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Georgia Beats Kentucky 4-2
March 25, 2022 | Baseball
LEXINGTON, KY.------The 17th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated Kentucky 4-2 here Friday in front of a crowd of 1,785.
Georgia (18-4, 3-1 SEC) received another solid performance from junior right-hander Jonathan Cannon (5-1) who provided seven innings with no walks and six strikeouts for his fifth victory. Sophomore Jaden Woods picked up his first save with two impressive innings, fanning five of the seven hitters he faced.
"I don't think you can pitch better than that with Jonathan Cannon and then Jaden Woods going back-to-back," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "They have really good stuff with lots of strikes, and we didn't walk anybody. It's really tough to beat somebody when you're not giving them any free bases. That's the best I've seen Jaden, the breaking ball is getting better. We played great defense behind them. Offensively, it wasn't spectacular, but we got it done."
Georgia loaded the bases to start the top of the second on singles by Connor Tate and Parks Harber followed by a walk to Chaney Rogers. Fernando Gonzalez bounced into a double play, scoring Tate for a 1-0 advantage. Tate would lead off the fourth with his eighth double of the season, however he was stranded at third. In the fourth, Cory Acton started the frame with a single and then with two outs, redshirt senior Josh McAllister blasted his third home run of the year to make it 3-0.
The Wildcats (15-8, 0-4 SEC) notched their first hit of the night in the fifth. Aside from a two-out hit by pitch in the first, Cannon had retired the Wildcats in order to that point. After Kirk Liebert's single, Alonza Rubalacaba followed with a base hit to right as Leibert took third. He scored on a groundout by Daniel Harris IV. It would end a scoreless innings pitched streak for Cannon at 17.1 innings dating back to March 11. Georgia had a chance to answer when it loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth. However, Kentucky reliever Mason Hazlewood retired Dwight Allen II to keep it 3-1.
In the seventh, Ben Anderson led off with his 13th career triple and later in the inning scored on an error by centerfielder John Thrasher to make it 4-1. Anderson and Corey Collins extended their on base streak to a team-best 20 games. In the bottom of the inning, a two-out, run-scoring double by Harris made it a two-run game again going to the eighth. Georgia missed chances to create some distance on the Wildcats in several frames. The Bulldogs finished 2-for-22 with runners on base and had 12 strikeouts. UK starter Cole Stupp dropped to 2-2 as he allowed three runs on five hits in 5.1 innings.
The series continues Saturday with first pitch slated for 2:02 p.m., and it will be televised on SEC Network+ and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
Georgia (18-4, 3-1 SEC) received another solid performance from junior right-hander Jonathan Cannon (5-1) who provided seven innings with no walks and six strikeouts for his fifth victory. Sophomore Jaden Woods picked up his first save with two impressive innings, fanning five of the seven hitters he faced.
"I don't think you can pitch better than that with Jonathan Cannon and then Jaden Woods going back-to-back," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "They have really good stuff with lots of strikes, and we didn't walk anybody. It's really tough to beat somebody when you're not giving them any free bases. That's the best I've seen Jaden, the breaking ball is getting better. We played great defense behind them. Offensively, it wasn't spectacular, but we got it done."
Georgia loaded the bases to start the top of the second on singles by Connor Tate and Parks Harber followed by a walk to Chaney Rogers. Fernando Gonzalez bounced into a double play, scoring Tate for a 1-0 advantage. Tate would lead off the fourth with his eighth double of the season, however he was stranded at third. In the fourth, Cory Acton started the frame with a single and then with two outs, redshirt senior Josh McAllister blasted his third home run of the year to make it 3-0.
The Wildcats (15-8, 0-4 SEC) notched their first hit of the night in the fifth. Aside from a two-out hit by pitch in the first, Cannon had retired the Wildcats in order to that point. After Kirk Liebert's single, Alonza Rubalacaba followed with a base hit to right as Leibert took third. He scored on a groundout by Daniel Harris IV. It would end a scoreless innings pitched streak for Cannon at 17.1 innings dating back to March 11. Georgia had a chance to answer when it loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth. However, Kentucky reliever Mason Hazlewood retired Dwight Allen II to keep it 3-1.
In the seventh, Ben Anderson led off with his 13th career triple and later in the inning scored on an error by centerfielder John Thrasher to make it 4-1. Anderson and Corey Collins extended their on base streak to a team-best 20 games. In the bottom of the inning, a two-out, run-scoring double by Harris made it a two-run game again going to the eighth. Georgia missed chances to create some distance on the Wildcats in several frames. The Bulldogs finished 2-for-22 with runners on base and had 12 strikeouts. UK starter Cole Stupp dropped to 2-2 as he allowed three runs on five hits in 5.1 innings.
The series continues Saturday with first pitch slated for 2:02 p.m., and it will be televised on SEC Network+ and available on the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cannon, Jonathan (5-1)
L: Cole Stupp (2-2)
S: Woods, Jaden (1)
Batting:
2B: Tate, Connor 1
3B: Anderson, Ben 1
HR: McAllister, Joshua 1
RBI: McAllister, Joshua 2 ; Tate, Connor 1
SF: Tate, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Ben 1 ; McAllister, Joshua 1 ; Tate, Connor 1 ; Acton, Cory 1
SB: McAllister, Joshua 1
Batting:
2B: Daniel Harris IV 1
RBI: Daniel Harris IV 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kirk Liebert 1 ; Alonzo Rubalcaba 1
HBP: Ryan Ritter 1
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