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BSB: Dawgs Sweep Missouri

The No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs handled the Missouri Tigers on Sunday, 14-4, to complete a sweep, improving to an SEC-best 18-6 record.

Fast Facts 

• Caden Aoki (7-0) was dominant in his start on the mound for the Bulldogs. The senior retired the first 10 batters of the game and held the Tigers to three runs on five hits with eight strikeouts through six innings of work. 

• The Bulldogs were diligent at the dish, with the first seven out of nine batters working full counts, leading to an early bullpen call for the Tigers.

• After senior Ryan Black made a sensational diving catch in the top of the second, he started the offensive party for Georgia in the bottom half of the inning, with a two-run home run to right-center field. Black collected another two-out RBI in the fourth on a bloop single that found the center field turf.
  
• Senior Bryce Calloway blasted his first home run since March 24th, a three-run shot to right in the bottom of the third. 

• In the same inning, junior Tre Phelps delivered a three-run longball of his own, this time off the center of the scoreboard in right field to cap a seven-run Georgia third inning. 

• Senior Kolby Branch joined the three-run home run parade an inning later, blasting a 3-1 fastball to plate the Bulldogs’ 13th run. 

Key Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On the improvement of the pitching staff this weekend…

“I’ve coached this game a long time, and this may be the staff that has thrown the most strikes ever in the bullpen, and then it wasn’t converting to the game. You can’t keep saying it is obviously the same thing over and over again. You’re going to get a different result. We had to go to some visualization and do some different stuff to get guys to believe in themselves when they get right out there as opposed to just being a bullpen All-American.”

#12 Caden Aoki I Sr. I RHP

On his largest area of growth throughout the season…

“I just had to start believing in my stuff 100 percent. You can believe in yourself 98 percent and whatnot, but really being 100 percent convicted in every single pitch and knowing how good I am and going out there and having fun has really been the difference maker.”

#11 Bryce Calloway I Sr. I 1B 

On changing his mentality…

“I got over the hump of being one-minded. We really opened up our offense and started burning a little bit. When we come in, people think that all we do is hit homers. We’ve been able to bear down on the approach of using the entire field. Hitting balls doesn’t lie. When you’re strong enough, you’re going to catch it a little bit more out in front; it’ll turn into a homer. I think that’s been the big approach change.”

Up Next

No. 5 Georgia (38-11, 18-6 SEC) will host LSU next weekend, with game one of the three-game series slated for 6 p.m. on Friday, May 8. The game will be available to stream on SEC+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network. 

WTEN: Georgia Punches Ticket To NCAA Super Regionals

The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (20-5) punched their ticket to the NCAA Super Regionals after knocking off No. 31 Charlotte (23-5), 4-0, in the NCAA Regional second round at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Sunday.

Fast Facts

• The Bulldogs secured their 106th NCAA Tournament win all-time.
• Georgia improved to 3-0 all-time against Charlotte, with previous meetings coming in 2004 and 2025
• Georgia extends its home winning streak to 19 matches.
• Georgia claimed the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. No. 4 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert led the way with a 6-1 victory over Shona Nakano and Andrea Chacon.
• Emma Dong and Anastasiia Gureva added a 6-3 win against Yelyzaveta Chainykova and Prisca Abbas to clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
• No. 19 Anastasiia Lopata opened singles play with a commanding 6-1, 6-0 win over Ni Xi to extend Georgia’s lead to 2-0.
• Dong followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Lucia Aranda on court four.
• No. 81 Sofia Rojas clinched the match for Georgia with a 7-5, 6-4 win against Prisca Abbas at the No. 5 position.

Results

Doubles:

1. #19 Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) def. Ni Xi/Sara Suchankova (UNCC): 5-2, unfinished

2. #4 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Shona Nakano/Andrea Chacon (UNCC): 6-1

3. Emma Dong/Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Yelyzaveta Chainykova/Prisca Abbas (UNCC):6-3 

Singles:

1. #19 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Ni Xi (UNCC): 6-1, 6-0 

2. #7 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Sara Suchankova (UNCC):3-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished

3. #64 Deniz Dilek (UGA) def. Shona Nakano (UNCC): 6-3, 5-6, unfinished

4. #93 Emma Dong (UGA) vs. Lucia Aranda (UNCC): 6-2, 6-1

5. #81 Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs. Prisca Abbas (UNCC): 7-5, 6-4

6. Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. Yelyzaveta Chainykova (UNCC): 7-5, 6-4, unfinished

Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3) ; Singles (1, 4, 5)

Key Quotes:

Head Coach Drake Bernstein

On today’s match and looking ahead to next weekend…

“Yeah, I thought that we played really good doubles today on all three courts. It was really clean, details were on in doubles and then in singles, a couple courts, Emma and Lopata were quickly off. Maybe on the other courts we could have done a little bit better, could have been a little bit more clean. But, again, any win in this tournament and being one of the final 16 teams is an accomplishment, and we’re ready to take it on to next week.”

Up Next

Georgia will prepare to host the NCAA Super Regionals where it will face No. 18 UCLA on Friday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. 

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