March 29, 2004
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
TROY, Ala. – Junior Jessica Sallinger (19-4) and senior Erin Voeltz (12-3) shut out Troy State to break the school record with the 18th and 19th shut outs of the season as No. 22 Georgia Tech (30-7) swept the Lady Trojans (19-21), 4-0 and 10-0, at the Lady Trojan Softball Complex. Junior Liz Bartle led the Yellow Jackets at the plate, going 5-for-5 in the doubleheader, with three doubles and five runs batted in, extending her hitting streak to seven games.
In game one, Sallinger was the story as she threw her eighth complete-game shutout, scattering three hits and struck out 14 Lady Trojan hitters. Sallinger has struck at least 10 batters on 13 occasions this season. Voeltz tossed a two-hitter in the nightcap, striking out seven in her third complete-game shutout of the season.
In the opener, Senior Soraya Reddick led off the top of the first inning with a base hit to center field and then stole second base to give Tech a runner in scoring position with no outs. Reddick moved over to third base on a ground out to the right side. Troy State then intentionally walked senior Tara Knudsen and the Jackets pulled off a double steal to tally the first run of the inning. With two outs in the inning, junior Liz Bartle singled up the middle to collect the second run as the Yellow Jackets led 2-0.
Reddick started the third inning with a base hit to left field and stole her second base of the afternoon. Knudsen was intentionally walked for the second time and each base runner stole a base, with Reddick scoring on a wild throw to left field. Knudsen came around to score on a base hit by junior Katie Donovan as the Jackets led 4-0.
Neither team managed a run over the next four innings as Tech downed the Lady Trojans, 4-0. Georgia Tech scored four runs, on eight hits and had no errors, while TSU had no runs, three hits and committed two errors.
Reddick and Bartle led the Yellow Jackets offensively in game one. Reddick tied a school record with three stolen bases in a single game and went 3-for-4 at the plate. Bartle finished a perfect 3-for-3, with one RBI.
In game two, the Yellow Jackets loaded the bases in the second inning with two outs on three walks. Junior Kirin Kumar then struck a ball into the hole between first and second and TSU’s second baseman made a nice stab and retired Kumar at first base as the game remained scoreless.
The Rambling Wreck put runners at second and third with one out in the third inning as sophomore Amy Hosier walked and Knudsen doubled down the left field line. Troy State tallied the second out of the inning on a ground out to third base. Bartle then delivered a two-out double in the left center gap to plate two runs as Tech jumped out in front 2-0.
Knudsen got the fifth inning started for the Jackets with a walk and Donovan doubled to center field to give Tech runners and second and third with one out. Bartle struck again with a double to left field to drive in two more runs for the Rambling Wreck as their lead moved to four, 4-0. TSU’s Laine Harcourt entered the circle for the Lady Trojans. Harcourt tallied a double play as Waugh lined out to right field and Bartle was doubled off at second base.
The Yellow Jackets were opportunistic in the sixth inning as sophomore Lauren Schlechte reached on an error, senior Sara Wissmann singled and Kumar reached on a fielder’s choice, which allowed Schlechte to score on a bad throw that got away from the TSU third baseman. Tech was unable to push any more runs across as the game advanced to the bottom of the sixth inning with the Jackets on top, 5-0.
Tech loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning on two hits and a walk. Schlechte drove in the first run with a base knock to left field as the Jackets increased their lead to six. Wissmann drove in the final run for the Yellow Jackets with a sacrifice fly to center field. Freshman Sarah Wood then pinch hit for Tech and reached on a throwing error by the second baseman as two more runs came around to score to advance the score to 9-0. Hosier then singled to center field to plate the fifth run of the inning as Tech took a 10-0 lead to the bottom half of the seventh inning.
Tech scored 10 runs, on 11 hits and had no errors, while Troy State had no runs, two hits and four errors.
Bartle led the Georgia Tech attack, going 2-for-2, with four RBIs and two doubles. Wissmann finished 2-for-2, with one RBI and Donovan went 2-for-4, with three runs scored for the Yellow Jackets.
Tech will host No. 5/6 Georgia on Wednesday, March 31, for a non-conference doubleheader at 2 p.m. on Glenn Field.
