CSCC BASEBALL VS. CHATTANOOGA STATE (3-3-13)
By BRYAN GRISHAM
CSCC Sports Information
The Tigers of Chattanooga State roared loud and long at Cougar
Field on Sunday afternoon as they captured both ends of a Region
VII Conference doubleheader from the Cleveland State baseball team.
The Tigers came out on top in a 1-0 pitchers duel in game one and
then exploded in game two pounding Cougar pitching for 11 hits to
take a lopsided 12-0 decision.
Game one was a good old fashioned pitchers duel as the Cougar's
Brandon Zajac and the Tiger's Tyler McClure locked horns and took
turns retiring the opposition with relative ease. The Tigers picked
up the only run they would need in their first turn at the dish as
a one-out walk to Jordan McDonald resulted in the only run of game
one. McDonald stole second and scored on a single from Ryan Whitt
for a 1-0 lead.
The Cougars had runners on base in every inning, but were unable to
get one all the way around. Cleveland State had a runner in scoring
position in the first and sixth innings and the bases loaded with
one out in the fourth, but each time the Tigers came up with the
big defensive play and also turned a pair of double plays to squash
a rally.
McClure went the distance as he scattered nine hits to get the win
for the Tigers while Zajac also went all the way, striking out nine
and allowing only three hits.
Chattanooga State singled their way to a four run lead in the top
of the first inning to start game two. McDonald, Casey Mannion,
Aaron Wright, Brandon Bush and Austin Swayze all singled in the
frame with Wright, Bush and Swayze getting and RBI each and Zach
Lance contributed a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
The visitors tacked on three more runs an inning later on a passed
ball and a two-run triple from Wright to push the lead to a 7-0
margin. The Tigers put the game completely out of reach as they
added a field goal in the third and a safety in the fourth as
McDonald air-mailed a three-run homer over the left field fence and
Zach Lance doubled in two more for a 12-0 lead.
Tyler Troutt went the distance to toss the shutout for the Tigers
and pick up the win allowing only two hits along the way. Thomas
Huddleston suffered the loss for the Cougars while Tyler Kilgore,
Derek Chandler, Jordan Whitmire and Hadyn Bailey all pitched in
relief.
The Cougars will try to salvage the third game of the series on
Monday at 2:00.
