2017 Georgia Southwestern Baseball News
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82 GSW Student-Athletes Named To PBC Presidential Honor Roll
June 28, 2017Baseball accounted for the most honorees (17). Women's cross country had the highest percentage of its roster on the list (77.78%). -
Kranick Earns All-Region Honorable Mention
May 18, 2017GSW infielder Alex Kranick earned honorable mention on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America (NCBWA) 2017 All-Southeast Region baseball team. He becomes the first player in program history to earn postseason recognition from the NCBWA.
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Alderman Named To PBC All-Tournament Baseball Team
May 15, 2017Senior outfielder Evan Alderman went 6-for-11 (.545) over the Hurricanes three games in the tournament with a double, two runs batted in and four walks.
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Hurricanes Unable To Hold Off North Georgia In PBC Tourney
May 11, 2017GSW led North Georgia, 5-1, in the fourth inning, but the 2nd-ranked Nighthawks closed the door on an upset with three runs in the eighth to defeat the Hurricanes, 10-6, on Wednesday evening in the first round of the 2017 Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
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Canes Win 10-Inning Thriller Over Columbus State
May 11, 2017
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Kranick Named All-Peach Belt Conference
May 09, 2017
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GSW Baseball Postseason Starts May 10
May 04, 2017The Hurricanes face North Georgia in the opening round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. It's the first appearance in the postseason for GSW since 2010.
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Hurricanes Place Four On PBC All-Academic Baseball Team
May 02, 2017Juniors Mitch Holloway, Matt Hubbard, Josh Logan and Dakota Long have been named to the 2016-17 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic baseball team
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Hayes Gets First Collegiate Win; GSW Tops Albany State Behind Barron Blast
April 26, 2017Zach Barron delivered a two-run home run in the eighth inning to halt an Albany State University comeback and propel GSW to a 7-4 win Tuesday evening at the ASU Baseball Complex. Freshman A.J. Hayes (1-1) picked up the first win of his collegiate career with two innings on the hill.
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Hurricanes Win Series Opener At No. 22 Georgia College, Await Postseaon Fate
April 22, 2017GSW jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the second inning on Friday evening at John Kurtz Field and held on late to upend No. 22 Georgia College, 7-5, in Game 1 of their Peach Belt weekend baseball series. The Bobcats defended their home turf on Saturday, handing GSW a pair of losses to close out the weekend. The Hurricanes finished 10-14 in the Peach Belt, in a tie for eighth place, and must wait until Sunday for confirmation of their postseason conference tournament bid. For GSW, picking up even one road win against the 22nd-ranked team in the country was impressive as it was only the third loss Georgia Collgege suffered at home in 24 games this season.
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'Canes Can't Convert, Hang With West Georgia
April 19, 2017GSW batters went 1-for-16 with runners on base and 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position in a 7-1 loss to the University of West Georgia on Wednesday evening in a non-conference baseball game at Hurricane Stadium.
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Armstrong Sweeps Doubleheader To Win Series
April 15, 2017GSW Baseball was swept by Armstrong State University on Saturday afternoon in a Peach Belt Conference doubleheader at Hurricane Stadium. Armstrong won Game 1, 16-6, and Game 2, 7-3.
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A Will To Win
April 14, 2017The Hurricanes rallied from four runs down in the seventh to force an extra inning and then topped Armstrong State University's two runs in the 10th with a walk-off infield single from Zach Barron to win the opening game of the Peach Belt Conference series, 11-10, on Friday evening at Hurricane Stadium. Will Redding turned in a 3-for-5 performance at the plate, along with Alex Kranick and Jonathan Martin.
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Streaks Continue As Hurricanes Top Tuskegee, 10-4
April 11, 2017Zach Barron has hit a home run in four consecutive games. Alex Kranick has a hit in 27 consecutive contests. Both streaks remained active for the Georgia Southwestern duo following the Hurricanes 10-4 win over Tuskegee University on Wednesday evening at Hurricane Stadium.
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Baseball Weekend Series At Montevallo Recap
April 09, 2017
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That's Amore! Martin Named PBC Freshman Of The Week Again
April 03, 2017Jonathan Martin was named the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Week by the league office on Monday afternoon for the second time this season after batting .556 with a .944 slugging percentage over four games. He becomes the first Hurricane to earn multiple weekly PBC baseball honors.
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Baseball Weekend Series Against UNC Pembroke Recap
April 02, 2017
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Kranick Ties Record; Canes Lose Shootout At Valdosta State
March 29, 2017GSW rallied from four runs down in the fifth inning with a seven-run barrage and took a lead to the eighth, only to have Valdosta State answer with two runs late and hand the Hurricanes a 12-11 loss Wednesday evening. Alex Kranick wasted little time stamping his name in the GSW record book as the senior led off the game with a single to center field to extend his hitting streak to 20 games, tying the school record.
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Baseball Weekend Series at Auburn Montgomery Recap
March 25, 2017Alex Kranick extended his hitting streak to 19 games as GSW took one of three games at Auburn Montgomery over the weekend. GSW lost 10-6 on Friday in the opener, lost 6-2 in the doubleheader nightcap, but rallied on Saturday in the finale to win, 3-1.
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Baseball Weekend Series vs. Lander Recap
March 20, 2017
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Martin Named Peach Belt Conference Freshman Of The Week
March 13, 2017Jonathan Martin was named the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Week by the league office on Monday afternoon after batting .533 with an .867 slugging percentage over four games. He becomes the first Hurricane since 2013 to earn the PBC's Freshman of the Week honor.
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'Canes Split Doubleheader, Win Series Against #9 Francis Marion
March 11, 2017Junior pitcher Jordan McIlwain held No. 9 Francis Marion to one run over 8 1/3 innings Saturday afternoon in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Hurricane Stadium and Zach Barron provided a walk-off single to give GSW a 2-1 series-clinching win. Francis Marion scored five runs in the ninth inning of Game 2 to salvage a win in the series, 12-8.
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Can't Spell Spinks Without A "K"
March 10, 2017Georgia Southwestern junior pitcher Kyle Spinks struck out a career-high 10 batters and scattered three hits over 7 2/3 innings Friday evening at Hurricane Stadium to guide GSW to an 8-1 win over No. 9 Francis Marion University.
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Midweek Misfortune
March 07, 2017The GSW baseball team rallied from four runs down in the fifth inning to take a lead in the eighth, only to have Albany State answer with five runs late and hand the Hurricanes a 10-7 loss in 10 innings on Tuesday evening at Hurricane Stadium.
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GSW Baseball Cook Out Fundraiser March 11
March 06, 2017On Saturday March, 11 Georgia Southwestern baseball will hold a cook out as a fundraiser for the team.
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Brown Named Peach Belt Conference Pitcher Of The Week
March 06, 2017Senior Dylan Brown has been named the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week as announced Monday afternoon by the league office. He becomes the first Hurricane since 2009 to earn the PBC's Pitcher of the Week honor.
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Hurricanes Storm Back To Win Series At Augusta
March 05, 2017The GSW baseball team lost its Peach Belt series opener at Augusta University on Friday evening, 10-5, before storming back on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of the Jaguars, 8-5 and 4-0, to win the three-game set at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Evan Alderman led GSW batters with a .462 average over the series and Dylan Brown turned in a stellar performance in the finale, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
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A Crum Is All The Hurricanes Need To Fill Win Column
March 01, 2017GSW starting pitcher Jarrod Crum held Valdosta State to three hits, walked one and struck out seven in the Hurricanes 8-0 win on Wednesday evening.
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Middle Georgia Jumps On GSW Early, Wins 7-2
February 21, 2017
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Baseball Weekend Series vs. North Greenville Recap
February 18, 2017The Hurricanes jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opener on Friday before falling, 16-7. North Greenville cruised to a 5-0 win in Game 2 Friday night before GSW rallied from three runs down on Saturday to claim the finale, 4-3.
