Last weekend the Albany State Golden Rams baseball team took on Morehouse in a three-game series that featured one game on Friday and a double header on Saturday. The Golden Rams handled the three-game stretch in dominating fashion, extending their winning to 9 straight and improving their record to 21-7 on the season .
All three of the games featured some great action . Each game was highly competitive even though the scores may not show that .
On Friday April 8 , in the first game on the series , the Golden Rams held Morehouse scoreless and were able to secure a 3-0 victory .
Albany State followed up Friday’s win by showing that they were not satisfied . Saturday April 9 the Golden Rams began the first game of the double-header with a very impressive 11-1 win over the Maroon Tigers . The Golden Rams stacked up 14 hits in game two of the series . There were three players who were most valuable in the game . The first was junior infielder Lachlan Ross ,who ripped a 3 run homer , 4 Rbi’s, and scored 2 runs . Next was freshman outfielder Chase Karn . Karn went 3-4 at bat , also 3 runs , and an RBI . The last was Jonathan Henry , junior pitcher who pitched 7 innings , 1 ER , 3 H , and 7 k’s .
Looking to improve each game, the Golden Rams did not look to take their foot off the gas in game three. This time taking the Tigers down 13-1 in a game that only took seven innings . The Goldens Rams put up a total of 13 hits as they cruised to another victory over Morehouse. There were also three players named most valuable of this game . The first was outfielder Lavosier Fisher who went 3-3 at bat , also had a 2 run HR , 3 RBI ‘s , and 3 runs . Next was senior infielder Nicholas Hernandez , who went 1-2 at bat , also had a 3-run HR , and 5 RBI’S . Last was Pitcher Brady Davis who pitched 4 innings, 0 ER, 3 H .
Next , on April 12 the Golden Rams will be heading to Americus, Georgia to take on Georgia Southwestern State .
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