THE FLATS – No. 16 Georgia Tech baseball’s bullpen combined for 6.0 innings of four hits, no runs and seven strikeouts to shutdown Kennesaw State and get the 5-4 win on Wednesday night at Mac Nease Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium.
The Yellow Jackets (9-0) got three innings of LHP Dalton Smith, who held the Owls (5-2) to four runs, before turning to RHP Aeden Finateri, who went 1.0 innings of shutout ball to cool them off.
RHP Ben King (1-0) got his second-career decision victory, going 2.0 innings of one-hit ball before handing the ball to LHP Joseph Mannelly, who turned in two more innings of shutdown ball.
With a one-run lead, Tech turned to closer RHP Terry Busse, who got his fourth save of the season with three-straight strikeouts to slam the door.
Jackson Finley hit the go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth. Jake DeLeo and Jack Rubenstein both led with two-hit nights, while John Giesler also drove in a run.
Kennesaw State was led by Spencer Hanson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. LHP Brayden Eidson (0-1) received the loss, surrendering three runs on three hits in 1.0 innings.
Georgia Tech renews Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate this weekend when it faces off against Georgia in a three-game series. Game 1 will be in Athens at 6 p.m. with Game 2 nearing a sellout at Mac Nease Baseball Park at 2 p.m. Game 3 will then head to Coolray Field for the 20th annual Spring Classic for the Kids, benefitting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. First pitch on Sunday is at 3 p.m.
Postgame Notes:
- Jackson Finley has now hit four home runs in two days and five home runs in last three games;
- Georgia Tech’s 9-0 start is its best since 2016 (12-0).
Multimedia:
Postgame Press Conference (Coach Hall, Ben King, Terry Busse)
Around Social Media
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— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2023
@GeorgiaAquarium check the tanks, we got a king shark causing havoc down at Russ Chandler @jackson_finley @GTBaseball https://t.co/PUARntFQmE
— Zeke Pinkham (@zpink11) March 2, 2023
He is the one who knocks 😤#ScaryTerry | @terrybusse pic.twitter.com/xkDGzlAs7u
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 2, 2023
Mannelly gets the K and puts up another clean frame!@josephbmannelly | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/H3FocCC7jp
— Georgia Tech Baseball (@GTBaseball) March 1, 2023
STEPHEN REID WITH THE SNAG!@stephennreid | #WreckHavoc pic.twitter.com/UpvYKCLdjB
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