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BSB: UGA Clinches South Carolina Series with 3-1 Saturday Win
The fourth-ranked Georgia baseball team defeated South Carolina, 3-1, to win the series Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 3,285 fans at Foley Field.
Fast Facts
- Junior Dylan Vigue started on the mound for Georgia (22-6, 6-2 SEC) and left with the bases loaded, one out and down 1-0. Sophomore Paul Farley came in relief in the first, got out of that jam and ultimately allowed only one hit with no runs and four strikeouts across 4.2 innings.
- Senior Matt Scott (5-0) entered in the sixth and closed the game, allowing just one hit with five strikeouts for the win. South Carolina’s Amp Phillips (2-3) suffered the loss.
- South Carolina (13-15, 1-7 SEC) struck first in the first frame with one run from a bases-loaded walk.
- The Bulldogs answered at the start of the second inning as sophomore Henry Allen (2-4, RBI) hit a home run and his ninth of the season, putting Georgia on the board, 1-1.
- Sophomore Rylan Lujo (2-4, 2 RBI) gave Georgia a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning with his fourth homer of the season. This was his second long ball in three games.
Key Quotes
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the upcoming series finale…
“The message is the job is not done. It’s just not. You should know by the score of the first two games that these guys aren’t going to lay down. They’re going to come at you the whole weekend. They have four good arms left in the bullpen. The message is ‘job not done’, and we need to come out here tomorrow and be focused.”
Paul Farley | R-So. | RHP
On his improvement during his career…
“Just consistency. Consistency is the main thing I have been working on this year. The more consistent you are as a pitcher, the better you’re going to be.”
Rylan Lujo | So. | CF
On his home run…
“He threw me a pitch that I could do damage on. The whole game, he was staying away. He was doing a good job at staying away. On the other half, he tried to get one by me, curveballs kept going in, but that’s my sweet spot.”
Up Next
The Georgia -South Carolina series concludes Sunday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and will be live on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldogs Sports Network.
SB: Georgia Pounds UK, 11-1
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs clinched the series against Kentucky with an 11-1 (5 inn.) win on Saturday afternoon at the John Cropp Stadium. Georgia improves to 26-8 (5-3) on the season while the Wildcats move to 21-15 (1-10).
SOFTBALL | vs. Kentucky | W, 11-1 (5 inn.)
Winning Pitcher: Addisen Fisher (8-1)
Losing Pitcher: Sarah Haendiges (8-5)
Fast Facts:
- RHP Addisen Fisher made the start in the circle, going 4.0 innings with four hits, one earned run, one walk and three strikeouts. LHP Ada Little pitched the final inning with a walk and a punch-out.
- Natalie Ray – now 3-4 in the series – blasted a grand slam in the top of the first inning to give the Bulldogs the lead to tally her 100th career hit. She later sent an RBI single to left field in the top of the third inning. She ended the day 2-3 with a career-best five RBIs.
- Georgia added four more runs in the fourth inning before tacking on two runs in the top of the fifth inning to extend the lead to 10.
- Kentucky recorded an RBI single in the bottom of the first frame to get on the board.
- The two results of this series mark the first time since 2018 (at #7 Tennessee) that Georgia has recorded two run-rule wins in a conference series. More, this is the first time since 2015 that the Bulldogs have opened the series with two run-rule wins (Arkansas in 2015).
- The Bulldogs improve to 64-19 all-time against Kentucky.
Key Quote:
#12 Natalie Ray | Sr. | OF
On her grand slam…
“I was just thinking see ball, hit ball. If it’s there, it’s there. That’s it. It was fun. I mean, I didn’t expect to do that. I didn’t try to do that, but it was fun.”
On what this result does for the team…
“I think it drives us. It gives us momentum and I think we need that. We’ll need it tomorrow, too, and for the rest of the season.”
Up Next:
No. 11 Georgia and Kentucky will meet for the series finale tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET, streaming live on the SEC Network+.
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