Savannah State pitcher Zach McCormack scattered 10 hits in a complete game effort as the Tigers defeated Charleston Southern 4-3 in a non-conference game Wednesday at Tiger Field.
McCormack struck out four and walked two over the nine innings.
Shortstop Todd Hagen and third baseman Mike McHugh had two hits for Savannah State (12-8).
SSU scored two runs in the first inning on a bases-loaded, two-run single by Parker Nix.
The Tigers broke a 2-2 tie with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Hector Benitez walked, Zackary Brigham singled, and Brian Miller singled Benitez home. After Hagen singled, McHugh drove in what would be the game-winner with another single.
Alex Tomasvich led Charleston Southern (16-16) with three hits.
High Schools
BASEBALL
APPLING COUNTY 4,
ISLANDS 2 (10)
AC 000 101 000 2 — 4 8 0
Islands 000 002 000 0 — 2 7 1
L—Matt Merritt (0-1); Leading hitters—Islands, Greyson Miller 2B, Austin Leggett 2B, Chandler Wilkinson 2B. Records—Islands 9-8, 6-5 Region 1-AAA.
JOHNSON CO. 11, SWAINSBORO 10
JC 301 340 0 — 12 8 2
S 014 000 5 — 10 9 2
W—Matthew Meeks. L—Brock Hooks (2-4). Leading hitters—JC, Colby Price 3-run HR. S, Keith Stevens, 1-4, RBI; Caleb Brown 1-4, 2 RBIs. Record-Swainsboro 7-9.
BOYS SOCCER
CALVARY 10, GROVES 0
Goals—Cameron Moore 2, Calvin Harrison 2, Chris Glover 2, Shawn Tran, Spencer Davis, Tyler Kilgore, Dan Hatch. Assists—Cameron Moore 2, Parker Scarborough 2, Max Williams. Saves—CD, Jake Hamilton 3. G, Ernie Grover 8. Record—CD 4-5, Groves 0-7.
BOYS TENNIS
SAV COUNTRY DAY 5,
SAV CHRISTIAN 0
Singles-Grayson Lowenthal def. Sam Brunson 6-1, 6-0; Greyson Finlay def. Marc Biemiller 6-0, 6-0; Jim Lynch def. Isaac Van Puffelen 6-0, 6-0
Doubles-Rishi Patel/Nivan Lakshman def. Champ Easter/Josiah Van Puffelen 6-0, 6-0; Sam Chappell/Gabe Adler def. Akash Patel/Nic Korzik 6-2, 6-0
Record-SCD 13-2
GIRLS TENNIS
SAV COUNTRY DAY 5,
SAV CHRISTIAN 0
Singles—Michelle Liang def. Rachel Kicklighter 6-0, 6-1; Natalie Ourhaan def. Jill Williams 6-0, 6-0; Olivia Buelvas def. Sarah Allen 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, (10-8).
Doubles—Nina Luskey-Lena Hirsch def. Jacquelyn Kennedy-Ellison Wissmach 6-2, 6-4; Rachael Tao-Gabby Lauretti def. Claire Durden-Liz Hughes 7-6 (9-7), 6-2.
Records—SCD 7-8, 3-0 Region 3-A.
GIRLS GOLF
ST. VINCENT’S 91,
EFFINGHAM CO. 93
At the Landings Oakridge course
(par 36)
SVA—Lily Payne 44, Lauren Lance 47, Sydney Sanders 49, Shannon Wallace 63
EC—Katlyn McIntyre 45, Emilee Mikulsky 48, Bayleah Duclos 63, Allie Kieffer 63
Late Tuesday
BASEBALL
RICHMOND HILL 14,
GROVES 0
RH 713 03 — 14 7 0
Groves 000 00 — 0 2 5
W—Matt Nyberg (1-0). L—Michael Wynn. Leading hitters—-RH, Bryon Vick 2-4, 2 3B, RBI. Note—Nyberg had six strikeouts and a two-hit shutout.
BOYS TENNIS
SAVANNAH ARTS 5,
SE BULLOCH 0
Singles—Thomas Jones def. Stephen Mikell, 6-3, 6-3; Landon Trust def. Wyatt Morris, 6-1, 6-0; Stephen Bohlmann def. Joseph Muldrew, 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles—Alex Dai-Vernon French-Fater def. Caleb Groover-Evan Schlierf, 6-3. 6-3; Sam Raskin-Devin Rodgers def. Collin Gawthrop-Cody Harpe, 6-1, 6-2.
GIRLS TENNIS
SAVANNAH ARTS 3,
SE BULLOCH 2
Singles—Sara Putman (SA) def. Lauren Boddiford, 6-0, 6-0; McKenzie Collins (SA) def. Aleksandra Babic, 6-0, 6-0; Brook Jackson (SEB) def. Claire Curtsinger 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles—Peyton Vacala-Jessica Copenhaver (SA) 6-2, 6-0; No. 2 doubles SA forfeited to SEB.