Baseball: Georgia 6, Georgia Tech 0
A brief recap of Georgia’s 6-0 victory over Georgia Tech at Turner Field on Tuesday night:
How the game was won: A three-run home run to right-center field by first baseman Daniel Nichols – his sixth homer of the season — gave Georgia a 4-0 lead in the sixth inning. Nichols also drove in the Bulldogs' first run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning and their final run with a single in the ninth. He had three hits for the night, and his five RBIs were a career high. Meanwhile, five Georgia pitchers — starter Jared Walsh and relievers Mike Mancuso, Bo Tucker, Taylor Hicks and Jared Cheek — combined on a one-hitter. Tech's only hit was a fourth-inning single by second baseman Wade Bailey.
Number: 44. That's how many years it has been since Georgia was swept by Georgia Tech in one school year in football, men's basketball and baseball. It last happened in 1970-71. It would have happened again in 2014-15 if Tech had won Tuesday night. But Georgia's victory salvaged for the Bulldogs a split of the season series in baseball after the Yellow Jackets won in Athens in March and a scheduled game at Tech last month was rained out.
What's next: Georgia Tech completes its regular season with a three-game ACC series at Miami on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Georgia completes its regular season with a three-game SEC series against Arkansas in Athens on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The ACC and SEC tournaments are next week.
About the Author
Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
