Rutgers Roundup No. 22Georgia Tech used a five-run sixth inning to break a scoreless tie and surge past Rutgers 6-0 in the series finale in baseball action Sunday afternoon before 1,547 fans at Russ Chandler Stadium. The ScarletKnights (2-3)won the opener on Friday but were defeated in the final two contests as the Yellow Jackets (7-1) took the series from RU. The early portion of the game was highlighted by a combination of great pitching and excellent defense as the ScarletKnights and Yellow Jackets were scoreless through the first five innings. RU starter Matt Giannini worked himself out of a jam in the second when GT put runners on the cornerswithout recording an out. He struck out the next two hitters and induced a groundout to get out of the frame unscathed. In theGeorgia Tech third,with aman on first and one out, center fielder Luis Feliz ran down a ball at thewall in center field for the catch and threw out the runner on first base from deep in the outfield for a doubleplay to end the inning. Senior Jon Gossard led off the fourth with a double to center field but the Scarlet Knights could not get him home as Georgia Tech starter Zach Von Tersch retired the next three batters in order to get out of the inning. Georgia Tech broke the scoreless tie, exploding for five runs in the sixth.After giving up a single to the Yellow Jackets' Chris House to lead off the frame, Giannini followed a sacrifice with a free pass to yesterday's hero forGeorgia Tech, Blackmon. Tony Plagmanmade the ScarletKnights paywith a three-run home run over the left-field fence. A Luke Murton double then signaled the end of Giannini's day as reliever Kevin Lillis came in forRU.After anotherRBI double, senior lefty Matt Patterson made his third relief appearance in the series. GT countered the Patterson move with its second pinch hitter of the at-bat to a righthanded hitter and the move resulted in an RBI single for theYellowJackets to complete a five-run, five-hit inning for the home team. Giannini (0-2) worked 5.2 innings with five strikeouts to go along with four runs on six hits. Junior Tony Wargo became the fourth Scarlet Knight pitcher as the righty recorded a scoreless eighth frame for Rutgers.