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Georgia baseball sweeps Georgia Tech with comeback win

UGA baseball sweeps Georgia Tech, moves to 10-1 with dramatic comeback win

Georgia baseball has swept the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia won the final game of the series against Georgia Tech, 11-9, with a clutch ninth inning. The Bulldogs trailed 9-3 against the Yellow Jackets after the sixth inning.

Fernando Gonzalez had a RBI in the ninth inning of Georgia’s win. Star Georgia infielder/outfield Charlie Condon continued his outstanding season. Condon hit a home run and went two of five with two RBIs in Georgia’s victory on Sunday.

Georgia baseball is now 10-1 on the season. Georgia won just two games in the series because the Friday edition of Georgia-Georgia Tech did not finish the fifth inning due to weather. Georgia held a 9-3 lead on Friday.

The Dawgs’ next game is against Georgia Southern in SRP Park in Augusta, South Carolina, at 6:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 5. Let’s take a look at Georgia’s top play against Georgia Tech and social media reactions after the Dawgs pulled off the sweep!

Georgia Tech hires UGA football staffer

Georgia Tech hires Georgia Bulldogs football staff member

The Georgia Bulldogs hired Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Josh Crawford as the Dawgs’ running back coach, so it is natural for the Yellow Jackets to return the favor.

Head coach Brent Key and Georgia Tech are hiring Georgia player personnel analyst Cody Collins to a similar position within Georgia Tech’s recruiting and personnel department, per 247Sports.

Georgia has had a lot of staff turnover this offseason. Georgia lost running backs coach Dell McGee to Georgia State and wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cody Collins’ departure means Kirby Smart and Georgia will be looking for his replacement.

Several key Georgia staffers followed Dell McGee to Georgia State, including analyst Ryan Williams and Manrey Saint-Amour, who will now be Georgia State’s offensive line coach.

Social media reacts: Georgia hires Georgia Tech’s Josh Crawford as RB coach

Georgia football hires Georgia Tech WR coach Josh Crawford to be UGA’s new running backs coach

The Georgia Bulldogs and head coach Kirby Smart have hired Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Josh Crawford to serve as the running backs coach at Georgia. Crawford replaced Dell McGee, who is now the head coach at Georgia State.

Crawford joined Georgia Tech in 2023 after coaching as the Western Kentucky outside receivers coach (2021). Crawford was promoted to be the Western Kentucky co-offensive coordinator/receivers coach in 2022.

What does Josh Crawford bring to the Georgia football program? The former Georgia Tech wide receivers coach played running back for Moorehouse from 2004-2006. Additionally, Crawford has deep ties in Georgia. He coached at the high school level from 2010-2020.

Crawford’s high school coaching stops in Georgia include Colquitt County, Jefferson County, Lee County, Valdosta, and Greater Atlanta Christian. Crawford helped develop Georgia Tech wide receiver Eric Singleton, who was named as a first team freshman All-America selection.

How did social media react as Georgia scooped up a young, talented coach from its in-state rivals?

Tennessee softball games canceled on Saturday

Tennessee softball games canceled on Saturday in Clearwater, Florida.

No. 2 Tennessee (4-2) is competing in the Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational, Friday-Sunday, at Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida.

The Lady Vols were scheduled to play two games on Saturday against Georgia Tech and UCLA.

Tennessee and Georgia Tech played three innings before rain halted play. The Lady Vols led Georgia Tech, 4-0, in the fourth inning.

Tennessee announced both games have been canceled on Saturday.

“With inclement weather in the forecast for the remainder of the day, all games have been canceled,” Tennessee announced. “We will be back in action tomorrow night at 8 p.m. EST against Florida State.”

Notre Dame sweeps season series with Georgia Tech

Good matchups have been hard to come by for Notre Dame this season. Even when the Irish get them, wins aren’t guaranteed.

Good matchups have been hard to come by for Notre Dame this season. Even when the Irish get them, wins aren’t guaranteed. Georgia Tech is the exception to that rule this season as the Irish beat the Yellow Jackets, 58-55, to complete a season sweep in the series.

Neither team led by more than six the entire game, during which there were nine lead changes. The Irish (9-16, 4-10) didn’t go into the lead for good until [autotag]J.R. Konieczny[/autotag] hit a jump shot inside the baseline with 3:12 left to put his team up one. It still was a one-point game when [autotag]Markus Burton[/autotag] had a chance to milk the clock with 38 seconds left.

Burton indeed took his time and waited until only a few seconds remained on the shot clock to fire a shot. He missed, and the ball was loose momentarily, but it ended up in the hands of [autotag]Logan Imes[/autotag]. He got the ball back to Burton, who was fouled with 1.2 seconds left and sank two free throws.It was reflective of the Irish having significant advantages in offensive rebounds (16-5) and second-chance points (20-9).

A last-second half-court heave for the Yellow Jackets (10-15, 3-11) didn’t get off in time, and the Irish had the win. It marked their first season sweep of an ACC opponent in two years.

Burton again contributed in a matter similar to [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] with game highs of 18 points, five assists and five steals. [autotag]Tae Davis[/autotag] scored 17 on 6-of-12 shooting from the field.

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Why did 4-star Jaylen Bell de-commit from LSU?

Four-star Jaylen Bell breaks down his de-commitment from LSU.

Jaylen Bell made a huge decision last week, the class of 2025 defensive back de-committing from LSU and opening up his recruitment.

Last week, Bell ended over a year of being committed to the SEC program (he committed on Nov. 26, 2022 to LSU). It was a significant decision in the college football recruiting landscape.

Bell is a four-star per Rivals where he is the No. 168 overall player in this class. From Grayson High School (Loganville, Georgia), Bell registered 46 total tackles with an interception and nine passes defended as a junior.

He currently checks in at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds.

“After being committed for two years and now with a new defensive staff coming in I didn’t feel as much communication and felt like this could be a good time to reevaluate my situation and learn more about other universities,” Bell told USA TODAY High School Sports.

He said that since his decision, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Ole Miss, Colorado, Indiana and West Virginia among others have reached out since he re-opened his recruitment. He visited Georgia Tech over the weekend, shortly after de-committing from LSU.

“It was a very tough decision but I understand that this is a business. My brother is a college football coach so we are aware that this is a necessary step in the process,” Bell said.

“At the end of the day, I want to go where I feel the love 100 percent.”

His older brother is Tre’ Bell, a cornerbacks coach at Akron.

Hannah Hidalgo’s 10th ACC Rookie of the Week ties record

A perfect 10 for the freshman phenom.

During the 2022-23 season, Florida State’s Ta’Niya Latson won the ACC Rookie of the Week award a record 10 times. She didn’t even get to enjoy having that record by herself for one year. That’s because Notre Dame’s [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] entered the conference and broke out immediately.

Hidalgo has tied Latson’s record with her 10th ACC Rookie of the Week honor. A large part of her winning it this time around was the career-high 35 points she scored in a win over Georgia Tech, one point better than her scoring total from the previous game against UConn. She also became the fastest Irish freshman ever to score 500 points.

So far, Hidalgo has passed nearly every test with flying colors (and that doesn’t include the pink hair she donned for Notre Dame’s Think Pink game). She and the Irish will get another test when they visit conference-leading Louisville on Thursday. While it won’t be easy, it’s another chance to show what she and her teammates are made of.

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Notre Dame scores 26 unanswered to pull away from Georgia Tech

The Irish win with ease again.

Coming off an impressive win at UConn, Notre Dame could have been ready for a letdown against Georgia Tech as it resumed ACC play. Never mind that the Yellow Jackets had lost four of their previous five games. That letdown didn’t happen though. In fact, the Irish completely obliterated their hosts, 85-48.

After the teams were tied at 9 with 6:35 remaining in the first quarter, the Irish (16-4, 6-3) floored the gas pedal. They scored 26 unanswered points and didn’t allow the Jackets (13-9, 4-6) to crack the scoreboard again until for a full quarter’s worth of game time.

[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] put the exclamation point on the first half by beating the halftime buzzer for the second straight game, this time with a layup after hitting a 3 against the Huskies. The second half became a mere formality.

For the second straight game, Hidalgo set a career scoring high, this time to the tune of 35 points. She also had six steals after not getting any in the last contest, allowing her to reach the 100-steal mark for the season. Rounding out another impressive night for her were eight assists.

[autotag]Kylee Watson[/autotag] was the only other Irish to reach double figures. She scored 19 points and finished one rebound shy of a double-double.

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What went wrong in UNC’s loss to Georgia Tech

A look back at UNC’s Tuesday night loss, taking a closer look at what went wrong for the Tar Heels.

The UNC men’s basketball program will return to Chapel Hill with their win streak snapped after a 74-73 loss to Georgia Tech.

A no-call would echo throughout social media as the explanation of why the Tar Heels lost, but it was the events leading up to the no-whistle on why. Outside of [autotag]RJ Davis[/autotag] pouring it on with 28 points, UNC’s offense went flat, with no other Tar Heel reaching double digits in the score column.

It was a game of season lows for UNC, shooting 36.4% from the field and 52.9%(9/17) from the free throw line. On the flip side, Georgia Tech took advantage of the free throws, shooting 88.2%(15/17) from the line.

Another factor was the foul trouble for [autotag]Elliot Cadeau,[/autotag] who had a game-high +12 in +/-, according to the University’s post-game notes. Cadeau received his fifth foul with under six minutes to play.

Nevertheless, credit to the Yellow Jackets for a masterful game plan, they pushed the pace throughout the night and took advantage of poor shooting by UNC. They also drew up the perfect play to get freshman Naithan George switched on to [autotag]Armando Bacot[/autotag], driving for a tough finish. Hubert Davis did answer with a brilliant play to get the ball in RJ Davis’s hands for the game-winner.

However, a no-call turn ends the game and UNC’s win streak. The loss stings, but in a way beneficial, with Duke coming to town Saturday. Not that the Tar Heels need more motivation to send the Blue Devils home with an L, but now off a frustrated loss.

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PHOTOS: Tar Heels win streak snapped on the road

Photos from UNC basketball’s 74-73 loss to Georgia Tech Tuesday night.

The UNC men’s basketball program suffered its first ACC loss of the season, losing in a 74-73 nail-biter.

The loss snapped the Tar Heels 10-game winning streak and gave them their first road L. This loss stings even more for UNC because of the no-call at the end of the game. Hubert Davis drew up a well-executed play that got the ball in [autotag]RJ Davis’s [/autotag] hand, but the No whistle on a clear foul on the game-winning shot attempt overshadows creative efforts.

The Tar Heels will return to Chapel Hill looking to crank up a new winning streak, but it will start against their arch-rival Duke Blue Devils. The rivalry that has lasted for decades would be the perfect remedy to get over this ugly upset to the Yellow Jackets.

Saturday can’t come soon enough, but before we get ahead, let’s take a look at the best photos from UNC’s road game against Georgia Tech.