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Georgia overcomes early deficit to win Athens Regional final vs. Georgia Tech
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Georgia defeated Georgia Tech 8-6 on Sunday evening in the final of the Athens Regional.
The win assures the Bulldogs a spot in the Super Regionals next week. It also avoids a winner-take-all game with the Yellow Jackets, which would have been played on Monday.
Instead, Georgia has won a regional for the first time since 2008 and is now just 2 wins away from clinching a spot in Omaha for the College World Series.
Here’s the final out of the game:
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— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) June 3, 2024
It took a major comeback for the Bulldogs to pull off this win. Georgia fell behind 5-2 after the 2nd inning but was able to make things interesting down the stretch.
Georgia trailed 5-4 entering the 9th inning, but got a game-tying solo home run from shortstop Kolby Branch. Tre Phelps also homered in the 8th inning and was a big reason for the Bulldogs’ comeback.
After Georgia Tech loaded the bases with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, UGA was able to get out of the jam. Then in the top of the 10th, UGA scored 3 runs thanks to a Georgia Tech error and a 2-out, 2-RBI double by Corey Collins.
The Yellow Jackets did fight back in the 10th, loading the bases with no outs to get a rally started. However, they were only able to push 1 run across before UGA ended the threat.
As the No. 7 overall seed, Georgia will host NC State in a Super Regional next weekend in Athens.
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Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
