University of Georgia Athletics
University of Georgia
Missouri
No. 9 Bulldogs Beat Missouri 9-2
May 02, 2025 | Baseball
COLUMBIA, M.O. – Junior Brian Curley fired seven shutout innings, and the ninth-ranked Bulldogs hit four home runs in a 9-2 win over Missouri Friday at Taylor Stadium.
Fast Facts
• Junior Brian Curley had the longest outing by a Bulldog starter this year, improving to 3-2, scattering four hits and no walks with six strikeouts over seven scoreless frames.
• Senior Slate Alford (2-5, HR, 2 RBI) extended his on-base streak to 31 games with an RBI-single in the seventh. He has reached base safely in 47 of 48 games this year. He hit his 14th home run of the year in the ninth.
• Graduate Nolan McCarthy put Georgia in front 1-0 with a solo home run in the third. Kolby Branch (3-5, HR, 3 RBI) made it 2-0 when he led off the sixth with his 11th home run and later added a two-run triple.
• Georgia added four home runs to its NCAA-leading total to give it 117 on the year.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the game
"Brian (Curley) was really good and set the tone. He had a couple of shaky innings but when you have that kind of stuff, and you're attacking the strike zone, you're going to get outs. He didn't walk anyone, he did hit a few batters. We got the offense going later in the game after a couple of home runs. We had the three runs in the seventh and broke it open late. We'll come out Saturday and it's 0-0 on the scoreboard. We have to respect the game and show up and play tomorrow."
Up Next
Georgia (37-11, 13-9 SEC) and Missouri (13-32, 0-22 SEC) play game two of the series on Saturday with first pitch at 8:02 p.m. EDT on the SEC Network.
