Albany State Golden Rams Defeat Tuskegee Golden Tigers in Conference Opener

The Albany State Golden Rams baseball team won a double header against the Tuskegee Golden Tigers on Saturday afternoon at the ASU West Campus.  With the wins, the Golden Rams improved to (3-2) on the season and (2-0) in the SIAC while the Golden Tigers fell to (1-7) overall and (0-2) in the conference.

In game 1, the Golden Rams defeated the Golden Tigers (14-4).

Lavoisier Fisher had a huge game for the Golden Rams.  Fisher hit (2) home runs and had (6) RBIs for the Golden Rams.  Jonathan LogsdonLuke Addison and Pierce Thomas each hit a double in the game.

Jeremiah Reddell earned the win for the Golden Rams.  Reddell pitched 5 innings and gave up 2 earned runs while striking out 6 batters.  Reddell is (2-0) on the season.

In game 2, the Golden Rams won a slugfest (16-10).

The Golden Rams ended the 3rd inning leading (12-1).  But, the Golden Tigers responded by scoring 8 runs in the top of the 4th inning to close the gap to (12-9).  The Golden Rams countered by scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning to increase their lead to (15-9).  The Golden Tigers and Golden Rams would each add a run in the 5th and 6th inning, respectively.

The Golden Rams finished with 16 runs and 9 hits while the Golden Tigers finished with 10 runs and 12 hits.

Jaelyn Brooks had 3 hits and 5 RBIs for the Golden Rams.  Chase Karn and Hill Corley each had 2 RBIs for the Golden Rams.  Luke Addison and Jonathan Logsdon also had an RBI for the Golden Rams.

Brady Davis pitched 3.1 innings for the Golden Rams.  Davis allowed 1 earned run on 8 hits.  Davis is (1-0) on the season.

The Golden Rams and Golden Tigers will play game 3 at 12:00 noon on Sunday, February 19.

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