Missouri Edges Georgia 6-5 In 10 Innings

Friday, April 12

Athens, Ga.

6 p.m.

University of Georgia

26-9, 6-8

Missouri

16-20, 5-9

Missouri

Georgia

April 12, 2024 | Baseball

Box Score UGA Box 35 (PDF)

ATHENS, Ga. - Missouri evened an SEC series with Georgia Friday, rallying for a 6-5 win in 10 innings at Foley Field in front of a crowd of 3,760.

Fast Facts

Leighton Finley started on the mound and set a career-high with six strikeouts in five innings but got a no decision. Brian Zeldin went a career-long five innings but dropped to 3-1.
Slate Alford put Georgia on the board in the bottom of the second with his ninth home run of the season.
Georgia drew 11 walks, the most against an SEC opponent, but also stranded 14 runners.
Kolby Branch hit an RBI-double down left field in the bottom of the ninth to bring home Paul Toetz to tie the game at 5-5. Branch advanced to third on the throw home and was stranded there.
Tonight's game was the first time this season Georgia had gone to extra innings. Ryan Magdic evened his record to 1-1, going 3.1 innings with eight strikeouts for the Tigers.

Key Quote
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On tonight's outcome…

"You can't talk about losses. We play tomorrow in less than 12 hours. We've got to go tomorrow and get back up on that horse. We'll be back on this field getting ready. You've got to learn from what you did right and wrong. We had opportunities to win this ball game a few times tonight and just need to get it done. We need to learn to slow this game down and get our heartbeat under control. We've got to understand that we can get this job done. We have to believe and we've got to go execute."

Up Next
The rubber game of the Missouri series will be Saturday and available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network. First pitch will be at 3:32 PM.