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University of Georgia
33-8, 10-7
Vanderbilt
29-10, 10-7
No. 19 Vanderbilt Beats No. 5 Georgia 13-7
April 19, 2025 | Baseball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fifth-ranked Georgia fell 13-7 to No. 19 Vanderbilt Friday at Hawkins Field as the Commodores clinched the series.
Fast Facts
• Vanderbilt took a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run home run by Colin Barczi and Brodie Johnston made it 5-0 in the third with a three-run home run. Johnston added a three-run home run in the sixth for an 11-3 advantage while Braden Holcomb's two-run home run made it 13-3 as part of a six-run outburst in the sixth.
• The Bulldogs cut the deficit to 5-3 on Dan Jackson's three-run home blast in the fourth. It was his ninth home run of the year and traveled 442 feet.
• Junior Brennan Hudson connected for a three-run home run in the seventh to trim Vandy's lead to 13-7. It was his second home run of the season.
• Senior Slate Alford led off the seventh with a double to extend his on base streak to 24 games this season.
• Georgia junior right-hander Kolten Smith (3-2) went 2.2 innings and allowed five runs on six hits with four strikeouts in a loss. Following a 50-minute delay due a bank of lights going out in the bottom of the third, Georgia looked to Zach Harris as he was the first of five relievers to see action.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the game
"We had opportunities after opportunities after opportunities, and we have to be able to move the baseball. All Vanderbilt has done all weekend is get to two strikes and moved the baseball. We can talk about exit velocity on their hits, but it doesn't matter. They got them, and we haven't. We've struck out. Then, you look at our pitchers, we've had some hitters 0-2 and throw the ball down the middle. You look at last weekend, and when things are going right, we're executing, we're fouling off pitches, we're attacking the strike zone. We're not going to make excuses. We have to wake up Saturday and play baseball. We have to be ready to go, and we weren't here tonight."
Up Next
The Vanderbilt series concludes Saturday with first pitch at 3:02 p.m. EDT, and it has been picked up by the SEC Network.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Alex Kranzler (6-1)
L: Kolten Smith (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Slate Alford 1 ; Robbie Burnett 2
HR: Daniel Jackson 1 ; Brennan Hudson 1
RBI: Robbie Burnett 1 ; Daniel Jackson 3 ; Brennan Hudson 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Slate Alford 1 ; Robbie Burnett 2 ; Tre Phelps 1 ; Daniel Jackson 2 ; Brennan Hudson 1
CS: Robbie Burnett 1
HBP: Bryce Clavon 2 ; Brennan Hudson 1
Batting:
2B: Riley Nelson 1 ; Brodie Johnston 1
HR: Brodie Johnston 2 ; Braden Holcomb 1 ; Colin Barczi 1
RBI: Riley Nelson 1 ; Brodie Johnston 7 ; Braden Holcomb 3 ; Colin Barczi 2
Base Running:
RUNS: RJ Austin 1 ; Jonathan Vastine 2 ; Riley Nelson 3 ; Brodie Johnston 3 ; Rustan Rigdon 1 ; Braden Holcomb 2 ; Colin Barczi 1
SB: RJ Austin 1 ; Rustan Rigdon 1
