ATHENS, Ga. β For the first time since 1997, 10th-ranked Georgia Tech baseball shut out No. 5 Georgia, 7-0, at Foley Field to clinch the second-straight series in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate on Saturday afternoon.
The Yellow Jackets (10-1) got a powerful start from RHP Zach Maxwell, who allowed just two hits and punched out seven in the first three innings. Freshman LHP Cody Carwile (1-0) then came in for a career-long three innings of no-hit ball before freshman RHP Aeden Finateri earned his first save of his career, going 3.0 of two-hit, five strikeout work to close.
At the plate, the bats only accounted for two runs in the first six innings, both on two-out singles in the top of the third (Tres Gonzalez and Drew Compton). The top of the seventh then features Tim Borden II going yard for the second time in as many days before an Andrew Jenkins sac fly made it 4-0. Georgia Tech then piled on insurance runs in the ninth with another Compton single (this time driving in two runs) and a Borden RBI walk.
Chandler Simpson once again provided the spark at the top of the lineup, finishing 3-for-4 on the day, while Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Compton went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
The Bulldogs (8-2) were held to just three hits at the plate. LHP Liam Sullivan (1-1) received the loss, surrendering two runs on three hits in 2.2 innings of work.
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate finishes up in the 19th annual Spring Game for the Kids at Coolray Field, home of the Gwinnett Stripers. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra, WREK 91.1 FM and 680 the Fan.
Postgame Notes:
- Georgia Tech shut out Georgia in Athens for the first time since March 1, 1997 (9-0 win);
- The last time overall Georgia Tech shut out UGA was May 14, 2014 (2-0 win);
- Georgia Tech has now won the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate series two-straight years and three out of the last four;
- 10-1 is the best start to the season for Georgia Tech since 2016 when the Jackets started 12-0.
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Head Coach Danny Hall Postgame Interview
Photo Gallery
Photos by Tony Walsh/UGA
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Round 2. #COFH // #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/KBoSNCcwvI
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Hyped for more of this today π#THWg pic.twitter.com/rNPGUJd4LQ
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) March 5, 2022
3οΈβ£ strikeouts for @ZachTMaxwell early πͺ#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/ZvE94xNdWm
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Make that 6οΈβ£ punchouts for @ZachTMaxwell through two π€π€π€#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/oVuRdZtwed
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
And @GTBaseball behemoth RHP Zach Maxwell works around a leadoff walk and a 2-out infield single to post a scoreless first, fanning the side. Typical fuel from Maxwell, sitting 95-97 with elite spin rates as high as 2763 rpm, with an 82-85 slider with tight spin in the 2500-2700s
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 5, 2022
Zach Maxwell with a Sword of the Year Candidate πβοΈ@PitchingNinja | @GTBaseball pic.twitter.com/onTeGrK9d5
— 11Point7: The College Baseball Podcast π (@11point7) March 5, 2022
Jackets on the board thanks to the base knock from Gonzalez!
Tech up 1-0@tresgonzalez406 | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/nQYbbRBhDT
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Another infield single for @GTBaseball speedster Chandler Simpson. I'm gonna workshop a new comp here: feels like a Tony Womack type tool set, though Simpson is taller. Womack once stole 72 bags in a season. Simpson might steal 72 bags in a 56-game college season this spring.
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 5, 2022
We love 2οΈβ£-out knocks! πͺ@Drew2Compton | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/PQkgcxHAzv
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
1-2-3 inning for the freshman πͺ
Jackets lead 2-0 through four
Cody Carwile | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/qliKWLkuwx
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Defense holds πͺ@chandlr27 β‘ @t_breezyy10 β‘ Jenkins#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/KpEquRJo0n
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
TIM BORDEN THE SECOND HAVE A WEEKEND!!
Second π£ of the series!@t_breezyy10 | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/84UhNL7hcy
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Andrew Jenkins does his job with the sac fly
Jackets now lead 4-0 in the 7th#WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/VBlCYbvEU0
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Danny Hall said last night that he'd seen Tim Borden show some pull side pop, but he'd never seen Borden go deep to the oppo gap like he did Friday. Timmy B shows off that emerging power again with a solo homer to dead-CF today, and nothing has really carried all day. Now 4-0 GT. pic.twitter.com/pxz1pZZlFR
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 5, 2022
Seems like Chandler Simpson (β22 Elig.) has been on base all series thus far. Here he legs out another bunt single for his 3rd hit of the afternoon. His 2nd 3-hit game in as many days & were only in the 7th. #WreckHavoc @GTBaseball #PGDraft pic.twitter.com/bWs4geUifh
— PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) March 5, 2022
Got 'em! π¨π¨π¨@aeden_finateri | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/Q1bvaSLu9D
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
Aeden Finateri (FR, β24 elig.) works out of the 7th stranding a runner for the #Jackets. @GTBaseball bullpen have been impressive, working 4 scoreless innings thus far, protecting a 4-0 lead. @GTBaseball #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/WAxVLGxR0Q
— PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) March 5, 2022
Drew for 2!!@Drew2Compton | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/2x22NvSw67
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
To Hell With Georgia. https://t.co/4AJP8XFEVi
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) March 5, 2022
FINAL: @GTBaseball clinches this rivalry series with a dominant 7-0 win at Georgia. Freshman Aeden Finatieri finished it with 3.1 scoreless innings, striking out 5. Tech pitchers fanned 17 Bulldogs today. Just a really one-sided game; one team played great baseball, other did not pic.twitter.com/qriY7HtFgN
— Aaron Fitt (@aaronfitt) March 5, 2022
Win in Atlanta βοΈ
Win in Athens βοΈ
Looking forward to a big White and Gold crowd tomorrow at Coolray Field when @GTBaseball goes for the π§Ή in the 19th-annual @childrensatl Spring Classic for Kids!#WreckHavoc#TogetherWeSwarm#THWg https://t.co/nceSxvefU4
— Todd Stansbury (@GTToddStansbury) March 5, 2022
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— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 5, 2022
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