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Cole
Benjamin Lilley
9
Winner Jacksonville JU 18-16, 8-6 ASUN
3
West Georgia UWG 16-16, 7-7 ASUN
Winner
Jacksonville JU
18-16, 8-6 ASUN
9
Final
3
West Georgia UWG
16-16, 7-7 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville JU 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 11 1
West Georgia UWG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 3

W: Walsh, Alex (1-1) L: Cole, Sam (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Danny Talbert

Wolves Drop Game Two to JU

CARROLLTON, Ga. - West Georgia baseball fell 9-3 to the Jacksonville Dolphins in game two today at Cole Field, splitting the series at one apiece with the finale set for Sunday at 1 p.m. 

With UWG (16-16, 7-7 ASUN) being out-hit 11-6 combined with a six-run second frame by the Dolphins (18-16, 8-6 ASUN), JU grabbed a Saturday victory over West Georgia. Six of Jacksonville's 11 hits occurred during this frame. 

After the game, head coach Jeff Smith said, "I thought Jacksonville wanted it more, they out-competed us today. They were locked in and focused. We need to do a better job of staying focused. I told the guys that we need to come out every day with the desire to compete. It doesn't matter who your opponent is or what happened the game before, you need to want it. This game isn't easy. There are going to be ups and downs, and you need to be able to fight through it all. We are excited to get back at it tomorrow and compete."

GAME SUMMARY
Making his ninth start for UWG was right-handed junior Sam Cole. Through 43.2 innings, Cole posted a 3.92 ERA with 29 strikeouts prior to today. Left-handed junior Alex Walsh made his 10th appearance for the Dolphins. Through 27.2 frames, Walsh posted a 6.16 ERA with 21 strikeouts coming into today. 

The game stayed locked at 0-0 until the visitors' bats came alive in the second frame. Starting with an RBI single, JU went up 1-0. Following that, a grand slam over the right field fence pushed the Jacksonville advantage to 5-0. JU closed out the second frame with a 6-0 lead after an RBI single that ricochet off the pitcher's glove brought a Dolphin across home plate. 

In the fourth, Cole was relieved by junior righty Evimeal Qulies. Through three innings, Cole struck out three batters and allowed six runs.

During the sixth, the Dolphins extended their advantage to 8-0 on a two-run RBI to left field. With the bases loaded, Qulies rotated out senior righty Will Dean. UWG finished the frame down 9-0 after a Dolphin scored on a walk. In 2.2 frames, Qulies finished with one strikeout and two earned runs tagged against him. 

In the bottom of the sixth, UWG scored on an RBI by Tyler Pressnell. 

During the eighth, West Georgia added their second run of the day courtesy of a Blake Bradford RBI base hit.

In the ninth, Dean rotated out for sophomore righty Davis Williams. Through 2.2 scoreless frames, Dean struck out two batters and allowed only two hits. Williams struck out one batter in the ninth and conceded one hit.

UWG went on to lose 9-3 after scoring one in the ninth off of a Carter Dierdorf sacrifice fly RBI.

BY THE NUMBERS
Sam Cole was tagged with the loss, bringing his record to 2-4 on the season. 

UWG finished with six hits and the visitors recorded 11. Cooper Prince and Jack Witmer led West Georgia with two hits each.

The Wolves finished with three errors today, which is tied for the most committed in a single game this season. 

UP NEXT
West Georgia closes out the series tomorrow at Cole Field. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. 
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