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BSB: Dawgs Even the Florida Series, Rubber Game Today

Fourth-ranked Georgia defeated Florida, 5-1 in front of a sold-out Foley Field Saturday, to force a rubber match on Sunday.

Fast Facts

• Junior Dylan Vigue (3-1) got the start on the mound for Georgia, (29-7, 11-3 SEC) allowing only two hits, while striking out seven. Senior Caden Aoki received his fourth win of the season after relieving Vigue in the seventh, adding five strikeouts to end the game. 
• Junior Tre Phelps started things off early for the Dawgs with a leadoff triple, the second of his career, to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Florida (26-10, 8-6 SEC)  tied the game 1-1 in the top of the third.
• With the game tied in the eighth inning, senior Daniel Jackson kicked off the electric inning with a double.  
• Senior Jordy Oriach and sophomore Henry Allen singled to bring in two runs.  
• Senior Ryan Black hit back-to-back doubles in the seventh and eighth inning. 
• Jackson, Lujo, Ty Peeples, and Allen scored to extend the Georgia lead to 5-1 going into the ninth.
• Sophomore Rylan Lujo had a stellar performance with three hits in three consecutive at-bats, adding one run, and one stolen base, his fifth of the season. 

Quotes

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On slowing the game down…. 

“IT’s been a good series, excellent starting pitching by both clubs, and that’s what you expect in the SEC. I thought Dylan and Caden did an excellent job. Part of slowing the game down is you’ll see guys in the batter’s box, and they’re trying to think. You can’t do it while you’re inside, you have to do it outside too.”

#21 Jordy Oriach| UTIL | Sr. 

On the four-run eighth inning…

“Our guys totally locked in. Our whole goal was to get [Liam] Peterson out of the game early because we knew that if he kept going, he was just going to keep going at us, and we just had to get to the bullpen. That’s what we did.” 

#27 Dylan Vigue| RHP | Jr. 

About  SEC matchups on the mound ….

“It’s definitely exciting. I love going against other top guys in the league. At the end of the day, it just comes down to focusing on the team and my own stuff. Whatever happens on the other side plays out during the game.”

Up Next

Georgia will return to Foley Field Sunday for the final game of the series. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. The game will be live on SEC Network and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

WTEN: No. 1 UGA Defeats Mississippi State 4-0

The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (17-4, 12-3 SEC) defeated No. 55 Mississippi State (16-11, 4-11 SEC) 4-0 at the Dan Magil Tennis Complex in its final home match of the regular season.

Fast Facts

• Ahead of the match, Georgia recognized seniors Anastasiia Lopata, Sofia Rojas, Alexandra Vecic and Haley Gaudette.
• Georgia improved to 50-0 in the all-time series against Mississippi State.
• In doubles, No. 4 Deniz Dilek and Aysegul Mert finished first on court two with a 6-2 win over No. 37 Gianna Oboniye and Athina Pitta.
• Emma Dong and Hayden Mulberry clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win over Emma Cohen and Carolina Troiano, marking just their second win as a pair this season.
• In singles, Lopata earned the first point after Oboniye retired from injury on court one with Lopata leading 4-3 in the first set.
• No. 95 Dong was the first to finish on court four with a 6-3, 6-1 win, also marking her first time playing and winning at the No. 4 position.
• No. 45 Anastasiia Gureva followed on court three with a 6-3, 6-2 victory to clinch the match.

Results
Doubles:
1.  #9 Anastasiia Lopata/Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. #11 Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz/Chiara Di Genova (MSST): 5-4
2. #4 Deniz Dilek/Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #37 Gianna Oboniye/Athina Pitta (MISST): 6-2
3. Emma Dong/ Hayden Mulberry (UGA) def. Emma Cohen/Carolina Troiano (MISST): 7-5

Singles:
1. #22 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. Gianna Oboniye (MISST): 4-3, retired
2. #8 Aysegul Mert (UGA) vs. Chiara Di Genova (MISST): 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
3. #45 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA) def. Mia Robinson (MISST): 6-3, 6-2
4. #95 Emma Dong (UGA) def. Carolina Troiano (MISST): 6-3, 6-1
5. Patricija Paukstyte (UGA) vs. Athina Pitta (MISST): 6-4, 5-1, unfinished
6. #101 Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs. Emma Cohen (MISST) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3) ; Singles (1, 4, 3)

Key Quotes:
Head Coach Drake Bernstein
On Senior Day…
“Fun day today, getting to celebrate this group of four seniors that have given so much to this program. They’ve won a lot of matches and checked a lot of boxes. They are just a special group to be around and I am proud that we could go out with them winning their last regular season match in Athens.”

Up Next
Georgia will travel to the University of Oklahoma for the 2026 SEC Women’s Tennis Championship, set for April 15–19 in Norman, Oklahoma. The tournament bracket will be released tomorrow.

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