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Georgia Blanks Vanderbilt In Game One Saturday
April 22, 2017 | Baseball
ATHENS -- In game one of a doubleheader Saturday at Foley Field, Georgia defeated Vanderbilt 1-0.
In the eighth inning, Bulldog freshman Cam Shepherd launched his fifth home run of the season to provide the margin of victory in a pitching duel between Georgia and the Commodores. It was the third straight game that Shepherd has hit a home run. Junior Chase Adkins went eight scoreless frames, allowing just two hits with six strikeouts for the win and moved his record to 5-4. Sophomore Kevin Smith took care of the ninth for his first career save. Saturday marked Georgia's fifth shutout of the season.
Vanderbilt's Kyle Wright matched Adkins, going seven scoreless innings, allowing just a bloop single to LJ Talley. He walked three and struck out eight before Vanderbilt turned to Matt Ruppenthal in the eighth. Ruppenthal dropped to 1-2.
Game two, which will be the final game of the SEC series, is set to begin at 6 tonight and be televised on SECN+ and on the Bulldog Sports Network from IMG.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Adkins, Chase (5-4)
L: Matt Ruppenthal (1-2)
S: Smith, Kevin (1)
Batting:
SH: Will Toffey 1
Batting:
HR: Shepherd, Cam 1
RBI: Shepherd, Cam 1
SH: Bradley, Tucker 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Shepherd, Cam 1
HBP: Talley, LJ 1
