Georgia completes sweep of South Carolina despite end of HR streak
By David Wasson
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Who needs the long ball?
For the first time in 29 games (h/t Anthony Dasher), not the seventh-ranked Georgia Bulldogs – who kept the baseball inside the park during a 9-7 victory over South Carolina on Sunday at Foley Field.
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The Bulldogs (23-6 overall, 7-2 SEC) earned a series sweep of the Gamecocks – who fired veteran coach Paul Mainieri last week. South Carolina (13-16, 1-8) has lost four straight.
Georgia broke open a 7-7 tie in the bottom of the eighth and took the lead for good when Daniel Jackson roped an RBI double and Bryce Calloway engineered an RBI infield single.
The two teams combined for 27 hits in Sunday’s getaway game. Jackson and Tre Phelps each went 3-4 for Georgia, with Calloway, Henry Allen and Kolby Branch adding two hits apiece.
“Everybody loves homers, good for the crowd, good for the team morale. It is one of the greatest plays in baseball,” Calloway said. “But on a weekend like this, where the wind’s blowing straight in and you have to figure out a way to just play baseball. Take it back to wiffle ball, or you’re just trying to put the bat to the ball and make things happen.”
KJ Scobey went 3-for-4 for South Carolina, and Luke Yuhasz, Jake Randolph, Talmadge LeCroy and Beau Hollins each added two hits. Randolph and Patrick Evans each hit solo homers for the Gamecocks.
Georgia reliever Justin Byrd threw the final 1 1/3 innings to improve to 2-1. Alex Philpott (0-2) took the loss for South Carolina.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
