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Photo by: Kari Hodges
Eagles Avoid Sweep
March 29, 2023 | Baseball
ATHENS – Georgia dropped a midweek decision, 12-2, to Georgia Southern on Wednesday in front of a crowd of 3,454 at Foley Field.
This matchup was the final game in a three-game series that spanned three ballparks over the month of March. Georgia (15-10, 1-5 SEC) won the first two games, 17-11 and 9-4, but Wednesday belonged to the Eagles (13-12).
"You have to turn the page quickly," Georgia's Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Scott Stricklin said. "We didn't play well at all, and Georgia Southern played extremely well tonight. That is what happens. They are playing pretty well. They went to Southern Miss and had a chance to win that series on the road. They are playing well right now. It is disappointing. We had a chance to sweep the series, and we had a great crowd tonight. We just didn't play well at all tonight. They certainly played well."
Georgia Southern grabbed an early two-run lead in the first. Georgia started Kolten Smith (1-1) tossed one inning as part of a staff night and got the loss. Overall, Georgia employed 11 pitchers in the contest while the Eagles used six.
Georgia added a run to the board in the bottom of the frame. Graduate Ben Anderson knocked his 17th career triple, his 10th at Georgia, to lead off the Bulldogs' in the first. Graduate Connor Tate reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third. A sacrifice fly from junior Parks Harber scored Tate. Two additional Eagles' runs in the second extended their lead to 4-1. Freshman Leighton Finley and junior Zach DeVito followed to combine for 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing only one walk with three strikeouts. The Eagles tacked on five runs in the sixth, building a 10-1 advantage, highlighted by a grand slam from Luke Hatcher.
A leadoff single from Tate got the Bulldogs on base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Redshirt freshman Charlie Condon extended his hitting streak to 24 games with a single as Tate advanced to third. Junior Corey Collins followed up with single to right field, extending his on base streak to 15 games to score Tate as Georgia trailed 10-2. Two additional Georgia Southern runs gave the Eagles a 12-2 lead in the seventh. Georgia Southern's Will Robbins (1-0) got the win, throwing three innings, allowing one hit with no runs.
The Bulldogs will travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a weekend series against fourth-ranked Vanderbilt. Friday's game will start at 7 p.m. ET and will be live on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.
This matchup was the final game in a three-game series that spanned three ballparks over the month of March. Georgia (15-10, 1-5 SEC) won the first two games, 17-11 and 9-4, but Wednesday belonged to the Eagles (13-12).
"You have to turn the page quickly," Georgia's Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Scott Stricklin said. "We didn't play well at all, and Georgia Southern played extremely well tonight. That is what happens. They are playing pretty well. They went to Southern Miss and had a chance to win that series on the road. They are playing well right now. It is disappointing. We had a chance to sweep the series, and we had a great crowd tonight. We just didn't play well at all tonight. They certainly played well."
Georgia Southern grabbed an early two-run lead in the first. Georgia started Kolten Smith (1-1) tossed one inning as part of a staff night and got the loss. Overall, Georgia employed 11 pitchers in the contest while the Eagles used six.
Georgia added a run to the board in the bottom of the frame. Graduate Ben Anderson knocked his 17th career triple, his 10th at Georgia, to lead off the Bulldogs' in the first. Graduate Connor Tate reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third. A sacrifice fly from junior Parks Harber scored Tate. Two additional Eagles' runs in the second extended their lead to 4-1. Freshman Leighton Finley and junior Zach DeVito followed to combine for 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing only one walk with three strikeouts. The Eagles tacked on five runs in the sixth, building a 10-1 advantage, highlighted by a grand slam from Luke Hatcher.
A leadoff single from Tate got the Bulldogs on base in the bottom of the sixth inning. Redshirt freshman Charlie Condon extended his hitting streak to 24 games with a single as Tate advanced to third. Junior Corey Collins followed up with single to right field, extending his on base streak to 15 games to score Tate as Georgia trailed 10-2. Two additional Georgia Southern runs gave the Eagles a 12-2 lead in the seventh. Georgia Southern's Will Robbins (1-0) got the win, throwing three innings, allowing one hit with no runs.
The Bulldogs will travel to Nashville, Tenn. for a weekend series against fourth-ranked Vanderbilt. Friday's game will start at 7 p.m. ET and will be live on SEC Network+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Robbins, Will (1-0)
L: Smith, Kolten (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Brown, Jarrett 1 ; Ledford, Noah 1 ; Evans, Blake 1
HR: Hatcher, Luke 1
RBI: Brown, Jarrett 2 ; Ledford, Noah 3 ; Hatcher, Luke 5 ; Hultgren, Kyler 1
SH: Blancato, Sam 1 ; Tighe, JP 1 ; Peacher, JC 1
SF: Hatcher, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sherrill, Jesse 2 ; Brown, Jarrett 3 ; Ledford, Noah 2 ; Blancato, Sam 1 ; Hatcher, Luke 2 ; Tighe, JP 1 ; Hultgren, Kyler 1
CS: Evans, Blake 1
HBP: Sherrill, Jesse 1 ; Evans, Blake 1
Batting:
2B: Spikes, Garrett 1
3B: Anderson, Ben 1
RBI: Harber, Parks 1 ; Collins, Corey 1
SF: Harber, Parks 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tate, Connor 2
HBP: Thomas, Justin 1
Game Leaders
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AB
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RBI
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