Georgia looks to continue to climb the National ranks following another series win
The Georgia Bulldogs completed another successful week of play on the Diamond yesterday as the Dawgs concluded a three game series against the Ole Miss Rebels. The Dawgs were able to get plenty of rest prior to the Ole Miss series as they had no mid-week game for the first time all season. The series against the Rebels would finally be kicked off on Friday night as the Diamond Dawgs would be down quickly in game one. The Rebels’ lineup would get off to a hot start as they would hit two first inning home runs to give Ole Miss the early 3-0 lead. Though the Rebels started quickly, Georgia would quickly bounce back in the bottom of the first and would go on to dominate the rest of the game. Multiple Dawgs had big nights at the plate but none had a bigger night than Slate Alford. Alford put together a 3-for-5 night as he tallied eight total RBIs along with crushing two home runs, one of which was a walk-off run rule grand slam to secure the 17-6 game one win for Georgia.
#GoDawgs | @SlateAlford pic.twitter.com/BdgZGP1yrm
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Riding high off of a dominant game one win, the Dawgs would turn right back around and gear up for games two and three for a double-header Saturday. Game two would start off slowly offensively for both teams as neither team would put a run on the board until the fifth inning as both pitching staffs were dialed in. Kolten Smith turned in a impressive day on the mound for the Dawgs as he put in 3.1 innings of work and racked up six strikeouts while also allowing no base-runners. The first runs of the game would eventually come from none other than Charlie Condon as Condon crushed a two run home run to put the Dawgs up 2-0. The homer would be Condon’s 50th career homer as he was now just one shy from tying Josh Morris for second all time in the UGA record books.
Career home run No. #GoDawgs | @CharlieCondon14 pic.twitter.com/D1cGBPDvFb
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Ole Miss would respond with two runs of their own in the sixth to tie things up at 2-2 as Georgia would have to get the bats going once again. The Dawgs would do just that as Charlie Condon would once again come through with another 2-run homer as he tied Josh Morris for second place in the record books with career home run number 51.
Make that !#GoDawgs | @CharlieCondon14 pic.twitter.com/sD7z6g3A6v
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Dylan Goldstein and Kolby Branch would also go on to hit long balls for the Dawgs’ offense as they helped clinch the series for Georgia with the 7-2 win.
#GoDawgs | @KolbyBranch pic.twitter.com/G3xKiZ7X9s
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 20, 2024
Following the game two win, the Diamond Dawgs would have to immediately reset their focus to game three as they went for the series sweep. Georgia would draw first blood in game three as Charlie Condon would score on an error in the third inning to gain a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, that would be one of only two runs Georgia would score in game three as Ole Miss would squeak out a game three win to avoid the sweep by a final score of 3-2.
Final.#GoDawgs | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/tOceF9vN6O
— Georgia Baseball (@BaseballUGA) April 21, 2024
The Diamond Dawgs are currently ranked 24th in the national rankings but there is a good chance they will move up following this past week of play. Georgia now holds a 29-10 record on the season as they are now 9-9 in SEC play. The Dawgs will now set their focus on the Clemson Tigers as they will play them in a one game home showdown on Tuesday. Following that game, Georgia will pack up and head down to College Station to take on the number one ranked Texas A&M Aggies for a two game series.