Augusta baseball falls to Erskine, 7-6, in home opener
By Shelbie Summerlin | Sports writer
Despite a furious rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Augusta University baseball team lost to Erskine College 7-6 on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Jaguar Baseball Field.
The Jaguars (1-3) went out to a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second on Mike Morrison’s home run after Pat Galvin had tripled home a run in the first, but the Fleet (3-1) had two-run innings in the sixth and seventh to build a 5-2 advantage.
Erskine scored two more in the top of the ninth before AU stormed back to cut the lead to a single run. The ninth-inning runs were scored by Galvin, Morrison, Parker Ingram and Jordan Wilkie. However, Koby Ayala flied out to center with two runners on to end the game.
Ashby Smith and Christian Rivera had two RBI each for the Fleet.
The Jaguars will host Virginia-Wise on Saturday, Feb. 11, and Sunday, Feb. 12. First patch of the opener Saturday is at noon. Second game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Sunday’s first pitch will be at 1 p.m.
Men’s golf finishes ninth
The AU men’s golf team came in ninth at the Battle of Briar Creek in Charleston, S.C.
Freshman Behn Heyns was the top finisher for the Jaguars. Heyns came in 32nd with a 54-hole total of 220, or 4 over par. Teammate Hampus Wijkstrom was tied for 36th at 6 over par.
The Jaguars shot 21 over par as a team.
Wake Forest was the team winner, while the Deacons’ Mark Power was the medalist at 9 under par over the par-72, 7,175-yard Golf Club at Briar’s Creek layout.
Next up for the AU men is the UNCG Dorado Beach Collegiate at the TPC Dorado Beach in Dorado, Puerto Rico, Feb. 26-28.
The AU women will be in action Feb. 19-21 at the Moon Golf Invitational in Louisville, Ky.
Women’s tennis edges Coker
The Augusta University women’s tennis team improved to 2-0 with a 4-3 win over Coker on Feb. 7.
The AU men also moved to 2-0 with a 6-1 win over Coker.
AU’s Pat Galvin (3) heads to third base on an afternoon when he had two hits and a run scored. At the top of the page, Kyle Lodise swings away for the Jaguars, who dropped a 7-6 decision to Erskine. (photos by Madison Keel)
