No. 10 Georgia Finishes Road Swing At No. 2 Clemson Tuesday

ATHENS, Ga.-----Tenth-ranked Georgia finishes a five-game road swing with second-ranked Clemson Tuesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. First pitch will be at 8 p.m. EDT (ESPNU).

The Bulldogs (33-9), who have the No. 1 RPI per the NCAA, will face a talented Tiger squad with a 35-7 record. Clemson has won 10 of their last 12 games including two straight ACC series over Stanford and Louisville. After roaring out to a 29-2 start, Georgia is 4-7 in its last 11 games including getting swept at No. 5 Texas and #19 Vanderbilt with a series win over top-ranked Arkansas in Athens during this stretch. Clemson's RPI is No. 7.

Georgia's current road trip began last Tuesday in Atlanta. The Bulldogs collected a 5-2 win over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech at Truist Park as part of the Spring Classic to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. A crowd of 15,000 saw the Bulldogs shut down one of the nation's best hitting teams to a pair of runs on four hits as Georgia employed a staff approach with 10 pitchers seeing action. Tech was hitting .341 with an NCAA-leading 106 doubles. Georgia erased a 3-2 deficit with three runs in the fourth on a game-tying solo home run by Devin Obee and a two-run shot from Kolby Branch. After the Tech game, Georgia headed to Nashville. The Commodores swept the Bulldogs with stellar pitching and timely hitting. VU registered 40 strikeouts and held the Bulldogs to a .179 average and five home runs. VU batted .305, hit six home runs and outscored the Bulldogs 21-10. Nine of Georgia's 10 runs scored via the long ball. After the Clemson game, Georgia opens an SEC series Thursday at Foley Field against No. 14 Oklahoma.

In the series history with Clemson, Georgia holds a 126-110-2 edge dating to 1900. Last year, the teams met just once in Athens, and the Bulldogs edged the Tigers 4-3 in 15 innings. It marked the second straight win over Clemson in the series after Georgia won 5-4 in Clemson in 2023. Before that, the Tigers had won three in a row, claiming both meetings in 2022 and the 2023 game in Athens.  One of the craziest games in the series took place in 2019 when the Bulldogs outlasted the Tigers 3-2 in 20 innings. The game lasted a school record six hours and 33 minutes with Connor Tate delivering a one-out, RBI-single for a walk-off. Georgia's pitchers set a school record with 26 strikeouts.

The Bats, The Pitching And The Gloves
The Bulldogs are batting .299 with a .584 slugging percentage and an NCAA-leading 105 home runs. They have a .429 OB% with 239 walks, been hit 92 times plus are 50-for-56 in stolen bases. The team's leading hitters are roommates Ryland Zaborowski (.398-16-55, .881 SLG%) and Robbie Burnett (.341-17-55, 12 SB). Zaborowski missed the final two games of the Vanderbilt series due to an injury. Burnett was the team's top hitter in the Commodore series, batting .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, a home run and two RBI. Senior Slate Alford, who has a 25-game on base streak and an eight-game hitting streak, batted .385 (5-for-13) with a double, two home runs and two RBI against Vanderbilt. Burnett and Alford accounted for 10 of the team's 17 hits in the series.

Clemson is batting .277 with a .446 slugging percentage including 49 home runs. The leading hitters for the Tigers are Jarren Purify (.319-3-27, 21 SB), Cam Cannarella (.306-2-27) while Jacob Jarrell has a team-best 10 home runs to go with a .256 average and 25 RBI.

The Bulldogs have posted a 4.97 ERA with 442 Ks and 191 BBs. Opponents are batting .230 against Georgia. Clemson has a 4.43 ERA with 406 Ks and 156 BBs this season. Opponents are batting .227 against the Tigers with 47 home runs. Clemson features one of the nation's top closers in Lucas Mahlstedt (2-0, 1.11 ERA, 14 Saves, 32.1 IP, 46K, 5BB).

Georgia's fielding percentage is .982 while the Tigers are fielding .975.

Pitching Matchup: TBA
Georgia has not announced its starter for the Clemson game. In its midweek games this season, the Bulldogs have employed eight to 10 pitchers as part of a staff night.

Radio/TV/Live Stats Links
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Tuesday @ 8 p.m. EDT
Radio: 960TheRef (Jeff Dantzler & David Johnston)
https://georgiadogs.com/watch/?Live=4814&type=Live

TV: ESPNU (Chris Cotter & Danny Graves)
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/f7c1e9d1-cae1-41db-9056-ec1a39e2c96f

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No. 10 Georgia Finishes Road Swing At No. 2 Clemson Tuesday

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