Carrollton, GA - West Georgia lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday evening as they fell 7-6 on a walkoff hit in the ninth inning. This causes a series split between UWG and UNG this season as each won one game this season. The Wolves are now 16-9 on the season.
How it Happened
The scoring in the game started in the bottom of the second as UNG loaded the bases with no one out. After two strikeouts, two wild pitches allowed the Nighthawks to take an early 2-0 lead. The Wolves got one run back in the top of the third as
Tyler Hutch hit his sixth homerun of the year to cut the lead to one.
The Nighthawks then got the run back as a throwing error allowed UNG to score a run in the bottom of the third inning. The Wolves responded once again as they started the inning with
Dalton Rogers hitting a single and advancing to second on an error. A sacrifice fly from
Artemis Kadkhodaian and another from
Cade Marlowe allowed
Dalton Rogers to advance and score making it a 3-2 UNG lead.
West Georgia took its first lead in the top of the sixth.
Garrett Hayes started the inning with a solo homerun, tying the game at 3-3.
Caleb Lopes then singled and stole second before
Dalton Rogers doubled to drive him in, giving West Georgia a 4-3 lead.
UWG started the seventh inning with a
Ben Utley single and a
Matthew Pope walk.
Tyler Hutch then bunted and advanced both runners a base.
Garrett Hayes then hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield, scoring Utley and giving UWG a 5-3 lead.
North Georgia responded in the bottom of the seventh inning as they scored two runs in the inning on a Trevor Sams two RBI single. West Georgia retook the lead in the eight in an interesting play.
Dalton Rogers scored from second before
Chase Waters was tagged out for the third out after getting caught in a run down. That gave UWG a 6-5 lead in the eighth inning.
The ninth inning was not friendly for the Wolves though as UNG scored two runs to win 7-6 in walkoff fashion.
Garrett Hayes was 2-4 with two RBI and a homerun.
Dalton Rogers was 3-4 with an RBI.
Caleb Lopes also added two hits.
Next Up
The Wolves are now set to host the Mississippi College Choctaws in a weekend series at Cole Field. Game one is set for Friday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Game two and three will take place on Saturday, with game one beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. Live stats will be available at uwgsports.com. Updates will also be available via @UWGAthletics on Twitter.
