Baseball Falls to Georgia 4-1 in Series Opener
4/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Georgia sophomore right hander Stephen Dodson won his second straight Southeastern Conference road game as he led the Bulldogs to a 4-1 win over the University of Alabama in the series opener at Sewell-Thomas Stadium Friday night.
Dodson (3-4) took a shutout into the ninth inning and held a struggling
He allowed three hits in the ninth inning as UA brought the tying run to the plate, before Dodson fanned Ryan Rhoden and
Georgia (13-21, 5-8 SEC) put the game away with two runs in the sixth inning on an RBI double by Matt Robbins and a sacrifice fly by Jake Crane as the Bulldogs took a 4-0 lead.
Ryan Piesel doubled and scored on Jonathan Wyatt's infield ground out to give
Alabama (20-15, 5-8 SEC) avoided the shutout when sophomore right field Kent Matthes led off the ninth inning with his eighth home run of the season to make the final 4-1.
Miers Quigley (4-2) suffered his second straight loss for
Brandon Belcher matched his career high with three hits in the loss.
The two teams will continue this three-game series Saturday, April 14 with a 3:05 p.m. (CDT) game in
