University of Georgia Athletics
Bulldogs fall short against the Tigers
May 10, 2002 | Baseball
May 10, 2002
Box Score
AUBURN, ALA.----Tug Hulett went 5-for-5 and drove in four runs while Scott Schade also added four RBI to lead Auburn to a wild 10-9 victory over Georgia Friday in front of 2,908 at Plainsman Park.
The Tigers (31-19, 13-12 SEC) had an answer for every Bulldog outburst including erasing an early 4-0 deficit as Georgia fall to 29-20 overall, 14-11 in the SEC.
Freshman Steven Register picked up the win, pitching the final two innings to improve to 3-0 while Jeffery Carswell drops to 5-4. Register allowed two runs on three hits and struck out the side in the ninth. Carswell surrendered two runs on five hits over the final 2.1 innings.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Auburn starter Colby Paxton in the second inning. Senior Matt Cavender singled to start the frame and then Justin McClain smashed his seventh home run of the season for a 2-0 advantage. The Bulldogs weren't done. Lee Mitchell followed with a single, took second on a sacrifice bunt by Marshall Szabo and then scored on a base hit by freshman catcher Clint Sammons. Sophomore Jon Armitage executed a hit and run with a double to left, scoring Sammons to make it 4-0.
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