ATLANTA—The Oglethorpe baseball team had a late lead of 8-5 through seven innings against visiting LaGrange Tuesday night in a nonconference game, but the Stormy Petrels ended up on the short side of a 12-8 decision.
Oglethorpe (13-14, 7-5 SAA) came out strong after last weekend's sweep of Millsaps, leading 4-0 through one and 7-2 through three. A three-run homer from LaGrange in the fourth made it 7-5, but the Petrels tacked on one more in the bottom half to maintain the lead at 8-5.
That fourth-inning run came on a Nick Tarantino RBI groundout, but it would be the last run of the day for Oglethorpe. LaGrange plated five runs in the eighth to swing the lead and two more in the ninth to pull away.
Game Notes
- Shane Newsome had a big solo home run to lead off the third inning. It was his first of the season.
- Tarantino went 3-for-4 with four RBI's.
- Brick Conway (2-for-5), Mason Pearcy (2-for-4) and Newsome (2-for-4) also posted multiple hits.
- Oglethorpe and LaGrange faced each other back on February 20 and saw LaGrange come away with a 7-4 win. Pearcy went 3-for-4 in that game.
- LaGrange is currently receiving votes in the national top-25 poll. They started the season in the top 10.
Up Next
Oglethorpe heads to Southern Athletic Association foe Sewanee this weekend for a three-game series. The next home game for the Stormy Petrels is next Tuesday, April 9, against Huntingdon.
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