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Posted: 5:42 PM Sep 7, 2009
Mazzola ends 2009 GreenJackets season in style
The Augusta GreenJackets shot off fireworks after Saturday's game but Josh Mazzola saved his for the season finale on Monday afternoon.
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The Augusta GreenJackets shot off fireworks after Saturday's game but Josh Mazzola saved his for the season finale on Monday afternoon. The South Atlantic League postseason All-Star had four hits, including a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning to lead his team to a 6-5 win in the season finale against the Rome Braves at Lake Olmstead Stadium.
Mazzola's performance capped a fine season for the GreenJackets first baseman in which he led his team with 16 home runs and 30 doubles while leading the South Atlantic League with 96 runs batted in, the most any GreenJacket has knocked in since Brandon Moss brought home 101 in 2004. He doubled twice to go along with the single and home run that capped his day.
The GreenJackets got out to an early lead on Wendell Fairley's RBI double in the second to make it a 1-0 game. Of Augusta's 15 hits, ten were doubles. The Jackets added two more in the third on a Jose Flores groundout and an Ehire Adrianza sacrifice fly and pushed the lead to 5-0 in the fourth on run-scoring doubles from Francisco Peguero and Josh Mazzola.
Rome stayed in the ballgame and tied it with three runs in the seventh and two more in the eight. Braeden Schlehuber cleared the bases with a seventh-inning double to make it a two-run contest. After Matt Kramer's single cut the Augusta lead to a run, Samuel Sime reached on a double play ball when Kramer's slide took out second baseman Juan Perez and allowed the tying run to score. The GreenJackets left ten runners stranded on base in the ballgame.
Mazzola's eventual game-winner came with two outs in the eighth inning and set the stage for Chris Wilson to pick up the final three outs of Augusta's season. Wilson (5-5) was able to do so, firing 1.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen with two strikeouts to give the GreenJackets their 76th and final win of the 2009 campaign.
Matthew Small (1-3) takes the loss after allowing the Mazzola home run in the only inning he pitched in the game.
Under manager Dave Machemer, the 2009 GreenJackets finished the second half with a 41-29 record and an overall record of 76-63 - the best in the Southern Division over the full season. They'll open the 2010 season in Greensboro on April 9th and host their home opener on April 16th next year against the Charleston RiverDogs.
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
