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LSU survives extra innings against Georgia to take Game 1

LSU got a much-needed win in Game 1 and will look to clinch the series against the Bulldogs on Friday.

LSU has lost two conference series in a row and they are at risk of losing their super regional hosting rights. A good showing this weekend would prevent that, and LSU took care of business in Game 1 with an 8-5 win over Georgia, though it took 12 innings to get there.

[autotag]Brayden Jobert[/autotag] got the party started in the top of the second inning when he hit a two-run blast over the scoreboard in right field to give LSU a 2-0 lead.

With [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] on the mound, a two-run lead is usually enough to win the game. Not this time. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Georgia tied the game with a solo homer and an RBI single to tie the game 2-2 as we headed into the sixth inning.

In the top of the eighth inning, [autotag]Hayden Travinski[/autotag] broke the tie with a solo homer and [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] followed that up with a solo shot of his own to make it 4-2 LSU heading into the bottom of the inning.

[autotag]Riley Cooper[/autotag] took over for Skenes on the mound to start the bottom of the eighth. Skenes finished the game after pitching seven innings and allowing two runs on four hits, a walk and 12 strikeouts.

Cooper walked the first batter he faced and he was pulled for [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag]. Hurd struck out the first batter he faced, walked the next one and got out No. 2 on a fielder’s choice. Hurd got the next batter to pop up to short, but Thompson dropped the ball and a run scored to make it 4-3.

Hurd got the next hitter to pop up for out No. 3.

[autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] hit his first “Crews Missile” in a while to extend the LSU lead to 5-3 as we headed to the bottom of the ninth.

The first batter in the bottom of the ninth hit a solo shot, and just like that, it was a one-run game again. Hurd would stay in the game to try and finish the job. He got the next two hitters out quickly, but with only one out remaining, Georgia hit a solo shot to tie the game 5-5. The next hitter grounded out and we headed to extra innings.

Neither team could score a run in the top of the 10th so we headed to the 11th. Jobert was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. [autotag]Alex Milazzo[/autotag] advanced him with a sacrifice bunt. [autotag]Ben Nippolt[/autotag] came in to pinch-hit for [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag], and he drew a walk to put runners on first and second with only one out.

The bases were loaded for Crews and White, but the Tigers failed to score after Crews struck out and White grounded into a fielder’s choice. Hurd retired all three Georgia hitters in short order and we headed to the 12th inning.

Travinski started the 12th inning with a double and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] then hit a two-run homer to give the Tigers a 7-5 lead. Thompson followed that with a homer of his own to make it 8-5 as we headed to the bottom of the 12th.

Hurd retired all three batters he faced in the bottom of the 12th and LSU survived Game 1 against Georgia with an 8-5 win. The Tigers will go for the series win at 5 p.m. CT on Friday.

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Alabama Baseball opens SEC Tournament with Georgia

How to watch, stream, and listen to Alabama’s opening game in the SEC Tournament with Georgia

The Alabama Crimson Tide looks to keep the momentum they built in the final SEC series of the season with Arkansas going on Tuesday morning, as they face Georgia in the opening round of the SEC Tournament at the Hoover Met.

Alabama surprised the Razorbacks last weekend in Tuscaloosa by taking two of three games from Arkansas, with one of those games being an 18-5 shelling.

For Georgia, they ended the season on a high note by defeating Missouri, 11-10 last Saturday. But, they ultimately lost the series to the Tigers, who grabbed two wins in the series by scores of 11-3 and 10-3 respectively.

Georgia holds a 2-1 advantage over Alabama on the season. The Bulldogs won the series played April 22-24 in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia in the series finale snapped a five-game losing streak, and they are currently 5-8 since that game.

The no. 11 Crimson Tide squares off with the no. 6 Bulldogs in the first game of the SEC Tournament on Tuesday in Hoover. The winner will face no. 3 Arkansas on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. CDT.

Watch: Georgia baseball’s walk-off win over Florida

The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs walked-off with two outs in the ninth inning to defeat the No. 14 Florida Gators

The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs walked-off to defeat the No. 14 Florida Gators in a nationally televised game on ESPN2 on March 31. Georgia baseball is now 20-6 and 4-3 in SEC play. The Gators fall to 18-8 and 3-4 in SEC play.

Georgia’s dramatic 7-6 win over Florida should help the Bulldogs move up in the baseball rankings.

Georgia third baseman Josh McAllister was the hero of the night. McAllister had three hits to lead the Bulldogs including a clutch walk-off hit with Georgia trailing 5-6. The Dawgs entered the ninth inning trailing 4-6.

Here’s a look at McAllister’s two-out walk-off hit:

Georgia baseball has two more games in the series against Florida. The Bulldogs play the Gators on April 1 and 2. Georgia’s win over Florida is the Bulldogs’ third walk-off win of the season.

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Report: Georgia baseball player practicing with football team

Report: Georgia baseball player practicing with football team

While it is not uncommon for college athletes to play multiple sports, most start their collegiate careers already established with their respective teams. However, this is not the case for Georgia baseball outfielder Randon Jernigan.

Jernigan, who has started almost 50 games for the Dawgs, has begun taking reps at wide receiver with the Georgia football team, per Anthony Dasher of UGA Sports. 

Currently in the 2022 season, Jernigan is batting .500 with limited playing time, and he has recorded six runs scored and two RBIs.

Scott Stricklin, the head baseball coach, told Dasher:

“He’s a great athlete who can hopefully transition into football as he enters graduate school after this fall. He is still a part of our baseball team and will continue to be for the rest of the reason.”

In high school, Jernigan played both wide receiver and quarterback at Glenn Academy, and in 2017 he lead his team to the state semifinals. Check out one of his highlights playing quarterback in the video below.

Weekend recap: Georgia baseball takes down Texas A&M 6-4

Georgia baseball beat Texas A&M 6-4 on Sunday afternoon, moving the Bulldogs to 16-7 on the season, 2-4 in SEC play. Details here

Georgia baseball (16-7, 2-4 SEC) notched its first win in College Station on Sunday afternoon when the Bulldogs took down Texas A&M 6-4.

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The Aggies (17-9, 2-4 SEC) led the series 2-0 and was leading Georgia 4-1 on Sunday before the Bulldogs started to make a comeback in the seventh inning. There were two Georgia outs before RBI-singles from Josh McAllister, Connor Tate and Riley King. A wild pitch from Aggie left-hander Will Johnston brought Tate home to give Georgia a 5-4 lead.

Then, with two outs in the eight, McAllister made it 6-4 with his team-leading fifth home run of the season, which made it a three hit day for the redshirt junior.

Freshman right hander Jaden Woods got his first win of the season in the Dawgs victory, allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts in four innings.

Georgia finishes a four game road trip on Tuesday when it faces Clemson (12-9) at 6:02 p.m. on the ACC Network.

 

A new episode of “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton” is here! J.C. is joined by former Georgia tight end Arthur Lynch to talk UGA football, his life as U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenant and more. Listen here:

 

Where’s the love? UGA Baseball still unranked in major polls

The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team is being slept on by quite a few pollsters

Despite compiling an impressive 10-3 record to start the season, the Georgia baseball team has not cracked the top 25 in the D1Baseball or Baseball America’s polls.

To give the pollsters credit, the Bulldogs have played a relatively light nonconference schedule. Georgia will face much improved competition in a few weeks during SEC play, but its best win is Georgia State or Georgia Southern.

Georgia lost its top two starting pitchers, Emerson Hancock and Cole Wilcox, to the MLB draft last year, but it is still ranked No. 22 in the nation in team ERA. This includes teams from the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference who have only played 2-3 games as well.

Are the Dawgs being slept on? It sure seems like it …

See Notre Dame football commit Thomas troll baseball Twitter page

Irish signee Jayden Thomas was a bit confused when a certain Tweet said he was uncommitted.

Signing day has come and gone for the Notre Dame football team, Georgia’s wide receiver Jayden Thomas included in that group. On Friday, the Prep Baseball Report posted a tweet about Thomas being an uncommitted baseball prospect. It’s safe to say, Thomas didn’t take to kindly to the tweet.

Obviously Thomas is a very talented baseball player, but he’s chosen to focus on football at the next level. Could he be a dual-sport athlete in South Bend? Sure, but it seems like Thomas will be going after his gridiron dreams first before his diamond ones.

Brand-new college baseball show to debut February 20th

Southern Slams Baseball announces the debut of a LIVE NCAA baseball show for 2021 college season

Folks, college baseball season is right around the corner …

In just one week, teams from across the nation in all 50 states will take to the diamond to compete for 8 spots to Omaha in June, including the Georgia Bulldogs.

Southern Slams Baseball, the newly launched college baseball content brand, announced Thursday that it will be debuting an “all-new Saturday LIVE show” on everything around the game.

The brand will finally bring us access to a College Gameday-like show for baseball every Saturday morning. If you’re interested in learning more, visit Southern Slams Baseball here …

And let’s hope our Diamond Dogs have a big year up in Athens after Georgia football completed yet another successful season under head coach Kirby Smart!

Georgia baseball receives another low rank in SEC baseball vote

Georgia baseball receives low ranking in SEC atmosphere poll by Southern Slams Baseball

The Georgia baseball team will begin its 2021 season on February 19th in Athens.

However, the offseason polls and articles have not been too kind to the Dawgs.

Southern Slams Baseball, which covers the sport across the South, ranked the Bulldogs No. 11 in the SEC for their uniform list.

Now, the brand has announced that Georgia also falls quite low in its best atmosphere poll for the conference. Now, before turning your anger to the folks at Southern Slams, remember that this was voted on by fans across the nation.

Arkansas took home the top honors of the poll, while Texas A&M and Mississippi State gave it a great run.

The full list can be viewed here: 

Georgia baseball uniforms receive low rating in SEC list

Georgia baseball received a low ranking in this SEC uniforms list

With baseball season just around the corner, the Southern Slams Baseball staff put together a list of the top uniforms in the SEC.

The college baseball website ranked all 14 SEC teams from the bottom to the top, but Georgia came in quite low unfortunately.

The Bulldogs ranked 11th out of all 14 teams in the list, with the change to ‘Bulldog Bold’ branding hurting the Dawgs in their rank according to Southern Slams’ Justin Royce.

If you want to view the full list of rankings, you can view them here: