Another huge week for the Georgia Baseball team as they continue to close out the season strong.
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Is the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team getting hot at the right time? After taking out #4 Kentucky last week, Georgia went 3-1 this week. The 3 wins included completing the season sweep over Georgia Tech, 9-8, in SunTrust Park and beating #6 Mississippi State 2 out of 3.
Game 1
This game was ugly as Mississippi State blasted Georgia 9-3. When I saw this score, I was like, “oh no here we go again”.
Konner Pilkington pitched very well as he pitched 8 shutout innings for MSU. Brent Rooker and Elijah MacNamee both hit bombs in game 1 to lift Mississippi State past Georgia.
Andrew Gist took the loss for the Dawgs as he threw 5.1 innings, gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, and struck out 5. Keegan McGovern went 2-3 at the plate.
Game 2
Georgia would even the series with a 4-1 win as Kevin Smith was dominant on the mound.
Denver McQuary got the loss for Mississippi State on the mound. He threw 4 innings, gave up 3 runs, and walked 5 batters. Ryan Gridley was 1-3 with an RBI.
Kevin Smith was on a roll. He threw 7 shutout innings, giving up only 3 hits, and struck out 6. LJ Talley went 1-2 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Game 3
Georgia also won this one 4-1. It was another big pitching performance from the starter, this time it was Chase Adkins.
Jacob Billingsley got the loss after facing only 4 batters and giving up 2 runs. Hunter Vonsau went 3-4 at the plate for Mississippi State.
Chase Adkins was magnificent on the mound for UGA. He threw 6 shutout innings, gave up 5 hits, and struck out 2. Michael Curry went 1-3 with a 2 run homerun.
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Georgia will host Furman on Tuesday. Then the Dawgs travel to South Carolina with an SEC Tournament berth on the line.