PIRATES SLAY TIGERS TO OPEN SEASON - Phenix City, AL

The season opener couldn't have gone much better for the Chattahoochee Valley baseball team as they started the season with a bang, hammering out twenty-eight runs on twenty-three hits in a doubleheader sweep of the Andrew College Fighting Tigers. The offense was paced by sophomore newcommer Tyler Googe, who blasted two home runs in game one and a third homer in game two while driving in ten runs on the afternoon. In all, thirteen Pirates tallied hits on the day, with Googe and redshirt sophomore Chris Duncan each getting three while Grason Wiggins, Keith Tidwell, Heath Peterson, Donte Williams, Lawrence Jackson, and Kevin Putkonen had two knocks apiece.

The Pitching was strong for Chatt Valley as well with sophomores Derek Varnadore and Jeff Shields each turning in dominant performances. Varnadore started game one, allowing one earned run over four innings with six strikeouts, one walk, and only two balls hit hard. Shields was equally as effective in game two, giving up no runs and just three hits in a five inning, seven K performance. Freshman Brian Alder made his CVCC debut to finish out game one and recorded a strikeout in one perfect inning of work.

The Pirates game Tuesday has been postponed due to inclement weather and they are set for a Thursday home game against Darton College set to start at 2PM Eastern.