University of Georgia Athletics
Tuesday, March 1
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Bulldogs Outlast Terriers
March 01, 2022 | Baseball
GREENVILLE, S.C..-----Pinch-hitter Garrett Blaylock delivered a ninth inning triple and Cory Acton followed with an RBI-single to score pinch-runner Chaney Rogers to lift No. 14 Georgia to a 7-6 win over Wofford Tuesday at Fluor Field.
The Bulldogs are now 8-0 for the first time since 2012 following their latest win that took a season-long four hours and 13 minutes. Wofford dropped to 2-5.
"We had to grind it out tonight, and we've had to do that a couple of times already this season as the guys found a way to win," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "It was our first game on the road; we started out with a good crowd and then it got cold and quiet. We had several guys step up. I'm proud of how we came out with the victory. It wasn't pretty, but it was a win."
Blaylock's blast to deep center went 412 feet, according to TrackMan data. It was Georgia's third triple of the night, which tied a school record. It was the ninth time the Bulldogs had done that and first since 2015 against Eastern Illinois. Connor Tate and Josh McAllister notched triples too on the night.
Graduate Cole Tate collected a one-out single in the first to extend his hitting streak to eight games, which ties his career high. He advanced to third on a double by Corey Collins, pushing his hitting streak to 14 games (dating back to last year), and then a Parks Harber sacrifice fly brought him home for a 1-0 lead. The Terriers tied the game in their half of the first on a two-out, RBI-triple by Ryan Galanie. Wofford drew a couple of walks to load the bases before Georgia right-hander Dylan Ross came back to retire Brennen Dorighi.
McAllister led off the second with his second career triple and scored on a groundout by sophomore Garrett Spikes to put Georgia back in front 2-1. With two outs, Georgia extended its lead to 5-1 including an RBI-double from Collins and a run-scoring triple by graduate Connor Tate to chase Wofford starter Dom Agron. Luke Stephens came on and Harber lined an RBI-single to center to make it 6-1.
Ross left the mound before the bottom of the second began following a brief conference with Stricklin and athletic trainer Zach Adams. Then, Georgia turned to Davis Rokose followed by Hank Bearden as the Terriers made it a 6-5 game. Wofford scored four runs on just two hits and were aided by three walks, a hit batter, a wild pitch and an error in the frame. Sophomore Jaden Woods took care of the fourth and fifth innings but Wofford tied it up on a passed ball in the fifth.
The final trio of Bulldog relievers combined to blank the Terriers over the final frames. Michael Polk provided two innings and four strikeouts while Collin Caldwell got a pair of big outs in the eighth for the win and senior Jack Gowen collected his second save by taking care of the ninth. Wofford reliever Dalton Rhadans dropped to 1-1.
Georgia returns to action Friday at 6 p.m. in Atlanta for the first game of a series with No. 10 Georgia Tech. Game two of the series will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Athens at Foley Field. Sunday's contest will serve as the 19th annual Spring Baseball Classic to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and it will be played at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Sunday's first pitch will be at 2 p.m.
The Bulldogs are now 8-0 for the first time since 2012 following their latest win that took a season-long four hours and 13 minutes. Wofford dropped to 2-5.
"We had to grind it out tonight, and we've had to do that a couple of times already this season as the guys found a way to win," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "It was our first game on the road; we started out with a good crowd and then it got cold and quiet. We had several guys step up. I'm proud of how we came out with the victory. It wasn't pretty, but it was a win."
Blaylock's blast to deep center went 412 feet, according to TrackMan data. It was Georgia's third triple of the night, which tied a school record. It was the ninth time the Bulldogs had done that and first since 2015 against Eastern Illinois. Connor Tate and Josh McAllister notched triples too on the night.
Graduate Cole Tate collected a one-out single in the first to extend his hitting streak to eight games, which ties his career high. He advanced to third on a double by Corey Collins, pushing his hitting streak to 14 games (dating back to last year), and then a Parks Harber sacrifice fly brought him home for a 1-0 lead. The Terriers tied the game in their half of the first on a two-out, RBI-triple by Ryan Galanie. Wofford drew a couple of walks to load the bases before Georgia right-hander Dylan Ross came back to retire Brennen Dorighi.
McAllister led off the second with his second career triple and scored on a groundout by sophomore Garrett Spikes to put Georgia back in front 2-1. With two outs, Georgia extended its lead to 5-1 including an RBI-double from Collins and a run-scoring triple by graduate Connor Tate to chase Wofford starter Dom Agron. Luke Stephens came on and Harber lined an RBI-single to center to make it 6-1.
Ross left the mound before the bottom of the second began following a brief conference with Stricklin and athletic trainer Zach Adams. Then, Georgia turned to Davis Rokose followed by Hank Bearden as the Terriers made it a 6-5 game. Wofford scored four runs on just two hits and were aided by three walks, a hit batter, a wild pitch and an error in the frame. Sophomore Jaden Woods took care of the fourth and fifth innings but Wofford tied it up on a passed ball in the fifth.
The final trio of Bulldog relievers combined to blank the Terriers over the final frames. Michael Polk provided two innings and four strikeouts while Collin Caldwell got a pair of big outs in the eighth for the win and senior Jack Gowen collected his second save by taking care of the ninth. Wofford reliever Dalton Rhadans dropped to 1-1.
Georgia returns to action Friday at 6 p.m. in Atlanta for the first game of a series with No. 10 Georgia Tech. Game two of the series will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Athens at Foley Field. Sunday's contest will serve as the 19th annual Spring Baseball Classic to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and it will be played at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Sunday's first pitch will be at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Caldwell, Collin (1-0)
L: Dalton Rhadans (1-1)
S: Gowen, Jack (2)
Batting:
2B: Anderson, Ben 1 ; Collins, Corey 2
3B: Tate, Connor 1 ; Blaylock, Garrett 1 ; McAllister, Joshua 1
RBI: Collins, Corey 1 ; Tate, Connor 1 ; Harber, Parks 2 ; Acton, Cory 1 ; Spikes, Garrett 1
SH: McAllister, Joshua 1
SF: Harber, Parks 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Ben 1 ; Tate, Cole 2 ; Collins, Corey 1 ; Tate, Connor 1 ; Rogers, Chaney 1 ; McAllister, Joshua 1
SB: Anderson, Ben 1
Batting:
3B: Ryan Galanie 1
RBI: Ryan Galanie 1 ; David Wiley 1
SH: Nolen Hester 1 ; Zeb Roos 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jack Renwick 1 ; Ryan Galanie 1 ; John Dempsey 1 ; Brennen Dorighi 1 ; Brice Martinez 2
SB: Jack Renwick 1 ; Lawson Hill 1 ; John Dempsey 1 ; Marshall Toole 1
HBP: Nolen Hester 1
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