May 9, 2015
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TECH STARTERS: Innis/LF, Bailey/2B, Gonzalez/3B, Murray/C, Johnson/DH, Smith/1B, Peurifoy/CF, Spingola/RF, Justus/SS, Parr/SP.
PITT STARTERS: Wright/LF, Leblanc/SS, Vazquez/RF, Kowalczyk/C, Schnurbusch/CF, Sherman/3B, Frabasilio/DH, Hess/1B, Pazos/2B, Berube/SP
THE BASICS:
• Georgia Tech rallied late, but a five-run sixth inning by Pitt was the difference as the Panthers evened the series with an 8-6 win Saturday at Russ Chandler Stadium.
• Tech scored the game’s final four runs, but couldn’t complete another comeback as the team’s six-game win streak was halted.
• With the defeat, Tech slipped to 31-18 and 12-14 in the ACC, while Pitt improved to 17-30, 7-19.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Back-to-back RBI singles from Kel Johnson and Thomas Smith pulled Tech within 8-4 in sixth after the visitors’ five-run uprising in the top half made it 8-2.
• The Jackets made it a two-run game in the seventh when Matt Gonzalez slapped a two-run double to the gap in right.
• Tech tried to a trigger a rally in the ninth as Kennan Innis led off with a single to left, but Pitt’s Rich Condeelis finished off the Jackets by getting three consecutive outs to nail down the save.
• Zac Ryan did his best to keep Tech within striking distance at 8-6, as he allowed a single and a walk to load the bases with no outs in the eighth before picking off a runner at second base and getting two straight punchouts to end the inning.
• For the second straight game in the series, Pitt grabbed an early lead with two runs in the first.
• Ryan Peuifoy’s 2-run single to right tied the game at 2-2 in the second, but Pitt regained the lead with an RBI single from Jordan Frabasilio in the third.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
• Matt Gonzalez extended his hit streak to 12 games after he went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
• Visiting starter Marc Berube improved to 2-7 on the year, throwing 5.2 innings allowing four runs on six hits.
• Condeelis pitched the final 2.2 innings scoreless for Pitt to register his first save.
• Tech starting pitcher Ben Parr was tagged with the loss (5-3) after he threw 2.2 innings allowing three runs on seven hits, while striking out three.
• Kel Johnson ended the day going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two walks and an RBI.
• A.J. Murray ripped his team-leading 16th double off the wall in right and scored in the sixth to extend his hitting streak to six games.
UP NEXT: The Yellow Jackets and Panthers finish the series Sunday at 1 p.m at Russ Chandler Stadium.
