Saints win in baseball, softball

Posted 9:41AM on Tuesday 16th April 2002 ( 23 years ago )

DAHLONEGA- The rainy weather over the weekend forced a delay in a scheduled North Georgia College and State University baseball game. The Saints' baseball postponed on Friday, April 12, due to inclement weather was rescheduled to Monday in Dahlonega with good results for the home team. North Georgia (31-17,10-7 Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference) beat conference opponent Southern Wesleyan University 9-5. The North Georgia women's softball team (28-11, 10-4 GACC) swept a double-header from Brewton Parker Monday: 5-3 and 9-1. Meawnhile, Truett-McConell College out of Cleveland, won in baseball on Saturday and Sunday against Abraham Baldwin College from Tifton. North Georgia was also able to play Saturday, and took two from SWU. Gainesville High alum , freshman Bryan Brinson, was a big part of the two wins, as he went 4-for-6 with a home run, a double, and 2RBI in the twin killing. The Saints won game one 8-1. In the second game, Brinson was 3-for-3 with a homer as NGC&SU won 10-5. Another Hall County alumnus, Johnson High grad Brandon Nash, picked up two saves for Truett-McConnell College out of Cleveland over the weekend. Nash got the save Saturday in a 4-1 win over Abraham Baldwin College. After being brought in with a man aboard and nobody out, Nash threw what turned into a double-play grounder, and struck out the last batter. Sunday, Nash got his fifth save of the season and second in as many days in a 5-3 win over ABC. He pitched the ninth and got the batters to hit two ground ball outs before he struck out the last man he faced. Nash also has three wins , and reportedly one of the lowest ERA's in the country, a 1.66. With the wins over Abraham Baldwin, TMC, now 11-7 in the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association, has likely made the conference playoffs to be held May 9th-11th.

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