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Georgia Claims Missouri Series With 10-7 Win
April 13, 2024 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga. - With a standout performance from sophomore pitcher Kolten Smith, Georgia secured a 10-7 series-clinching victory over Missouri Saturday at Foley Field in front of a crowd of 3,521.
Fast Facts
● Smith improved to 3-2 as he faced 24 batters in six innings of relief, striking out a career-best 10, the most by a Bulldog this year.
● Charlie Condon (2-for-5, 2 RBI) cemented a seven-game hit streak, smashing his 24th home run of the season, which leads the NCAA.
● Kolby Branch exited the game in the bottom of the fourth inning after being hit by a pitch. Branch was one of four Georgia players to be hit on the afternoon.
● Designated hitter Slate Alford (1-3, 3 RBI) singled to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning, sending Sebastian Murillo home and giving the Bulldogs the lead as part of a four-run outburst.
● Missouri's Javyn Pimental fell to 1-2 after allowing five hits and seven runs in today's matchup.
Key Quote Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On today's outcome…
"Our guys, they're really good at responding. We had, obviously, a lot of adversity on the road in this league for a while. So, being able to come out today in a really good game. We jump out, they punch back, tie it up, and then we are able to punch back again. Credit to our offense, but also Kolten Smith was electric today."
On coming back from yesterday's loss…
"We weren't happy with how we finished yesterday off, but we show up every day like it's the most important game of the year and take it one day at a time."
On his performance today…
"I was trying to make every pitch the most important pitch of the game. That's about it—taking it one pitch at a time…I'm not too worried about stats. Everytime you come out it's a new day. I know how good I am, and I know that if I execute my pitches and get guys out, that's all I have to do."
On coming back from yesterday's loss…
"That game got away from us; we beat ourselves. I definitely think it put a chip on our shoulder and we came out today on fire."
On the fire in this team…
"That's just the type of team we are. We try to play with a chip on our shoulder and yesterday definitely helped us with that."
Up Next
Georgia will take on Ole Miss for game one of a three-game SEC series on Friday at Foley Field. First pitch will be at 6:02 p.m on SECN+.
