THE FLATS – Drew Compton smoked two triples and drove in four runs to power Georgia Tech baseball past Miami (Ohio), 15-12, on Friday night at Mac Nease Baseball Park.
The Yellow Jackets (1-0) jumped out to a 13-0 lead through two innings, thanks to steady eyes at the plate and true swings as Stephen Reid went 3-for-3 and Nicholas Romano went 2-for-4 with two RBI in addition to Compton.
Also getting hits on the day was Jack Rubenstein, who drove in two, John Giesler, Jake DeLeo and Kristian Campbell.
On the mound, RHP Dawson Brown started and struck out six over 2.2 innings, but five walks and two hit-by-pitches proved too much to overcome to go any further. RHP Luke Schmolke (1-0) then came in to get the win, pitching a hitless 1.1 innings.
The game got interesting in the sixth and seventh as the RedHawks (0-1) wouldn’t go away quietly. They were led by Ryland Zaborowski, who finished with two hits and three RBI.
RHP Aeden Finateri then came in to settle the game, surrendering just one run on two hits in the next 2.1 innings. Sophomore RHP Terry Busse then came in to close, earning his first collegiate save after striking out the side in the ninth.
RHP Tyler Chadwick (0-1) received the loss after surrendering eight runs (two earned) in 0.2 innings.
Georgia Tech will look to take the opening series on Saturday, Feb. 18 when it continues against Miami (Ohio). First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
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Postgame Press Conference (Coach Hall, Drew Compton, Nicholas Romano)
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Busse slams the door and Tech wins on Opening Day! pic.twitter.com/FlanwjfuIn
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Heading into the bottom eighth, Tech leads 15-12 pic.twitter.com/eGTJlWibY6
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🥶🥶🥶@NoahSamol | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/XuBi5QE5bh
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Tech leads 15-5 into the fifth inning 💪 pic.twitter.com/n1s3uH5mpd
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Drew Compton also turned the jets on for this triple and gave us yet another reminder about the sick backdrop at Georgia Tech pic.twitter.com/pPRVy2VmvA https://t.co/mt1kfPD7H5
— Stephen Schoch (@bigdonkey47) February 17, 2023
B3 | JOHN GIESLER TRIPLE TIME! pic.twitter.com/t9p94wkFS6
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Through three, Tech leads 13-5 pic.twitter.com/nb8yaHuUho
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ANOTHER TRIPLE FOR @Drew2Compton!#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/OTN273D3Kw
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Down. The. Line!@Nicholas9Romano | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/5w0EalYNDG
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.@DBrown3527 adds two more strikeouts in the second and keeps Miami (Ohio) off the scoreboard after a length break
GT 9 | MU 0 pic.twitter.com/wWrwLnEmbT
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Starting 2023 right with a 9️⃣ spot! pic.twitter.com/kH7Vpj790Z
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COMPTON! Blasts one to center field for a triple and clears the bases!@Drew2Compton | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/XZoJwKQc6A
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GOT EM!
Couple runners threaten, but @DBrown3527 strikes out the side to strand them! pic.twitter.com/lxQbDkiVn5
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Welcome to #OpeningDay 😍 pic.twitter.com/XfuuoLArBi
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