At the start of each week throughout the regular season, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will take a closer look at the Georgia Tech baseball team. Here’s a breakdown going into the week:
Record: 3-0
Streak: Won 3
RPI: N/A
Last week: 3-0
-Friday: Beat Old Dominion 3-2
-Saturday: Beat Old Dominion 7-3
-Sunday: Beat Old Dominion 7-4
This week
-Tuesday: at Georgia Southern, 6 p.m.
-Friday: vs. Marshall, 4 p.m.
-Saturday: vs. Marshall, 2 p.m.
-Sunday: vs. Marshall, 1 p.m.
Week in review
The highlight of Tech’s opening weekend to the season came Wednesday when the Yellow Jackets put up seven runs in the ninth, a frame punctuated by Drew Burress’ walk-off grand slam.
Tyler Neises had a two-run single to make the score 3-2 before a bases-loaded walk by Kyle Lodise tied the score. Burress smashed a 1-0 pitch over the wall in right field for the game-winner. Tech’s bullpen threw nine scoreless innings in the win after the Jackets fell behind 3-0 in the first.
Tech nearly gave away the season opener by giving up a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning Friday. But an RBI groundout from Nathan Waugh gave the Jackets the lead in the bottom of the inning. Jaylen Paden pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to preserve the win.
In Sunday’s finale, Tech scored three runs in the fifth and three in the seventh en route to the sweep. Waugh was 2-for-4 and drove in three in the victory.
Week ahead
Tech resumes its annual rivalry with Georgia Southern when it travels to Statesboro for a 6 p.m. game Tuesday. The Eagles began their season 3-0 with a sweep of Western Carolina (who visits Tech on May 2-4) at J.I. Clements Stadium.
Southern went 33-26 last season and did not qualify for a regional.
The Jackets return home Friday to begin a three-game series with a third consecutive Sun Belt Conference team in Marshall. The Thundering Herd, off until Friday, began the season by getting swept in a four-game series at Hawaii.
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