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Posted: 11:39 PM Sep 4, 2009
Jackets eliminated from playoff contention with 5-4 loss
Calvin Culver's ninth inning single off Edwin Quirarte gave the Rome Braves a 5-4 win in front of a near-sellout at State Mutual Stadium on Saturday night and dealt a crushing blow to the Augusta GreenJackets playoff hopes for 2009.
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Calvin Culver's ninth inning single off Edwin Quirarte gave the Rome Braves a 5-4 win in front of a near-sellout at State Mutual Stadium on Saturday night and dealt a crushing blow to the Augusta GreenJackets playoff hopes for 2009, officially eliminated after Asheville's win over Greenville that occurred minutes after the final result in Rome.
The Jackets took an early 1-0 lead on Andy D'Alessio's two-out double in the first inning but the Rome offense awoke like a sleeping giant in the fifth, scoring their first runs in 46 innings. The Braves sent eight hitters to the plate and took the lead on Ryan Barba's two-run single in the fifth. Shayne Moody's two-out RBI double added to the lead while Matt Kennelly drove Barba home with a single to complete the four-run frame.
Augusta struck back with three tallies in the seventh. D'Alessio doubled home his second run of the night while Charlie Culberson brought another home on his second hit of the game to pull the GreenJackets to within a run. After Culberson stole third, Juan Perez knocked a sacrifice fly to left to tie the game at four.
In the eighth, the Jackets put the go-ahead run in scoring position. With Wendell Fairley at third and Josh Mazzola - the team's best RBI man - at the plate with two outs, Mazzola bounced out to the pitcher to end the innings.
In the home half of the ninth, Derek Wiley led off with a single and advanced to second on a bunt and third on a groundout. Culver's two-out game-winning hit was the second walkoff win for the Braves over the GreenJackets this season.
David Francis (5-7) kept the GreenJackets at bay with 2.2 scoreless innings of one-hit baseball, striking out two in the win. Quirarte (6-4) allowed two hits and the game-winning run to take the loss for Augusta. The loss erases a fine relief effort by Ryan Verdugo - who struck out three in 3.2 scoreless frames - and nullifies the work of starters Orlando Yntema and J.J. Hoover.
Asheville's 4-0 win over first-half champion Greenville clinches the second-half title for the Tourists, who will meet the Drive in the three-game Southern Divisional series that will begin on Wednesday.
Football
Westside: Chris Hunter- Albany St
Lincoln Co: Marquis Parks- SC St.
Lincoln Co: AG Middlebrooks- Ga. Mil.Coll.
Lakeside: Khadi Tshishiku-Harvard
Lakeside: Ricky McMurtrey -East Cent. Ok.
Lakeisde: Chris Hartfield- East Cent. Ok
Allen-Fairfax: Bashaud Breeland- Clemson
Allen-Fairfax: Jerrell Priester-Kentucky
Silver Bluff: Kyle Mackey- Newberry
Demarcus Lawrence- Butler CC
Glenn Hills: Terrell Fitts-SC St.
North Augusta: Brandon Bright-Newberry
North Augusta: Dillion Temples-Newberry
North Augusta: Cam Alston-Howard
North Augusta: Charles Coleman-The Citadel
North Augusta: Montel Hughes -Presbyterian
North Augusta: LJ Perry- The Citadel
North Augusta: Matt Hazel-Coastal Carolina
Jefferson Co: Barry Bostic-Georgia Tech
Hephizbah: Gary Robinson-Furman
Hephzibah: Quame Collins-Hutchinson CC
Hephzibah: Bobby Liggins -West Georgia
Hephzibah: Chris Owens-Ga. Mil. Col.
ARC: Evan Dansby- Tusculum
ARC: MarQuon Medlock-Tusculum
ARC: DJ Brooks-Tusculum
ARC:Jerrel Anderson-Tusculum
ARC:Jarrad Quarles- SC St.
Burke Co: Terrell Brigham- So. Alabama
Grovetown: Seth Hill-The Citadel
Greenbrier: Trevor Jones-Tusculum
Men's Soccer
Grovetown: Gabe Warner-Southern Tech
Aquinas:Ethan Lapan- Georgia Southern
Greenbrier: Stephen Maxwell- Gardner Webb
Greenbrier: Hunter Norton -Georgia Southern
Greenbrier: Tyler Sanders- Palm Beach Atl. U.
Women's Soccer
Lakeside: Stephanie Allen- Presbyterian
Greenbrier: Riley Marschalk- Nichoolls St
Greenbrier: Brittaney Borror- Georgia College & St
Greenbrier: Kelsey Waechter- So. Florida
Baseball
South Aiken: Nathan Kuhns -Coastal Carolina
Greenbrier: Shawn McCain- Western Carolina
Greenbrier: Chad Farmer- Appalachian State
Greenbrier: Sam Daniel -USC Aiken
Greenbrier: Ben Morgan -Ga. Southern
Lakeside: Jeffrey Stoner- Francis Marion
Lakeside: Zach Hayden -Middle Georgia
Lakeside: Clayton Miller -Armstrong Atlantic
Harlem: Steve Beasley -USC Aiken
Harlem: Jay Aplin -Shorter College
Lakeside: Andy Pringle- Reinhardt College
Lakeside: Will Hogan- Andrew College
Softball
Curtis Baptist: Nicole Young -Brewton Parker College
Greenbrier: Kaila Hunt- Alabama
Greenbrier: Ashlyn Masters- Florida St.
North Augusta: Aubrey Lamar- Kentucky
Golf
South Aiken: Chandler Brazeal -Wofford
ARC: William Sigg- Presbyterian
Lakeside: Kelby Burton-Kennesaw St.
Women's Basketball
Warren Co: Candice Warthen- Arizona
Hephzibah: Aarika Judge- Cent. Fla.
Westside: Aishya Wofford- Ga. Southern
Men's Basketball
Burke Co: Martaveous Smith- Winthrop
Laney: Larry Doby -Ga. State
Volleyball
North Augusta: Anna Vizvary-Pfeiffer
Aiken: Kiki Hennessey -Lander
Tennis
Westminster: Rebecca Shine -Louisville
