9-Run Sixth Inning Vaults No. 19 Tech to Mercy-Rule Win – Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

MARIETTA, Ga. – No. 19/25 Georgia Tech baseball (21-4, 7-2 ACC) secured the season sweep over Kennesaw State (10-15, 2-1 C-USA) with a convincing 15-4 run-rule victory over seven innings on Tuesday night at S. Walter Kelly Sr. Memorial Field in Marietta, Ga. Freshman Alex Hernandez launched his second grand slam of the season during a nine-run sixth inning as the Yellow Jackets won their fifth game in a row without ever trailing.

QUICK HITS: THE TEAM

• Tech improves to 21-4 for the first time in 14 seasons (2011). Tied with 2011 for the best start to a season since 2010 (22-3).
• GT has swept the season series with Kennesaw State for the first time since 2019 (only played one game in 2024) and now lead the all-time series 28-10.
• Tech is 5-0 against in-state opponents this season and have won nine-straight regular season games against programs from Georgia, dating back to last season.
• The Jackets posted three doubles (two from Kyle Lodise and one from Nathan Waugh) to bring the season total to 76 – the most in the country. It’s the most doubles hit by a Tech team through 25 games since at least the turn of the century.
• Georgia Tech is averaging 3.04 doubles per game this season (76 doubles in 25 games) – the program record for doubles/game is 2.51, set in the 1987 season.
• The Jackets are on pace for 168 doubles this season – the program record for doubles in a season is 164, set in the 1994 season.
• Tech pitching struck out 10 KSU batters over seven innings and have struck out double-digits in each of its last five games.
• Tech pitching has struck out 255 batters this season while only walking 98 for a K/BB ratio of 2.60 – the highest through 25 games since 2019.

QUICK HITS: THE BATS

• Freshman Alex Hernandez hit his second grand slam of the season in the sixth inning to break the game open. It was his 8^th HR of the season, tying him for the Division I lead among freshman.
• He now leads all Division I freshman with 37 RBI after driving in four tonight.
• Hernandez becomes the first Yellow Jacket with multiple grand slams in a single season since Matthew Ellis did so, last year.
• The Cumming, Ga. has tied his season-best hitting streak, now at seven games. Over this streak, he has hit three home runs and a triple for 16 RBI and 11 runs scored while drawing 10 walks.

𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐙 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐌!!

The Owls walked them loaded and @_AlexHernandez2 makes them pay with his SECOND grand slam of the season!

107 off the bat. 396…