FIRST PITCH
Score: #11 Georgia 12 | Queens 2
Records: Georgia (12-3 overall) | Queens (4-9 overall)
Location: Foley Field (Athens, Ga.)

THE SHORT STORY
The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team fell 12-2 to No. 11 Georgia on Friday evening at Foley Field. The Royals grabbed an early lead in the second inning and added another run in the fifth, but a five-run third inning from the Bulldogs proved to be the difference as Georgia pulled away late to secure the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Both teams were held scoreless through the opening inning before Queens struck first in the top of the second. Lenox Lively singled to center field and Hunter Huneycutt worked a walk to put two runners aboard. Justin Hudson followed with a ground-rule double down the left field line, scoring Lively and giving the Royals a 1-0 advantage.

-Georgia answered in the bottom of the third inning with five runs on four hits. Daniel Jackson tied the game with an RBI double before Michael O'Shaughnessy drove in another run with a groundout. Henry Allen added an RBI single before Brennan Hudson capped the rally with a two-run home run to right field to give the Bulldogs a 5-1 lead.

-Queens got a run back in the top of the fifth inning. Thomas Mathay singled to center field, stole second and third base, and later scored on a wild pitch to cut the deficit to 5-2.

-The Bulldogs extended their lead in the bottom of the fifth. Tre Phelps led off the inning with a solo home run before O'Shaughnessy doubled in another run. Later in the frame, Cole Johnson delivered a two-RBI single to push the Georgia lead to 9-2.

-Georgia added a run in the sixth on a sacrifice fly from Brennan Hudson before Henry Allen capped the scoring in the eighth inning with a two-run home run to right field.

BY THE NUMBERS
-Five Royals recorded a hit in the contest, including Thomas Mathay, Lenox Lively, Hunter Huneycutt, Justin Hudson, and Avery Booker.

-Justin Hudson delivered Queens' lone RBI of the game with a ground-rule double in the second inning.

-Thomas Mathay finished 1-for-4 at the plate with two stolen bases and a run scored.

-Avery Booker provided a spark off the bench with a pinch-hit double in the seventh inning.

-Gibson Jones struck out six over 4.1 innings in his start for the Royals.

-Henry Allen led Georgia with a 2-for-4 performance that included a home run and three RBIs, while Tre Phelps added a homer and three runs scored.

-Joey Volchko earned the win for the Bulldogs after tossing 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out six.

NEXT UP
Queens will continue their series against the Bulldogs on March 7-8.
 
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