University of Georgia Athletics
University of Georgia
16-1
Columbia
1-7
Bulldogs Beat Columbia To Extend Winning Streak To 13 Games
March 07, 2025 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga. – Fifth-ranked Georgia hit five home runs as part of a 14-5 victory over Columbia Friday at Foley Field and extended its winning streak to 13 games.
Fast Facts
• Graduate Ryland Zaborowski (3-for-4, 2 HR, 7 RBI) provided the go-ahead blast in the second inning, a three-run shot to make it 4-3 after the Lions got a three-run home run from Anton Lazits in the first frame.
• Georgia (16-1) has won 13 straight games, its longest winning streak since 2009 when it won its first 14 games of the year.
• Along with Zaborowski's career day, the Bulldogs got home runs from Tre Phelps, Robbie Burnett and Devin Obee (2-for-3, 4 RBI).
• Phelps and Burnett have reached base in all 17 games this year.
• Graduate Charlie Goldstein made his fourth start of the season on a pitch count and provided three innings while the win went to Zach Brown (3-1) after pitching three innings. Jordan Stephens pitched three scoreless frames for his second save.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the Friday win…
"We've been working really hard on some approaches and swings, and you're starting to see it. Tre Phelps got us on the board early, and his approach here the last two weeks has been really good. Then, you see what (Ryland) Zaborowski is doing and that's fun to watch. You look at 7,8,9 in our lineups, and we've got a lot of production out there, I think 11 RBI today. "
On Ryland Zaborowski's 7-RBI game
"If you come and watch his pregame BP (batting practice), it's something. I was fortunate enough to be with Luis Arraez who won two batting titles when I was with the Minnesota Twins. Luis just sprays the ball around during BP, and Ryland is taking that approach. He doesn't come to BP trying to hit it over the lights. He's going to work it up the middle, hit some power ground balls, and I think that helps him in the game."
Ryland Zaborowski | Gr. | DH
On the team's power output
"Our goal as a team is to hit the ball high and far, staying in control at the box and not trying to do too much. On days like this where the wind's blowing out just a little bit, we are not trying to hit homers like that, but we are just trying to hit the ball high and far. All game, it seemed like the other team ended up making little mistakes, and we took advantage of it. Our whole lineup did a really good job. It's fun to celebrate with my teammates."
Up Next
Fifth-ranked Georgia (16-1) continues a weekend series against Columbia Saturday with first pitch at 2 p.m. Also, please note that Sunday's first pitch against the Lions has been moved up a 12 p.m. start.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brown, Zach (3-1)
L: Sotiropoulos, Alex (1-2)
S: Stephens, Jordan (2)
Batting:
HR: Selinsky,Skye 1 ; Lazits,Anton 1
RBI: Selinsky,Skye 2 ; Lazits,Anton 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Brewer,Jackson 1 ; Selinsky,Skye 2 ; Palfrey,Griffin 1 ; Lazits,Anton 1
Batting:
2B: Hunter, Henry 1 ; Obee, Devin 1 ; Branch, Kolby 1
HR: Burnett, Robbie 1 ; Phelps, Tre 1 ; Obee, Devin 1 ; Zaborowski, Ryland 2
RBI: Alford, Slate 1 ; Burnett, Robbie 1 ; Phelps, Tre 1 ; Obee, Devin 4 ; Zaborowski, Ryland 7
Base Running:
RUNS: Burnett, Robbie 1 ; Phelps, Tre 1 ; McCarthy, Nolan 3 ; Clavon, Bryce 1 ; Hunter, Henry 2 ; Parker, Erik 1 ; Obee, Devin 2 ; Zaborowski, Ryland 2 ; Branch, Kolby 1
SB: Black, Ryan 1 ; Phelps, Tre 1 ; Clavon, Bryce 1
HBP: McCarthy, Nolan 2
