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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
No. 7 Georgia blasts Binghamton 20-4 in Athens Regional opening game
No. 7 Georgia blasts Binghamton 20-4 in Athens Regional opening game The Georgia Bulldogs started the Athens Regional with a bang. After a 3 1/2 hour weather delay, No. 7 Georgia (43-15) beat American East champion Binghamton (29-25) by a score of 20-4. Georgia scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back. Binghamton scored two runs off of two singles in the top of the third, but the Bulldogs countered with fifteen unanswered runs in the next five innings. Binghamton scored two more runs on two doubles to reach the final score. Georgia outhit Binghamton 15-6, with four doubles and five home runs. Sophomore first baseman Tre Phelps and sophomore catcher Daniel Jackson each had two home runs. The duo finished with 11 of the 20 RBIs Georgia scored. Junior shortstop Kolby Branch also went 4-4 with a double and two RBIs. In the pitching staff, junior starter Leighton Finley pitched for 6 2/3 innings. He earned seven strikeouts, only allowing a walk, four hits, and two runs. Georgia baseball head coach Wes Johnson praised Finley's start. "I thought Leighton (Finley) came out today and really set the tone in the first. He was attacking the strike zone. When guys can set the tone like that, it calms down everyone in the dugout," said Johnson. Sophomore Zach Brown finished the job, pitching 2 1/3 innings and giving up two runs on two hits and two walks. On Saturday, Georgia faces the Duke Blue Devils (38-19), who won against Oklahoma State 12-5. The game will be televised on SEC Network at 6:00 p.m. ET. Athens Regional results Game 1 (Friday): No. 1 Georgia 20, No. 4 Binghamton 4 Game 2 (Friday): No. 2 Duke 12, No. 3 Oklahoma State 5 Athens Regional Saturday, May 31 schedule Game 3: Oklahoma State vs. Binghamton at Noon (All times are ET) Game 4: Georgia vs. Duke at 6 p.m. Athens Regional Sunday, June 1 schedule Game 5: Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3 at Noon Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (time to be announced) TV is to be announced for both games Athens Regional Monday, June 2 schedule
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Phelps and Jackson each hit 2 HRs, Georgia beats Binghamton 20-4 at Athens Regional
ATHENS, Ga. — Tre Phelps and Dan Jackson each hit two of No. 7 national seed Georgia's five home runs on Friday and the Bulldogs beat Binghamton 20-4 in the opening game of the Athens Regional. Regional host Georgia (43-15) plays the winner between Oklahoma State and Duke on Saturday and No. 4 seed Binghamton (29-25) plays a loser-out game. Phelps finished with four hits, including a double, five RBIs and scored four runs and Jackson had six RBIs. Kolby Branch had four hits and drove in two and Nolan McCarthy added a double, home run and three RBIs. Leighton Finley (3-2) gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. Slate Alford led off the first with a double and, after Robbie Burnett flied out, scored when Phelps hit a home run. Jackson added a three-run shot to make it 5-0 going into the second. Matt Bolton and Zach Rogacki each hit an RBI single in the third to trim Binghamton's deficit to 5-2 but Jackson answered with another three-run homer off Brady Bouchard (3-5) in the home half. First pitch was delayed about 3 1/2 hours due to inclement weather in the area. ___ AP college sports:
Associated Press
3 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Phelps and Jackson each hit 2 HRs, Georgia beats Binghamton 20-4 at Athens Regional
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tre Phelps and Dan Jackson each hit two of No. 7 national seed Georgia's five home runs on Friday and the Bulldogs beat Binghamton 20-4 in the opening game of the Athens Regional. Regional host Georgia (43-15) plays the winner between Oklahoma State and Duke on Saturday and No. 4 seed Binghamton (29-25) plays a loser-out game. Phelps finished with four hits, including a double, five RBIs and scored four runs and Jackson had six RBIs. Kolby Branch had four hits and drove in two and Nolan McCarthy added a double, home run and three RBIs. Leighton Finley (3-2) gave up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. Slate Alford led off the first with a double and, after Robbie Burnett flied out, scored when Phelps hit a home run. Jackson added a three-run shot to make it 5-0 going into the second. Matt Bolton and Zach Rogacki each hit an RBI single in the third to trim Binghamton's deficit to 5-2 but Jackson answered with another three-run homer off Brady Bouchard (3-5) in the home half. First pitch was delayed about 3 1/2 hours due to inclement weather in the area. ___ AP college sports:
