ROME, Ga. – The Shorter Hawks shut out the Clark Atlanta University Panthers 16-0 in seven innings on Tuesday afternoon in the final home game of the season at the Robert H. Ledbetter Baseball Complex. The Shorter pitching staff combined for a no-hitter in this game.
The Hawks improve to 24-17 on the season while the Panthers are now 16-28 on the season.
T.J. Laramie started for the Hawks today and tossed two innings, striking out two.
Caleb McGinnis (W, 1-0) pitched an inning in relief and had two strikeouts.
Ryan Calvert,
Jonathan Pintaro and
Tyler McWillie all additionally pitched in relief today and contributed to the no-hitter and shutout.
Shorter plated seven of its 16 runs in the home half of the first.
Lyndon Weaver doubled to left center to score
Cameron Tilly to plate the first run of the inning.
Cory Mason then scored on a passed ball. Right after this,
Kody Krause stole second, and Weaver stole home.
Later on in the first,
Logan Stockton singled through the right side to score Krause. Shortly after this,
Jacob Pajer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and this scored Stockton. Finally,
Norman Leon singled to left, and this scored
Isaac Harkins and
Matt Christian.
The score remained 7-0 until the Hawks added on a couple of runs in the bottom of the third. Stockton scored on a wild pitch to plate the first run of the inning. Later on, Tilly had a sac fly to center that scored Harkins.
Shorter plated three additional runs in the home half of the fourth courtesy of two home runs.
Kobe Jones hit a solo home run to right center, and Christian hit a two-run home run shortly after this.
The Hawks scored their final four runs of the day in the bottom of the sixth. Three of these runs came from two home runs. Stockton hit a two-run home run to left field to plate the first two runs of the inning. Right after this, Christian hit his second home run of the day. Later in the inning,
Justin Barnes had a sac fly to left that scored Harkins to plate the final run of the game.
Stockton went 3-for-3 with four runs scored, three RBI and a walk. Christian went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI.
Up Next
Shorter returns to action tomorrow for a non-conference game with the Georgia Southwestern State University Hurricanes. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. in Americus.
