Hyde (1-0) held the Owls to four hits over seven innings and did not allow a runner to advance past second base. He issued four walks and struck out a season-high nine batters while facing just seven batters over the minimum.
Hicks pitched the final two innings and allowed two hits while striking out two.
Blackwood went 4-for-4 and scored three runs, and Michael Fisher and Danny Payne added two hits each. Whit Robbins drove in two runs to raise his season total to a team-high 16 RBI in five games.
The Yellow Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Blackwood singled and scored on a two-out hit from Wes Hodges. Tech extended the lead to 4-0 with a three-run third inning, including a two-run single from Robbins and a RBI hit from Blackwood.
The Yellow Jackets made the score 5-0 in the fourth inning on Danny Payne's RBI single.
Tech extended the lead to 6-0 on a two-out RBI single from Matt Wieters in the seventh inning. Blackwood's fourth hit of the game, a RBI single in the eighth inning, made the score 7-0.
Kennesaw State starter Michael Bohanna (0-1) was charged with the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits in 3.2 innings.
Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State will conclude the three-game series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
2006 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL Kennesaw State at #3 Georgia Tech Feb. 18, 2006 at Atlanta, Ga. (Russ Chandler Stadium) Kennesaw State 0 (1-3) Georgia Tech 7 (5-0) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- BAKER, Martin cf........... 4 0 1 0 Danny Payne cf............. 5 1 2 1 DALLAS, Matt 3b............ 4 0 1 0 Steven Blackwood lf........ 4 3 4 2 MORROW, Jay lf............. 4 0 1 0 Jeff Kindel rf............. 5 1 1 0 HENDRIX, Scott 1b.......... 2 0 1 0 Wes Hodges 3b.............. 4 0 1 1 HUDSON, Andy dh............ 3 0 0 0 Whit Robbins 1b............ 3 0 1 2 HESTER, Daniel ph......... 1 0 0 0 Matt Wieters c............. 4 0 1 1 PERRY, Ryan 2b............. 4 0 0 0 Luke Murton dh............. 4 0 0 0 NELSON, Matt rf............ 3 0 1 0 Russell Harben 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 REDDEN, Ray c.............. 2 0 0 0 Michael Fisher ss.......... 4 2 2 0 UPTON, Zachary pr......... 1 0 1 0 Lee Hyde p................. 0 0 0 0 ROBBINS, Jacob ss.......... 4 0 0 0 Chris Hicks p............. 0 0 0 0 BOHANNA, Michael p......... 0 0 0 0 SPEAR, Jamie p............ 0 0 0 0 FREEMAN, Justin p......... 0 0 0 0 Totals..................... 32 0 6 0 Totals..................... 36 7 12 7 Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Kennesaw State...... 000 000 000 - 0 6 0 Georgia Tech........ 103 100 11X - 7 12 0 ------------------------------------------- LOB - Kennesaw St. 9; Georgia Tech 8. 2B - BAKER(1); Payne, D.(2). SB - ROBBINS(2); Fisher, M.(1). Kennesaw State IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOHANNA, Michael L,0-1.... 3.2 8 5 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 19 20 3 4 80 SPEAR, Jamie .............. 3.0 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 10 12 3 3 46 FREEMAN, Justin ........... 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 7 2 1 32 Georgia Tech IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee Hyde W,1-0............ 7.0 4 0 0 4 9 1 0 0 0 24 28 7 4 89 Chris Hicks ............... 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 3 1 36 WP - BOHANNA 2(2); SPEAR(1); FREEMAN(1); Hyde, L.(1). BK - BOHANNA(1). PB - REDDEN(1). Inherited runners/scored: SPEAR 2/0; FREEMAN 2/1. Pitches/strikes: BOHANNA 80/47; SPEAR 46/26; FREEMAN 32/19; Hyde, L. 89/53; Hicks, C. 36/26. Strikeouts - BAKER 3; DALLAS; MORROW; PERRY 2; NELSON 2; ROBBINS 2; Payne, D. 3; Kindel, J.; Hodges, W. 2; Wieters, M.; Harben, R.. Walks - HENDRIX 2; NELSON; REDDEN; Blackwood, S; Robbins, W.; Harben, R.. Umpires - HP: Savage 1B: Conley 3B: McDonald Start: 2:33 pm Time: 2:42 Attendance: 823