LIVE Updates - No. 14 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs No. 5 Georgia Baseball Score

After sweeping Cal over the weekend and surging to 1st place in the ACC, Georgia Tech has their biggest challenge of the season so far tonight. The Yellow Jackets will face the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs at Truist Park tonight, and Danny Hall's team has a chance to get their biggest win of the season to date and further make their case as one of the best teams in the country.

Here is how Georgia Tech is lining up in tonight's game:

1. C Vahn Lackey

2. CF Drew Burress

3. 2B Alex Hernandez

4. LF Caleb Daniel

5. SS Carson Kerce

6. 1B John Giesler

7. DH Tyler Neises

8. 3B Will Baker

9. RF Parker Brosius

Brett Barfield is the starter tonight for the Yellow Jackets.

Top of the 1st Inning

Burress walks, but no hits or runs for GT. 0-0 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

Barfield gave up a single, a walk, and then an RBI single to give the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead with no outs. After getting Tre Phillips to pop up, Barfield hit a batter to load the bases and then a bases loaded walk gave UGA a 2-0 lead. That was it for Barfield and he was replaced by Carson Ballard. Ballard got UGA to ground into a double play and they lead 2-0 going to the 2nd.

Top of the 2nd

A 1-2-3 inning for Georgia Tech. UGA leads 2-0 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

Ballard gives up a leadoff walk, but a strikeout and a double play ends the inning. UGA leads 2-0 going to the 3rd.

Top of the 3rd

Georgia Tech quickly cut the lead in half with a solo home run from Baker and it was 2-1. UGA struck out the next three batters and led 2-1 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

Ballard holds the Bulldogs scoreless in the third. UGA leads 2-1 going to the 4th

Top of the 4th

After two quick outs, Giesler walked, GT got a pinch hit single from Nathaniel Coupet, who came in to replace Neises, and then Baker got a 2-out RBI single to tie the game 2-2. Brosius flew out to end the inning, but the game was now tied.

Bottom of the 4th

Georgia's offense got going in the 4th. They got a one out solo home run to take back the lead 3-2 and it was followed by a double and then a 2-run home run to give UGA a 5-2 lead. Ballard got the final two outs, but Georgia Tech was once again trailing by multiple runs.

Top of the 5th

A 1-2-3 inning for Georgia Tech. UGA leads 5-2 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

After giving up a leadoff double, Ballard gets the next three outs and holds the Bulldogs scoreless. UGA leads 5-2 going to the 6th.

Top of the 6th

Another 1-2-3 inning for Georgia Tech. UGA leads 5-2 going to the bottom of the 6th

Bottom of the 6th

Porter Buursema is in for Ballard. He strikes out two of three batters and UGA leads 5-2 going to the 7th.

Top of the 7th

Another 1-2-3 inning for Georgia Tech. UGA leads 5-2 going to the bottom of the 7th.

Bottom of the 7th

Buursema strikes out the first batter and then gives up a single before Danny Hall made a chance. Connor Chicoli came in to replace Buursema and got the final two outs. UGA leads 5-2 going to the 8th.

Top of the 8th

After two quick outs, Hernandez walked and then Daniel doubled to put runners on second and third with two outs. Kerce strikes out swinging to end the inning and UGA leads 5-2 going to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

A scoreless inning for Chicoli. UGA leads 5-2 going to the 9th

Top of the 9th

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