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BSB: Georgia Rolls, Defeats Kennesaw 9-2
Ninth-ranked Georgia (36-11) defeated Kennesaw State (22-22) 9-2 on Tuesday in front of a sold-out Foley Field crowd of 3,663 to win the Bulldogs’ final non-conference game of the regular season.
Fast Facts
*With the win, Georgia finishes the regular season 24-2 against non-conference teams.
- With an RBI single in the bottom of the first, junior Kolby Branch extended his hitting streak to five consecutive games.
- Senior Slate Alford (2-for-5, 3 RBI) increased his on-base streak to an even 30 games after launching a two-RBI double in the second inning.
- Senior Robbie Burnett sent a solo shot to right field in the sixth for an SEC-leading 19th home run of the season. Burnett is currently tied for second in home runs in the NCAA and the Bulldogs lead the nation with 113 home runs as a team.
- Nine Georgia pitchers combined in the victory with Jordan Stephens (4-0) earning the win after tossing a scoreless second inning for the Bulldogs.
Key Quote
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On how the team adjusted from an SEC series to a midweek non-conference game
“That Oklahoma team was really good this weekend. It had probably two of the best right-handed starters we’ve seen this year so far at least to this point in the year and it’s hard. It’s a grind. Not only the games are hard, it’s mentally hard on you. Just to come out and play loose and get some things done. I thought our pitchers did a really good job today. We did hit some guys. We have to clean that up a bit, but that always gives your hitters a little chance to relax when you have guys coming out, attacking the strike zone the way we were. You need those games, and we only lost one midweek all year which says a lot. It’s really hard to do when you come off of such emotional weekends.”
On the rest of conference play and the bullpen
“We play a lot of matchups, and we’ve had some success in the bullpen. For the most part, our pen has been solid, and the matchups have worked. It’s a good problem to have with so many pitchers in the pen. Nate [Taylor]’s now worked himself into being a guy we can get in there and push up the matchup grid. I like where our bullpen is, and I like the way we are matching up”
Slate Alford | Sr. | 3B
On his triple in the win and working on speed during the offseason
“It’s nice. You can ask Henry [Hunter], there were a lot of days on that track and it’s nice to see it pay off a little bit. I worked with Henry a lot. We called it the griddle and we got after it, but I’m just trying to do what I can to polish my game up a little bit.”
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Georgia (36-11, 12-9 SEC) will next travel to Columbia, Mo., to face Missouri (13-31, 0-21 SEC) in a three-game series beginning Friday at 7 p.m. ET (SECN+).
Norvell, Meyer Repeat as Champions As Smart, Malzahn Take Sixth At Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge
Greensboro, Ga. (April 29, 2025) – Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and teammate Urban Meyer led wire-to-wire, finishing with 45 points to repeat as champions of the 2025 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. This marks Florida State’s third Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge title after previously winning the event in 2024 and 2010.
Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart and current Seminole offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn finished sixth to earn each of their respective charities $12,500.
Norvell and Meyer started the tournament hot, carding two eagles and a birdie in their first five holes, and added another eagle and three more birdies to complete their start-to-finish victory. Urban Meyer sank a 15-foot putt on the final hole to seal the win, holding off the team of Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and Rick Neuheisel by one point. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze and partner Steve Spurrier finished third with 43 points.
The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event featured a field of 24 current and former college football coaches, playing in 12 two-man teams, competing for a share of a $310,000 charity purse. The tournament was held today at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta and was played in a Two-Man Scramble format with Stableford scoring. Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams.
“We had another down-to-the wire finish out here at Lake Oconee today as Mike and Urban were able to defend their title and claim back-to-back Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge tournaments,” said Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and President Gary Stokan. “The real winners today are the charities though as we raised $310,000 this year to bring our all-time total to $10 million in our 18-year history.”
With this year’s $310,000 charity purse, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge has now raised a total of $10 million in scholarship and charity since 2007, helping make Peach Bowl, Inc. college football’s most charitable bowl organization. Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches.
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