CARROLLTON, Ga. – West Georgia remained unbeaten two weeks into the 2018 college baseball season by sweeping a college baseball doubleheader from West Alabama, 4-3 and 4-1, Friday at Cole Field.
A three-game series sweep of the Tigers leaves West Georgia at 7-0. West Alabama has lost three straight and falls to 1-5.
After a two-run home run by
Ben Dalke in the top of the first inning, West Alabama added a single run in the second to take a 3-0 lead in game one. West Georgia scored a single run in the sixth and then pushed across three runs in the eighth to secure the come-from-behind win.
Andrew Marshall (2-0) earned the win in game one in relief of UWG starter Greyson McLeod. Marshall worked an inning, allowing one hit. UWA reliever
Carlos Amador (0-2) took the loss, allowing three hits and three runs in one inning of work.
West Georgia jumped to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in game two, scoring a run without the aid of a hit. The Wolves added another run in the fifth, taking advantage of one hit, a Tiger error, four wild pitches and a hit batter, all with two outs.
The Wolves closed out the scoring by plating two runs in the sixth, again without the aid of a base hit.
West Alabama's lone run in the second game came in the third inning when
Brock Montgomery singled and eventually scored on a UWG throwing error.
West Georgia starter Ryan Parker (2-0) went the distance in game two for the win, allowing an unearned run on four hits. He struck out four and didn't walk a batter. UWA starter
Steffon Moore (1-1) absorbed the loss, allowing two hits and one earned run while walking five and striking out six.
Luke Phillips and
Joel Murphy had two hits in the doubleheader for West Alabama. Dalke's homer in game one was his first.
Christopher Michals, Cade Marlowe, Hunter Stubbs and Price Peters all had two hits for West Georgia in the twinbill.
West Alabama takes the week off before hosting Saint Leo in a doubleheader Saturday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. West Georgia travels to Georgia College Wednesday.
