AUGUSTA, Ga. -
Augusta State combined for 19 hits on the day to top West Liberty
23-1 in a non-conference victory on Friday afternoon at Lake
Olmstead Stadium.
With the win, the Jaguars improved to 7-12 overall, while the
Hilltoppers dropped to 0-1 on the season.
For the Jags, Jacob Watson received the win and improved to 2-1 on
the season. Watson gave up only one run one four hits and had nine
strikeouts.
For West Liberty, Donny Platt was tagged with the loss and dropped
to 0-1 overall. Platt gave up three earned runs and had three
strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work.
Evan Smith led the Jags offensively with two hits on the afternoon
and four RBI, while Carl Burrow, Kenny Smith and Alex Sickman each
had two hits on the day with Burrow and Sickman having two RBI.
Seven different Jags had a hit on the afternoon.
ASU is back in action on Thursday, March 11, when they host
Anderson for a non-conference game at Lake Olmstead Stadium. First
pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m.