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10 Thursday, April 8 aoio | The Red a Black Tigers sweep Diamond Dogs in two-game series By DREW KANN The Red & Buck The Diamond Dogs’ sta ble of pitchers couldn’t preserve an early 4-0 lead Wednesday night, as the No. 16 Clemson Tigers went on to capture a 14-6 win at Clemson’s Doug Kinsmore Stadium. After the Tigers’ (22-8) victory over Georgia in Athens Tuesday night, Clemson’s win Wednesday com pleted a decisive sweep of the two game series, after the Bulldogs swept the annual series between the two squads in 2008 and 2009. In what has been a rare occurrence for Georgia (10-19, 2-7 SEC) in 2010, the Bulldogs drew first blood Wednesday, despite a poor offensive night from sopho more Zach Cone, who saw his 18-game hitting streak van ish. “Cone didn’t have a good night tonight, and he’s huge for us," said Georgia head coach David Pemo on his post-game radio show. “We’re fortunate to score six runs tonight when [Peter] Verdin goes 0-for-4 and Cone goes 0-for-4.” Sophomore Verdin led off the Bulldog first with his fifth walk of the season, before an RBI groundout Men’s golf takes home first in Texas By RACHEL G. BOWERS The Red & Buck The Georgia men’s golf team took home first place Tuesday in the Morris Williams Intercollegiate at the Texas Golf Club. Led by junior Harris English, the Bulldogs finished at 26-over par 878 after going even-par 284 in the final round. English tied the Texas Golf Club record in the third round of play with a 6-under 65 score, finishing at 1-under 212. Bryden Macpherson went even-par 71 T TCAST YOUR V&TE Monda r, April sth - Thursday, Ami 8m Results will be announced Friday, April 9m Vote for your hut SGA Executive Tkxet oh Oasis. Be sure to cucx and save TOUR VOTEll! two batters later from freshman Robert Shipman brought Verdin home to give Georgia the early 1-0 lead. Shipman added to the Georgia scoring in the third, when he blasted his fourth home run of the sea son, a three-run shot to right field off Tiger fresh- man Mike Kent to give the Bulldogs the 4-0 advantage. After two score less innings from sophomore left hander Chase Hawkins, the Tigers who registered 14 hits against the Georgia pitching clawed their way back in the game in the third to narrow the Bulldog lead to 4-3. Hawkins' team high fourth balk of the season with the bases loaded brought in the first Tiger run, before Clemson second baseman Mike CONE Jt m | I DIETERICH Freeman added a two-run single. The Tigers snatched a 7-4 lead in the fourth, after it took four Bulldog pitch ers to close out the frame. With two on and two out, Tiger first baseman Will Lamb’s two-run triple off of junior Ben Cornwell put the Tigers ahead for the first time 5-4. The Tigers added two more runs off Cornwell’s replacement, freshman Blake Dieterich, before the BASEBALL Clemson 14, Georgia 6 four-run Tiger fourth came to an end. Dieterich continued to struggle in the fifth, as the Tigers added five more runs on three hits, a sacri fice fly and a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to stretch their lead to 12-4. After a leadoff single from freshman shortstop Farmer, freshman left fielder Zach Taylor’s first career triple brought home Farmer. On the play, a relay throw from the Tigers’ Freeman sailed into the Bulldog dugout, allowing Taylor to score to make it a 12-6 contest. A two-run home run by the Tigers’ John Hinson off sophomore Cecil Tanner in the sixth brought the final tally to 14-6. On a positive note, Bulldog senior Alex Mcßee delivered 1.1 innings of late scoreless relief, after strug gling with his control and walks in several previous outings. “I can’t help but be a little bit excited for Cecil [Tanner] and Alex [Mcßee]," said Pemo on his post-game radio show. “I think that’s the first time in about a month that they actually came out there and threw very few balls, very few full counts, exe cuted pitches and got quick outs.” in the third round of play, and took home fifth place overall with 6-over 219. “I could not be prouder of our guys,” Georgia coach Chris Haack told Georgia Sports Communications. “We were 15 shots back after two rounds, but they refused to quit. That’s always important for a team, but especially this time of year as we get ready for the postseason. We can definitely build off of this as we move forward. I am really happy for Harris. He’s such a great leader for this team ... We are lucky to have him." SPORTS Softball steals win from Tech By ZACH DILLARD The Red & Biack In the first visit ever by No. 12 Georgia to No. 6 Georgia Tech’s new facility in downtown Atlanta, the Bulldogs stole the game from the Yellow Jackets on a three-run home run in the final inning by sophomore Ashley Razey in the 5-4 win. Razey, a transfer from Southern Miss, stepped into the box with runners on first and second in the seventh inning for one of her biggest at-bats of her Georgia career. With an 0-1 count, Razey produced the late game heroics by sending a shot over the center field wall off national play er of the year candidate Hope Rush. Hope Rush (18-4), a freshman from Stockbridge, had domi nated the majority of the game from the circle giving up only two runs and five hits through the first six innings. But Razey erased the difference on one swing making up for Georgia’s numerous mistakes in the process. Starting pitcher Sarah McCloud received very little help from her defense during the game, leaving the game with a 3-2 deficit despite piecing together one of her best outings of 2010. The native of Celina, Texas, submitted five innings of work while allowing four hits and two earned runs. Freshman Alison Owen, who has turned into a go-to reliever for Georgia, earned the win for her effort in the sixth and seventh innings holding Georgia Tech to just one run to close out the FAHRENHEIT X All HAS, i,a X Monday-Wednesday... $1 00 Miller Drafts $2 50 Well Drinks $2 00 Martinis Thursday... $1 00 Dos Equis Bottles $3 00 Bacardi Drinks Thursday-Saturday... Power Hour as always 9- $1 00 wells & domestics 10- 1 s2°" wells & domestics i q.yton si.oei 1 V ■ • . V' - 155 Stone" Athens, GS3O6GS mm, . / ,<mo ••••*——. (flffln " river LEASING MtT T , ULL .*■ Just steps from Campus, downtown t•.- ~ W * * and Sanford Stadium. featuring"arSlfslyle 1 " swimming pool, • • newly renovated interiors and much more! at/ ' r, *te* • jß^rv.. .< Pi ‘/ I 706.548.1188 £ .< i/Y. Lyt nv\lv|wUvnb' . SOFTBALL Georgia 5, Georgia Tech 4 game. But along the way, the Bulldogs accu mulated four errors in the field, allowing seven free bases and two costly runs to put themselves in an early hole. The Yellow Jackets would set the sloppy tone for the game after allowing a leadoff single to center fielder Taylor Schlopy, allowing the All-American to advance to third and then score on two consecutive errors. The Bulldogs’ erratic fielding would follow suit by paving the way for Georgia Tech to take an early 2-1 lead in the bot tom of the first inning. After a leadoff walk by All-American Jen Yee, the second baseman stole a base and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Razey's throwing error would score Yee as she tried to prevent a stolen base, allowing a one-run lead. Two more errors by junior Laura Trout and sophomore Ashley Pauly would pro vide the Yellow Jackets with additional free bases, with Pauly’s error allowing a second run to cross the plate in the inning. Razey’s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning would cut the lead to 3-2, setting up her game-winning home run to send the Bulldogs traveling back down Highway 316 victorious. Razey went just l-for-4 in the game, but accounted for her four big-time RBIs. Georgia has taken two straight games from the Yellow Jackets, putting them ahead 17-9 in the all-time series. RAZEY