Georgia Baseball weekly recap: Dawgs’ win streak extends to five as they sweep Vanderbilt

Dominant offense and solid pitching propels Georgia to the series sweep

The Georgia Bulldogs concluded another impressive week on the diamond yesterday evening as the Dawgs clinched their fifth straight win and the series sweep over the twelfth ranked Vanderbilt Commodores. Georgia began their week of play on Tuesday as they faced off against the Kennesaw State Owls. The Dawgs’ lineup exploded against the Owls as Charlie Condon, Slate Alford, Fernando Gonzalez, and Kolby Branch all had home runs in the game as Georgia cruised to a 9-3 win to conclude an undefeated season against in-state teams.

Following the win, Georgia traveled back to Athens to prepare for the massive series against the Vanderbilt Commodores. The Dawgs would absolutely dominate in game one as Georgia sailed to a 10-0 seventh inning run rule victory as the Dawgs were dialed in at the plate and on the mound. Charlie Condon, Slate Alford, and Paul Toetz would all hit long balls as it would be the only offense Georgia would need as the Dawgs received a tremendous start from Leighton Finley. Finley turned in six total innings on the mound as he racked up eleven strikeouts while only giving up three hits in the win.

Georgia would continue their dominance in game two on Saturday as the Dawgs would once again blow out the Commodores by ten runs. The Dawgs’ offense would be nothing short of spectacular as Tre Phelps, Corey Collins, Charlie Condon, and Kolby Branch all tallied homers as Georgia smashed their way to a 14-4 win.

Riding high off of dominant wins in game one and two, the Dawgs would look to seal the series sweep on Sunday. Georgia would get off to a dominant start once again in game three as the Dawgs held a 6-0 lead in the third inning. The Commodores would put up a little fight in the fifth and sixth inning though as they would put together three runs to bring the score closer to 6-3. Georgia would quickly put a halt to the Commodores coming back though as Charlie Condon would hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to extend the Dawgs lead to 9-3. Condon’s homer would be his 33rd on the season as it would extend his home run streak to seven games as he continues his historic season.

Dylan Goldstein would also homer in the sixth inning as Georgia held a 10-3 lead going into the seventh. Neither team would score in the seventh but Vanderbilt would once again try to come back in the eighth. The Commodores put together four runs in the eighth to slim Georgia’s lead at 10-7 as the Dawgs’ bullpen would try to hold on for one more inning. Fortunately, the Dawgs would add on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth as the bullpen would hold on in the top of the ninth to clinch the series sweep by a final score of 11-7.

The Diamond Dawgs now sit at 35-12 on the season along with a 13-11 record in SEC play as they will more than likely jump up a few spots in the national rankings. Georgia will now have a few days of rest as they prepare to finish strong in the last six games of the season. The first three of those six games will take place in Columbia, South Carolina as Georgia will take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in a three game series that begins on Thursday as the Dawgs will look to keep their winning streak going.