 2 54
Bobby West ................ 0.0 9 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 26
Josh Canova ............... 6.1 9 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 26 31 5 7 117
Georgia Tech IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Blake Wood W,9-1.......... 5.0 7 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 21 22 5 4 71
Tim Ladd .................. 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 2 19
Brian Futral .............. 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 1 8
John Michael Vidic ........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 11
Ryan Self ................. 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 12
WP - Buffington R 2(6); West, B(5); Vidic, J.(4). CI - Londrey, D. Inherited
runners/scored: Buffington R 2/2; West, B 3/3; Canova, J 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Kennedy,
R 43/24; Buffington R 54/24; West, B 26/18; Canova, J 117/72; Wood, B. 71/44; Ladd, T.
19/12; Futral, B. 8/7; Vidic, J. 11/9; Self, R. 12/7.
Strikeouts - Stanton, C; Adams, S; Howlett, J; Thomas, B 2; Marn, B; Hacker, M;
Schaeffer, W; Londrey, D; Parks, N; Payne, D.; Greene, T.; Lane, C.; Hawranick, A 2;
Robbins, W.; Stanley, R.. Walks - Stanton, C; Foley, M; Greene, T.; Fisher, M.;
Blackwood, S 3; Hodges, W.; Wieters, M. 2; Robbins, W.; Hall, J..
Umpires - HP: Paul Guillie 1B: Bryant Woodall 3B: Al Davis
Start: 7:05 pm Time: 3:07 Attendance: 1942