Georgia (16-6) defeated in-state rival Georgia Tech Tuesday in Athens 7-1 after six pitchers silenced the No. 15 Jackets’ bats. Freshman David Sosebee got the win after throwing three shutout innings to start the game.
Brett DeLoach got the Bulldogs started with a solo homer in the second inning. Conor Welton ended the scoring in the inning with a two-run single that staked a 4-0 lead for the Bulldogs.
Georgia will now travel to Nashville this weekend for a SEC series against Vanderbilt.
SEC OPENER …
The Diamond Dawgs opened SEC play by taking two of three from Tennessee (11-8, 1-2) in the conference-opening series for both squads. After winning both the Friday and Saturday games, the visiting Vols shut out Georgia Sunday to avoid a series sweep.
The No. 18 Bulldogs started out the series with a shutout as five Bulldog pitchers combined to give up nine hits. Alex Wood got the start and got four innings of work before giving way to Bryan Benzor, who threw 2.1 innings. Earl Daniels, Luke Crumley and Blake Dietrich combined for 2.2 innings of no-hit relief to close it out. Kyle Farmer was 3-for-4 at the plate with a solo homer for the Bulldogs.
The next day, David Perno’s club fell behind 5-1 before climbing back and eventually overwhelming the Vols 10-5. The comeback was ignited with a five-run fourth inning that erased the deficit and gave the Bulldogs a lead they would not lose. Levi Hyams had three hits – including a homer – and three RBIs, while Hunter Cole also had three hits and a round-tripper to go with two RBIs.
In Game 3, Tennessee’s Nick Williams threw six scoreless innings in the Vols’ 3-0 win. Williams made the most of his first career start, as he is usually a relief pitcher. Michael Palazzone pitched for the Dawgs, throwing five innings with seven strikeouts and two earned runs.
LADIES OUSTED …
The Lady Dogs basketball team made its annual trip to the NCAA tournament, only to be upset in the first round by Marist. Fourth-seeded Georgia was ousted by No. 13-seed Marist to be the only one of eight Sec teams to be defeated in Round 1. Andy Landers squad fell despite 21 points from Khaalidah Miller.
It was the 18th consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament for UGA.
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