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Photo by: Steffenie Burns
Bulldogs Walk-Off Rockets for Series Sweep
March 10, 2018 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.--- Georgia completed a three game sweep of the Toledo Rockets Saturday afternoon at Foley Field winning the first game of the doubleheader 8-3, and taking the night cap in walk-off fashion 7-6. The Bulldogs (11-5) extended their current win streak to four games in the final weekend of non-conference games.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Rockets in the first inning of the opening game of the doubleheader behind Aaron Schunk's two run double, scoring Cam Shepherd and Keegan McGovern. Freshman starting pitcher Emerson Hancock worked in and out of trouble but navigated six innings, striking out seven men allowing just one run.
The Bulldogs piled on five more runs in the second inning off of Rocket starter S.P. Layne using singles from Michael Curry, Keegan McGovern and Aaron Schunk giving the Bulldogs a seven run cushion. The Rockets would respond with a run in the third inning and two in the eighth but could not overcome the deficit. Michael Curry would score the Bulldogs final run on a wild pitch in the sixth bringing the final tally to 8-3 giving the Bulldogs their tenth win of the season.
The Bulldogs brought the bats in the second game of the double header scoring four runs in the opening two frames. Michael Curry jumpstarted the offense with an RBI single in the first inning and in the bottom of the second freshman center fielder C.J. Smith rifled a three run homerun to right field, the first of his career.
In his first career start, left handed freshman Ryan Webb dominated the Rocket lineup tossing 5.2 innings allowing just three hits and one run striking out four.
Shortstop Cam Shepherd got his bat going with an RBI groundout in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth. The Rockets (3-11) would answer with a run in the sixth and four more in the seventh making it a one run game. In the top of the eighth Toledo would tie the game on a run scoring single to right field tying the score at six.
The Bulldogs and Rockets remained knotted at six after nine frames. After a leadoff walk by Tucker Bradley and a single by Keegan McGovern in the bottom of the tenth inning, LJ Talley delivered the game winning sacrifice fly to centerfield scoring Bradley from third for the Bulldogs second walk-off win of the season.
Dawg Tracks
-With three hits in game one, and one in game two, Aaron Schunk has now hit safely in 11 consecutive games
-Freshman C.J. Smith's second inning homerun in game two was the first of his career.
-Smith also recorded four hits going 4-for-5 in game 2 of Friday's doubleheader.
-In his first career start, freshman Ryan Webb allowed just one run in 5.2 innings of work.
-The bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games, their second longest win streak of the season.
-With the series sweep, the Bulldogs are now 9-1 at Foley Field.
-Tonight's 10 inning game was the Bulldogs first extra inning game of the season.
Coaches Corner
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Scott Stricklin
On getting the win in the second game of the day…
"It was a gut check for us coming off those four games in Charleston but we played really well against The Citadel on Tuesday and that gave us momentum and had us feeling a little better about ourselves coming home. Anytime you sweep someone, it's a big deal; it's a tough thing to do in college baseball. Toledo has a bunch of juniors and seniors who are tough guys and they really competed and battled and gave us everything we could take in that last game."
On Aaron Schunk's performance…
"That's the best I've seen Aaron play this weekend all around. Every single ball he hit was on the nose and every one of his outs were loud outs. He made every play out there. … He played his tail off and saved the game for us going in and playing three innings [on the mound]. He's very valuable and you can argue he's out best player right now but we've got a lot of guys at any given time you can put in that category. We've got some depth and need to see everyone going at the same time right now."
Player's Perspective
Freshman CF C.J. Smith
On his first career homerun…
"I was just trying to put a good swing on it honestly. I've been working on getting my hands inside the ball, getting my hands to the ball and thankfully it paid off."
On his continued success as a freshman in the lineup…
"Those first few at-bats I was definitely a little nervous, just with the whole atmosphere being in the SEC, but it's slowed down for sure. I try to keep a level head. Baseball is a humbling game and I try to keep a level head about it."
Next Up
In their final game before SEC play the Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Kennesaw State Owls on Tuesday at 5pm at Foley Field.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Rockets in the first inning of the opening game of the doubleheader behind Aaron Schunk's two run double, scoring Cam Shepherd and Keegan McGovern. Freshman starting pitcher Emerson Hancock worked in and out of trouble but navigated six innings, striking out seven men allowing just one run.
The Bulldogs piled on five more runs in the second inning off of Rocket starter S.P. Layne using singles from Michael Curry, Keegan McGovern and Aaron Schunk giving the Bulldogs a seven run cushion. The Rockets would respond with a run in the third inning and two in the eighth but could not overcome the deficit. Michael Curry would score the Bulldogs final run on a wild pitch in the sixth bringing the final tally to 8-3 giving the Bulldogs their tenth win of the season.
The Bulldogs brought the bats in the second game of the double header scoring four runs in the opening two frames. Michael Curry jumpstarted the offense with an RBI single in the first inning and in the bottom of the second freshman center fielder C.J. Smith rifled a three run homerun to right field, the first of his career.
In his first career start, left handed freshman Ryan Webb dominated the Rocket lineup tossing 5.2 innings allowing just three hits and one run striking out four.
Shortstop Cam Shepherd got his bat going with an RBI groundout in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth. The Rockets (3-11) would answer with a run in the sixth and four more in the seventh making it a one run game. In the top of the eighth Toledo would tie the game on a run scoring single to right field tying the score at six.
The Bulldogs and Rockets remained knotted at six after nine frames. After a leadoff walk by Tucker Bradley and a single by Keegan McGovern in the bottom of the tenth inning, LJ Talley delivered the game winning sacrifice fly to centerfield scoring Bradley from third for the Bulldogs second walk-off win of the season.
Dawg Tracks
-With three hits in game one, and one in game two, Aaron Schunk has now hit safely in 11 consecutive games
-Freshman C.J. Smith's second inning homerun in game two was the first of his career.
-Smith also recorded four hits going 4-for-5 in game 2 of Friday's doubleheader.
-In his first career start, freshman Ryan Webb allowed just one run in 5.2 innings of work.
-The bulldogs extended their winning streak to four games, their second longest win streak of the season.
-With the series sweep, the Bulldogs are now 9-1 at Foley Field.
-Tonight's 10 inning game was the Bulldogs first extra inning game of the season.
Coaches Corner
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Scott Stricklin
On getting the win in the second game of the day…
"It was a gut check for us coming off those four games in Charleston but we played really well against The Citadel on Tuesday and that gave us momentum and had us feeling a little better about ourselves coming home. Anytime you sweep someone, it's a big deal; it's a tough thing to do in college baseball. Toledo has a bunch of juniors and seniors who are tough guys and they really competed and battled and gave us everything we could take in that last game."
On Aaron Schunk's performance…
"That's the best I've seen Aaron play this weekend all around. Every single ball he hit was on the nose and every one of his outs were loud outs. He made every play out there. … He played his tail off and saved the game for us going in and playing three innings [on the mound]. He's very valuable and you can argue he's out best player right now but we've got a lot of guys at any given time you can put in that category. We've got some depth and need to see everyone going at the same time right now."
Player's Perspective
Freshman CF C.J. Smith
On his first career homerun…
"I was just trying to put a good swing on it honestly. I've been working on getting my hands inside the ball, getting my hands to the ball and thankfully it paid off."
On his continued success as a freshman in the lineup…
"Those first few at-bats I was definitely a little nervous, just with the whole atmosphere being in the SEC, but it's slowed down for sure. I try to keep a level head. Baseball is a humbling game and I try to keep a level head about it."
Next Up
In their final game before SEC play the Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Kennesaw State Owls on Tuesday at 5pm at Foley Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hancock, Emerson (1-1)
L: S.-P., Layne (0-2)
S: Proctor, Will (1)
Batting:
2B: BOSS, Brad 1 ; ADOLPH, Ross 1
RBI: RYAN, Michael 1 ; SERVELLO, John 1 ; GOSE, Casey 1
SF: RYAN, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HANSEN, Matt 1 ; ADOLPH, Ross 1 ; SERVELLO, John 1
SB: MEYERS, Chris 1
HBP: HANSEN, Matt 1 ; BOSS, Brad 1
Batting:
2B: Schunk, Aaron 1
RBI: Curry, Michael 2 ; Schunk, Aaron 3 ; Sasser, Adam 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Bradley, Tucker 1 ; McGovern, Keegan 2 ; Shepherd, Cam 2 ; Curry, Michael 2 ; Schunk, Aaron 1
SB: Schunk, Aaron 1 ; Meadows, Mason 1
HBP: Meadows, Mason 1
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