Golden Rams Baseball season ends in SIAC Tournament
OZARK, Ala. — After going unbeaten in conference play during the regular season, Albany State failed to make it out of the loser's bracket in the SIAC baseball tournament Saturday afternoon.
The Rams, top-seeded in the SIAC East Division, lost 10-2 to Stillman, the No. 1 seed in the West Division. The end result is the end of the season for the Albany State baseball team.
Albany State (29-17) fell behind 4-0 in the first inning and could never catch up. Stillman increased their lead to 8-0 with a four-run third inning. The Rams pushed both of their runs across in their half of the fourth but could draw no closer. Albany State managed just seven hits.
Stillman pounded ASU starter Jared Arrington, who lasted just two-thirds of an inning after allowing four runs in the first inning.
Center fielder Reice McDaniel led the Rams' offense, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jacob Campbell finished 1-for-3 with an RBI. Albany State also finished with three errors.
2014 SIAC BASEBALL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
1. Ashton Johnson - Stillman College
2. Fernando Tanaka - Stillman College
3. Nick Baldelli-Boggs - Stillman College
4. Cash Oliver - Tuskegee University
5. Gene Moody - Tuskegee University
6. Danny Barnes - Tuskegee University
7. Robert Latner - Albany State University
8. Ryan Latner - Albany State University
9. Jacob Campbell - Albany State University
10. Kyle Clark - Kentucky State University
Tournament MVP: Ashton Johnson - Stillman College
Most Outstanding Coach: Donny Crawford - Stillman College
Third Place: Albany State University
Runner-Up: Tuskegee University
2014 SIAC Baseball Champions: Stillman College
NOTE: This article is courtesy of the Albany Herald.
