THE FLATS – No. 2 Georgia Tech baseball launched seven home runs, fueled by three from Alex Hernandez, to blast UIC in game one, 22-5, of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
Tech’s seven home runs set a new Georgia Tech team record for home runs in a NCAA Regional game, while tying for sixth-most ever in a regional or super regional game, besting GT’s previous record of five last set in 2021. Behind his three homers, Hernandez contributed nine RBIs in the victory, marking the fifth-most in a regional or super regional outing.
Hernandez was joined in the home run category by Parker Brosius, Vahn Lackey, Carson Kerce and Jarren Advincula. UIC struck first in the game with a two-run home run from Will Flanigan in the second, but the lead was short-lived as Hernandez hit his first in the bottom half of the inning to knot the outing. Brosius would secure the permanent lead for the Yellow Jackets with his 13th career home run just two batters later. The solo home run from Brosius put Tech in front, 3-2, and the Jackets never looked back.
Georgia Tech advances to Saturday’s winner’s bracket and will play the winner of the Oklahoma vs. The Citadel game at 6 p.m.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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