Georgia vs Alabama (Mar 14, 2009)



Box Score

                             2009 Georgia Baseball
                         #1 Georgia at Alabama (Game 1)
                 Mar 14, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (THE JOE)

Georgia 5 (14-1,0-1 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Johnathan Taylor lf......  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Matt Cerione cf..........  5  0  1  1   0  1  5  0   0
Colby May 3b.............  4  0  2  1   1  1  0  5   1
Rich Poythress 1b........  5  0  2  0   0  0 10  0   2
Bryce Massanari c........  4  0  0  0   0  1  5  1   4
Joey Lewis dh............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
Chase Davidson rf........  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
 Lyle Allen rf...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Michael Demperio ss......  3  2  1  0   1  0  1  3   0
Levi Hyams 2b............  3  2  1  3   1  0  2  2   1
Trevor Holder p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Justin Earls p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Will Harvil p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Steve Esmonde p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 37  5  9  5   3  7 24 12   8

Alabama 9 (10-4,1-0 SEC)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Dugas lf.................  5  1  2  0   0  0  2  0   0
Rutledge ss..............  5  1  0  0   0  0  4  4   0
Wilson 2b................  4  2  2  1   1  0  2  3   1
Matthes rf...............  5  3  3  3   0  1  1  0   1
May dh...................  2  2  2  0   3  0  0  0   0
DiFazio c................  3  0  1  1   1  1  7  0   0
Jones 1b.................  3  0  1  2   2  1  4  0   0
 W. Henderson 1b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
J. Smith 3b..............  5  0  3  1   0  1  1  0   4
Kubal cf.................  5  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   6
Hyatt p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 A. Evans p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Nelson p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  9 14  8   7  5 27  7  12

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Georgia............. 030 000 002 -  5  9  2
Alabama............. 004 013 01X -  9 14  2
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E - Massanari(2); Davidson(2); Wilson 2(6). DP - Alabama 1. LOB - Georgia 8;
Alabama 12. 2B - May(3); Dugas(6); Matthes(4); J. Smith(5). HR - Hyams(1);
Matthes(12). SF - DiFazio(1). SB - Taylor(13); Wilson(1). CS - May(1).

Georgia                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Trevor Holder.......  5.0  8  5  1  4  4 23 27
Justin Earls........  0.1  1  1  1  0  0  2  2
Will Harvil.........  0.2  2  2  2  3  0  3  7
Steve Esmonde.......  2.0  3  1  0  0  1  9  9

Alabama                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hyatt...............  8.0  8  3  2  1  6 33 34
A. Evans............  0.0  0  2  2  2  0  0  2
Nelson..............  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  4

Win - Hyatt (4-0).  Loss - Holder (3-1).  Save - None.
WP - Esmonde(1); Nelson(1). PB - Massanari(1).
Umpires - HP: Tony MANERS  1B: John WHITAKER  3B: Richie TALENT
Start: 2:05 PM   Time: 3:03   Attendance:
Weather: Cloudy, 59 (30% Rain), NNE 7
Game notes:
Alabama-Georgia series opener was rained out on March 13 and rescheduled
for March 14 double-header ... Alabama snaps Georgia's 14-game winning strk
Matthes hits NCAA-leading 12th home run ... He has homered in 10 of last 12
games and four straight ...
A. Evans faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: GA15


Play-by-Play

                             2009 Georgia Baseball
                 #1 Georgia at Alabama (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
                 Mar 14, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (THE JOE)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Georgia............. 030 000 002 -  5  9  2
Alabama............. 004 013 01X -  9 14  2
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Georgia starters: 2/lf Taylor; 10/cf Cerione; 25/3b May; 33/1b Poythress; 29/c
Massanari; 23/dh Lewis; 34/rf Davidson; 15/ss Demperio; 3/2b Hyams; 17/p
Holder;
Alabama starters: 1/lf Dugas; 2/ss Rutledge; 3/2b Wilson; 22/rf Matthes; 6/dh
May; 24/c DiFazio; 16/1b Jones; 14/3b J. Smith; 5/cf Kubal; 36/p Hyatt;

Georgia 1st - Taylor flied out to lf. Cerione singled to second base.
May struck out looking. Poythress singled to right center; Cerione advanced to
third. Massanari struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 1st - Dugas grounded out to 2b. Rutledge flied out to rf. Wilson
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Georgia 2nd - Lewis struck out looking. Davidson singled to right field.
Demperio reached on a fielder's choice; Davidson advanced to second on a muffed
throw by 2b, assist by ss. Hyams homered down the rf line, 3 RBI; Demperio
scored; Davidson scored, unearned. Taylor popped up to ss to left field.
Cerione reached on a fielding error by 2b. May reached on a fielder's choice;
Cerione out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 2nd - Matthes struck out looking. May walked. DiFazio walked;
May advanced to second. Jones reached on a fielder's choice; DiFazio out at
second ss to 2b; May advanced to third. J. Smith struck out looking. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Georgia 3rd - Poythress flied out to cf to right center. Kubal crashes
into wall as he makes spectacular catch. Massanari flied out to cf to right
center. Lewis popped up to 2b to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alabama 3rd - Kubal struck out swinging. Dugas flied out to cf to right
center. Rutledge reached on a dropped fly by rf down the rf line, advanced to
second. Wilson singled up the middle, RBI; Rutledge scored, unearned. Wilson
stole second. Matthes singled to right center, RBI; Wilson scored, unearned.
MATTHES extends hitting streak to 14 games. May singled to right field; Matthes
advanced to second. DiFazio singled up the middle; May advanced to second;
Matthes advanced to third. Jones singled through the left side, 2 RBI; DiFazio
advanced to second; May scored, unearned; Matthes scored, unearned. J. Smith
popped up to ss to left field. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Georgia 4th - Davidson grounded out to ss. Demperio popped up to cf to
left center. Hyams popped up to ss to left field. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.

Alabama 4th - Kubal grounded out to 3b. Dugas singled up the middle.
Rutledge reached on a fielder's choice; Dugas out at first ss to 1b. Wilson
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia 5th - Taylor singled to center field. Taylor stole second.
Cerione lined into double play ss unassisted; Taylor out on the play. May
walked. Poythress singled to left field; May advanced to second. Massanari
flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Alabama 5th - Matthes homered down the lf line, RBI. MATTHES NCAA
leading 12th home run ... He has more home runs than 181. NCAA Division-I
teams. May walked. DiFazio struck out swinging. May out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. Jones walked. J. Smith doubled down the lf line; Jones
advanced to third. Kubal grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Georgia 6th - Lewis grounded out to ss. Davidson struck out swinging.
12-pitch at-bat ends in strikeout for Davidson. Demperio singled to right
center. Hyams popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 6th - Earls to p for Holder. Allen to rf for Davidson. Dugas
doubled to right center. Rutledge lined out to 1b. Harvil to p for Earls.
Wilson walked. Matthes doubled down the lf line, RBI; Wilson advanced to third;
Dugas scored. May intentionally walked. DiFazio flied out to cf to right
center, SF, RBI; May advanced to second; Matthes advanced to third; Wilson
scored. Jones walked. J. Smith singled to second base, RBI; Jones advanced to
second; May advanced to third; Matthes scored. Kubal grounded out to 3b. 3
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Georgia 7th - Taylor grounded out to 2b. Cerione struck out swinging.
May doubled down the lf line. Poythress flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Alabama 7th - Esmonde to p for Harvil. Dugas flied out to cf. Rutledge
flied out to cf. Wilson singled to shortstop. Matthes out at first p to 2b to
1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Georgia 8th - Massanari grounded out to 1b unassisted. Lewis struck out
swinging. Allen flied out to cf to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.

Alabama 8th - May singled to center field. May advanced to second on a
wild pitch. DiFazio grounded out to 3b. Jones struck out swinging. May advanced
to third on a passed ball, scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. J. Smith
singled to left field. Kubal grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.

Georgia 9th - W. Henderson to 1b for Jones. A. Evans to p for Hyatt.
Demperio walked. Hyams walked; Demperio advanced to second. Nelson to p for A.
Evans. Hyams advanced to second on a wild pitch; Demperio advanced to third on
a wild pitch. Taylor struck out swinging. Cerione grounded out to 2b, RBI;
Hyams advanced to third; Demperio scored. May singled through the left side,
RBI; Hyams scored. Poythress grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.

Line score


Alabama 9, Georgia 5 (Mar 14, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama) (Game 1)
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Georgia............. 030 000 002  -  5  9  2      (14-1, 0-1 SEC)
Alabama............. 004 013 01X  -  9 14  2      (10-4, 1-0 SEC)
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Pitchers: Georgia - Trevor Holder; Justin Earls(6); Will Harvil(6); Steve Esmonde(7). Alabama -
Hyatt; A. Evans(9); Nelson(9).
Win-Hyatt(4-0)  Loss-Trevor Holder(3-1)  T-3:03  A-0
HR UG - Levi Hyams (1).
HR UA - Matthes (12).
Weather: Cloudy, 59 (30% Rain), NNE 7
Game notes:
Alabama-Georgia series opener was rained out on March 13 and rescheduled
for March 14 double-header ... Alabama snaps Georgia's 14-game winning strk
Matthes hits NCAA-leading 12th home run ... He has homered in 10 of last 12
games and four straight ...
A. Evans faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: GA15