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University of Georgia
21-2, 2-1
Kentucky
14-4, 1-2
No. 4 Georgia Claims Series Over No. 23 UK After 17-10 Win
March 16, 2025 | Baseball
Fast Facts
- After trailing early, a seven-run third inning put Georgia ahead 9-4. Two hit-by-pitches and Ryland Zaborowski's single started the rally, followed by an RBI walk for senior Slate Alford and a three-run double for senior Robbie Burnett (4-for-4, 5 RBI, both career highs).
- In the third inning, Zaborowski extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and sophomore Tre Phelps (2-4, RBI) drew a walk to join Burnett in extending their on-base streak to 22 games.Â
- Senior Henry Hunter (2-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI) launched two home runs, giving him four in this series and six total this season. Junior Kolby Branch also had a home run in the second inning.Â
- Senior Brian Zeldin (1-0) provided 3.2 innings in relief with a career-high seven strikeouts to secure the 17-10 victory. The Bulldogs' 17 runs tied their season-high from last month's game against UIC.
- Georgia hit four more home runs Sunday and tallied 11 in the series to give it 57 on the year which ranks second nationally.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On winning the first home SEC series…
"Anytime you win a series in general in this league, you got to be happy about it. I mean, it's extremely, extremely hard. There's a reason it's the best league in the country. I mean, Kentucky, you've got to tip your hat. I think they have a really good baseball team, they can do some things. I'll tell you what, you're not going to want to keep playing them at home in their ballpark, where it's big and the winds not blowing, you don't want to play in there. So they're going to be tough. We'll take this one, like I said, you take any series win you can get."Â
Henry Hunter | Sr. | C
On his hitting approach today…
"Just continuing to get confidence. I'm developing an approach, understanding what people are trying to do to me, and getting my pitch. That's the biggest thing just not chasing, just getting good pitches to hit and hitting them and not missing them."
Brian Zeldin | Sr. | RHP
On getting out of the seventh-inning with the bases loaded…
"I put myself in a little bit of a hole there. Wes (Johnson) came out and settled me down. I was pretty committed to throwing three sliders there and executing some pitches and following it up with the next batter. I got out of there thankfully and we got a big win."
Up Next
Fourth-ranked Georgia (21-2, 2-1 SEC) will travel to Florida (16-5, 0-3 SEC) Friday for its first road SEC series. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zeldin, Brian (1-0)
L: Simon Gregersen (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Shaun Montoya 1 ; Patrick Herrera 1 ; Griffin Cameron 1
HR: Luke Lawrence 1 ; Cole Hage 1 ; Devin Burkes 1
RBI: Luke Lawrence 3 ; Cole Hage 1 ; Hudson Brown 1 ; Devin Burkes 2
SF: Hudson Brown 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shaun Montoya 2 ; Luke Lawrence 1 ; Cole Hage 2 ; Tyler Bell 1 ; Hudson Brown 1 ; Patrick Herrera 1 ; Devin Burkes 1 ; Griffin Cameron 1
SB: Griffin Cameron 1
HBP: Shaun Montoya 1 ; Cole Hage 1 ; Tyler Bell 1 ; Hudson Brown 1
Batting:
2B: Burnett, Robbie 1
HR: Burnett, Robbie 1 ; Hunter, Henry 2 ; Branch, Kolby 1
RBI: Alford, Slate 2 ; Burnett, Robbie 5 ; Phelps, Tre 1 ; Hunter, Henry 3 ; McCarthy, Nolan 2 ; Obee, Devin 2 ; Branch, Kolby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alford, Slate 1 ; Burnett, Robbie 3 ; Zaborowski, Ryland 2 ; Phelps, Tre 3 ; Hunter, Henry 2 ; McCarthy, Nolan 2 ; Obee, Devin 2 ; Branch, Kolby 2
SB: Obee, Devin 1
HBP: Burnett, Robbie 1 ; Phelps, Tre 2
