Baseball vs Rutgers on 3/11/2023 - Box Score - Georgia Southern University Athletics

3/11/2023

JI Clements Stadium

2:02 pm

Rutgers

6-7

Final

Georgia Southern

7-8

Team	1st innning 1	2nd innning 2	3rd innning 3	4th innning 4	5th innning 5	6th innning 6	7th innning 7	8th innning 8	9th innning 9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Rutgers	1	1	6	1	2	0	2	3	3	19	19	0
Georgia Southern	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	6	10	4

Win: Coppola, Christian (1-1)Loss: Johnson, Ben (3-1)

Scoring Summary

Team	RU	GS
1st Love stole second; Lasko scored on a wild pitch, unearned.	1	0
1st JD Kaiser hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 BFK); N. Ledford advanced to second; S. Blancato advanced to third; J. Brown scored.	1	1
2nd Sweeney flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Kuroda-Graue scored, unearned.	2	1
3rd Love singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Lasko advanced to third; Axelson scored.	3	1
3rd Kuroda-Graue homered to left center, 4 RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Cohen scored; Love scored; Lasko scored.	7	1
3rd Sweeney homered to right field, RBI (0-0).	8	1
4th Cohen reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second, RBI (0-1 F); Lasko scored on the error, unearned.	9	1
5th Axelson singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); H. Pinkney advanced to second; Sweeney scored.	10	1
5th Love singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Axelson advanced to second; H. Pinkney scored.	11	1
6th C. Dowdell homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-2 KSF); J. Jaime scored.	11	3
7th Sleight homered to left field, RBI (0-0).	12	3
7th Axelson homered to left center, RBI (0-2 KF).	13	3
7th J. Brown flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); J. Sherrill scored.	13	4
7th S. Blancato homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B).	13	5
7th N. Ledford homered to right center, RBI (1-0 B).	13	6
8th H. Pinkney grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 KBF); Sweeney advanced to second; Kuroda-Graue advanced to third; Brito scored.	14	6
8th Axelson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Kuroda-Graue scored.	15	6
8th Lasko singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (3-2 BFFBB); Sleight advanced to third; Sweeney scored.	16	6
9th H. Pinkney flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); Cohen scored.	17	6
9th Axelson singled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Sleight advanced to second; Sweeney scored; Kuroda-Graue scored.	19	6

Rutgers


Lasko, Ryan	CF	7	3	3	1	0	0	2
Love, Cameron	2B	6	1	3	2	0	2	2
Cohen, Trevor	RF	5	2	1	1	1	0	2
Brito, Chris	3B	5	1	0	0	1	2	0
Santos, Pablo	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kuroda-grauer, Josh	SS	5	4	4	4	1	0	1
Sweeney, Jordan	1B	3	4	2	2	2	0	0
Pinkney, Hugh	DH	5	1	1	2	0	2	1
Sleight, Evan	LF	4	1	2	1	2	1	0
Axelson, Andy	C	4	2	3	5	0	0	1
Coppola, Christian	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bowen, Ethan	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portnoy, Sam	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		44	19	19	18	7	7	9

Batting

2B: Sleight, Evan (1)

HR: Kuroda-grauer, Josh (1); Sweeney, Jordan (1); Sleight, Evan (1); Axelson, Andy (1)

SF: Sweeney, Jordan (1); Pinkney, Hugh (1); Axelson, Andy (1)

Baserunning

SB: Lasko, Ryan (1); Love, Cameron (2); Cohen, Trevor (1); Kuroda-grauer, Josh (1)

HBP: Axelson, Andy (1)

Fielding

DP: Kuroda-grauer, Josh (1); Sweeney, Jordan (1)

Georgia Southern


Sherrill, Jesse	2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brown, Jarrett	3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hatcher, Luke	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blancato, Sam	RF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
Wenrich, Aj	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ledford, Noah	1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2
Ard, Phillip	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Faulk, Zane	LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jaime, Jonathan	LF	2	1	2	0	0	0	0
Kaiser, Jd	DH	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dowdell, Corey	PH/DH	2	1	1	2	0	1	0
Tighe, Jp	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	4
Evans, Blake	SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
Peacher, Jc	CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnson, Ben	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Milchuck, Jonah	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stuart, Benjamin	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbins, Will	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zerbel, Brett	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pendley, Brady	P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		35	6	10	6	1	8	7

Batting

2B: Sherrill, Jesse (1); Tighe, Jp (1)

HR: Blancato, Sam (1); Ledford, Noah (1); Dowdell, Corey (1)

SF: Brown, Jarrett (1)

Baserunning

HBP: Brown, Jarrett (1); Blancato, Sam (1); Kaiser, Jd (1)

Fielding

E: Sherrill, Jesse (1); Brown, Jarrett (2); Tighe, Jp (1)

DP: Sherrill, Jesse (1); Evans, Blake (1)

Rutgers


Coppola, Christian	5.0	4	1	1	0	5	0	3	19	22	6	4	72
Bowen, Ethan	1.1	5	5	5	0	0	1	0	8	9	2	2	34
Portnoy, Sam	2.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	8	9	0	4	30
Totals		10	6	6	1	8	1	3	35	40	8	10	136

Georgia Southern


Johnson, Ben	3.0	7	8	6	1	4	2	1	15	18	4	0	72
Milchuck, Jonah	1.1	3	3	2	1	0	1	0	8	9	2	2	37
Stuart, Benjamin	2.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	12	12	4	3	35
Robbins, Will	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11
Zerbel, Brett	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	6	1	1	28
Pendley, Brady	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	5	8	1	1	31
Totals		19	19	16	7	7	3	1	44	55	12	7	214

Win: Coppola, Christian (1-1)

Loss: Johnson, Ben (3-1)

HBP: Coppola, Christian (3) ; Johnson, Ben (1)

Rutgers

Final

Georgia Southern

Rutgers - Top of 1st

Plays	RU	GS
Lasko reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second (1-2 SFB).	0	0
Love singled to third base (1-2 BKS); Lasko advanced to third.	0	0
Love stole second; Lasko scored on a wild pitch, unearned.	1	0
Cohen lined into double play 2b to ss (0-0); Love out on the play.	1	0
Brito struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBS).	1	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 1st

Plays	RU	GS
J. Sherrill flied out to cf (1-1 KB).	1	0
J. Brown singled up the middle (1-2 KBS).	1	0
S. Blancato hit by pitch (1-2 KFB); J. Brown advanced to second.	1	0
N. Ledford singled to right field (1-2 BSKF); S. Blancato advanced to second; J. Brown advanced to third.	1	0
Z. Faulk struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).	1	0
JD Kaiser hit by pitch, RBI (1-2 BFK); N. Ledford advanced to second; S. Blancato advanced to third; J. Brown scored.	1	1
JP Tighe flied out to ss (3-1 KBBB).	1	1
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 3 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 2nd

Plays	RU	GS
Kuroda-Graue singled to center field (1-2 KSB).	1	1
Kuroda-Graue stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c.	1	1
Sweeney flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); Kuroda-Graue scored, unearned.	2	1
H. Pinkney struck out looking (3-2 BBBKSK).	2	1
Sleight struck out swinging (2-2 SSFBFBS).	2	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Error, 0 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 2nd

Plays	RU	GS
B. Evans struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 SFFS).	2	1
JC Peacher flied out to lf (1-0 B).	2	1
J. Sherrill lined out to cf (1-0 B).	2	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 3rd

Plays	RU	GS
Axelson hit by pitch (3-1 BBBK).	2	1
Lasko singled through the left side (0-2 SF); Axelson advanced to second.	2	1
Lasko advanced to second on a wild pitch; Axelson advanced to third.	2	1
Love singled up the middle, RBI (1-0 B); Lasko advanced to third; Axelson scored.	3	1
GS Mound Visit (Coach).	3	1
Love stole second.	3	1
Cohen walked (3-0 BBBB).	3	1
Brito infield fly to 3b (2-2 SBBFF).	3	1
Kuroda-Graue homered to left center, 4 RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Cohen scored; Love scored; Lasko scored.	7	1
Sweeney homered to right field, RBI (0-0).	8	1
H. Pinkney struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 KFS).	8	1
Sleight doubled to first base (2-2 SBBK).	8	1
Axelson flied out to ss (0-1 F).	8	1
6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 3rd

Plays	RU	GS
J. Brown grounded out to 3b (1-1 KB).	8	1
S. Blancato popped up to ss (1-1 BK).	8	1
N. Ledford out at first 1b to p (0-0).	8	1
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 4th

Plays	RU	GS
J. Milchuck to p for B. Johnson.	8	1
Lasko singled to shortstop (0-0).	8	1
Lasko stole second, advanced to third on a fielding error by 2b.	8	1
Love grounded out to p (2-1 BBK).	8	1
Cohen reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second, RBI (0-1 F); Lasko scored on the error, unearned.	9	1
Cohen stole third.	9	1
Brito reached on a fielder's choice to third base (3-1 BFBB); Cohen out at home 3b to c.	9	1
Kuroda-Graue flied out to cf (0-2 KKF).	9	1
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Error, 1 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 4th

Plays	RU	GS
Z. Faulk struck out swinging (2-2 FSBBS).	9	1
JD Kaiser grounded out to 3b (2-2 BSSB).	9	1
JP Tighe doubled to left field (2-0 BB).	9	1
B. Evans grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS).	9	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 5th

Plays	RU	GS
Sweeney walked (3-1 BBBKB).	9	1
Sweeney advanced to second on a wild pitch.	9	1
H. Pinkney singled through the left side (3-2 BFBKFB); Sweeney advanced to third.	9	1
Sleight flied out to 2b (2-1 BKB).	9	1
Axelson singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); H. Pinkney advanced to second; Sweeney scored.	10	1
B. Stuart to p for J. Milchuck.	10	1
Lasko flied out to rf (3-2 BKBBK).	10	1
Love singled to center field, RBI (0-0); Axelson advanced to second; H. Pinkney scored.	11	1
Cohen out at first 1b to p (1-1 KB).	11	1
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 5th

Plays	RU	GS
JC Peacher struck out looking (2-2 KFBBFK).	11	1
J. Sherrill flied out to cf.	11	1
J. Brown hit by pitch (0-0).	11	1
RU Mound Visit (Catcher).	11	1
S. Blancato singled up the middle (0-1 F); J. Brown advanced to second.	11	1
N. Ledford struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS).	11	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 6th

Plays	RU	GS
J. Jaime to lf for Z. Faulk.	11	1
Brito grounded out to 3b (1-0 B).	11	1
Kuroda-Graue singled to shortstop (0-0).	11	1
Sweeney flied out to cf (2-1 SBB).	11	1
H. Pinkney flied out to cf (2-2 FSFFBFB).	11	1
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 6th

Plays	RU	GS
Bowen to p for Coppola.	11	1
J. Jaime singled to shortstop (2-2 BFKB).	11	1
C. Dowdell pinch hit for JD Kaiser.	11	1
C. Dowdell homered to right center, 2 RBI (0-2 KSF); J. Jaime scored.	11	3
JP Tighe flied out to cf (2-2 KKBB).	11	3
B. Evans grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS).	11	3
JC Peacher grounded out to ss (2-2 KBFB).	11	3
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 7th

Plays	RU	GS
Sleight homered to left field, RBI (0-0).	12	3
Axelson homered to left center, RBI (0-2 KF).	13	3
Lasko grounded out to 3b (0-0).	13	3
Love struck out swinging (0-2 KFS).	13	3
Cohen flied out to lf (1-0 B).	13	3
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 7th

Plays	RU	GS
J. Sherrill doubled to center field (1-2 BFK).	13	3
J. Sherrill advanced to third on a wild pitch.	13	3
J. Brown flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); J. Sherrill scored.	13	4
S. Blancato homered to right field, RBI (1-0 B).	13	5
N. Ledford homered to right center, RBI (1-0 B).	13	6
Portnoy to p for Bowen.	13	6
J. Jaime singled up the middle (1-0 B).	13	6
C. Dowdell to dh.	13	6
C. Dowdell struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS).	13	6
JP Tighe reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); J. Jaime out at second ss to 2b.	13	6
3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Error, 1 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 8th

Plays	RU	GS
W. Robbins to p for B. Stuart.	13	6
Brito walked (3-1 BKBBB).	13	6
Kuroda-Graue walked (3-2 KKBBBB); Brito advanced to second.	13	6
B. Zerbel to p for W. Robbins.	13	6
Sweeney singled to center field (2-1 BBK); Kuroda-Graue advanced to second; Brito advanced to third.	13	6
H. Pinkney grounded out to 2b, RBI (1-2 KBF); Sweeney advanced to second; Kuroda-Graue advanced to third; Brito scored.	14	6
Sleight walked (3-1 KBBBB).	14	6
Axelson flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-0 BB); Kuroda-Graue scored.	15	6
Lasko singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (3-2 BFFBB); Sleight advanced to third; Sweeney scored.	16	6
Love struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFFS).	16	6
3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 8th

Plays	RU	GS
B. Evans walked (3-0 BBBB).	16	6
JC Peacher hit into double play ss to 1b (2-2 BBKK); B. Evans out on the play.	16	6
J. Sherrill grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 KBBF).	16	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

Rutgers - Top of 9th

Plays	RU	GS
B. Pendley to p for B. Zerbel.	16	6
Cohen singled to shortstop (2-2 BBFFFF).	16	6
Brito struck out looking (1-2 BSKK).	16	6
Kuroda-Graue singled through the right side (0-1 K); Cohen advanced to second.	16	6
Sweeney walked (3-0 BBBB); Kuroda-Graue advanced to second; Cohen advanced to third.	16	6
H. Pinkney flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-1 KB); Cohen scored.	17	6
Sleight walked (3-2 BKBFBB); Sweeney advanced to second; Kuroda-Graue advanced to third.	17	6
Axelson singled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Sleight advanced to second; Sweeney scored; Kuroda-Graue scored.	19	6
Lasko reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-2 KF); Axelson out at second ss to 2b.	19	6
3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Error, 2 Left on Base

Georgia Southern - Bottom of 9th

Plays	RU	GS
Santos to 3b for Brito.	19	6
L. Hatcher pinch hit for J. Brown.	19	6
L. Hatcher grounded out to ss (0-0).	19	6
AJ Wenrich pinch hit for S. Blancato.	19	6
AJ Wenrich struck out swinging (0-2 FSS).	19	6
P. Ard pinch hit for N. Ledford.	19	6
P. Ard struck out swinging (0-2 KSFS).	19	6
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Error, 0 Left on Base

	Stats
Hitting
44	At Bats	35
19	Runs	6
19	Hits	10
1	Doubles	2
0	Triples	0
4	Home Runs	3
18	RBI's	6
7	Walks (BB)	1
7	Strikeouts	8
Pitching
10	Hits	19
6	Runs	19
6	Earned Runs	16
1	Walks	7
8	Strikeouts	7
40	Batters Faced	55
0	Errors	4
Fielding
27	Putouts	27
10	Assists	9
1.000	Fielding %	.900
1	Double Plays	1

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