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 Sophomore Michael Parker collected four hits and three RBIs Saturday. |
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GW Wraps Regular Season With 6-3 Win at Temple
May 21, 2005
AMBLER, PA - The George Washington University baseball team (39-17, 17-7 A-10) concluded its 2005 regular season Saturday with a 6-3 conference victory against Temple University (17-33, 8-16 A-10) at Ambler Field.
The Colonials clinched the Atlantic 10 West Division title with a win at Temple Thursday and will be the two-seed in the conference tournament that begins Wednesday May 25 in Dayton, OH. As the second-seeded team, GW earns a first round bye and will begin tournament play Thursday against the winner of the Fordham vs. Richmond contest.
After six scoreless innings in Saturday's game, the Colonials took a 1-0 lead in the top of the seventh on first baseman Ryan Roberson's (Silver Spring, MD / James H. Blake) RBI single.
GW relinquished the lead in the bottom half of the frame when starter RHP Josh Wilkie (Alpharetta, GA / Chattahoochee) (7-3) surrendered a two-out single followed by back-to-back RBI doubles from shortstop Jason Connor and first baseman Mike Weckenman as the Owls took a 2-1 advantage. Wilkie would earn the win.
But the Colonials came roaring back in the eighth as shortstop Mickey Shupin (Sea Girt, NJ / Wall) tripled in a run and, after an intentional walk to Roberson, third baseman Michael Parker (Newton, MA / Newton South) knocked in Shupin with a base hit to give GW a 3-2 lead.
Temple tied the game in the eighth when catcher Matt Lafferty doubled and came around to score on pinch-hitter Frank Nunen's two-base hit to set the score 3-3. Cooper immediately followed with a single and Nunen attempted to give the Owls the lead but was gunned down at the plate to keep the game tied.
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The wheels fell off for Temple in the ninth as the Colonials put runners on the corners with one out. Reliever RHP Tim Andrel was then called for a balk that allowed a run to score and give GW a 4-3 lead.
Another intentional walk to Roberson included a wild pitch, putting runners on second and third. Parker came through again with an infield hit to shortstop that drove in both runs and gave the Colonials the 6-3 win.
Parker collected four hits with three RBIs in the game.
Reliever RHP Joel Brookens (Fayetteville, PA / Gettysburg Area) struck out the side in the ninth to record the save (9).
Owls' starter Tim Foulkrod (6-7) went eight innings in the loss.
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