Chargers split Friday's doubleheader with Andrew College

The Georgia Highlands Chargers split a doubleheader with visiting Andrew College Friday. GHC won the opening game 9-3 with the Tigers taking the second game of the day by an identical 9-3 score.

The Chargers hit four home runs in the opener and broke the game open in the fifth inning by posting six runs for a 9-1 lead.

Trey Baker (6 IP, 3ER, 6H, 3BB, 9K) collected the pitching win after working into the seventh inning. Skyler Thellman (1 IP, 0R, 0H) worked a scoreless seventh to close out the game getting the final three outs on just two pitches. He induced a grounder for a double play followed by a fly out to center field.

Ryan Wideman had three hits including a solo home run. Adam Love also contributed three hits for Georgia Highlands.

Hudson Sapp (three RBIs), Mitchell Walker (two RBIs), and Connor Faulkner (two RBIs) all had two hits including a home run. Nic Ferrer (RBI), Parker Poteet, and Jay Murdock added one hit each as the Chargers outhit the Tigers fifteen to six.

In the second game, Andrew grabbed an early 8-0 lead by scoring four runs in each of the first two innings. The Tigers had ten of their eleven hits in the first two frames.

The Chargers scored a run in the second and two more in the fourth to narrow their deficit to 9-3 but got no closer.

Wideman, who doubled in the second inning and hit a solo home run in the fourth, finished the second game with three hits. Walker and Poteet (RBI) both had one double each. Murdock and Bryson Stripling (RBI) added one hit each.

Kade Haywood (7 IP, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 5K) tossed a complete game on the mound to earn the pitching win for Andrew.

GHC utilized seven different pitchers with starter Zach Valentine (1 IP, 4ER, 6H) tagged for the loss. Adrian Roman (0.2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 1K), Kyle Stephenson (1.1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB), Cole Turner (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 3K), Jeremy Gay (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K), Garrett Sagro (0.0 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB), and Trip DoVale (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 3K) all pitched for the Chargers in the loss.

With the doubleheader split on Friday, the Chargers win three of the four games in this week’s series with the Tigers and move to 30-18 on the season. GHC is now 10-10 in conference play.

Andrew is now 25-19 overall and 6-14 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association.

Five games remain for Georgia Highlands in the regular season. The Chargers have one game remaining with each conference opponent starting at Abraham Baldwin on Tuesday.