Another late collapse. team is 1-5 since the tragic death of Michael
Hutts.
Awful description from www.ramblinwreck.com:
Maryland Comeback Stops Georgia Tech, 14-13
Terps score seven over last two innings in win !
April 19, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Joe Palumbo hit a walk-off two-run single in the
bottom of the ninth and Maryland (24-17, 7-13 ACC) scored seven runs
over the final two innings to defeat Georgia Tech (27-12, 9-11 ACC),
14-13, Saturday afternoon at ****pley Field.
The Yellow Jackets built a 13-5 lead through six-and-a-half innings, but
Maryland scored twice in the seventh and plated four in the eighth
before scoring three in the bottom of the ninth to win.
After Chris Hicks (0-3) retired the first batter of the ninth inning on
a liner up the middle, Gerry Spessard was hit by a pitch and Bill Rice,
A.J. Casario, Chad Durakis and Palumbo notched four-consecutive singles
to hand the Tech closer his third loss of the season.
The Terrapins pulled within three runs of the Jackets when Will
Greenberg plated three with a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth
inning.
Luke Murton tied a career high with four hits and Georgia Tech pounded
out 18 hits against the Terrapins, but it wasn't enough to get the win.
He continued his torrid hitting with a 4-for-6 performance which
included a home run and two doubles. The Yellow Jacket junior has gone
6-for-10 with two home runs and three doubles in the series and is
hitting .600 (9-for-15) with four home runs, three doubles and seven RBI
on the week.
Score by Innings R H E
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Georgia Tech........ 031 512 100 - 13 18 2
Maryland............ 300 011 243 - 14 18 2
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Dietrich, D.(10); Dantzler, J.(1); Braun, S.(7); Moss, M.(1). DP -
Maryland 1. LOB - Georgia Tech 10; Maryland 6. 2B - Blackmon, C.(10);
Rowland, J.(6); Murton, L. 2(13); Feltes, B.(5); Dantzler, J.(3); Pupa,
J.(12); Spessard, G.(7); Durakis, C.(14). 3B - Spessard, G.(3). HR -
Murton, L.(8); Haniger, J.(4); Greenberg, W(3); Murphy, M.(10). HBP -
Blackmon, C.;Plagman, T.; Spessard, G.. SF - Plagman, T.(3); Spessard,
G.(3). SB -Blackmon, C. 2(15); Dantzler, J.(5). CS - Blackmon, C.(4);
Rowland, J.(3); Murphy, M.(3). Reached on CI - Dietrich, D..
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