Georgia ties NCAA Tournament record with 9 home runs in weather-delayed win over LIU
By David Wasson
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It took longer than hoped, but the No. 3 seed Georgia baseball team earned its first NCAA Tournament victory of 2026, downing the Athens Regional 4-seed LIU 18-2 on Saturday morning to complete the opening round.
Georgia (46-12) has a short turnaround to face third-seeded Liberty (42-19), which downed second-seeded Boston College 4-3, on Saturday afternoon (5 pm ET, ESPN+). LIU plays Boston College in an elimination game earlier Saturday.
The Bulldogs tied an NCAA postseason mark with nine home runs against the Flames, a long-ball outburst that also tied a program record set earlier this season against Arkansas. Brennan Hudson and Ryan Wynn each cranked two homers, Jack Arcamone, Rylan Lujo and Daniel Jackson each had two-run homers, and both Ryan Black and Cole Johnson each added solo shots.
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Georgia finished with 20 hits, with Wynn going 4-for-5 and Lujo and Arcamone each adding three hits. Georgiaโs pitching staff was equally impressive, as starter Joey Volchko (10-3) struck out 10 in six hitless innings to earn the victory and the three-man relief staff allowed only two hits and finished with 14 strikeouts.
Nicholas Finarelli (8-3) took the loss for LIU. Only a passed ball and a bases-loaded walk in the ninth accounted for the Sharksโ two runs. The game was suspended in the sixth inning due to inclement weather and was picked up Saturday morning.
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.
