Saints Ground Eagles, Rally for 4-3 win Over Emory
DAHLONEGA, GA
– The 19th-ranked North Georgia baseball team played host to
in-state rival Emory University on Tuesday evening as the Saints
rallied from an early deficit to take down the Eagles 4-3 at Bob
Stein Stadium in non-conference action.
The Saints improve to 27-13 overall on the season and move to 10-6
all-time against Emory, while the Eagles have now lost seven of
nine games and fall to 5-18 on the year.
Dan Molnar put Emory on top in the early going as the senior
singled through the right side to cap a two-out rally and give the
Eagles a 2-0 lead.
The Saints started to claw their way back into the game in the
last of the third inning, using a double to right center off the
bat of Anders Oster to bring Andre Airich racing home as the senior
duo combined with back-to-back doubles to put North Georgia on the
board.
Jordan Erisman knotted the score up two innings later as he
singled up the middle to plate Craig Brisson and make it 2-2. Kenny
Bellavance gave North Georgia the lead later in the frame as the
freshman continued his sensational campaign with a single to left
center, bringing Erisman home and making it 3-2.
Both teams traded runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but North
Georgia held off the Eagles as Jacob Rickett took the mound in the
ninth to pick up his eighth save of the season. Alex Simmons came
on in relief to pick up his first victory of the year, tossing 1.2
innings and allowing a run while striking out two.
The Saints return to action over the weekend, traveling to Augusta
State University for North Georgia’s third straight road PBC
set. Jaguars and Saints will battle in a doubleheader on Saturday
before a single game on Sunday will cap the weekend series. Live
stats for all three games will be provided at www.SaintsSports.com.
