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Bulldogs Win Opener At Alabama
April 22, 2022 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga. – The 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated Alabama 4-2 Friday in front of a crowd of 3,342 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
"Nolan Crisp stepped up again and has done a really good job filling the void in our SEC rotation," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "We needed another good Friday night start from him, and he delivered. He has been huge for our team. Josh McAllister made several nice plays at shortstop. He makes plays everywhere, and I thought our defense played really well. We managed to get four runs in the first off a really good pitcher in (Garrett) McMillan including the big three-run home run from Cole (Wagner). After that, he settled in and went six innings."
Georgia's (27-11, 10-6 SEC) improved to 5-1 in SEC openers and 22-0 when leading after eight innings following another strong performance by Crisp (1-1). The Bulldogs jumped ahead 4-0 in the first with a sacrifice fly from sophomore Parks Harber and a three-run blast by Wagner. Ben Anderson and Connor Tate reached with base hits while Corey Collins drew a walk as the Bulldogs sent eight to the plate in the opening frame. For Wagner, it was his fifth home run.
The Crimson Tide (23-16, 8-8) threatened in the second and third innings, putting two on with two out but Crisp came back to register strikeouts to keep the Bulldogs in front. He would go on to toss a career-high 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits with no walks and five strikeouts in an efficient 70-pitch outing for his first win as a Bulldog. Georgia looked to sophomore left-hander Jaden Woods who got the final out of the sixth and took care of two innings before senior closer Jack Gowen tallied the final four outs for his seventh save.
Alabama got a solo home run from Dominic Tamez to lead off the seventh to cut it to 4-1. The next two hitters would reach on a base hit and a walk before Woods battled back to retire three in a row including a pair of strikeouts to maintain Georgia's advantage. The Bulldogs put runners at second and third with one out and Alabama reliever Braylon Myers got out of the jam. Then, William Hamiter responded with a leadoff home run off Woods to cut it to 4-2. Gowen came on with two outs in the eighth. Georgia missed another scoring opportunity in the ninth, putting runners at the corners with one out and then two in scoring position with two outs and Myers kept it a 4-2 contest.
In the bottom of the ninth, Gowen struck out Tommy Seidl for the first out before Drew Williamson lined a single. Then, the Bulldogs turned a game-ending double play when Chaney Rogers gloved a hard hit ball to first, stepped on the bag and fired a strike to Josh McAllister at second. McMilllan dropped to 4-3, surrendering four runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
Game two of the series begins Saturday at 3:02 p.m. ET, and it will be available on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter @BaseballUGA, Facebook @GeorgiaBaseball and Instagram @baseballuga.
"Nolan Crisp stepped up again and has done a really good job filling the void in our SEC rotation," said Georgia's Ike Cousins head baseball coach Scott Stricklin. "We needed another good Friday night start from him, and he delivered. He has been huge for our team. Josh McAllister made several nice plays at shortstop. He makes plays everywhere, and I thought our defense played really well. We managed to get four runs in the first off a really good pitcher in (Garrett) McMillan including the big three-run home run from Cole (Wagner). After that, he settled in and went six innings."
Georgia's (27-11, 10-6 SEC) improved to 5-1 in SEC openers and 22-0 when leading after eight innings following another strong performance by Crisp (1-1). The Bulldogs jumped ahead 4-0 in the first with a sacrifice fly from sophomore Parks Harber and a three-run blast by Wagner. Ben Anderson and Connor Tate reached with base hits while Corey Collins drew a walk as the Bulldogs sent eight to the plate in the opening frame. For Wagner, it was his fifth home run.
The Crimson Tide (23-16, 8-8) threatened in the second and third innings, putting two on with two out but Crisp came back to register strikeouts to keep the Bulldogs in front. He would go on to toss a career-high 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing five hits with no walks and five strikeouts in an efficient 70-pitch outing for his first win as a Bulldog. Georgia looked to sophomore left-hander Jaden Woods who got the final out of the sixth and took care of two innings before senior closer Jack Gowen tallied the final four outs for his seventh save.
Alabama got a solo home run from Dominic Tamez to lead off the seventh to cut it to 4-1. The next two hitters would reach on a base hit and a walk before Woods battled back to retire three in a row including a pair of strikeouts to maintain Georgia's advantage. The Bulldogs put runners at second and third with one out and Alabama reliever Braylon Myers got out of the jam. Then, William Hamiter responded with a leadoff home run off Woods to cut it to 4-2. Gowen came on with two outs in the eighth. Georgia missed another scoring opportunity in the ninth, putting runners at the corners with one out and then two in scoring position with two outs and Myers kept it a 4-2 contest.
In the bottom of the ninth, Gowen struck out Tommy Seidl for the first out before Drew Williamson lined a single. Then, the Bulldogs turned a game-ending double play when Chaney Rogers gloved a hard hit ball to first, stepped on the bag and fired a strike to Josh McAllister at second. McMilllan dropped to 4-3, surrendering four runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
Game two of the series begins Saturday at 3:02 p.m. ET, and it will be available on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
For the latest Georgia baseball news, visit georgiadogs.com and follow the Bulldogs on Twitter @BaseballUGA, Facebook @GeorgiaBaseball and Instagram @baseballuga.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Crisp, Nolan (1-1)
L: Garrett McMillan (4-3)
S: Gowen, Jack (7)
Batting:
HR: Wagner, Cole 1
RBI: Harber, Parks 1 ; Wagner, Cole 3
SH: Rogers, Chaney 1
SF: Harber, Parks 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Ben 1 ; Tate, Connor 1 ; Collins, Corey 1 ; Wagner, Cole 1
SB: Anderson, Ben 1
Batting:
HR: William Hamiter 1 ; Dominic Tamez 1
RBI: William Hamiter 1 ; Dominic Tamez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: William Hamiter 1 ; Dominic Tamez 1
HBP: Andrew Pinckney 1
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