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Mitch McLendon vs. App St 2020
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Gardner-Webb GWU 1-5
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Winner Georgia UGA 7-1
Gardner-Webb GWU
1-5
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Final
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Georgia UGA
7-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gardner-Webb GWU 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 1
Georgia UGA 0 2 2 0 3 5 4 1 X 17 19 1

W: Liam Sullivan (1-0) L: Young, Casey (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Gardner-Webb Falls in Series Finale at No. 7 Georgia, 17-3, Sunday Afternoon

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 7 Georgia totaled 19 base hits on the afternoon to go on to hand Gardner-Webb a 17-3 loss in Sunday's series finale at Foley Field.
 
Gardner-Webb (1-5) fell behind early as Georgia (7-1) scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second on a two-run home run by Garrett Blaylock.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 2-1 in the top of the third as Mitch McLendon belted a solo blast to right field, his first home run of the season.
 
The home Bulldogs tacked on another pair of runs in the bottom of the third, scoring on a RBI double by Buddy Floyd and RBI single by Connor Tate.
 
GWU scored once again in the top of the fourth on a RBI double to center field by Patrick Ferguson that plated Keiji Parkhurst, making the score 4-2.
 
Georgia seized control of the contest in the bottom of the fifth as Josh McAllister and Chaney Rogers each had solo home runs, along with a RBI hit by Tate, making the score 7-2.
 
Georgia went on to score five runs in the sixth, four runs in the seventh, and one run in the eighth.
 
Gardner-Webb scored once more in the seventh as McLendon was able to cross home plate on a passed ball.
 
The Runnin' Bulldogs totaled nine base hits on the day, with McLendon (2-for-5, HR, RBI), Ferguson (2-for-3, 2B, RBI), and Pearcey (2-for-4) leading that effort.
 
Georgia collected 19 hits throughout the contests, including four home runs.  Tate finished the day 5-for-5 at the plate with five RBI while Blaylock was 2-for-4 with two home runs and six RBI.
 
Casey Young (0-2) took the loss for GWU, allowing four runs on five hits with two strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work in the start.  Kyle Ruehlman, Bobby Alcock, Connor Gleeson, Langdon Wilson, and Noah Davis each made trips to the mound for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
 
Liam Sullivan (1-0) earned the win for Georgia, working two scoreless frames with five strikeouts.  Starter Jaden Woods lasted four innings, giving up two runs on three base hits with three strikeouts.
 
Gardner-Webb returns to action Friday, March 5, opening Big South Conference play at Campbell.  First pitch is set for 5:00 pm in Buies Creek, N.C.
 
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