GSW Completes Series Sweep Of Clark Atlanta

GSW Completes Series Sweep Of Clark Atlanta

AMERICUS - The Georgia Southwestern baseball team completed a three-game series sweep of Clark Atlanta University with a convincing 10-0 win on Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Stadium.

GSW improved its record to 4-0, marking the program's best start since joining the NCAA ranks in 2006-07. Clark Atlanta fell to 1-3.

Every player in the Hurricanes batting order picked up at least one hit on Sunday. On the defensive side, four pitchers combined to hold Clark Atlanta to one hit, a bloop single to left field in the fifth inning.

The Hurricanes scored all the runs they would need in the second behind a two-run double from Zach Barron and a two-run triple by Evan Alderman. GSW scored five runs in the frame and led 5-0 until the sixth inning.

Alex Kranick hit the second of his two sacrifice flies in the game in the sixth to bring home Alderman, who opened the inning with a walk and later advanced two bases on a wild pitch.

GSW put the finishing touches on the Panthers in the seventh with four runs, including RBI-doubles by Kranick and Will Redding.

Brett Burgess and Jared Jones finished with two hits apiece to lead GSW. Kranick and Barron turned in three-RBI performances.

GSW starting pitcher Layne Gusler (1-0) threw three innings in his first appearance of the spring, did not allow a hit, walked two and struck out five. The Hurricanes entered the game with the plan of using multiple pitchers while keeping pitch counts low. Michael Ranieri struck out two in his two innings of work. Mitch Holloway and Chad Adkins split the final two frames.

Starter Joseph Holmes II (0-1) took the loss for Clark Atlanta after surrendering five runs in two innings on the hill. He walked four and allowed four hits.

Southwestern travels to Middle Georgia State on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. game.