JACKSON, NJ (March 26, 2026) - Georgian Court finished up their season series with Lincoln Thursday afternoon in Jackson. Georgian Court slugged their way to a 5-4 win, hitting three home runs and getting excellent pitching.
How it Happened
• Both teams collected double-digit hits, Georgian Court 11 and Lincoln 10.
• Four of Georgian Court's 11 hits went for extra bases with one home run. Lincoln had one extra-base hit, a ninth inning home run.Â
• Georgian Court pitchers struck out six and walked four.
• Lincoln walked eight batters and struck out four.Â
• Each team made one error in the field. GCU allowed one unearned run to score. Â
• Georgian Court struck first in the bottom of the second. With one out,
Evangelos Spyrogiannis and
Jack Greenspan hit back-to-back solo home runs. The Lions threatened later in the inning loading the bases with two outs, by
JR Osmond's long fly ball was caught on the warning track, missing a grand slam by a few feet.
• GCU threatened to add another an inning later.
Zinny Kemahu led off with an opposite field double, but was left stranded on third.
• Lincoln knocked three singles in the fourth to cut the lead in half, 2-1.
Brady Parks coaxed a pop up to second to end the inning with two in scoring position.
• Parks got through five, but not without a scare. With one on and two out,
Jack Greenspan sprinted back and made a running catch at the fence to end the inning.
• Spyrogiannis brought more runs with another home run to left, his second of the game, and GCU led 4-1.Â
• Lincoln inched closer in the seventh with a leadoff single. That run later came in to score on a ground ball and it was 4-2 Georgian Court.
• They tacked on another to get to within one, but it could have been a lot more. Lincoln loaded the bases with no outs and
Lorenzo Lamattina navigated his way out to keep the lead in tact.Â
• A two-out rally gave GCU some insurance.
Brian Guzman walked and
JR Osmond followed with a single and
Zinny Kemahu's pop up went just far enough to get over the second baseman's head allowing Guzman to score.
• That insurance run proved large one batter into the ninth as Lincoln led off with a home run to left.Â
• Lincoln got the tying run 90 feet away, but
Samir Lopez got a strikeout looking to end the game and keep the tying run at third.Â
Georgian Court Stat Leaders
• On the mound,
Brady Parks gave GCU a great outing going 7+ innings allowing three runs, two earned on seven hits while striking out four.
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Lorenzo Lamattina,
Ryan Basham and
Samir Lopez combined to get the final six outs allowing one run.
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Evangelos Spyrogiannis went deep twice and drove in three runs.
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Jack Greenspan finished 3-4 with a home run.
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Zinny Kemahu picked up two hits and drove in a run.
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Frankie Noviello singled, walked twice, and stole two bases.Â
For Lincoln
• Marc Harrison finished 3-4 with a home run and two RBI.
• Jaden Greenidge reached base three times with two singles and a walk. He also scored a run.
• Keith Gardner finished 2-4 with an RBI.
• Isaiah Negron got the start and pitched the first five innings allowing four runs on eight hits.
• Pedro Santos allows a run in three innings of work.Â
News and Notes
• Spyrogiannis is the first Lion with a multiple home-run game this season.
• Brady Park's seven innings pitched are a new career-high.
• The five runs scored are the fewest GCU has scored in a win this season.Â
• Georgian Court's three home runs match a season-best.Â
Up Next
• Georgian Court plays three this weekend against Dominican. The Chargers come to Jackson for a doubleheader Saturday, March 28 starting at 12. GCU is in Orangeburg for a single game Sunday.Â