LIVE Updates: Georgia vs FGCU

Follow along as the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team faces Florida Gulf Coast in game one of the four-game series.

Georgia is coming off of a midweek game against in-state rival Georgia State on wednesday. Slate Alford and Tre Phelps homered to help propel the Dawgs to a 7-3 victory. Phelps has been in a slump to start this season, however his two hit day on Wednesday is a great sign for the preseason All American.

Slate Alford has been red hot to start the season for the Bulldogs, batting .387 with two homers and 14 RBIs.

The Bulldogs' pitching staff will look to have better performances from their starters this weekend as they have not pitched up to the standard to this point. The bullpen, however, has been incredible. Seven Georgia pitchers pitched out of the bullpen against Georgia State and held the Panthers scoreless.

LIVE Updates

First Inning: FGCU strikes quickly with 5 runs, Georgia leaves the bases loaded. (0-5)
Top: Finley starting on the mound for UGA. Dempsey steps up to the plate to leadoff the game and singles to left. Moise is hit by a pitch. Double steal and the ball is thrown over Alford's head at third, one run scores. (0-1) Povey strikes out swinging. Moya singles to left. Gorostola draws a walk. Bases loaded with one out. Gagnon singles to left, one run scores. (0-2) Corn singles to right and Georgia is in serious trouble.(0-4) Kangas lays down a perfect sacrifice bunt that scores another run. (0-5) Mummau grounds out to Finley to end the inning.

Bottom: Henschel starting for FGCU. 95 mph on first three pitches. Ryan Black grounds out to second. Alford pops it up a mile in the air and it drops between the catcher and the first baseman. Single for Alford. Daniel Jackson singles to left, Alford advances to third on an error by the shortstop. Zaborowski strikes out swinging. Nolan McCarthy steps up to the plate with runners on the corners and two outs. McCarthy draws a walk. Bases are loaded for Tre Phelps. Phelps grounds out to third on the first pitch to end the inning.

Second Inning: (0-5)
Top: Dempsey grounds out to second. Moise draws a walk. Povey pops out to second. Moya singles to right. Runners on the corners with two outs. Gorostola draws a walk. Gagnon flies out to left.

Bottom: Henry Hunter singles to right. Obee pops out to third. Branch grounds into a fielder's choice, Hunter out at second. Branch takes second on wild pitch. Ryan Black fouls out to the catcher to end the inning.

Third Inning: Jackson homers to put Georgia on the board (1-5)
Top: Corn draws a walk to lead off the inning. Finley's day is done. Eric Hammond coming in to pitch for UGA. Kangas strikes out swinging. Mummau strikes out swinging. Hunter throws Corn out at second.

Bottom: Henschel coming out of the game due to injury. Dylan Cheeley in to pitch for FGCU. Slate Alford strikes out swinging. Daniel Jackson crushes a homer to left into the parking lot.(1-5) Zaborowski draws a walk. McCarthy grounds into fielder's choice at second. Phelps grounds out to third.

Fourth Inning: Both teams leave a runner on base.
Top: Dempsey hits one into the gap in right center for a leadoff double. Dempsey advances to third on a wild pitch. Moise fouls out. Povey strikes out swinging. Moya strikes out swinging. Incredible job by Hammond to get out of the inning.

Bottom: Henry Hunter strikes out swinging. Christain Adams strikes out swinging. Branch singles up the middle. Ryan Black grounds out to second to end the inning.

Fifth Inning: Dan Jackson crushes his second homer and Tre Phelps cuts into the lead even more with an RBI double. (4-5)
Top: Daniel Jackson loses the ball in the sun in left and Garastola has a leadoff double. Gagnon strikes out swinging but is safe at first due to a wild pitch. Gagnon steals second. Corn strikes out swinging. Runners on second and third with one out. New pitcher for UGA Matthew Hoskins. Kangas strikes out looking. Runners still on second and third with two away. Mummau grounds out to second.

Bottom: Slate Alford grounds out to short. Daniel Jackson homers to left again. (2-5) Zaborowski grounds out to the pitcher. McCarthy singles up the middle. New pitcher for FGCU Ryland Bozenhard. Phelps doubles to deep center, McCarthy scores. (3-5) Phelps advances to third on a wild pitch. Phelps scores on a wild pitch. (4-5) Hunter strikes out swinging to end the inning.

Sixth Inning: FGCU scores two, Georgia answers with five. (9-7)
Top: Dempsey strikes out swinging. Moise draws a walk. Povey blasts a 2-run home run to left. (4-7) Moya singles up the middle. Gagnon is hit by a pitch. Corn strikes out swinging.

Bottom: Adams singles up the middle. Branch pops out to second. Adams steals second. Ryan Black singles to left. Runners on the corners with one out. Slate Alford pops up to shallow right on the first pitch. Dan Jackson doubles to left, one run scores. That's 8 total bases for Jackson in this game. Robbie Burnett is in to pinch hit for Zaborowski. Burnett comes in off the bench and deposits a 2 RBI single into left field to tie the game. (7-7) McCarthy hits a ground rule double to left. Phelps singles up the middle and two runs score to give UGA its first lead. (9-7) Hunter draws a walk. Adams strikes out looking.

Seventh Inning: (9-7)
Top: Kangas strikes out swinging. Samuel draws a walk. Kolten Smith is in to pitch for UGA. Dempsey pops out to left. Moise strikes out looking.

Bottom: Kolby Branch strikes out looking. Ryan Black singles to right. Slate Alford hits a 103.7 mph line drive that is caught by the shortstop. Daniel Jackson grounds out to second.

Eighth Inning:
Top: Povey grounds out to first. Moya homers to center. (9-8) Gorostola strikes out swinging. Gagnon grounds out to second to end the inning.

Bottom: Clavon strikes out swinging. McCarthy flies out to right. Tre Phelps draws a walk. Henry Hunter flies out to deep right.

Ninth Inning:
Top: Corn pops out to right. Nelson grounds it back to Smith who can't get control of the ball. Runner safe at first on an error. Samuel strikes out swinging. Dempsey triples to left. One run scores and its a tied ballgame at Foley Field. Moise draws a walk. Smith's day is done. Jordan Stephens in to pitch for UGA. Povey strikes out swinging on a 100 mph fastball.

Bottom: Adams is hit by the first pitch. Parker is in to pinch run for Adams. Parker steals second. Branch walks.

How to Watch: Georgia vs UIC

Location: Foley Field
Time: 3:00 pm
Stream: SECN+
Date: Feb. 28, Friday, 2025

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