The Associated Press
A Georgia Tech pitcher died last month from an accidental drug overdose, the medical examiner's office said Monday, but it has not been determined if heroin was involved.Michael Hutts, a 21-year-old pitcher for the Yellow Jackets, was the victim of accidental morphine toxicity, according to a statement from Fulton County's chief medical examiner, Randy Hanzlick.Hutts' roommate was quoted in the police report as saying the pitcher was visited the night before his April 11 death by a friend who was known to use heroin, possibly with Hutts.Heroin is processed from morphine, a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration."At present, there is insufficient information to determine which pill[s] or substance[s] may have been taken to account for the morphine detected in the autopsy samples," Hanzlick said in the statement.Hutts was a management major who made Georgia Tech's dean's list last year.MONDAY'S RESULTSBASEBALLDUKE 6-10, LONGWOOD 4-3: Nate Freiman homered and drove in two runs in the first game and followed with three walks and two runs in the second game to lead host Duke (33-14-1) to a sweep over Longwood (21-23).Freiman went 2-for-4 with a double and his ninth home run of the season in the opener and reached base in four of his five plate appearances in the second game. His two-run blast in the first game broke open a 1-0 game.
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