by Jon Cooper
The biggest stars on a team can shine during a season (sometimes more than one) and people will immediately know their name.
The biggest stars in a program often shine years after they’ve played their final game yet people might not know them.
Lawton “Mac” Nease would be the first to tell you he ranked among the latter.
In fact, he did just that in his opening remarks on Saturday afternoon in Champions Hall, during the dedication ceremony celebrating the completion of Phase II of what is now Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
THE FLATS – A two-run double for
Austin Wilhite capped a six-run fifth to power No. 17 Georgia Tech baseball past Florida State 9-8 on Sunday afternoon at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets’ (19-16, 15-12 ACC) win gave head coach
Danny Hall his 1,300th career victory, becoming the 20th coach all-time in Division I history to reach the milestone and the fourth active head coach.
Also recording multiple hits was
Justyn-Henry Malloy who had an RBI double as well.
Luke Waddell finished with two RBI,
Jake DeLeo knocked in two runs on a double and
Andrew Jenkins had a sac fly to round out the offense.
No 17 Jackets Return Home to Host Florida State ramblinwreck.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ramblinwreck.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
TOP STORYLINES
• No. 20 Georgia Tech returns home for a brief reprieve, hosting SEC foe Auburn on Tuesday at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
• Auburn is Georgia Tech’s second-most played opponent in program history and the Jackets’ oldest opponent. Tech and Auburn first squared off on April 10, 1897.
• The Jackets stopped the skid on Sunday when they won 4-2 over Notre Dame and will look to continue in the midweek before a pivotal ACC series against Virginia Tech.
• After a cold series offensively, Tech moves to No. 2 in the ACC, hitting .294 as a team.
• Georgia Tech also finds itself among the ACC’s best in doubles (second), hits (second), on-base percentage (second), slugging percentage (second) and triples (second).
Sam Clay Makes Big League Debut against Braves ramblinwreck.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ramblinwreck.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.