Cougars Lose at Home to Gordon State
| BOT 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gordon State College
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0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
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Cleveland State CC
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Cleveland State lost this afternoon, suffering their second defeat to the Highlanders in the last scheduled game between the two schools this season.
The Cougars (8-9, 4-2) were defeated in their first meeting on the road 18-6 and it didn't go much better today at home going down 11-1 to Gordon State (7-9).
Second baseman Brogan Jones was a bright spot having a good day at the plate going 2-3 driving in a run and walking while also stealing two bases. Right fielder Caleb Gipson doubled for the Cougars only extra base hit on the day.
The Highlanders combined to go 15-40 at the plate homering three times, driving in nine of their runs while tallying three doubles.
Landon Tankersley (W, 1-1) earned the victory pitching six innings allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out four and walking one. Braden Suggs (L, 0-2) suffered the loss for Cleveland State.
The Cougars return to conference play for their next game going to Pellissippi State (6-6, 3-3) this weekend for a three-game series. First pitch is Friday at 1 p.m. with a double header scheduled Saturday starting at noon.
Edwin Bear
Cleveland State Community College
Sports Information/Media Relations