The Albany State Golden Rams remain in 1
st place in the SIAC after sweeping their 3-game series against the Kentucky State University Thorobreds on this weekend. With the sweep, the Golden Rams improved to (30-8) overall and (27-2) in the SIAC. The Golden Rams have won 4-games in a row. The Thorobreds fell to (17-20) overall and (15-12) in the conference.Â
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In game #1, the Golden Rams trailed the Thorobreds (3-0) before rallying to defeat Kentucky State (6-3).
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In the 7
th inning, the Golden Rams tied the score (3-3) when
Tucker Jordan was walked with the bases loaded. The Golden Rams took a (5-3) lead after
Austin Roberts and
Zane Ross were hit by pitches with the bases loaded.
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The Golden Rams added another run in the 8
th inning when
Nathan Lloyd hit a double to right field that scored
Luke Addison.Â
Luke Addison had 3 of the Golden Rams 4 hits.
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Jeremiah Reddell improved to a perfect (10-0) after pitching 7 innings and allowing 2 earned runs.Â
John Luegering pitched 2 innings and was awarded the save in relief.
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In game #2, the Golden Rams defeated the Thorobreds (16-3).Â
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In the 2
nd inning,
Lavoisier Fisher hit his 14
th home run of the season to extend the Golden Rams lead to (6-0) over the Thorobreds.
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In the 4
th inning,
Hill Corley hit a triple to score
Nathan Lloyd to give the Golden Rams an (11-2) lead.
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In the 6
th inning, the Golden Rams scored their 16
th run when
Tucker Jordan hit a single to right field to score
Jonathan Logsdon.
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Hill Corley was 4 out of 4 from the plate for the Golden Rams.
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Landon Kiefer improved to (8-2) after pitching 5 innings for the Golden Rams. Kiefer had 5 strike outs and allowed 2 earned runs.
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In game #3, the Golden Rams score 5runs in the bottom of the 8
th inning to cruise to an (11-1) victory over the Thorobreds.
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The Golden Rams finished with 10 hits in the game.Â
Hill Corley led the Golden Rams with 3 hits.Â
Zane Ross,
Jonathan Logsdon and
Austin Roberts had 2 hits each for the Golden Rams.
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Brady Davis improved to (6-1) after pitching 6 innings without allowing an earned run.Â
Tyler Bullock and
John Luegering pitched in relief for the Golden Rams.
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The Golden Rams will play the Spring Hill College Badgers in their final 3-game series of the season on April 27-28, in Mobile, Alabama.
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