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Live: KSU Beats Ga. Tech, 7-6
The Owls are playing host to the Yellow Jackets on Prostate Cancer Awareness Night.
baseball team is wearing baby-blue uniforms for today's home game at Stillwell Stadium against metro rival Georgia Tech, ranked 11th in the nation. The Owls are trying to repeat the upset success of the men's basketball team in November, except that in this case the Yellow Jacket team they're playing is actually good. The Owls' jerseys are being auctioned by a text-based bidding system through the seventh inning to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Owls' goal is to raise awareness of prostate cancer, as well as to beat Tech. Knox Bardeen is covering the game live on Twitter (@KennesawPatch), and we're collecting the tweets here.
5 p.m. Kennesaw Patch alumni at the KSU-GT game: Clay Dalton (GT, ), Zak Griffith (KSU, ), Drew Duncan (KSU, ), Ethan Herron (KSU, KMHS) and Jordan Craft (KSU, KMHS).
6 p.m. KSU lineup: McClurken 2B, Dobbs LF, Freeman C, Chriscaden 1B, Fowlkes DH, Hart SS, Herron 3B, Smith CF, Craft RF, Dean pitching.
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6 p.m. Georgia Tech (23-6) lineup at KSU: Wren 8, Esch 6, Skole 5, Davies 3, Evans 2, Palka DH, Thomas 9, Hyde 4, Dove 7, Grimes pitching.
6 p.m. Kennesaw Mountain alums Ethan Herron (3B) and Jordan Craft (RF) will bat seventh and ninth, respectively, for the Kennesaw State Owls today.
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Top of the first: Colby Wren with a bunt single for Georgia Tech to open the game. No score after the top half. Georgia Tech strands two, and KSU pitcher Travis Dean gets out of trouble.
Bottom of the first: Two hard hit balls from KSU hitters, but the Owls go down 1-2-3. No score after one inning.
Top of the second: After getting two easy outs, Travis Dean in trouble again with two on. Colby Wren for hits his second single of the game and drives in the first run, 1-0 Tech. Georgia Tech scored one run on one hit. An error by shortstop Peyton Hart extended the inning.
Bottom of the second: Peyton Hart singles up the middle for KSU's first base hit. Kennesaw State has the bases loaded with two out in the second. Let's see if they can do anything. Nope. KSU strands three base runners. After two innings, it's Tech 1, Kennesaw State 0.
Top of the third: Travis Dean has his first somewhat easy inning. He struck out two batters, allowing just one hit and no runs.
Bottom of the third: Three Owls strike out, with a base on balls mixed in. After three, it's still Tech 1, KSU 0.
Top of the fourth: Travis Dean just took a hard hit ground ball off the body. It was a 1-6-3 out, but the trainers are out to look. He must be OK because he just registered his first 1-2-3 inning. The Owls are still down 1-0 heading into the bottom half of the fourth inning.
Bottom of the fourth: Kennesaw Mountain grad Ethan Herron just registered his first base hit of the night for KSU. The Owls have two on with one out. Bases loaded with one out for the Owls. Kennesaw Mountain grad Jordan Craft is up to bat. He gets an RBI with a fielder's choice. Kennesaw State and Georgia Tech are tied at 1. An error on Tech shortstop Jacob Esch allows two runs to cross. KSU leads 3-1 after four innings.
Top of the fifth: Three Owl errors lead to two Georgia Tech runs in the fifth inning. After 4 1/2 the score is tied at 3.
Bottom of the fifth: Taylor Wood in to pitch for Georgia Tech. Matt Grimes goes 4 1/3, giving up three hits, striking out five and walking six. Grimes still has ducks on the pond. But Wood shuts things down, getting Peyton Hart to ground into a 5-3 double play. After five complete, the score is tied at 3.
Top of the sixth: Travis Dean is done for KSU after walking the first batter of the sixth inning. Sean Fream is in to pitch for the Owls. Georgia Tech is starting to pour on the runs. The Yellow Jackets have scored two in the sixth and only have one out with two runners on. Georgia Tech scores three runs in the sixth and now leads Kennesaw State 6-3 heading into the bottom of the sixth.
Bottom of the sixth: It's a 1-2-3 inning for the Owls at bat. The team seems deflated after Georgia Tech scored three runs in the top of the inning.
Top of the seventh: Catlan Kendrick in to pitch for the Owls. Sean Fream exits after 1 1/3 innings, giving up three hits. He is responsible for three runners on base. Kendrick gets the job done. Georgia Tech loads the bases in the seventh but does not score. The Yellow Jackets still lead Kennesaw State 6-3.
Bottom of the seventh: Kennesaw State has the ability to tie the game here in the seventh with two on, no out. Now KSU has the bases loaded with no outs. Luke Bard in to pitch for Georgia Tech. Taylor Wood leaves the bases loaded, and one run has already been plated by KSU. Kennesaw State scores one run in the seventh but leaves the bases loaded. After seven innings Georgia Tech leads 6-4.
Top of the eighth: It's a 1-2-3 inning for Georgia Tech as Catlan Kendrick strikes out two batters and catcher Ronnie Freeman throws out a base runner to end the inning.
Bottom of the eighth: Former Kennesaw Mountain star Jordan Craft singles up the middle in the eighth. KSU has one on with one out, down 6-4. But a 6-4-3 double play ends the threat. After eight innings, Georgia Tech leads Kennesaw State 6-4.
Top of the ninth: J.B. Johnson in to pitch the ninth for Kennesaw State. Three up and three down. The last chance to score for Kennesaw State is coming up with the heart of the lineup scheduled.
Bottom of the ninth: KSU has the tying run at the plate in the ninth with one out. Now Kennesaw State has two runners on with one out in the bottom of the ninth. One swing could end this game for the Owls. An infield hit loads the bases for the Owls with one out. Peyton Hart just drew an RBI walk to bring the Owls to within one run. Bases still loaded with one out. Jacob Esch in to pitch for Georgia Tech. He walks into a one-run game with the bases loaded and just one out. Tough situation. Ethan Herron just drew an RBI walk for Kennesaw State to tie the game at 6. Game-winning, walk-off single by Ray Anderson, who came in during the eighth inning to pinch-hit. Kennesaw State wins 7-6 over Georgia Tech.