Rice Leashes Bulldogs, 6-4
Comeback in Seventh, Cox, Help Owls Move By Dawgs
By Mark Anderson
The Dawgs of Georgia had their bats leashed by Eddie Degerman in the opening game of the College World Series as he held the Dawgs to only one hit over 7 1/3 innings. What began as a pitcher’s battle turned into a game of high octane scoring over the last three innings, but Rice was able top outlast Georgia and come back from a 4-2 deficit to win the game by a score of 6-4.
Both Georgia and Rice missed early chances. Georgia loaded up the bases on three Eddie Degerman walks in the second, but Degerman was able to strike out the side to avoid the damage. Rice also opened the second with walks to Rodriguez and Savery, but were unable to capitalize after Luna struck out, Lehmann’s shot to right—that looked like a gapper—was caught—And Dodson grounded out to end the inning.
The Owls got on the board first in the fourth when Joe Savery walked to open the inning. Luna struck out on a called pitch that appeared high. Danny Lehmann appeared to be hit by a pitch, but it was ruled a foul ball and Lehmann eventually popped out. That left it up to Jordan Dodson, who muscled a pitch off his hands into center for the first base hit of the game, and also driving in Savery, who had advanced there earlier on a wild pitch. Dodson went to second on the error by the centerfielder, but was stranded. Rice had the early lead, 1-0.
Rice added another run, but missed a big opportunity to break the game open in the sixth when J-Rod led off with a single to right, and Joe Savery followed with another single to right just out of the outstretched glove of the second baseman. Luna was hot by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Lehmann just missed his second grand slam of the season when he hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored J-Rod and moved the runners up to second and third. With the infield in, Jordan Dodson hit a rocket to the shortstop for the easy throw out to first, and Zornes struck out to end the inning. But now Rice had added to their lead by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, Eddie Degerman found enough control to take a no-hitter into the top of the seventh. With runners on first and second via walks, a bunt that went foul kept the no-hitter and shutout intact. But the next hitter singled to center to end the no-no and put a run on the board for the Bulldogs. Cole St. Clair was summoned from the bullpen at that point, and Dunn hit a Baltimore chopper to Rodriguez, who threw wildly to first, allowing the tying run to score. Wyatt hit a bullet to Rodriguez, and instead of a tailor made double play, it went off of his glove and allowed the third run of the inning to score. That was the end of St. Clair, as Graham summoned Bryce Cox from the pen. Cox was immediately greeted on the first pitch with another RBI single to make the score 4-2. An infield single loaded the bases for the Bulldogs. One Bryce Cox strikeout and one groundout from Rodriguez to Buchanan ended the inning, but now the Bulldogs had the lead, 4-2.
With one out in the seventh, Buchanan hit a rocket that came off the shortstop’s glove with one out for a single. Brian Friday then followed with a double down the left field line, and Wayne Graham rolled the dice and sent the runner around third, and that gamble paid off with a run. Josh Rodriguez rebounded from the top of the seventh with a solid single and advanced to second on the throw. Savery followed with a single to center that scored two more runs. Luna was then hit by another pitch to load the bases. Lehmann struck out, but Jordan Dodson had some redemption of his own with a run-scoring single to make the score 6-4, Rice.
In the eighth, the Rice bullpen took off the “hit me here” tag and became the force they have been all year. Bryce Cox had easy eighth and ninth innings, setting down the last eight hitters he faced to pick up his fifth win against only one loss all year. Rip Warren, the highly regarded reliever for Georgia, was ripped and ended up with the loss.
By Mark Anderson
The Dawgs of Georgia had their bats leashed by Eddie Degerman in the opening game of the College World Series as he held the Dawgs to only one hit over 7 1/3 innings. What began as a pitcher’s battle turned into a game of high octane scoring over the last three innings, but Rice was able top outlast Georgia and come back from a 4-2 deficit to win the game by a score of 6-4.
Both Georgia and Rice missed early chances. Georgia loaded up the bases on three Eddie Degerman walks in the second, but Degerman was able to strike out the side to avoid the damage. Rice also opened the second with walks to Rodriguez and Savery, but were unable to capitalize after Luna struck out, Lehmann’s shot to right—that looked like a gapper—was caught—And Dodson grounded out to end the inning.
The Owls got on the board first in the fourth when Joe Savery walked to open the inning. Luna struck out on a called pitch that appeared high. Danny Lehmann appeared to be hit by a pitch, but it was ruled a foul ball and Lehmann eventually popped out. That left it up to Jordan Dodson, who muscled a pitch off his hands into center for the first base hit of the game, and also driving in Savery, who had advanced there earlier on a wild pitch. Dodson went to second on the error by the centerfielder, but was stranded. Rice had the early lead, 1-0.
Rice added another run, but missed a big opportunity to break the game open in the sixth when J-Rod led off with a single to right, and Joe Savery followed with another single to right just out of the outstretched glove of the second baseman. Luna was hot by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Lehmann just missed his second grand slam of the season when he hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored J-Rod and moved the runners up to second and third. With the infield in, Jordan Dodson hit a rocket to the shortstop for the easy throw out to first, and Zornes struck out to end the inning. But now Rice had added to their lead by a score of 2-0.
Meanwhile, Eddie Degerman found enough control to take a no-hitter into the top of the seventh. With runners on first and second via walks, a bunt that went foul kept the no-hitter and shutout intact. But the next hitter singled to center to end the no-no and put a run on the board for the Bulldogs. Cole St. Clair was summoned from the bullpen at that point, and Dunn hit a Baltimore chopper to Rodriguez, who threw wildly to first, allowing the tying run to score. Wyatt hit a bullet to Rodriguez, and instead of a tailor made double play, it went off of his glove and allowed the third run of the inning to score. That was the end of St. Clair, as Graham summoned Bryce Cox from the pen. Cox was immediately greeted on the first pitch with another RBI single to make the score 4-2. An infield single loaded the bases for the Bulldogs. One Bryce Cox strikeout and one groundout from Rodriguez to Buchanan ended the inning, but now the Bulldogs had the lead, 4-2.
With one out in the seventh, Buchanan hit a rocket that came off the shortstop’s glove with one out for a single. Brian Friday then followed with a double down the left field line, and Wayne Graham rolled the dice and sent the runner around third, and that gamble paid off with a run. Josh Rodriguez rebounded from the top of the seventh with a solid single and advanced to second on the throw. Savery followed with a single to center that scored two more runs. Luna was then hit by another pitch to load the bases. Lehmann struck out, but Jordan Dodson had some redemption of his own with a run-scoring single to make the score 6-4, Rice.
In the eighth, the Rice bullpen took off the “hit me here” tag and became the force they have been all year. Bryce Cox had easy eighth and ninth innings, setting down the last eight hitters he faced to pick up his fifth win against only one loss all year. Rip Warren, the highly regarded reliever for Georgia, was ripped and ended up with the loss.
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