No. 6 Georgia Sweeps FGCU To Extend Winning Streak To Nine

Saturday, March 1

Athens, Ga.

2:00 p.m.

University of Georgia

11-1

Florida Gulf Coast

4-6

FGCU

Georgia Bulldogs

No. 6 Georgia Sweeps FGCU To Extend Winning Streak To Nine

March 01, 2025 | Baseball

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ATHENS, Ga. – Senior Slate Alford provided the third straight walk-off of Florida Gulf Coast Saturday as sixth-ranked Georgia claimed a doubleheader, winning 10-0 on a run-rule in game one and then 9-8 in 10 innings in game two.
The Bulldogs have won nine straight. On Friday, Alford's bases-loaded fielder's choice scored the winning run, and on Saturday it was a sacrifice fly for a run-rule in the first game and then a run-scoring single in the 10th capped a comeback from an early 6-0 deficit.

Fast Facts

Three Georgia (12-1) pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout in game one. Zach Brown (2-1) tossed 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, to earn his second win of the year. Lucas Morici made his debut with two scoreless innings in game one.
All four of the Bulldogs home runs in game one came with two outs. They were hit by Robbie Burnett, Nolan McCarthy, Slate Alford and Daniel Jackson.
Ryland Zaborowski sent two home runs over the right field wall in the game two comeback victory as Georgia trailed 6-0 after the first.
DJ Radtke struck out a career-high four batters in 2.0 innings of relief in game two with Brian Curley collecting his first win as a Bulldog with three shutout innings and five strikeouts.
Tre Phelps launched a two-run blast in the seventh to send the game into extra innings to cap a 3-3, 2 RBI performance after going 2-for-3 in the first game.

Key Quote
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On game two being another comeback win
"As the coach, you have to stay calm and just believe that your guys are going to come back and get off really good swings, have really good at bats and whoever you're putting in a game is going to get outs, and we did that again. We're getting really close on the pitching side. The challenge is you have three games in four days left now and it's going to take a second for the pitcher to reset. Through all this adversity of having to comeback, come from behind and do different things, we're starting to see what we can do on the mound and who's going to be out there."

Slate Alford, INF
On what was going through his mind during his last at-bat
"Coach gave me a good game plan and if it wasn't me, it would've been someone else so just give God the glory."
On the team's mindset when they're behind
"Just never panic. We know we're a good team and we know that we'll put it together and that's how it happens."

Up Next
Georgia (12-1) will conclude the four-game series against Florida Gulf Coast (4-7) Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.