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Kennesaw State
Georgia Blasts Four Home Runs In 9-3 Road Win
April 30, 2024 | Baseball
KENNESAW, GA. – The 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeated Kennesaw State 9-3 Tuesday at Stillwell Stadium in front of a crowd of 1,322.
Fast Facts
• With tonight's win, Georgia posted a 22-1 non-conference record during the regular season.
• Redshirt sophomore Charlie Condon crushed his NCAA-leading 30th home run to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead in the first.
• Condon's first-inning blast gave the Bulldogs a school-record 110 home runs this season and extended his hitting streak to 15 games. Georgia would hit three more home runs on the night.
• Senior Corey Collins, who entered the game leading the nation with a .586 on base percentage, reached in all five plate appearances, drawing four walks and was hit by a pitch.
• Sophomore right-hander Zach Harris made his second start of the season and provided three scoreless innings with five strikeouts to improve to 4-0 as part of a staff night.
• Sophomore Kolby Branch smashed his 14th home run while senior Fernando Gonzalez hit a two-run home run, his eighth of the year, as part of a five-run outburst in the fourth to build a 7-0 lead. Junior Slate Alford made it 8-1 in the seventh with his 12th home run.
• KSU scored a run before it notched his first hit as Brayden Eidson reached on a walk, stole second, took third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly by Issac Bouton to make it 7-1 in the fourth. Jamarie Brooks broke up Georgia's no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the eighth.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
"I challenged our team to bring the energy tonight and be locked in. Our routine was a little different today with the chance of rain here so we hit in Athens before coming over. All in all, I thought our guys played well. Zach (Harris) was real good again, that's back-to-back starts where he has thrown the ball exceptionally well. He's ready and has made that jump so a chance to see him on the weekend. The guys came in tonight and were attacking the strike zone and Zach set the tempo. It was good to get Matt Hoskins back out there too. It was nice our offense got us an early lead, and that helped."
Up Next
Georgia (32-12, 10-11 SEC) returns to SEC action Friday when it plays host to No. 13 Vanderbilt with first pitch set for 6:02 p.m. ET. The game will be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.
