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Gavin rogers
Joe Chance
6
Winner West Alabama UWA 1-0
5
Albany State ALBN 0-1
Winner
West Alabama UWA
1-0
6
Final
5
Albany State ALBN
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Alabama UWA 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 6 11 1
Albany State ALBN 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 1

W: Hollander, Mason (1-0) L: Michael Reddick (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kent Partridge

Rogers Homer Lifts Tigers to 6-5 Win

FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – Gavin Rogers belted a ninth-inning solo home run over the center field wall to lift West Alabama to a season-opening 6-5 college baseball victory Saturday over Albany State at Tommy Carey Field.
 
Rogers' first homer turned what had been a frustrating day at the plate for the Tiger third baseman into a grand ending for UWA. The junior from Soddy Daisy, Tennessee struck out three times and left six runners in scoring position before coming through with the game winner.
 
Albany State (0-1) jumped to a 4-0 lead over UWA (1-0) after four innings. Kevin Bryant crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to stake the Rams to an early lead. Peter Setterich drove in runs with a single in the second and a double in the fourth.
 
West Alabama scored a run in the fifth when Justin Booker singled and scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of JD Roberts. Prior to that the Tigers failed to manage a hit through four innings against ASU starter Blake Howell.
 
A four-run outburst on six hits in the seventh inning gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead and chased ASU reliever Aaron Ginn. Trevor Smeeton drove in a pair of runs, while Keegan Morrow and Booker also drove in runs.
 
Albany State tied the game at 5-5 when Travis Ray led off the eighth inning with a solo homer over the wall in left field. Rogers fifth career homer came with two outs in the ninth.
 
Mason Hollander (1-0) worked five innings in relief of starter Connor Brooks to earn the win. Hollander allowed six hits and a run while striking out two and walking one. ASU reliever Michael Reddick (0-1) was tagged with the loss, allowing a run on three hits in 2.2 innings pitched.
 
Smeeton, Booker and Connor Christian each had two hits in an 11-hit Tiger attack. Ray, Bryant, Setterich and Will Barry had two hits apiece for Albany State.
 
West Alabama remains on the road for a doubleheader at Emmanuel College Sunday. First pitch is set for noon central time. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 104.9, the Twin States Sports Authority.
 
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