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BSB: Dawgs Top Aggies 10-6

The 10th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs toppled Texas A&M on Thursday night in front of a sellout crowd of 3,633 at Foley Field, 10-6. 

FAST FACTS:

• Georgia battled back from an early Aggie 3-0 lead with a solo shot from Nolan McCarthy, a home run and RBI double from Robbie Burnett and a two RBI double from Kolby Branch to take a 5-4 lead in the third as part of a seven-run outburst. 
• An RBI single from Ryan Black plated Kolby Branch, and Daniel Jackson added a three-run blast to centerfield to extend the Bulldog lead to 9-4 in the bottom of the third.
• Burnett added another RBI single to round out Georgia’s 10 runs in the game. In all, Burnett went 3-for-4 at the plate in the win with 3 RBI and his team-leading 20th home run.
• Junior JT Quinn (1-1) pitched 3.2 innings in relief, recording a season-high seven strikeouts while giving up just one run for the win. Texas A&M’s Ryan Prager (3-4) suffered the loss. Junior Zach Harris closed out the game for the Bulldogs to get his third save of the season with five strikeouts over 1.2 innings.

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Box Score

KEY QUOTES:

Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson

On the message to the team coming into the weekend…

“There’s two more to go. I just told them right there to come out and play with confidence and stay hungry. You can’t get comfortable in this game. If you do or you start thinking you’ve done something or accomplished something, that’s when somebody’s going to sneak up and get you. We’re going to have a huge point of emphasis tomorrow. It doesn’t guarantee anything. It’s just like tonight. Charlie [Goldstein] got off to a rough start. I thought J.T. Quinn was lights out and settled us down. We played a relatively clean game, but we can still play cleaner, and we played clean enough off the offense too.”

On coming back from being down 3-0 in the first inning…

“Our team’s done a lot, right this year. I just kept telling our guys they’ve got to get us out 27 times, and we’re really good. Start believing in yourself. Tip your hat to our offense there in the third. I thought what Slate [Alford] and Tre [Phelps] did right there to get that inning going. Tre faced a tough pitch. That ball was in on the white line. He pulled his hands in and smoked it. Obviously, Dan Jackson’s ball might be over the tennis court, so he crushed that thing. But that’s what our offense is capable of doing. We don’t chase, don’t expand the strike zone, and we stay disciplined and lock in and play baseball.”

#10 Robbie Burnett | Sr. | INF/OF

On his at-bats and approach at the plate after his first inning home run…

“I just wanted to go up there at the next at bat and just keep the same energy and focus, instead of just sitting on that one home run. I go right back up, and whatever happens, happens. We have really good coaching and have faith in each other. We just want to do it for the guy behind us.”

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs (41-13, 17-11 SEC) are back in action tomorrow evening for game two with the Aggies with first pitch set for 6:02 p.m. E.T. on SEC Network+.

WTEN: Dawgs Down Duke, Advance to NCAA Championship Semifinals

WACO, Texas — The No. 1 Georgia women’s tennis team (27-3, 13-2 SEC) advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals after a 4-1 victory over No. 8 Duke (24-4, 12-0 ACC) in the NCAA quarterfinal round at the Hurd Tennis Center on Thursday.

Fast Facts

• Georgia improves to 17-15 against Duke all-time, now taking the 5-4 edge in NCAA Tournament matches.
• The Bulldogs have now advanced to the NCAA semifinals for a third consecutive season and the 15th time in program history.
• Georgia remains undefeated in tournament-style competition this spring, improving to 11-0 between winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championships (four wins), the 2025 SEC Tournament (three wins) and the opening four rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Bulldogs trailed early after losing the doubles point for only the fourth time this season. The #1 tandem of Dasha Vidmanova and Mell Reasco struck first for Georgia, closing out three consecutive games to defeat #20 Irina Balus and Elizabeth Coleman, 6-2, on court one. The Blue Devils would go on to take courts two and three to lead 1-0 in the match.
• #74 Guillermina Grant was the first to cross the finish line in singles, dominating #95 Shavit Kimchi, 6-1, 6-3, on court five to get Georgia on the board and level the match at 1-1. The result marks Grant’s eighth consecutive victory and improves her to 31-8 on the year in singles.
• #17 Anastasiia Lopata was sharp all match long, dominating #26 Balus in straight sets for a 6-1, 6-1 victory on court two to earn the Bulldogs their first lead of the day at 2-1. The win snapped a streak of five straight unfinished singles matches for Lopata, which was good for her highest-ranked win this spring.
• Leading on all four remaining courts, #2 Vidmanova struck next as she defeated #61 Liv Hovde, 6-4, 6-2, on court one to put Georgia one point away from victory. The result gives Vidmanova her 30th overall singles win this year, marking her second 30+ singles win season in a Georgia uniform (2022-23) while also setting a new career-high 18 dual singles match wins in a single season.
• Within minutes, #42 Aysegul Mert slammed the door on a Blue Devil comeback bid, defeating #72 Eleana Yu, 6-3, 6-1, on court four to secure the clinch for Georgia. Mert earned her 50th career singles win while extending her winning streak to six matches.

Results
Doubles:
1. #1 Dasha Vidmanova/Mell Reasco (UGA) def. #20 Irina Balus/Elizabeth Coleman (DUKE), 6-2
2. Shavit Kimchi/Eleana Yu (DUKE) def. #68 Guillermina Grant/Anastasiia Lopata (UGA), 6-4
3. Emma Jackson/Liv Hovde (DUKE) def. Aysegul Mert/Hayden Mulberry (UGA), 6-4

Singles:
1. #2 Dasha Vidmanova (UGA) def. #61 Liv Hovde (DUKE), 6-4, 6-2
2. #17 Anastasiia Lopata (UGA) def. #26 Irina Balus (DUKE), 6-1, 6-1
3. Mell Reasco (UGA) vs. #25 Emma Jackson (DUKE), 6-4, 2-6, 0-0, unfinished
4. #42 Aysegul Mert (UGA) def. #72 Eleana Yu (DUKE), 6-3, 6-1
5. #74 Guillermina Grant (UGA) def. #95 Shavit Kimchi (DUKE), 6-1, 6-3
6. Sofia Rojas (UGA) vs #98 Elizabeth Coleman (DUKE), 6-4, 4-3, unfinished

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

Up Next
No. 1 Georgia will have a rest day on Friday before facing No. 5 UNC in the NCAA semifinals on Saturday, May 17 at 11 a.m. ET at the Hurd Tennis Center. Matches will be streamed on ESPN+.

Match 31 – No. 1 Georgia (27-3, 13-2 SEC) vs No. 5 UNC (27-4, 11-1 ACC) – NCAA Semifinals
Date: Saturday,May 17, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT
Location: Waco, Texas
Site: Hurd Tennis Center
Live Video:https://gado.gs/d7n (ESPN+)
Tournament Central Page: https://gado.gs/d7f

BSB: Robbie Burnett And Ryland Zaborowski Are Howser Trophy Semifinalists

University of Georgia standouts Robbie Burnett and Ryland Zaborowski have been named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear; it was announced Thursday.

Burnett and Zaborowski have been among the nation’s top sluggers this season, helping fourth-ranked Georgia to a 40-13 mark. Zaborowski, a graduate and native of Gilbert, Ariz., leads the team with a .372 batting average, plus has 16 home runs and 58 RBI in 40 games, including 39 starts. Burnett, a senior native of Franklinton, N.C., has a team-high 19 home runs, 63 RBI and 16 stolen bases to go with a .309 batting average in 52 games with 51 starts. Burnett has made starts at all three outfield spots plus second base and designated hitter. Zaborowski has started at first base, third base and designated hitter.

The Dick Howser Trophy goes to the nation’s top player following two rounds of national voting by the Howser Committee and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The 2025 finalists will be announced on Thursday, June 7.  The winner will be unveiled on the MLB Network in a special national presentation in Omaha, Neb., on June 13 before this year’s NCAA College World Series.

This year’s candidates hail from 39 different schools, and the Southeastern Conference leads with 17 semifinalists. The Dick Howser Trophy is given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager who died of brain cancer in 1987. 

The trophy is regarded as baseball’s most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage – all qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser’s life. In 2024, Georgia’s Charlie Condon swept the national awards including the Dick Howser Trophy.

The fourth-ranked Bulldogs will finish the SEC regular season with a three-game series against Texas A&M starting Thursday at Foley Field. The first pitch will be at 6:02 p.m. and will be available on SECN+ and the Georgia Bulldog Sports Network.

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