BARNESVILLE, Ga. – Gordon State's bats were alive and well on Sunday afternoon as the Highlanders rolled 13-3 and 9-5 over South Georgia State College in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) doubleheader.
GSC jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the opener by scoring a run in the first inning, four in the second and sixth in the third.
Blaze O'Saben (Warrenton, Va. / Fauquier HS) ran the table with four treys across the board – a 3-for-3 day at the plate with three RBI and three runs scored for the Highlanders.
O'Saben had a homer and double during the game.
Cole Stanford (Ellerslie, Ga. / Harris Co. HS) went 2-for-3 with a walk, run and RBI as eight different Highlanders reached on a base hit.
Davis Swenson (Toccoa, Ga. / Stephens Co. HS), Cory Scheider (St. Augustine, Fla. / Nease HS) and Garrett Dowell (Comer, Ga. / Madison Co. HS) held SGSC to three runs on six hits while striking out 11 and walking four.
Trailing 3-2 going to the bottom of the seventh inning, GSC posted a four-spot and added three runs in the eighth to rally for the win.
Ethan Scott (Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas HS) homered and drove in two runs for GSC as the Highlanders again had eight players get a hit in the nightcap.
DJ Banks (Marietta, Ga. / McEachern HS) went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI while Stanford stayed hot with a 3-for-5 effort that also produced a run and an RBI.
Cole Phillips (Trion, Ga. / Trion HS), Carson Renz (Dacula, Ga. / Mill Creek HS) and Trevor Knowles (Folkston, Ga. / Charlton Co. HS) each had two hits in the 15-hit outburst for the Highlanders (22-15 overall, 11-7 GCAA).
Meanwhile, Ramsey David (Dacula, Ga. / Buford HS), Brooks Gorman (Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy) and Preston Felt (Buford, Ga. / Flowery Branch HS) combined to hold SGSC (23-14, 6-12) to single runs in five of the nine innings.
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The Gordon State College Department of Athletics is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA). Gordon State College competes in NJCAA Division I in the sports of Women's Soccer (Fall), Men's Basketball (Fall/Spring), Softball (Spring) and Baseball (Spring). Gordon State College is located in Barnesville, Ga., approximately 60 miles south of Atlanta and 35 miles northwest of Macon. Gordon State College offers both two-year and four-year degree programs and believes that our Athletics program provides student-athletes with the opportunity to be successful academically, athletically and in life after their time as a Highlander. Follow GSC Athletics at www.gscathletics.com, on Facebook (@Gordon State Highlanders) and Twitter (@state_ad / GordonStateAD). You can also follow Gordon State College on Facebook (@GordonStateCollege #GSCHighlandersForward), Twitter (@GordonState) and Instagram (gordon_state).