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This Week In Armstrong Atlantic State Athletics
Monday, April 7
Softball vs. Augusta State, 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 8
Baseball vs. Pfeiffer, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9
Men's Tennis at Barry, 2:00 p.m.
Women's Tennis at Barry, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 10
No Events Scheduled
Friday, April 11
No Events Scheduled
Saturday, April 12
Baseball vs. North Georgia, Noon (DH)
Men's Tennis vs. Francis Marion, Noon
Women's Tennis vs. Francis Marion, Noon
Softball vs. Francis Marion, 2:00 p.m.
Baseball (22-11 Overall, 10-8 Peach Belt Conference, No. 24 Collegiate Baseball Top 25)
The Pirates traveled to No. 13-ranked USC Aiken and took one out of three from the Pacers in Peach Belt Conference action over the weekend.
AASU built a 10-2 lead by the sixth inning of Friday’s first game, then held on for a 10-7 victory over the Pacers. Joey Davis launched a two-run home run in support of Cody Walden, who picked up the victory, scattering 12 hits and giving up five runs in 7 1/3 innings.
Rains pushed back Saturday’s doubleheader to Sunday, where USC Aiken made a couple of plays late to come away with the doubleheader sweep. AASU led game one of Sunday’s doubleheader, 5-4, in the bottom of the ninth, but a two-out RBI double by Ken Raborn tied the game, sending it into extra innings, where USC Aiken pulled out a 6-5 win in 11 innings. In game two, the Pirates had the bases loaded in the top of the ninth with one out, trailing 4-3, but reliever Houston Taylor got out of the jam with a double play ball to preserve the win.
Michael Price went 4-for-9 in the doubleheader, while Josh Wilson had two hits and three RBI in game two, driving in all of the Pirates’ runs.
This week, the Pirates host Pfeiffer on Tuesday, April 8, at 2:30 p.m., then host North Georgia in a PBC series beginning with a doubleheader on Saturday at Noon and concluding with a single game at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
Softball (22-17 Overall, 9-5 Peach Belt Conference)
The Armstrong Atlantic State softball squad split a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at No. 17 GCSU on Wednesday in the Pirates’ only action of the week.
The Pirates jumped out to a 2-0 lead in game one thanks to Jessica Strong's two-RBI double, but the Bobcats took a 3-2 lead with a single run in the first and a pair of runs in the second. AASU took the lead to stay on an error and a Tori Richter RBI single in the third. Jacquie Crane limited GCSU to four hits and one earned run, picking up the victory.
AASU scored single runs in the first and third innings of game two on an RBI double by Ashley Bain and a suicide squeeze by Sam Floyd, building a 2-0 lead. The Bobcats rallied for the win in the seventh thanks to an error, two bases-loaded walks and a sacrifice fly by Lindsey Swanson.
The Pirates’ scheduled Saturday doubleheader against Augusta State was washed out and will be played on Monday at 2:00 p.m. AASU then wraps up its regular season with a Saturday doubleheader against No. 6-ranked Francis Marion at 2:00 p.m.
Men’s Tennis (19-0 Overall, 7-0 Peach Belt Conference, No. 1 ITA DII National Rankings)
The top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State men’s tennis team travels to Miami Shores, Fla., for a 2:00 p.m. matchup with No. 7-ranked Barry on Wednesday, April 9, this week.
Women’s Tennis (21-1 Overall, 9-0 Peach Belt Conference, No. 2 ITA DII National Rankings)
The No. 2-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State women's tennis team went 3-0 on the week with three road wins.
The Lady Pirates visited No. 6 Abilene Christian on Friday and handed the Wildcats their first home loss in a decade with an 8-1 win in Abilene, Texas. AASU then traveled to Lawton, Okla., and picked up 9-0 wins over No. 25 Cameron and No. 11 Northeastern State. AASU returns to action on Wednesday, April 9, with a 2:00 p.m. matchup at Barry.
Men’s Golf (No. 17 GCAA DII National Rankings)
Junior Chris Wolfe shot a two-over-par 215 total, earning his fourth individual title of the year at the Larry Nelson Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Kennesaw State University.
The Pirates shot rounds of 302-313-302 and finished the tournament in fifth place with a 917 total. Host KSU won the team title wire-to-wire, finishing with an 878 total, 22 strokes ahead of Campbell (900). Gardner-Webb (909) and Mercer (913) finished third and fourth.
Wolfe's fourth win extends his own single-season tournament record and the Warner Robins, Ga., native now has seven individual titles in his career, tying for second all-time in PBC history with Jamie Stanley of USC Aiken (1993-97). Jon Wingate shot rounds of 78-79-72 and finished tied for 16th with a 229 total, while freshman Parker Gordon shot rounds of 77-80-78 and finished tied for 36th with a 235 total. Justin Smith shot 77-83-80 and tied for 48th with a 240 total, and Daniel Mobley rounded out AASU's scoring with rounds of 80-84-78, tying for 54th with a 242 total.
Women’s Golf
The Armstrong Atlantic State women's golf team shot 363-353 to finish sixth at the J. Ralph Hargett Invitational, hosted by Wingate University in Charlotte, N.C.
Belmont Abbey shot the day's best round with a 309 and breezed to the team title, finishing with a two-day 643 total. The Lady Pirates finished sixth with a 716 total.
Senior Kristen Graham shot 88-86 to lead the Lady Pirates individually with a 174 total, tying for 13th. Senior Katherine Hooks shot 93-83, finishing in 18th place with a 176 total. Freshman Kristen Jelinek shot 88-90 to tie for 22nd place individually with a 178 total. Freshman Carrie George shot 94-94 to finish in 40th place with a 188 total, while junior Alexandra Norman rounded out AASU's scoring with 102-95, finishing tied for 52nd with a 197 total.
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