Game summary for Tullahoma American 11&12 loss to Georgia 1-5 on Monday 8/6/07

Scoring Summary:
Tullahoma 0 0 0 1 0 0--1
Georgia 0 0 3 1 1 0 x--5

Inning summary:

First Inning: On offense, Zach Lampkin started the game off with a single, but a quick double-play by a good Georgia defense cleared the bases; Brad Roepke drew a walk, but Tullahoma could not score. On defense, Marquel Hickerson proved solid, giving up one hit and a walk, but two smart plays by Justin Brown got Tullahoma out of a jam.

Second Inning: On offense, Caleb Zidan started Tullahoma off with a double, but was thrown out trying to steal third, and no one else could muster a hit. Defense again had Hickerson taking Georgia three up, three down.

Third Inning:
Hickerson started the third with a single, but good Georgia defense halted our runners with two fielder's choice plays. Tullahoma started defense with an error, and a single, which set the stage for a home run to give Georgia a three run lead. Hickerson struck out three to get Tullahoma out of the inning.

Fourth Inning:
Roepke led off with a single, stole second, and then third, allowing Caleb Zidan to get an RBI single. Defense allowed Georgia to get a double, and a single, with a run allowed on a fielder's choice. Reed Gabriel ended the inning with a catch of a sun lit fly ball in right field.

Fifth Inning: Hickerson drew a walk to start the inning, but was thrown out trying to steal second. Zach Lampkin reached on a error by the shortstop, but couldn't advance as Tullahoma had two strikeouts. Georgia took advantage of a walk to score on an overthrow, but the fielder's choice turned into the first out with a 5-2 put-out at the plate. Hickerson struck out another batter and Lampkin finished the inning with a routine 4-3 play.

Sixth Inning: Tullahoma went three up, three down in the top of the sixth, with a fly to short, unassisted play by the pitcher, and a line-drive to the short stop to end the game.

Tullahoma now plays North Carolina at 1:00 EDT in an attempt to go 2-2 in regional play.

Notable plays: Marquel Hickerson confused a good group of Georgia hitters with a mixture of breaking balls and fastballs, striking out four, walking only four. Tullahoma never gave up against a group of good baseball players, and will now re-group for one more game to end eleven of their little-league careers.