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Georgia Tech is fresh off of a sweep against Western Michigan and now the Yellow Jackets turn to their midweek matchup against Kennesaw State. The Yellow Jackets have won four straight games and hope to keep things rolling as they head into ACC play this weekend when they face Virginia Tech. While Western Michigan is not an impressive opponent, Georgia Tech handled their business over the weekend and never let the Broncos have a chance. Can they do the same to the Owls today?

Here is Georgia Tech's Starting Lineup for today:

1. SS Kyle Lodise

2. CF Drew Burress

3. 1B Kent Schmidt

4. DH Alex Hernandez

5. LF Tyler Neises

6. 3B Vahn Lackey

7. RF Parker Brosius

8. C Drew Rogers

9. 2B Carson Kerce

Caden Spivey is the starting pitcher for the Yellow Jackets today.

Top of the 1st Inning

Spivey walks two batters, but strikes out two as well and does not give up any runs. 0-0 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Lodise and Burress walked to start the inning and then Schmidt hit an RBI-Double to give Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead. With runners on second and third, Hernandez hit a sac fly to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead with one out and a runner on second. After Neises flew out, Lackey was walked to give Georgia Tech two runners on with two outs and Brosius up to bat. Brosius struck out looking though and Georgia Tech leaves two runners on base. Yellow Jackets lead 2-0 going to the 2nd.

Top of the 2nd

After striking out the leadoff batter, Spivey gives up a single and then an RBI-double that cuts Georgia Tech's lead to 2-1. Then, KSU tied the game with an RBI single, but an error allowed the runner to get to second. The inning got worse though when Spivey allowed his fourth straight hit, which was an RBI triple that gave the Owls a 3-2 lead with just one out. KSU now leads 4-2 after an error by Georgia Tech. Mason Patel takes over for Spivey and gets two outs to end the inning. Yellow Jackets trail 4-2 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Rogers gets a leadoff single, but Kerce, Lodise, and Burress go down on strikes. KSU leads 4-2 going to the 3rd.

Top of the 3rd

Patel gives up a pair of hits, but strikes out two and does not allow any runs. KSU leads 4-2 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Schmidt drew a leadoff walk, but after two straight outs, it looked like Georgia Tech would be empty handed in the inning. However, Lackey singled to put runners on the corners and then a balk scored a run for GT, making it 4-3. Brosius then hit an RBI single to tie the game before Rogers struck out to end the inning. It is now 4-4 going to the 4th.

Top of the 4th

Patel walks one, but allows no runs. 4-4 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

Kerce singled to leadoff the inning and then Lodise drilled a two-run home run to take the lead for Georgia Tech 6-4. The Yellow Jackets did not add any more runs and they have a two-run lead going to the 5th.

Top of the 5th

Caden Gaudette came in to replace Patel. He gave up a leadoff single, but then recorded three straight outs, including a pair of strikeouts. Georgia Tech leads 6-4 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

Georgia Tech batters go down in order. Yellow Jackets lead 6-4 going to the 6th.

Top of the 6th

Gaudette gets the KSU batters down in order. Yellow Jackets lead 6-4 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

Rogers was walked to leadoff the inning and then Kerce bunted to give Georgia Tech two base runners with no outs. After a pitching change for the Owls, Lodise reached on a fielders choice that saw Rogers out at third. A wild pitch advanced Kerce and Lodie to third and Burress was then intentionally walked. Schmidt then scored Kerce on a sac fly to make it 7-4 and then Hernandez hit a 2-RBI single to extend the lead to 9-4. Georgia Tech was not done though. They started to really put distance between themselves and the Owls when Neises came to the plate and blasted a two-run homer to extend the lead to 11-4. Lackey struck out to end the inning, but this was the best inning of the day so far for the Yellow Jackets.

Top of the 7th

Sam Swygert came in to pitch for the Yellow Jackets in place of Gaudette. Swygert got two easy outs to start the inning, but a single, a wild pitch, and another single had runners on the corners. Swygert struck out the final batter though to end the inning and avoid any trouble.

Bottom of the 7th

Brosius and Rogers struck out to start the inning, but Kerce singled to get a runner on. Caleb Daniel came in to pinch hit for Lodise and he singled, putting runners on the corners with two outs. Burress was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Schmidt popped up to end the inning. Georgia Tech still leads 11-4 going to the 8th.

Top of the 8th

Alex Hernandez came in to replace Swygert and got the Owls down in order. Yellow Jackets lead 11-4 going to the bottom of the 8th.

Bottom of the 8th

Hernandez singled to start the inning and after Neises flew out, Lackey singled to put two runners on base. Brosius then hit into a double play though to end the inning. Georgia Tech leads 11-4 going into the final inning.

Top of the 9th

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